Blair P. Grubb, is a native of Baltimore, Maryland and earned an undergraduate degree in Biologic Sciences from the University of Maryland (Baltimore County). He received an M.D from the Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic. He completed residency training at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center where he was also Chief Resident: While doing a rotation in cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital he became interested in Cardiac Electrophysiology after watching some of the first human defibrillator implants. He then completed a fellowship in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is presently a professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Toledo, Health Science Campus where he is also director of the Electrophysiology Program at the University Medical Center. He has authored over 180 scientific papers as well as 4 books, and 31 book chapters. He has been awarded the University of Maryland’s Distinguished Alumni Award (1994), as well as the NW Ohio American Heart Association Legacy of Achievement Award(2001), the Medical University of Ohio’s Deans Award for teaching excellence(1996) and the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award(2006) .He has been recognized as one of “Americas Top Doctors” for six years in a row and is also recognized as one of "Americas Best Doctors". In 2009 he was given the University of Toledo's Distinguished University Professor award.He is widely considered one of the world’s leading authorities on syncope and disorders of the autonomic nervous system. His hobby is writing, and he has published over 45 essays, and poems, (as well as drawings and photography) and collecting fountain pens. Most recently he is a survivor of renal cancer, an event which has fostered his interest in Physicians Wellness and prevention of Physician suicide and substance abuse. He lives with his wife of 32 years, Barbara Straus, M.D. and his 2 children:Helen and Alex.
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PLEASE HELP US!!
Dr. Grubb...My husband has been in a medical nightmare for over 2 and a half years! He is losing hope with the medical community, no one seems to want to follow thru...order million dollars worth of tests and no one follows up or puts two and two together!! Anyway, it started with an epidural steroidal injection, NOT DONE under fluroscope by neursurgeon. Caused a wet tap, and immediately given a blood patch, upon which he had a seizure (syncope).Office called me to come pick him up that he had a seizure and could not drive home. He was admitted to hosptial, and from March 2, 2007 our life has not been the same. He never had any syncope issues prior to this. He is thought to still have spinal fluid leak, by anes. doing blood patches, spinal fluid is sitting there right underneath skin...but yet has been seen on Xrays. He has since developed autonomic issues, heat intolerance, going from sweating where it looks like he is in a sauna to freezing teeth chattering within minutes. We have episodes weekly that any one else would be at ER, and it is just overwhelming. But from our prior experience with ER, husband is reluctant to go. We have had testing done at CCF, for tilt table, autonomic nerve testing, and blood volume testing. We have been SO dissatisfied with the GREAT cleveland clinic...I had to get the administrator and ombudsmand involved, just to get test results, and since has not improved communications. We need a doc that will be the quarterback!! Someone that cares, so my husband feels like life is worth living!! I am ready to have nervous breakdown, trying to deal with all this along with him being so sick! Would appreciate you answering, as maybe you could get him in, ASAP....I have almost all his medical to take you!! We heard what a compassionate and caring doc you are, and that is what we need...please be that doc!! All we got out of CCF was that his autonomic nervous system does not work when he is upright/standing. He just had Q sart testing done, but not results yet! Please respond!!!!!We live in Huron, Ohio.
Suzanne Stewart
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Dr Grubb is a wonder and a kind man & Dr