Namit Rohant, MD, FACC, director of the cardiovascular ICU, is an Advanced Heart Failure and
Transplant Cardiologist at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center at Dignity Health in Phoenix, Arizona. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies and minors in Classics and Natural Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. However, Dr. Rohant has practiced medicine in Arizona in various capacities over the past decade. He previously completed internal medicine residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. After his residency, Dr. Rohant went on to complete a geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a cardiovascular diseases fellowship at the University of South Carolina. His training culminated with a fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Echocardiography, Geriatric Medicine and Internal Medicine. Dr. Rohant is a member of International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, Heart Failure Society of America, American Society for Preventive Cardiology, American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Rohant specializes in diagnosing and delivering personalized care for patients who have congestive heart failure, as well as those who have undergone heart transplants or left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). In addition, he also treats patients with pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure and performs procedures in the cardiac catheterization lab to better assess patients and to implant remote monitoring devices such as pulmonary artery pressure monitors. Dr. Rohant also has a specialized focus on treating elderly patients with a multitude of cardiac conditions. The goal of Dr. Rohant’s research lies within the realms of geriatric cardiology, heart failure, and remote monitoring devices. He hopes to better understand cardiovascular disease processes and mechanisms within the older adult population and those patients with typical geriatric syndromes such as frailty, sarcopenia, delirium, dementia, and polypharmacy. With his research interests, he hopes to ultimately improve the quality of life for older patients living with cardiac disease. Dr. Rohant believes in sharing knowledge and providing excellent training for future generations. He has been actively involved in medical student, resident, and fellowship education throughout his career while actively participating in local, regional, and national presentations and publishing and reviewing numerous abstracts and manuscripts.