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World-Class Heart Team Supportfor Patients & Families FacingOpen Heart Surgery

THE RIGHT SURGERY, FOR THE RIGHT PATIENT,
AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND IN THE RIGHT HANDS.

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Cardiac surgeries annually in the U.S.
STS National Database
 
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Industry estimates
 
Of second opinions change the plan
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WhiteGloveMD Founder & CEO Rahul R. Handa, MD discusses the field of cardiovascular surgery, and how Clintelligence™ AI was developed from the ground up to help patients and families facing open heart surgery.

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WhiteGlove Insights

Move forward with certainty,
or step back with clarity.

WhiteGlove Insights™
Risk
Treatment
Institutions
Guidelines
5.7%
STS-PROM
4.9%
AATS
7.2%
EuroSCORE II
Heart Team Confidence94%
Patient
Jane B. Doe — Age 74, Female
Primary Diagnosis
Severe AS + triple-vessel CAD
Recommendation
CABG + AVR + MVr + Maze + LAAx
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Real Cases · Patient Stories

Success Stories

From triple bypass to hybrid revascularization. From open-chest valve replacement to TAVR. From transplant list to recovered ejection fraction.

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Kevin J.
★★★★★
My family member was diagnosed with a serious valve-related condition that needed urgent surgery to prevent life-threatening complications. While it took weeks to navigate the complicated referral process, WhiteGloveMD bypassed the cumbersome process entirely. They reviewed the workup, explained it in great, easy-to-understand detail, and connected us with a world-class…”
Family Member
Valve Surgery
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Gloria M.
Memphis, TN
★★★★★
My husband was told his ascending aortic aneurysm had reached 5. 1 centimeters and he needed urgent open-chest surgery within a few weeks to repair it before it ruptured. We were terrified. He's seventy-three with two grandbabies on the way, and a three percent operative mortality risk is not abstract —…”
Family Member
Aortic Surgery
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Ryan E.
★★★★★
I couldn't be more grateful for the experience. Both doctors took the time to review my medical history and current status, offering clear, easy-to-understand guidance on my options moving forward. They helped put me at ease before my cardiac procedure and provided clarity and education at a time when medical…”
Patient
Heart Team Consult
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Hector V.
Albuquerque, NM
★★★★★
My brother was listed for a heart transplant after his ejection fraction dropped to eighteen percent and his transplant team told us his cardiomyopathy was idiopathic — no identifiable cause, just bad luck. He was on the list for nine months waiting for a donor heart, on continuous inotropes through…”
Family Member
Heart Transplant
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Yuki T.
San Francisco, CA
★★★★★
I've been in and out of atrial fibrillation for three years and my electrophysiologist recommended a standard pulmonary vein isolation procedure. He said most patients do well with PVI alone and we could address anything else if it failed. I'd already tried three antiarrhythmic medications that each made me feel…”
Patient
Atrial Fibrillation
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Drew V.
★★★★★
WhiteGloveMD immediately got on the phone and made arrangements for my father to be transferred to Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Today, my Dad is recovering from a successful open heart surgery done by one of the best cardiac teams we could get our hands on. I can't thank them enough…”
Family Member
Open Heart Surgery
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Robert N.
★★★★★
I was diagnosed and recommended for bypass surgery. Needless to say I was both shocked and scared when I received my diagnosis. Thanks to WhiteGloveMD, I was able to understand why I needed bypass surgery. Their Heart Team gave me a full explanation and answered all of my questions and…”
Patient
Coronary Bypass
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Marcus J.
Detroit, MI
★★★★★
Two cardiologists at two different hospitals could not agree on what I needed. The first said TAVR with same-day coronary stents to fix the valve and the arteries together. The second said full open-heart surgery — aortic valve replacement plus a three-vessel bypass — because doing it all in one…”
Patient
Aortic Valve
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Our Technology
Clintelligence™ AI
28 purpose-built clinical agents.
One unified intelligence engine.

Every recommendation is grounded in data, constrained by guidelines, transparent in reasoning — and reviewed by two physicians before it reaches you.

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Lens
Scout
Pulse
Spectra
Command
Atlas
Vox
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Our Process
From records to recommendations
in 24 hours or less, guaranteed.
Cardiac Surgery Second Opinions
01

Submit Records

Upload medical records, imaging, and test results through our HIPAA-secure portal. Any format. We also handle records acquisition on your behalf.

02

AI Analysis

Our Clintelligence™ AI engine parses, prioritizes, quantifies risk, and generates a structured clinical assessment with full data provenance.

03

Heart Team Review

Our multidisciplinary Heart Team — a cardiac surgeon and interventional cardiologist — independently review the AI output, refine clinical reasoning, and co-sign the final report.

04

Your Report

Receive your comprehensive White Glove Insights™ report with STS-PROM and multi-model risk scores, treatment options, matched surgeons, and a follow-up consultation.

Who Benefits

Six stakeholders. One platform. Everyone wins.

WhiteGloveMD is clinical decision-making infrastructure that serves every participant in a cardiac care decision — simultaneously.

Patients

An independent, data-driven assessment of surgical risk — with alternatives and matched expert recommendations your local team may not have presented. Delivered in 24 hours, not weeks.

Families

A dedicated clinical team you can reach during surgery, through the ICU stay, and in the uncertain weeks after discharge — when your loved one cannot advocate for themselves.

Cardiologists

Structured decision support that strengthens referral confidence, keeps the patient in your system, and adds documentation that protects against downstream second-guessing.

Cardiac Surgeons

Independent confirmation that a case is appropriate — or a documented basis for declining it. Either way, the decision is defensible.

Hospitals

Surgical risk surveillance that protects STS star ratings, supports quality reporting, and preserves the cardiology program that depends on the heart surgery program’s continued viability.

Payers & Employers

Reduced exposure to erroneous procedures, extended ICU stays, and preventable complications — for the cost of a single CT scan per case.

WhiteGloveMD does not compete with the care team. It is the infrastructure that makes every participant in the decision better.

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Common Questions

Patients ask us this first.

Six of the most common questions before a cardiac surgery decision — answered with citations.

Do I need heart surgery?What is a cardiac surgery second opinion?Mechanical or tissue heart valve?How often do second opinions change the plan?How do I choose a heart surgeon?Is heart surgery safe?
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The right procedure, for the right patient,
at the right time, in the right hands.

Cardiac surgery is one of the highest-stakes decisions a patient will ever face. Yet most patients make that decision with incomplete information, a single opinion, and no independent analysis. We built WhiteGloveMD to change that.

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