Meet Latricia Reisert | https://scontent.fcrk1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/
Meet Latricia Reisert | https://scontent.fcrk1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/
Meet Latricia Reisert, who is the non-invasive cardiology team leader and structural heart coordinator for the TAVR program. TAVR is a less-invasive procedure to replace an aortic valve that is stenotic, or not opening and closing properly. Latricia, who has worked for St. Joseph’s/Candler for more than 19 years starting out doing ultrasounds of the heart, works with TAVR candidates and patients from the first referral through at least a year past their procedure. Last year, we did 87 TAVR procedures, and we expect to reach the 500th procedure at some point this year. Latricia makes sure all appropriate tests and images are complete and works with a multidisciplinary team to make sure each patient is an appropriate candidate for TAVR. Then she’ll meet with them one week, one month and one year after their procedure.
“It’s rewarding because a lot of times we have patients that come in and they don’t realize how long they’ve self-compromised. They just think they are old or tired, but when they get that new valve, they are like, ‘Wow, I can pick up my grandchild. I can work in my garden. I can breathe better.’ We witness them get their lives back. That is rewarding to see how quickly they respond to the new valve, and I get to watch that entire process.”
“I also like being a part of an important team. We all work together to see that reward in the end. Everyone from the cardiac sonographer to the doctors. There’s trust there. It feels like family here. We all share the same feeling of the importance of our patients, but we also work together as co-workers if someone’s child is sick, or even if their dog is sick, we’ve got each other’s backs. That feeling of family extends outside of just caring for the patient, we care for each other too. The other thing I would say I enjoy about working at St. Joseph’s/Candler is that we are faith-based. It’s nice to provide my own life experiences and my own faith if they are feeling uneasy or not comfortable about the procedure or just being here. We can pray with them and that’s awesome. God gave me a talent, and I can use that talent to help others live longer and be healthier and enjoy life. I’m not perfect, but I do feel rewarded and blessed.”
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