Beating Heart Surgery

05/31/2025

Thank you, Greg and Betsy Martin! 😇

07/17/2024

07/05/2024

Surgeon of the year from TJC! Thank you, TJC for the privilege of taking care of your students. 

03/25/2024

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02/28/2024

02/04/2024

Stay right here in Longview for your heart care. No need to go to Dallas, Houston, Mayo, Cleveland, or even Tyler. In fact we get patients from these others - come for a second opinion when none of these will help. God willing, we will.

At the Heart and Vascular Institute of Longview Regional Medical Center, cardiac advancements and specialized care are important pieces to treat patients in East Texas. LRMC’s institute focuses on providing

11/29/2023

LONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) – A Longview hospital announced on Tuesday that one of their cardiovascular surgeons was named to the Diamond Level of the Beating Heart Hall of Fame. Dr. David Jayakar…

08/01/2023

Grateful to our communities of Texas and Louisiana. We are blessed that you trust us to take care of your cardiovascular and thoracic needs. 🫀🫁😇

07/19/2023

David Jayakar, M.D., M.S., has been director of cardiovascular services at Longview Regional Medical Center since 2010. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Jayakar has a special interest in minimally invasive cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgery. He also performs transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and introduced bloodless cardiac surgery, off-pump beating heart bypass surgery and the “Fistula First” program.

Dr. Jayakar has authored or co-authored numerous articles and papers in leading scientific journals, and book chapters in textbooks on cardiovascular disease. His publications cover a wide range of topics including adult cardiac surgery, transplant surgery, ventricular assist devices, surgical pathology, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. He also holds a trade certificate in radio engineering and has invented many surgical and medical instruments. He has been a member of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Surgeons, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Ohio Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Ohio State Medical Association, and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Cleveland Academy of Medicine, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and the American Surgical Association.

Dr Jayakar pioneered the adaptation of beating heart surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, minimally invasive cardiac arrhythmia surgery (maze procedure), minimally invasive lung and vascular surgery.

He has been prolific in his clinical work and has achieved 0% yearly mortality for beating heart bypass many times.

Dr. Jayakar loves spending time with his family. His hobbies include photography, computer technology, electronics and listening to country and praise and worship music. We're thankful to have him caring for the hearts of East Texas!

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05/13/2023

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03/02/2023

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02/26/2023

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