Kevin Beers, DO, is a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon with The Heart Center at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. He specializes in treating congenital heart defects and acquired heart conditions in infants and children.
Skilled Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
With specialization in pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Beers has the extensive experience and the skill to treat even the littlest patients with structural problems and other abnormalities of the heart and chest. A few of the procedures he performs include:
- Cardiac Surgery (in the neonate, child and adult)
- Valve repair and replacement
- Inpatient cardiac services
Dr. Beers’s Training
Dr. Beers is a board-certified Thoracic and Congenital Heart Surgeon. He earned his doctorate at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, followed by a residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. While at the University of Texas Health, he served as chief resident of cardiothoracic surgery. He then went on to complete a fellowship in congenital cardiac surgery at Children's Mercy Hospital, in Kansas City, Missouri.
About Dr. Beers
In addition to his board-certification’s by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, he is active in his profession as a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgery Association, and the American Osteopathic Association.
Other accomplishments include serving as a reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and presentation of research at national society meetings. Dr. Beers also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.