GW Medicine, the academic medical enterprise that encompasses the SMHS and the GW MFA, is pleased to announce that Steven W. Boyce, MD, will serve as chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery. He will continue to serve as a professor of surgery. The division, which is part of the larger Department of Surgery, is home to a broad group of nationally and internationally renowned surgeons.
“I am pleased that Dr. Boyce has agreed to take on this role. His vast experience, excellent outcomes, and leadership qualities make him the right choice to lead our cardiac surgery team. He will work in concert with our cardiac surgeons, cardiology colleagues, and others to provide our patients with the comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and compassionate care they deserve” said Anton N. Sidawy, MD, MPH, FACS, professor and Lewis B. Saltz Chair of the Department of Surgery, GW Medicine.
As the Division Chief, Boyce will serve in a pivotal leadership position responsible for overseeing all clinical, administrative, educational, and research activities within the cardiac surgery division. The role ensures the delivery of exceptional patient care, advances in cardiac surgical research, and the cultivation of an educational environment for training our residents and students interested in this specialty. He also will work collaboratively with hospital leadership, other department heads, and external partners to enhance the division’s reputation and achieve strategic objectives.
“Dr. Boyce has a strong vision for how we can expand access to cardiovascular care at GW. We look forward to working collaboratively with him, and the rest of the team, as we continue to advance the cardiovascular service line,” said Christopher T. Smedley, MPM, chief clinical affairs and strategy officer at GW Medicine.
Having performed more than 12,500 major cardiac operations, Boyce is an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and one of the most experienced in the country. He has also been a key player in the development of the field of mechanical circulatory assist devices, particularly mini left ventricular assist devices, or LVADS. Boyce also has been an investigator in more than 92 clinical trials and has authored more than 135 peer-reviewed papers. He is the founder of MyLVAD.com, a medical information sharing, resource sharing, and social support site for the Mechanical Circulatory Support and Heart Failure communities.
As a physician who has been named one of the “Best Doctors in America,” “America’s Top Surgeons,” and a Washingtonian “Top Doctor,” he focuses on optimal patient clinical outcomes and spiritual well-being.
“I look forward to collaborating with the faculty in the Division of Cardiac Surgery and the Division of Cardiology to build a robust clinically exceptional surgery program to avail our diverse community of the very best outcomes. We have an outstanding team, and I am honored to help lead us into the future,” said Boyce.
Boyce earned his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins, his medical degree from the University of Maryland, and completed his internship and residency in surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his chief residency in cardiothoracic surgery and fellowship in cardiac transplantation at UCLA. He has served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and Georgetown Medical School, prior to joining the faculty at GW.
He began serving in this role on July 1, 2024.
