Jessica H Colyer, MD

Jessica H Colyer, MD

Specialties

  • Children's Title: Director, Inpatient Cardiology
  • Academic Title: Associate Professor, Pediatrics
  • On Staff Since: August 2020
"I have focused my career in caring for the hospitalized child with heart disease. Children are amazingly resilient and watching their recovery from surgery or an acute illness inspires me every day to think differently about our care models and how to improve every patient's experience. The inpatient setting is scary and stressful for patients and families. By creating a dedicated inpatient team, we are better able to personalize and standardize care to each patient. This allows us to improve our care models and partner with families and patients to deliver the best care. We work toward creating seamless transitions within the hospital system and out to our community physicians to resume outpatient care for our vulnerable patients. I am grateful every day for the opportunity and privilege to care for our patients and to hopefully make their visit to the hospital the healthiest and best experience possible."

  • Biography

    Director of Inpatient Cardiology
     
    I only take care of patients within the inpatient setting. It is very important to me that we have a team approach to care, with a team that includes the patient and the family. I focus on Quality Improvement initiatives because I feel like we can always make small tests of change and it requires us to have a broader picture of system's think to improve the care of each patient. I love my team and I love our amazing patients who have this amazing ability to thrive despite significant disease. I love the opportunity to make changes to continuously improve how we deliver care. My team is dedicated to taking care of patients and who challenge me to always do better. I love the physiology of heart disease and how understanding how the heart works enables us to make kids better. I love how the field is constantly evolving and that we are able to take care of such sick kids and allow them to thrive.

    As a parent, I know the stress of sitting up all night when my kid is sick, and so I try very hard to discharge patients when I know the family will also be able to sleep through the night after discharge and not continued to be worried. My brother had Hodgkin's disease as an adolescent. I saw the important relationship my parents had with his oncologist and how she was able to provide more than just the medical aspect of care to our family. I have 3 children, and love all sports: watching professional Seattle sports teams, going to my kids' games. I love the ocean and fishing on the ocean. I grew up in New Jersey and will always be a Jersey girl, and I love to follow Bruce Springsteen around on tour.

    Board Certification(s)

    Pediatrics
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Education

    George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
    Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

    Residency

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

    Fellowship

    Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

    Clinical Interests

    Inpatient Cardiology, inpatient care of the single ventricle patient, post operative pain reduction, discharge efficiency, patient and family experience, and transitions of care.

    Research Description
    Through multiple Quality Improvement Initiatives and supported through the Quality Macrosystem, the inpatient team works to improve care during an inpatient stay. This includes reducing hospital acquired conditions and improving the patient experience. Seattle Children's Heart Center partners with the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative (PAC3) on national collaborative projects. We focus on improving length of stay and discharge efficiency.

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