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Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD

(Dr. Bruce J. Leavitt, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Professional interests include: thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, heart surgery

104 Union Avenue Suite 806
Syracuse, NY 13203

(315) 423-7192

Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD is affiliated with St. Joseph's Health.

Office Locations

104 Union Avenue Suite 806
Syracuse, NY 13203

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In The News

“Eyeing her test results, Dr. Bruce Leavitt, a surgeon from the University of Vermont, said, "She seems very on the verge of being too ill for what we do here."”—"Where a Sore Throat Becomes a Death Sentence (Published 2018)", New York Times, September 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2012 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	53
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2013 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	40
dissection	15
doctor visit	60
excision	15
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	15
open surgery	54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2014 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	58
dissection	13
doctor visit	64
excision	13
hospital care	62
inpatient care	62
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	13
open surgery	69
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	14
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	55
cardiac procedures	140
doctor visit	40
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	110
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	110
vascular procedures	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	142

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	38
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	53
cardiac procedures	134
doctor visit	44
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	106
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	106
vascular procedures	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	57

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	21
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	138
doctor visit	85
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	94
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	94
vascular procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	25
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	240
doctor visit	100
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	56
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	43
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	222
doctor visit	124
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	63
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	27
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	168
doctor visit	33
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	51
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
vascular procedures	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	21
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	17
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	16
vascular procedures	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Syracuse, NY were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	120
dissection	14
doctor visit	62
excision	14
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	32
open surgery	70
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73
vascular procedures	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD.

**Gender**
Female	66
Male	110

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	44
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	18
75 to 84	59
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	78

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine. He completed residency at Maine Medical Center. He is certified by the Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Subspecialty Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine

Residency: Maine Medical Center

Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Subspecialty Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Joseph's Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bruce Jason Leavitt, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$8,212 No Related Product $8,212
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$5,064 EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $1,233	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,220	Transcatheter Heart Valves $176	$2,435
Abbott Laboratories	$1,623 Mitra Clip system $1,615	$8
LivaNova USA, Inc.	$1,427 Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval $1,427
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,196 Catheters $1,196
Other	$806 Da Vinci Surgical System $670	VASOVIEW Hemopro 2 $93	HeartMate PHP $28	Aortic Tissue Valve - Perceval $15

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,590
Travel and Lodging	$6,960
Honoraria	$2,400
Food and Beverage	$1,376

Biography

Dr. Bruce Leavitt works as a cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at Maine Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with SUNY Upstate Medical University for residency. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Leavitt include heart surgery and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures. He is professionally affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and Cayuga Health. Unfortunately, according to St. Joseph's Health, he is not currently accepting new patients.