Study finds long-term endurance exercise is associated with enlarged aorta
Study finds a high percentage of veteran endurance athletes — 20 to 25 percent — had aortas larger than the upper limit of clinical normality.
About Sawalla Guseh, MD
Dr. J. Sawalla Guseh, II is cardiologist whose primary interests include the treatment of patients, professionals, and athletes with varied forms of heart disease. He directs fellowship training within the Cardiovascular Performance Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.
Dr. Guseh received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA) and then completed internal medicine training, cardiovascular disease fellowship training, and sports cardiology fellowship training at the Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston, MA). He served as Chief Medical Resident of the Mass General Internal Medicine Training Program.
His honors and awards include the 2015 Roman W. DeSanctis Clinical Scholar Award, the 2017 American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award.
Clinical Interests:
- Athlete's heart
- Coronary artery disease
- Exercise physiology
- High altitude travel and heart disease
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Ischemic heart disease
- Sports Cardiology
- Sudden cardiac death
- Syncope
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Heart Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
His ongoing research focuses on understanding the molecular influences of exercise on the biology of the heart. He conducts research in the Cardiovascular Research Center and the Cardiovascular Performance Program studying the cardiovascular adaptations to exercise as the pertain to health, disease, and human performance.
The most comfortable I have ever been with any doctor
I was able to spend enough time with the doctor and understand what the next step. Went over the Rx did not feel rushed. I highly recommend the doctor.
Dr. Guseh is the best provider I have ever had. He is attentive, caring, knowledgable, and committed to helping me find a diagnoses for my symptoms.
The best cardiologist
so smart...so on top of his game...and so glad that he is in my corner...so wonderful to have Dr Guseh as my cardiologist..
Dr.Guseh was very caring and focused on my case. He asked a lot of questions to understand what was going on and then considered other options based on my concerns. Dr.Guseh considered part of my history that others overlooked and said were causes to my condition. We have a good plan in place to manage my condition.
Provider couldn't have been nicer. Listening and validating my concerns and make a plan.
Dr G, is compassionate, he listens and educates me and always explains thing in a way that is easy to understand. He explains next steps and reassures you of any concerns you may have.
A caring, professional extended, great empathy and concerns for my well-being and good health
He was a tremendous provider, listened, I enjoyed my visit with him, very thorough, we went over everything exactly. I left there feeling much better that the meeting and again, so happy that I have him as my doctor.