Meeting Speaker - March 29, 2016
STEPHEN J. ROSSITER, M.D., FACS, FACC, FCCP
Dr. Stephen Rossiter is a cardiac surgeon who received his medical education at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and at Oxford University, Oxford, U.K. After obtaining his medical degree, he completed post doctoral residencies in General Surgery and Cardiac-Thoracic Surgery, including research fellowship, at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He was then appointed Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery on the faculty of Stanford University School of Medicine.
In 1983, Dr. Rossiter moved to Sacramento, California as an attending cardiac surgeon at Mercy General Hospital, with the practice later expanding to include Mercy San Juan Hospital. This cardiac surgical program became one of the largest in the United States, with nationally recognized superior outcomes. During an extremely busy career, Dr. Rossiter has performed over 10,000 heart surgeries. In addition, he has authored numerous articles, and has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Surgery, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
As a member of several regional, state, national and international professional societies, he has served on numerous committees, and has been involved in many professional activities, including serving as editorial reviewer of journal articles submitted for publication in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Dr. Rossiter has served as Chairman of the Division of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, and is currently Administrative Medical Director of Cardiac Surgery at Mercy General Hospital.
Since 2001, Dr. Rossiter has been affiliated with Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District in various ways: teaching paramedics at Metro Fire Academies and informally at fire stations, and being involved in the care of injured or ill firefighters. In addition, he is Medical Director of the Paramedic Academy at the California Regional Fire Academy.
In 2011, Dr.Rossiter was honored as the first and only Honorary Member of Metro Fire.