I recently saw Dr Fernando Salazar. I chose the Bay area Heart Center because it's right across the…read morestreet from my condo complex. When I made my appointment I told the receptionist that she needed to get all my heart records from Saint Anthony's Hospital and Tampa Bay general. When I arrive for my appointment they knew everything about me except the fact that I had seen another heart doctor in 2019. Fortunately I had the paperwork from that doctor and they were able to scan that into my file. The doctor was quick and thorough, and used his microphone and speech to text software to make notes right into my file. I was impressed with the thoroughness of his examination and I'm glad I chose him for my cardiac needs.

I was a patient there under Dr. Kohl from the time I first met him after I had a heart attack in…read more2010. After he retired in 2019, it seems the practice has gone to shit. In November 2023, I was at BAHC for a routine echocardiogram. A follow up was scheduled for January 2024. In the interim, I had changed providers. When I went to the follow-up, just as the nurse was about to take my blood pressure,, somebody rushed in to tell me they had to cancel my appointment because I now had a HMO and I had to have a referral from my primary doctor. They reset my appointment for April. Since I was scheduled to see my primary in March, I could get the referral then. In February, I needed a refill on one of my BP meds. I phoned it in to my pharmacy. They contacted me back. Dr. Skorczewski denied the refill as "inappropriate" whatever that meant. I call my primary and he sent the Rx in. I saw the primary in March and he sent the referral in. The day before my April follow-up, I get a call from their office. I assumed it was to confirm my appointment. I couldn't have been more wrong. I was informed that my appointment was cancelled because they didn't take my HMO...*something they could've actually TOLD me back in January*. They then told me I was no longer a client and they hung up. To say I was in shock and anger over this was an understatement. I did change providers to one that had both my primary and BAHC and I again had my primary send another referral. I have not heard from BAHC. This makes me think they don't care about their clients at all. As of now, over a year and a half later, I don't have a cardiologist. Thank you, BAHC.

Dr.Sanchez is the best! He has a wonderful bedside manner....and is so smart…read more The front desk was organized, polite and extremely accommodating. 5 stars all around for the Heart Institute.

I have been going to the 49th St heart institute for at least 8 years and credit them for me still…read morebeing alive. I had my first heart attack in the late 90's and modern medical has allowed me to live a fairly normal life compared to my Dad who died at age 37 of his first heart attack. Dr Sanchez is my lead Doc and I grade him an A+, but I needed a double ablation for AFib for that last year and Dr Sheppard did that 8 hour procedure that was successful and I grade him and his team an A+. All of the test for the ablation, showed my bad heart valve finally needed replaced and a TAVR was performed by Dr Jabbars team about a year ago. It was done in a new Operating Room room in Northside hospital and I could have been in the Mayo clinic. It is outfitted with the latest screens, lights etc and a huge staff as they need a complete surgical team to stand by in case of complications. There were over 20 people involved and that was a very easy procedure on me as they use a cath and an overnight stay only. My only gripe and it is huge, is the HCA billing system. I have group insurance and am over 65 so I have medicare part A. HCA refuses to send my Explainations of Benefits statement of what BCBS pays so medicare can consider my inpatient hospital bills. It has cost me huge amounts due to my high deductible and high co pay. Medicare Part A will coordinate for inpatient if only HCA would cooperate. HCA now owns the Heart Institute so if has affected all of my bills to the tune of about $30k out of my pocke over a period of about 4 months. btw- I have often been late (from reviews) as I leave from work and get tied up and never had my appt cancelled. I had to wait longer than normal when late but always have been seen and I have likely had about 50 appts as a patient of 4 different cardiologists there as well as Heather Tate who is also a A+.

Super douche bag move. Blew a tire in the busy road, pulled into the closest parking lot to switch…read moreto my donut and got a talking to from probably the most disrespectful and inconsiderate jackass because I was trespassing. He told me I could have changed my tire in the street.

I am a retired disabled veteran and my wife's insurance is TRICARE Prime. The copay for primary…read morecare physician is $20. Dr. Handelman was my wife's primary care physician but he was charging me $31 for specialty care. When she pointed out this is incorrect, he refused to change the copay and told her to get another provider. TRICARE was informed and is investigating Dr. Handelman for insurance fraud. If any Veteran or dependent on TRICARE Prime is a primary care patient of Dr. Handelman and is being charged specialty copay instead of primary copay, this is insurance fraud and must be reported to TRICARE and the State Board of Medicine ASAP!!

Been sick the last 3 days. Called my doctor this morning at 9am and he squeezed me in for an…read moreappointment at 10:30am! Considering the doctor shortage and how long it takes to get appointments, this was above and beyond the call of duty!

Not attentive.Dr. Yamani just goes through the motions. Dr. B was great but Yamani is the boss and…read morecan undo what the others prescribe. The only good thing I can say is that the girls at the front are friendly and efficient.

Dr. Lenz has been my cardiologist for 5 years since I moved to FL. His care has been consistently…read moreexceptional throughout. My appointments with him have always been timely (unless he's had a cardio emergency beyond his control at the hospital), and during our visits he's been very thorough, not rushed, and friendly. He has consistently worked to find solutions for me instead of just maintaining the status quo. I recommend him highly, and his nurse Betsy and the rest of staff at Clearwater Cardiovascular are top notch as well.

cash cow revolving door. if you like going under general anesthesia every year or so for…read moreablations, this doc's for you. I believe Hybrid convergent ablation left me worse off in long run with hernia mid chest and more arrhythmias. Someone on yelp mentioned his office manager at the time. He's now married to her. Maybe he still is.

Dr Norris was referred to me by my cardiologist to surgically replace my pacemaker. Their offices…read moreare on the east side of S Ft Harrison Ave.. right across from Morton Plant Hospital. There's plenty of free parking in front. The waiting room is comfortable. The new patient forms are all completed online. You don't have to print out anything. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Once taken back, the staff worked like a well oiled machine. I went from station to station. I got an ECG, met with a nurse, a physicians assistant, the pacemaker rep and then (of course) Dr. Norris. He has a great demeanor. He answered all of my questions. He was knowledgeable, professional and friendly. The overall experience was great. The replacement procedure went uneventfully and the followup visit went smoothly, as well. I can definitely recommend Dr. Norris if you don't currently have a cardiologist.

This is the main location for my cardiologist but normally I go to the other location closer to…read morehome, however this is a really nice office. I was having an issue with the removal of my heart loop device and needed to be seen, the office acted so quickly to move things around to get me in right away and before the weekend got here and more days passed. It said so much to me to learn that during my visit because it would have been so easy to just not make the 15 minutes needed but no, they made it happen and was even in contact with my primary care doctor to coordinate everything. That is one reason why I always have BayCare doctors, their system is linked, making it easier for them.

I've been going to Dr. Blanco for 4 years now. He has great bedside manner, answers my questions,…read morediscusses my health with me. I can contact him through the patient portal for questions and he answers.

Think twice about signing up with Dr. Blanko. He used to work with the Heart Institute and I was…read morewith him for years until he switched to Bayfront Cadiovascular Associates. I switched to the new group at Bayfront after The Heart Institute canceled my yearly appointment. When I called Bayfront I was told to call back in about a month. When I called back I got an answering machine and was told someone would return my call. After 2 days I called back and got the same result. Finally on the 3rd try I was able to set up an appointment. I was later notified that appointment was canceled and I needed to call the office to re-schedule. I had an appointment set up for blood work that then needed to be changed. That appointment was also canceled and I asked about keeping the the new appointment for blood work because it was a month in advance. I also asked if the script for blood work had been sent in and they assured me it was. Today I went for the blood work and there no script. Dr. Blanko is fine but the staff that serves him gets a double F.