AsadQamar

MD, FCCP, FACC, FSGC, FSCI, FAAC

For Dr. Asad Qamar — and his very supportive wife, Humeraa, would agree — there never seems to be enough hours in the day.

In fact, “regular office hours” have been anything but regular with Dr. Qamar since he and a small group of health care professionals opened the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence in 2009. He couldn’t have known then whether his ideas for a new kind of comprehensive cardiovascular care facility, based on a patient-centered philosophy of compassionate care, would find a foothold.

He didn’t have to wait long for an answer. Appointments came steadily and regularly at “ICE.” Often, for particularly needy patients, hours would extend well past the dinner hour. They still do and Dr. Qamar keeps them all.

His answer for what keeps him going through the succession of difficult cases and the brutally long days is deceptively simple: “I still love what I do. I leave my house every day with the same excitement as I did on day one.”

Dr. Qamar’s passion has been infectious. Today, ICE has grown from a single entity — the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence — to a much larger family. Now, the Institute of Medical Excellence has several locations and is a first line of defense for patients in need of regular checkups and medical services. The newest addition — The Limbstitute

— is a revolutionary resource for limb care that combines all the specialized needs for patients at risk under one roof.

Dr. Qamar is not about to stop there. His vision sees far beyond the extraordinary accomplishments of today to the addition of more specialties and the opening of more facilities. Each will be founded on the original philosophy of patient-focused compassionate care.

Today, Dr. Qamar refers to his philosophy with an acronym — ICE. Innovation. Compassion. Excellence. The device says quite a lot in only three words. But the rapid, continued growth of ICE and the enthusiastic support it receives from virtually every one of its patients says so much more.

Locations: Ocala, Tavares, Summerfield, Williston and The Villages

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