Marc Gerdisch, MD, a senior partner with Cardiac Surgery Associates and chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Franciscan St. Francis Health, specializes in performing complex heart valve surgery. Throughout his career he has performed over 5,000 innovative surgical procedures, as well as created new heart surgery processes. Dedicated to helping others outside the realm of medicine, Dr. Marc Gerdisch supports Sycamore School in Indianapolis.

1. Sycamore School’s Quest
Summer Camps
Marc Gerdisch

2. Introduction
• Marc Gerdisch, MD, a senior partner with Cardiac Surgery
Associates and chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at
Franciscan St. Francis Health, specializes in performing complex
heart valve surgery. Throughout his career he has performed over
5,000 innovative surgical procedures, as well as created new heart
surgery processes. Dedicated to helping others outside the realm of
medicine, Dr. Marc Gerdisch supports Sycamore School in
Indianapolis.
A private school for gifted students between preschool and 8th
grade, Sycamore School maintains various programs in addition to
its regular curriculum. One such program is the Quest Summer
Camps. These camps were created in 1985 and are designed to help
children make new friends while developing both their creativity
and confidence.

3. Sycamore School
• Quest Summer Camps are held in June and July and are offered to
children from prekindergarten through 12th grade. Enrollment at
Sycamore School’s camps is limited and registration is available on a
first-come, first-served basis.
For 2017, the Quest Summer Camps will run from June 5 to July 28.
The registration deadline for June camps is May 12, while July
camps have a deadline of June 9. Prices range from $85 to $496 and
a $25 registration fee must be paid once a child is registered for a
camp. Sycamore School will be offering a large range of camps
during the 2017 summer. These camps will focus on such topics as
science exploration, nature, coding, martial arts, kitchen chemistry,
and dendrology, the study of woody plants.