Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joins the Medical Staff at Physicians Regional Healthcare System
5/8/2020
Cardiothoracic surgeon Scot Schultz, M.D., is returning to Southwest Florida to join the medical staff of Physicians Regional Healthcare System and serve as the new medical director of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Physicians Regional Pine Ridge. Dr. Schultz is already engaged in the design and development of the open heart surgery program scheduled to open in the summer of 2020. He will begin seeing patients at Physicians Regional in late March.
Scott Lowe, market CEO of Physicians Regional Healthcare System says, “I am extremely excited to welcome Dr. Schultz to Physicians Regional’s growing cardiac care team. He is an exceptional surgeon and has a proven track record of developing high quality programs from their early stages. We are all very fortunate that he is returning to provide his services to Southwest Florida.”
Physicians Regional’s expanded center for cardiovascular care will include advanced surgical equipment and technologies allowing a range of invasive and interventional cardiology procedures. Clinical care is being enhanced with a dedicated cardiovascular intensive care unit for open heart surgery patients and a new recovery area for cardiac and interventional patients.
Dr. Schultz has spent the past six years as chief of the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, medical director of the cardiovascular operating room, and medical director of the cardiovascular intensive care unit at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S.C.
Already well known in the Collier County community, Dr. Schultz was previously clinical assistant professor at Nova Southeastern University and served as chief of the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery and as the director of the cardiovascular intensive care unit at NCH Healthcare System from 2007 to 2013.Dr. Schultz is a recipient of the Gulfshore Life Top Doctor award in Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery.
Dr. Schultz received his Doctor of Medicine from the University Of Miami School Of Medicine in Miami, Fla., and completed his general surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and finished with a fellowship in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
“I am excited for the challenge of building a patient-centered cardiothoracic surgery program based on quality, value and efficiency and look forward to working with the administrative and clinical teams at Physicians Regional Healthcare System,” says Dr. Scot Schultz, cardiothoracic surgeon with Physicians Regional Healthcare System.
To schedule a future appointment with Dr. Schultz, please call (239) 348-4221
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