"I came out of the MRI and she was standing there and she says, 'I need your car keys. I can't let you go home. We found a large aortic aneurysm'", said Tom. From there, Tom was directly admitted to The Ohio State University Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital for surgery.

While Tom has battled various heart-related issues, he is in great health today and credits his successful outcome to the care he received from Dr. Raman, who he says now feels like a member of his family.