SRQ Magazine | 2020 Top Doctors Medical Resource Guide: Dr. John A. Galat

John A. Galat MD

HONOREE Cardiovascular Surgery

Originally from Mansfield, Ohio, John A. Galat, M.D., came to Florida in 1993 where he joined the Ocala Heart Institute after finishing his training at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. While in Ocala, he was instrumental in establishing many cardiac surgical programs in Florida and throughout the world, including China, Mongolia, Albania and Kenya. In 2002 he launched the cardiovascular surgery program at Venice Regional Bayfront Health. In 2018 he returned to Venice as a full-time cardiothoracic surgeon to build on the hospital’s multidisciplinary cardiac surgical program. He is employed by Gulf Coast HMA Physician Management, LLC, d/b/a Gulf Coast Medical Group.

WHAT SETS YOUR PRACTICE APART?

A key difference in our practice is that many of our team members are solely dedicated to heart surgery patients. Our anesthesiologist only works with our surgical team and then provides critical care management for our patients after surgery. Our patients and their families also benefit from having nurses who are dedicated to the heart team before, during and after surgery. This continuity of care is rare among heart programs, and I believe it is a key reason for our patients’ positive outcomes.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE RECOGNIZED BY YOUR PEERS FOR SRQ TOP DOCTOR?

Being recognized by my peers is an honor I share with the entire heart team at Venice Regional Bayfront Health. Everyone is an expert in their role, from educating patients before and after surgery, to providing advanced surgical procedures by highly experienced surgeons, and delivering outstanding nursing care from nurses who are dedicated solely to heart surgery patients. Our anesthesiologist likewise is dedicated to our team and provides continuity of care from surgery through recovery. Many of the nurses, anesthesia and surgical technicians have worked with us since the inception of the program.

SPECIALTIES

• Coronary artery bypass including “off-pump” and multiple arterial grafts

• Valve repairs and replacement including minimally invasive approaches and TAVR

• Aortic aneurysm surveillance and repair including endovascular

• Carotid artery surgery

GULF COAST MEDICAL GROUP CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES

600 Nokomis Ave. Suite 207, Venice, FL 34285 941.486.6770 | GulfCoastMedicalGroup.com

SRQ MAGAZINE | 2020 PEER REVIEW HONOREES TOP DOCTORS MEDICAL RESOURCE GUIDE