Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) will offer its next Take it to Heart Program on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 at scheduled times. The program includes a free cardiac risk assessment and information to help you prevent future heart problems.

“By knowing your risk, you can take steps to avoid heart disease,” said Ji Hyun Lee, MD, cardiologist.

Take it to Heart is a two-part program. The first part consists of an educational seminar in the Brown Auditorium at HMC, presented by Lee. Her presentation includes education on causes, risk and genetic factors, diet, exercise, symptoms, treatments and medications.

The second part, held at Hamilton Diagnostics Center, is a cardiac risk assessment including blood pressure, calcium scoring, lab work (total cholesterol and HDL), height, weight and a series of questions.

This program is free and open to anyone who has not participated in Take it to Heart in the last five years, is not currently being treated by a cardiologist, has not had stents put in, and has at least two of the following risk factors: Family history of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, history of smoking and being overweight.

A physician’s order for the cardiac scoring is required. Please have your physician send the order to Hamilton Diagnostics Center on or before Oct. 29 in order to receive a free CT scan. If you do not have a primary care provider, please call 706-272-6114. Fasting for assessment is required.

If you would like to attend this event and need assistance with interpretation services and/or auxiliary aids, please indicate when registering.

To register or for more information, call 706-272-6114. Space is limited.

Ji Hyun Lee, MD, says she believes in working together as a team to create a patient-centered culture and forming a partnership with the patient in making treatment decisions. “It’s important to be a compassionate listener,” she says.

Lee is a new physician at Hamilton Physician Group – Cardiology.

Board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Lee did her internal medicine residency at Albany Medical Center in New York. She also served as chief resident there. Lee completed a cardiovascular fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical University in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a nuclear cardiology fellowship at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She completed her medical schooling at Ross University School of Medicine in Miramar, Fla.

Lee is married and has three children. She says they enjoy spending time together at home and outdoors.

“Outside of the medical field, I enjoy the arts and travel,” she says. “I also believe in volunteerism and medical mission work to increase access to healthcare here in our own community and abroad.”

To schedule an appointment with Lee, call Hamilton Physician Group – Cardiology at 706-226-3434.

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