LuisF.CouchonnalMD

Summary

• Dr Couchonnal is a cardiac electrophysiologist and he primarily focues on managing patients with abnormal heart rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, SVT as was as ventricular arrhythmias. “Patients usually see a regular cardiologist or interventional cardiologist before they see me,” he says. “I tell them, ‘you’ve seen the plumber; I’m the electrician of the group.” Dr. Couchonnal was determined from an early age to merge his interest in science with a goal of helping other people. Cardiology filled that urge, he says, because it “involved a lot of science and tech.” The deal was sealed during his training at Emory University and Northwestern University in Chicago where he witnessed the power of cardiology to elevate a patient’s quality of life. “The thing I think is unique about my practice, this is a bit of smaller practice group, so we can offer more personalized care,” he says. “It’s important that when patients need to be seen, that they are seen quickly, that means the same day or within 24 hours. That should be something all health-care systems should strive for. We’re really focused on taking care of the patients when they need you, not to wait three months. Taking care of them earlier on in their illness, so they don’t get worse and then have to be admitted to the emergency room and have a longer recovery period.” Couchonnal needs not look far to find validation for his choice of cardiology. One recent case he recalls involved a patient whose heart issues had rendered him unable to do simple daily activities. “We found an abnormal heart rhythm and we were able to cure it,” he says. “Within a few weeks, he was feeling better, exercising, and and his heart function returned to normal.” Those kinds of cases,” Couchonnal says, “make you feel good about yourself, motivate you to become a better physician. I don’t look at what I do as a job; I look at it as a passion. I don’t feel like I go to work—I feel like I get to help people every day.”
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