Jay K. Bhama, MD

Dr. Bhama is a cardiovascular surgeon at St. Bernards Heart & Vascular in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He specializes in complex cardiac surgery and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). He is double board certified and is the states only member of the prestigious American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). 

He specializes in Adult Cardiac Surgery (CABG, AVR), Mitral Valve Repair/Replacement, Structural Heart (TAVR/Mitraclip), Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, Aortic Aneurysm Surgery and Heart Failure Surgery (LVAD, ECMO, Transplant). 

List of Procedures performed by Dr. Bhama: 

• Complex heart valve surgery including mitral valve repair and replacement
• Atrial fibrillation surgery (Maze procedure)
• Off-pump (i.e. beating heart) coronary artery bypass surgery
• Aortic aneurysm surgery including aortic root, ascending, and arch replacement
• Traditional surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)
• Minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery (mitral and aortic valve repair/replacement)
• Re-opertaive cardiac surgery
• Temporary left and right ventricular assist device (VAD) surgery for heart failure