Wissam Derian, MD, FACC

Cardiology

4.8
341 Ratings
Practices In: Carthage, Louisiana, Mt. Sterling, Quincy
Patients Seen: Adults

The lead­ing cause of death in Amer­i­ca is heart dis­ease. My inter­est in the heart began dur­ing my under­grad­u­ate stud­ies when I took a class on the anato­my of the heart. I found the intri­ca­cies of the organ to be fas­ci­nat­ing, and I was struck by the com­plex­i­ty of a mus­cle so cen­tral to our func­tion­ing. The heart, I believe, is unfor­tu­nate­ly one of the most under­ap­pre­ci­at­ed aspects of the human body, despite being the most essen­tial. With­out thor­ough, robust car­dio­vas­cu­lar edu­ca­tion and pre­ven­tion strate­gies, more peo­ple will be at risk of devel­op­ing treat­able con­di­tions. I treat my patients with respect and hon­esty, the same way I would like my fam­i­ly treated.

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Certification in Cardiovascular Disease, National Board of Echocardiography, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Languages
English, Arabic, French
Awards & Accolades
Outstanding PGY-3 Resident (Presented by Department of Internal Medicine East Tennessee State University) 2004
Harrison’s Award (Presented by Department of Internal Medicine East Tennessee State University) 2004
Clinical Interests

Car­diac arrhyth­mias, coro­nary artery dis­ease, Con­ges­tive heart fail­ure, Hyper­ten­sion, hyper­lipi­demia, Echocar­dio­g­ra­phy, heart catheter­i­za­tion, loop recorders, pacemakers/​ICD/​CRT‑P/​CRT‑D implan­ta­tion and nuclear cardiology

Personal Interests

Workout/​Gym, racing

Memberships
American College of Cardiology American Society of Echocardiography

Blessing Hospital
1005 Broadway Street Quincy, Illinois 62301 (217) 223-1200 Get Directions
School
Lebanese University School of Medicine Graduation Date: 2001 Degree: MD
Residency
East Tennessee State University Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Cardiology Fellowship, Chief Cardiology Fellow
Provider’s Publications
Cardiovascular complications of malignant carcinoid disease.
May 2001
Right-sided thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism. A case report and a review of the literature, published in J Tenn Med. Assoc 2004 Jan; 97 (1): 34-6.
January 2004
A case of massive thoracic aorta aneurysm
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy: not always apical ballooning. A case series and review of literature submitted to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Rev. Cardiovascular Med. 2007; 8(4): 228-233
Epstein anomaly in a healthy 59 yr old man. Echo case presented at the Chicago Society of Echocardiography.

Procedures

Heart Catheterization, IABP, ICD Implantation, Loop Recorder Placement, Pacemaker Insertion, Pericardiocentesis, Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Conditions

Arrhythmia, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Peripheral Vascular Disease

Ratings


Ratings Category

The Patient Satisfaction Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our independent rating system, the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Learn more about our patient satisfaction survey.

Patient Satisfaction Rating

4.8
341 Ratings

Likelihood of recommending this provider

4.8
341 Ratings

Provider included you in decisions

4.7
336 Ratings

Provider showed concern

4.8
340 Ratings

Provider explained things clearly

4.7
338 Ratings

Provider discussed treatment options

4.7
328 Ratings

Comments


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"Friendly and approachable. Listened and responded to history and explained rationale for plan to address concerns."
5
Jul. 24, 2024
"Dr. Derian is an excellent physician. He listened carefully to me and had read my complete medical history. Knowledgeable, caring, and clear."
5
Jul. 23, 2024
"Explains every thing! Always polite."
5
Jul. 22, 2024
"Very nice and even though he scolded me about using my arm. You knew it was concern that bothered him."
4.25
Jul. 14, 2024
"Great"
5
Jul. 13, 2024
"The doctor knows how afraid I am of this surgery and tried to put many of my fears at ease with the information"
5
Jul. 11, 2024
"I like dr. Derian"
5
Jul. 8, 2024
"Dr Derian and his staff are simply incredible!"
5
Jun. 25, 2024
"Very thorough"
5
Jun. 24, 2024
"Always takes time to explain things and asks if I have any questions."
5
Jun. 11, 2024
"Excellent dr."
5
Jun. 10, 2024
"Dr Darien always shows a very caring attitude for air any health problem I'm experiencing"
5
Jun. 6, 2024
"Dr Derian is great. He's so thorough and he is very friendly & listens very closely."
5
May. 30, 2024
"I liked the doctor, he listened to what I said."
5
May. 28, 2024
"Excellent as always. I trust all the doctors, nurses and personnel"
4.8
May. 27, 2024
"Excellent doctor very informative and attentive to needs and very personable"
5
May. 21, 2024
"Excellent doctor who gives excellent care whom I trust with my life and highly recommend to everyone I know."
5
May. 16, 2024
"Dr Derian is the reason I switched all my providers to QMG doctors back in 2013. There was a Blessing doctor scheduled to put in my pacemaker but he asked Dr Derian to do it for him. Blessing loss! I met and loved Dr Derian so much when I was hired for precert, I asked to have cardiology so I could work hard and do my part to make sure the precert part of cardiology was smooth and no mistakes."
5
May. 10, 2024
"All good. Keep it up"
5
May. 8, 2024
"I wish I had had a little more time with him but realize I was fortunate to get in so fas after using portal."
4.6
Apr. 26, 2024
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