Watkins Cardiovascular Clinic Opens in Shapiro in June
Shapiro Stacking Plan
The Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center opens this spring, and outpatient services will be more efficient than ever in the Watkins Cardiovascular Clinic. The clinic, on floors two and three of Shapiro, will house all BWH outpatient cardiovascular services, including multiple specialists and advanced diagnostic testing.
“This space is a big step towards fully integrated outpatient care across the spectrum for medicine and surgery,” said Susan Jackiewicz, the new practice administrator for the Watkins Cardiovascular Clinic.
More than 60 physicians, fellows and nurse practitioners will practice in the 30 exam rooms in the Watkins Clinic. Specialists will be more interactive with one another around the patient to enable more comprehensive care. The clinic will be more integrated to meet the needs of complex patients through specialty clinics, such as a genetics program that brings together a surgeon, cardiologist and genetic counselor. Also in the works are a Complex Valvular Clinic, where patients will see both a cardiac surgeon and a cardiovascular interventionalist, an Integrated Vascular Program with vascular surgery and vascular medicine clinicians, and a Thoracic-Aorta Clinic with a cardiac surgeon and a vascular surgeon.
The Edward G. Watkins Family Foundation donated $15 million to BWH to help fund construction of the Shapiro Center. The clinic is named in honor of the Watkins family.