SWCVA - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Certified Nurse Practitioner

Bernadette Rojvanit is a certified nurse practitioner by American Association of Nurse Practitioners. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2003 and she has been in healthcare since. She has over 15 years of critical care nursing experience including emergency nursing and neonatal/pediatric intensive care. In 2019, she received her Master's degree in family nurse practitioner from University of Phoenix.

Job Titles:

• Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Bhava Reddy is an Interventional Cardiologist for SWVCA. Dr. Reddy completed a Doctor of Medicine in India before transitioning to the United States. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in 2001. Dr. Reddy completed an internal medicine residency from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 2004. He worked as a hospitalist until 2006, when he started a heart failure and transplant fellowships with the University of Utah, which he completed in 2007. He again worked as a hospitalist until 2008 when he started a general cardiology fellowship with the University of Utah, which he completed in 2011. Dr. Reddy completed an interventional cardiology fellowship from the University of Connecticut in 2012. Since completing training, Dr. Reddy has worked in and around the Salt Lake City, UT area.

Job Titles:

• Principal Interventional Cardiology / Vascular Specialist

Dr. Charles Jost was born and raised in Geneva, Switzerland where he was educated in four languages and attended the University of Geneva. Dr. Jost completed his Masters of Science focusing on Genetics under the tutelage of the world renowned and fellow Swiss Jean Piaget, PhD. Dr. Jost then attended Medical School at the University of Geneva, a seven year long course of study. Dr. Jost was invited to the United States where he did his fourth year of Medical School with externships at Harvard and Yale medical school. After a year of Internship in Geneva, focusing on Nuclear Cardiology, Dr. Jost was invited to attend Albert Einstein School of Medicine for an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine. Dr. Jost returned to Switzerland for family reasons to continue his studies in Geneva completing another Residency in Internal Medicine. After being invited for a Fellowship in Cardiology at the prestigious University of Texas' Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital, Dr. Jost returned to the United States. Recognizing the future potential of Interventional Cardiology, Dr. Jost went to the University of Toronto's Toronto General Hospital for a specialized year of Fellowship in this emerging field first pioneered by Andreas Gruentzig, MD in Zurich, Switzerland. During his year of Fellowship Dr. Jost completed over 600 coronary angiographies and 350 PTCA' s (Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasties) as well as many stents during his Fellowship year: an extraordinary level of achievement. During Dr. Jost's studies he was widely published in international medical journals and was invited to speak at international meetings. Dr. Jost began his career as an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Tennessee at Memphis before pursuing a career in private practice under a Visa reserved for those whose achievements are recognized, on an international level, to be of Extraordinary Ability. Dr. Jost is double Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Jost elected to undertake the difficult and demanding task of re-certifying for his Cardiology Boards ten years after completing his Fellowships to ensure that he maintains the highest level of currency with his rapidly changing field. Dr. Jost is currently a Principal Investigator on multiple Clinical Studies and Registries, currently one of the leading world experts for the Cardiac Laser and a spokesman for Philips. This allows us to make sure patients receive the best available, evidence-based cardiology care. Dr. Jost is an Adjunct Professor, Division of Clinical Education, Midwestern University. Dr. Jost is a Fellow of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention. Dr. Jost has performed over 5000 procedures in the last five years and over 15,000 procedures since his Fellowship in Cardiology. This puts Dr. Jost in the top 1% of operators in the United States and all studies in medicine suggest that high procedure volumes lead to greater proficiency and lower risks of complication.

Dr. Kirk Minkus is an exceptional vascular and interventional radiologist. Kirk Minkus, MD, is a leading expert in the diagnosis and treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). At his practice, one of the highest volume PAD treatment centers in the country, Dr. Minkus is known for both performing consistently successful minimally invasive procedures, and for his compassionate care for each patient." OUR SERVICES: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), Pelvic Congestive Syndrome treatment with coil embolization / Leading May-Thurner Syndrome Stent placement proceduralist in AZ / Kyphoplasty - Vertebral Fractures / Hemodialysis Fistula Maintenance & HD Catheters / Port Placements & Removals / DVT Leg Clot Treatments / IVC Filter Placements & Removals.

Job Titles:

• Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Assar is a well-known interventional Cardiologist with over 37 years of diverse experience in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and Internal medicine. Dr. Assar is one of the leaders in the market on Structural Heart Disease, TAVR (trans aortic valve replacement) PFO and ASD Closure (patent foramen oval and arterial septal defect), watchman left Atrial closure device, Carotid Artery Stent, AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) as well as Device Implantation of permanent pacemakers, defibrillator, and loop recorders. Dr. Assar completed his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship and Cardiology Fellowship at State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center and Maimonides Medical Center. He is Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Nuclear Cardiology.

Job Titles:

• Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Gill was born and raised in Central California. He attended UCLA for my undergraduate studies in physiology, and served as a staff researcher at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine before deciding to pursue clinical medicine. Dr. Gill attended St. George's University School of Medicine and did his residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. He completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Gill is passionate about the entire spectrum of clinical cardiology, including outpatient/preventative care, inpatient consultation, critical care, noninvasive diagnostic testing, and invasive and interventional procedures. He believes that being able to provide such a wide range of care is what makes cardiology such a gratifying field. His board certifications include Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Gill's core philosophies regarding patient care include providing data-driven yet individualized treatment, shared decision making and working as a team to help patients accomplish their health goals, and treating every patient as he would want his own family member to be treated if they were in the same position.

Job Titles:

• Certified Physician Assistant

Sandra Soliman is a Certified Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. She received her Master of Health Services degree in Physician Assistant studies in 2022 from UC Davis. Before becoming a PA-C, Sandra had a background in healthcare since 2015, when she graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition. She has 7+ years of experience working in healthcare. She has a passion for whole-person care and an undeniable love for cardiology. She feels so excited to be part of Southwest Cardiovascular Associates and to work closely with such outstanding providers. Sandra was born in Egypt, grew up in Montreal, and has lived in Arizona since 2011. She is fluent in Arabic, French, and English. She is married, and she and her husband enjoy traveling, off-roading, spending time with friends and family, and going to the park with their Maltese puppy, Kiki.