Phoenix Children’s Adds Top Surgeon to its Top-Ranked Heart Center Cardiology2.0 – Cardiology2.0

Posted: Published on November 22nd, 2019

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One of the countrys foremost pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons has joined the top-ranked pediatric heart program at Phoenix Childrens.Roosevelt Bryant III, MD, now serves as surgical director of the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Device Program at Phoenix Childrens Heart Center, ranked 14 in the nation by U.S. News & World Reports Best Childrens Hospitals and one of just 10 congenital cardiothoracic surgery programs inNorth Americato earn the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest-achievable three-star rating.

Dr. Bryant is a remarkable surgeon and already an asset to our team, saidDaniel Velez, MD, co-director of the Heart Center anddivision chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Phoenix Childrens. Not many surgeons have his mix of experience and talent treating the difficult congenital heart conditions that we see at the Heart Center. His addition brings incredible value for our families, and our entire staff, to have access to such talent right here inArizona.

At Phoenix Childrens, Dr. Bryant is responsible for overseeing cardiac transplant surgeries for pediatric patients of all ages, as well as implementation of mechanical assist devices for patients who have hearts that are not functioning properly.In his most recent positionas a heart transplant surgeon at Cincinnati Childrens, he transplanted more than 60 infants, children, teenagers and adults with complex heart conditions.

It has been an honor to work with so many patients and their families over the years, said Dr. Bryant. My primary goal as a physician is to care for these patients as if they were my own family.

Besides his skill set in cardiac transplant and mechanical assist devices, Dr. Bryant will lead the development of the Airway Reconstruction program at Phoenix Childrens. This multidisciplinary program will be in partnership with Phoenix Childrens Aerodigestive Program, which is supported by ENT, Pulmonology and Gastroenterology. Dr. Bryant will provide consulting and interventional services when patients need reconstructed airways, as identified by any of the supporting specialty areas.

Phoenix Childrens Heart Center cares for hundreds of infants and children each year from across the Southwest and beyond. The team completes more than 500 heart surgeries annually,including alarge percentage of highly complex cases.

With the addition of Dr. Bryant, our Heart Center team has a deeper bench of talent than ever before, added Dr. Velez. I am proud and humbled to be part of a team of doctors, nurses, physician assistants and administrative staff who provide world-class care.

Before joining Phoenix Childrens, Dr. Bryant served as surgical director of the Heart Transplant program at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center. While inOhio, he was also an associate professor of surgery at theUniversity of CincinnatiCollege of Medicine. Dr. Bryant earned his medical degree fromBoston University School of Medicine. He completed residencies in adult cardiac surgery and cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Cleveland Clinic, in addition to a fellowship in congenital heart surgery at Texas Childrens Hospital. Earlier this year, he was named a Top Doctor in Cardiac Care byCincinnati Magazine.

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