By Westby G. Fisher, MD, FACC

Answer: How many have you done in the past year?

If the doctor says 37 or more, you should be in very good hands.

-Wes

Reference: Freeman JV, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Heidenreich PA, Hlatky, MA. "Physician Procedure Volume and Complications of Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation." Circulation 2011.