Heart Team
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24 hour dual specialist reviews start at just $500.
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World-Class Heart Team Supportfor Patients & Families FacingOpen Heart Surgery
No referral. No records needed to start. No obligation.
Written reviews from $500.
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Risk Quantification
Do you know your surgical risk profile?
Most patients never see their surgical-risk numbers. We run all three validated models — and our own composite.
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WHITEGLOVEMD Composite Score
Three validated models, unified into one number — the most precise read on surgical risk available.
Our Process
From Records to Recommendations in 24 Hours. Guaranteed.
The time you need. For the answers you deserve.
1Our Team Obtains Your Records
24
hrs
hrs
2Dual Physician Heart Team Review
3Virtual Heart Team Consultation
4WHITEGLOVE Insights™
Direct Access
Why Choose WHITEGLOVEMD?
Request a complimentary Heart Team callback and speak directly with a board-certified cardiac surgeon — no middleman, no call center.
And when you need the very best, we expedite your transfer — fast — to the nation’s top quaternary heart centers.
Decision Quality
Second-guessing open heart surgery? Consider a second opinion.
67%of cardiac-surgery second opinions result in a meaningful change to the treatment plan. Cleveland Clinic
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Changing the Outcome.
The WhiteGloveMD team is truly exceptional. They went above and beyond for my dad — always available by phone, explaining next steps and guiding us with clear reasoning. Their knowledge, compassion, and ability to make us feel like family gave us confidence throughout the entire process.
Dustin V.
Family Member · Open Heart Surgery ★★★★★
The Deliverable
WHITEGLOVE Insights™
- 1Triple risk scoring — STS, EuroSCORE II, AATS — plus the WGCS
- 2Guideline-mapped treatment options with quantified trade-offs
- 3Matched surgeon and center-of-excellence recommendations
- 4Plain-language explanation for you and your family
- 5Dual-signed by two world-class physicians
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See A Sample Report Your Incision Should Be Your Decision.™
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WhiteGloveMD Founder & CEO Rahul R. Handa, MD discusses the field of cardiovascular surgery, and how WhiteGloveMD was built from the ground up to help patients and families facing open heart surgery.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
How Your Review Works
Physician-led.
Technology-assisted.
Technology-assisted.
Technology checks every record and scores your surgical risk across three validated models. But a cardiac surgeon and a cardiologist make — and sign — every recommendation. Surgeon-led. Physician-signed.
Our Process
From records to recommendations
in 24 hours or less, guaranteed.
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
Records & Risk Analysis
Every record is reviewed and every risk scored — then your cardiac surgeon and cardiologist confirm and sign the recommendation. Technology assists; physicians decide.
03
Heart Team Review
Your dual-physician Heart Team — a cardiac surgeon and interventional cardiologist — independently refine the 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
Everyone in the room. One Heart Team. Everyone wins.
WhiteGloveMD is a physician-led second opinion 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
A structured second read 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.
WhiteGloveMD does not compete with the care team. It is the infrastructure that makes every participant in the decision better.
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?
See all answers Ready to Get Started?
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.
24 hours or less, guaranteed
Your records, your physicians — directly