Dr. Chehab is the Medical Director for the Structural Heart Program at Ascension Via Christi, and says even if you aren’t hospitalized, you could have lasting heart damage.

Before this study, Chehab says Esslinger was out of options. "I was ready to try anything," said Esslinger. "He got to the point where he was feeling so bad, that life was not worth living. His ...

By Kelsey Ryan Updated August 08, 2014 10:20 AM ...

The first US randomized patient for the clinical trial was enrolled by Wichita cardiologist Bassem Chehab, MD, and cardiothoracic surgeon Brett Grizzell, MD, who heads St. Francis’ Structural ...

Bassem Chehab, the medical director of Via Christi Structural Heart Program checks Jene Hanes, who had a heart valve replaced using a new minimally-invasive technique. Courtesy photo For south ...

Leading Via Christi’s Structural Heart team are, from left, Dr. Richard Steckley; Dr. Sanjay Khicha; Dr. Bassem Chehab; Dr. Brett Grizzell, MD; and physician assistant Richard Allenbach. The ...

Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health improperly billed Medicare for unnecessary cardiac procedures and tests, a recently unsealed whistle-blower lawsuit obtained by KCUR 89.3 alleges.

The procedure was performed by Via Christi’s interventional cardiologist, Bassem Chehab, MD, along with cardio-thoracic surgeon Brett Grizzell, MD, and their team.

“This is a long-dreamed about better alternative to a permanent metallic stent,” says Dr. Bassem Chehab, a specialist who performed Via Christi’s first heart procedure using a dissolving stent.