DR MAKAM HAS MADE AN EVERLASTING IMPRESSION ON MY MOTHER (HIS PATIENT) AND ME, A REGISTERED NURSE OF 20 YEARS. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY I FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY LIFE IN ANY DOCTOR'S HANDS AS I HAVE SEEN SOME UNSPEAKABLE THINGS DOCTORS HAVE DONE. DR MAKAM IS VERY PLEASANT, NEVER MAKES YOU FEEL RUSHED, APPEARS TO GENUINELY CARE ABOUT WHAT HIS PATIENTS ARE SAYING, HE IS VERY PLEASANT AND COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. HE HAS SUCH A WAY ABOUT HIM I WOULD NOT EVER WANT MY MOTHER TO BE SEEN BY ANY OTHER CARDIOLOGIST, I HAVE COMPLETE FAITH IN HIM AND KNOW HE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING FOR HIS PATIENTS. I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR HIM AND THINK THERE ARE MANY PRACTICING PHYSICIANS OUT THERE WHO COULD LEARN A LOT ABOUT HOW TO BE A DOCTOR AND REMEMBER WHY THEY BECAME ONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WOULD RECOMMEND DR MAKAM TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS A CARDIOLOGIST WITHOUT HESITATION.......KRISTY ANDERSON, RN