"I am extremely pleased with Dr. Hodges and the entire team at Northwestern. I was diagnosed at 35 after a murmur at a routine physical when the subsequent echo showed severe (torrential) regurgitation and some advanced enlarging of my heart. This was a shock without really any symptoms.

I quickly went into research mode and seemed to be a good candidate for robotic repair with all of its benefits and Dr. Hodges appeared to be a great option coming from Cleveland Clinic. The Northwestern Medicine F.A.S.T. Program was amazing and quickly set me up with Hodges. My initial consultation with him was great, he took time to answer my questions and reassured me I had a great outlook with a high chance of repair and I knew he was the right surgeon for me.

My result and recovery couldn't be any better - my regurgitation was completely eliminated and the amazing part was my heart shrunk back to normal before even leaving the hospital, showing just how well it was now functioning. Now three months post-op I feel better than I have in a while (I guess I was getting a bit short of breath).

Thank you Dr. Hodges, I truly feel like I have a new lease on life and can now look forward to being there for my family and seeing my two little kids grow up."