Donald Liebelt

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Dr. Don Liebelt has been on both sides of the hospital bed. Much of his youth was spent in doctors’ offices dealing with a congenital foot problem.

“I had to visit a doctor every two months from age 12 to age 20, and most of those visits involved two hours in the waiting room prior to being seen,” he says. “Obviously, we can’t guarantee timeliness. You never know how sick a patient is or how much time an individual is going to need. But I am very sensitive to patient wait time.”

Dr. Liebelt practiced in clinics and hospitals in Georgia and Florida, before finally finding an ideal fit with the team at The Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence.

“Being associated with a top-notch cardiovascular group was a key factor when I was first considering coming on board with ICE,” he says. “They clearly have a philosophy where the patient comes first.”

Here at ICE as well as at Dr. Liebelt’s previous practices, Dr. Don employs a highly personalized approach to patient care.

“One of the things that I think I do well is listen carefully to my patients,” he says. “Hidden in their description of symptoms are clues that can often be the only thing that gives you a sense of what the real problem is. I try to take the Sherlock Holmes approach … combining facts, test results, symptom clues and logic to get to the diagnosis.”

Dr. Don Liebelt is a perfect addition to the family at ICE. Not only is the way he practices modeled deliberately on the Golden Rule —“My philosophy is based upon how I would like my own family to be treated” — it also fits beautifully with the vision behind The Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence. As it turns out, “it’s one of many reasons I joined ICE,” he says.