Over the course of a 50-year career in cardiology, Dr. Herbert Semler heard a common complaint from patients after a heart attack: They wished they’d known earlier about how to prevent heart disease.
Now retired from clinical practice, the 88-year-old Portland physician is dedicated to getting that information into the hands — and smart phones — of as many people as possible.
“People would come to me and say, my doctor didn’t tell me anything. so why not provide trustworthy information…
Over the course of a 50-year career in cardiology, Dr. Herbert Semler heard a common complaint from patients after a heart attack: They wished they’d known earlier about how to prevent heart disease.
Now retired from clinical practice, the 88-year-old Portland physician is dedicated to getting that information into the hands — and smart phones — of as many people as possible.
“People would come to me and say, my doctor didn’t tell me anything. so why not provide trustworthy information…