James M Galas, MD

Dr. James Galas specializes in cardiovascular disease and pediatrics, bringing together expertise in heart conditions affecting children. He earned his medical degree from the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and completed his residency at the University at Buffalo in 2004. Dr. Galas furthered his training with a fellowship at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in 2008, building specialized knowledge in pediatric heart care. With 25 years of experience in medicine, he holds certification in pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics and provides care in English.

Dr. Galas practices at Henry Ford Medical Center in Detroit and maintains hospital privileges at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He focuses on treating children with congenital heart disease and atrial septal defects, conditions where the heart's structure develops differently before birth. His expertise extends to evaluating chest pain in young patients, helping families understand and manage their …children's symptoms. Dr. Galas performs specialized heart imaging studies including transthoracic echocardiograms and dobutamine stress echocardiograms to assess heart function. Patients consistently rate him highly, giving him an average score of 5.0 out of 5.