Cardiology

Wayne Memorial Hospital offers an array of cardiology services, including:

Honesdale Cardiology – physician services (see below)

Testing Services: EKG, Holter Monitoring, Stress Testing, Echocardiogram and EE

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Chest Pain Center              Chest Pain Center – Wayne Memorial Hospital (wmh.org)

Cardiac Rehabilitation       Cardiac Rehabilitation | Wayne Memorial Hospital (wmh.org)

Honesdale Cardiology Physician Services

Physician Specialty Clinic,

4th Floor – Wayne Memorial Hospital

601 Park Street, Honesdale, PA 18431

PH: 570-253-8601   Fax: 570-253-8348

Honesdale Cardiology offers general and interventional cardiology services to patients over age 17. Our board certified cardiologist performs comprehensive examinations, consultation, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease. Cardiac catheterization procedures are performed by board certified interventional cardiologists.

Both diagnostic and therapeutic treatments including Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) or angioplasty with stenting are conducted at the Heart and Vascular Center at Wayne Memorial Hospital, a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab located at 601 Park Street in Honesdale.

Walid Hassan, MD, MACP, FRCP (UK), FAHA, FACC, FCCP, FSCAI, FSVM
Board Certified Interventional Cardiologist
Medical Director of Heart and Vascular Center

Bradley Serwer, MD_FACC
Board Certified Interventional Cardiologist

Joseph Laureti, DO

Board Certified General Cardiologist

Brianne Frascella, CRNP
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Lori Jordan_CRNP
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Click on provider names to see biographical information.

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Echocardiogram – An Echocardiogram, is also called an echo, a test that uses ultrasound (high frequency sound that cannot be heard by the human ear) to create images of the heart. It is a safe and painless test that helps doctors diagnose many kinds of heart problems. Adult and pediatric echoes are performed in our Cardiology Department.

Routine Stress Test – A routine stress test, EKG electrodes will be attached to your chest. This will allow the physician to monitor your heart rate before, during, and after exercise. A blood pressure cuff will be placed on your arm to monitor your blood pressure. You will be walking on a treadmill, very similar to a treadmill used at a gym. Exercising will begin slowly and the pace may increase. As you exercise, your heart rate and blood pressure will change. This is normal and you are closely monitored throughout the exam.

Myoview and Lexiscan Stress Tests – You will begin this stress test in the Nuclear Medicine Department. This test involves an injection of Myoview, which is a radioactive heart isotope; this will allow the technician to be able to take views of your heart. The pictures will show if there is an inadequate blood supply to the heart, usually caused by narrowed or partially blocked arties. When the coronary arties are blocked or narrowed, the heart muscle may not be getting enough oxygen during exercise. This often results in symptoms of angina (chest pain) and abnormal changes on the EKG. Some people are unable to exercise on a treadmill; in these cases, your doctor may decide to use a pharmacological stress agent to simulate the effect of exercise on your heart. These drugs are injected through an IV. The total test time may vary from three to four hours.

Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) – An EKG is done to establish conduction, magnitude and duration of the electrical activity of the heart. This is a five minute procedure.

Besides Wayne Memorial Hospital, EKGs are also available at:

• Wayne Memorial Outpatient Center – Carbondale.

150 Brooklyn St., Carbondale, PA 18407  |  (570) 282-1637

Monday – Friday, 7:00 am – 3:30 pm

Holter Monitor – Holter Monitoring is a continuous recording of your heart rhythm, usually 24 hours, while the patient goes about their daily activities. It is used to detect arrhythmias; assess recurrent symptoms, such as dizziness, palpitations, chest pain, or fainting spells; and evaluate the efficiency of anti-arrhythmic treatments, such as medications and pacemakers.

Electroencephalograph (EEG) – An electroencephalograph is indicated for use in the assessment of a patient when a physician suspects neurological disorder, such as a seizure disorder, CVA’s or syncopal episodes.

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