Pediatric Cardiology Consultants

I am a 27 year old female that had Atrial Septal Defects (2 holes in the heart when I was born). I did not realize I had any issues until my PCP heard an abnormal arrhythmia. I had a ECHO done and they found the issue. Adult cardiologist usually do not perform this procedure to close the holes because it is technically considered a pediatric complication. My adult cardiologist referred me to Dr. Zussman. He is by far the best physician I have ever seen. He was very attentive and made sure that all my questions were answered. He laid out the pros and cons of the surgery so any concerns I had were on the table. I decided to go through with the surgery because my husband and I wanted to start having a family. The surgery process itself was very smooth and I felt comfortable the whole time. Every hour or so the nurse that was helping Dr. Zussman would call my husband to keep him updated and assured him the procedure was going accordingly. I had one minor complication with my heart beat racing, but the doctors (Zussman and Trivedi) were on point with everything. The nurses at Florida Hospital were amazing throughout the night and in one day I went home. I followed up in one week, then one month, 6 months, and now it is every year. I can continue to follow up with Dr. Zussman because he performed my surgery and I am SO thankful for that. The office staff is so sweet and I am sure they enjoy a little adult conversation throughout the day considering they see mostly babies and children :) I have recommended Dr. Zussman to all my friends and family with children who need a cardiologist and I will for sure use him with mine!

So my 10 y/​o daughter was having chest pains, took her to the ER and everything checked out fine. The ER Dr, recommended that I follow up with Dr. Garcia. We were in within 3 days of the ER trip. The office is being remodeled but the décor is very kid friendly. There are two TV’s in the waiting area and plenty of seating. The wait time was typical of any Dr’s office; we were there for 2 hours the entire visit. But that included the testing and visiting with Dr. Garcia twice to go over the results. Dr. Garcia is extremely nice and very patient. He seemed to truly care and was very thorough. He explained everything to me in plain English, didn’t go over my head with medical terminology that I didn’t understand. Hopefully you’ll never have to visit such a Dr. with your child, but if you do, I recommend Dr. Garcia.

Great, knowledgeable doctor. That is what is most important. Because this is a terrible office where you have to sit about a foot across from others, even those who may be sick. Extremely long wait time. Think they were doing reconstruction when we went, which may be done by now so the office might actually be bigger than 10×10. May not change wait time though.

Nobody wants to have to take their child to a Cardiologist but if you have to this is the place to go. Thankfully my son only has a innocent heart murmur, which is not serious and is pretty common. Just to be safe my Pediatrician wanted me to have it checked by a specialist and referred us to Dr. Garcia.
Dr. Garcia and his staff are all very kind and professional. It’s nice because the waiting and exams rooms are all set up with children in mind– lots of blocks, books and toys! When Dr. Garcia decided to have a ultrasound performed (they do them right in the office!) we waited about 20 minutes in a back waiting room that even had a little play house. The ultrasound went perfectly, thanks to The Wiggles playing on TV which kept my son still during the exam. Overall a great experience.