Dr. Raymond Singer was interviewed by Grover Silcox at WLVT PBS 39 on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Grover Silcox, a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science Silver Circle Society, continues to provide entertaining and informative reports and shows on public television in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Prior to his coming to PBS 39, Mr. Silcox was on Fox 29 Philadelphia.
Dr. Raymond Singer is the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery and is the former Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Lehigh Valley Health Network. Dr. Singer is a past-president of the Lehigh County Medical Society and the Pennsylvania Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Here is a link to the patient video I referred to in the above video: https://heartlungdoc.com/2020/dont-ignore-symptoms-even-in-a-pandemic/
You can view my patient outcomes here: https://heartlungdoc.com/patient-education/patient-outcomes/
Learn more about getting a second opinion: https://heartlungdoc.com/patient-education/second-opinion/
Video originally aired 10/20/2020
Contact Information:
Raymond L. Singer, MD, MMM, CPE
Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
609 W. Germantown Pike, Suite 250
East Norriton, PA 19403
Office Phone: 484-622-2300
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