
Stephen James Rossiter MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Cardiac Surgeon
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3941 J StSte 270Sacramento, CA 95819
Phone+1 916-733-6850
Fax+1 916-733-6824
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Summary
- Dr. Stephen Rossiter is a cardiac surgeon based in Sacramento, CA, specializing in adult cardiac and cardiovascular surgery. He completed his medical education and training at the University of Michigan Medical School with residency and fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center, with a focus on adult cardiac surgery. Dr. Rossiter has expertise in minimally invasive cardiac procedures, adult cardiac surgery, valvular surgery, heart failure surgery/VAD, and arrhythmia surgery. He has published multiple articles, primarily on adult cardiac surgery. Dr. Rossiter is a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 1977 - 1978
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, 1976 - 1977
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1976
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1972 - 2028
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 55 citationsWhat is comparable in comparative cognitionLars Chittka, Stephen J. Rossiter, Peter Skorupski, Chrisantha Fernando
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 2012-10-05 - 21 citationsMultiple Adaptive Losses of Alanine-Glyoxylate Aminotransferase Mitochondrial Targeting in Fruit-Eating BatsYang Liu, Huihui Xu, Xinpu Yuan, Stephen J. Rossiter, Shuyi Zhang
Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2012-06-01 - 23 citationsAdaptive Evolution in the Glucose Transporter 4 Gene Slc2a4 in Old World Fruit Bats (Family: Pteropodidae)Bin Shen, Xiuqun Han, Junpeng Zhang, Stephen J. Rossiter, Shuyi Zhang
Plos One. 2012-04-06
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