Cardiac Arrhythmia Service

Who We Are

The Longwood Medical Area ICD Support Group is a group of medical professionals dedicated to providing education and support to people with implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and their significant others.

Our group includes people from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Our quarterly meetings are held at either hospital with an occasional offsite event.

We are grateful for contributions from the device manufacturers, which enable us to provide this service to you. We would like to extend a warm welcome and we invite you to join us!

Upcoming ICD Support Group Meetings

ICD Support Group Meeting
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Dinner: 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location:  Shapiro Clinical Center Lobby at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

ICD Fall Support Meeting Flyer

Michaela Gagne, Miss Massachusetts 2006, presenting at the October meeting on her experiences having an ICD

Newsletters

Fall 2008 Newsletter
Past Newsletters 

Videos

• Cardiac Risk Factors
• Carolyn Ho, MD and Allison Cirino, MS,  "Inherited Arrhythmic Disorders"
• Michaela Gagne, "How Having an ICD lead the way to Becoming Miss Massachusetts"
• Samuel F. Sears, Ph.D. "Successful Living with ICD"
• Michael Field, MD, "Know your Ejection Fraction"
• Carol Flavell, NP, "Heart Medications: What You Need to Know"

Contact

Julie Shea, MS, RNCS
Brigham and Women's Hospital
857-307-1286
jshea@partners.org