Celebrating Aortic Disease Awareness Day – Sept. 19
On Thursday, September 19th, our cardiothoracic and vascular surgery clinics celebrated Aortic Disease Awareness Day (ADAD), a day designated to honor, recognize, reflect, and acknowledge the work that goes into treating and overcoming aortic disease. We also were able to reflect…
Anthony Estrera, MD, named Chair Ad Interim of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School
The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School would like to extend a big congratulations to Anthony Estrera, MD, on his newly appointed role of Chair Ad-Interim of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern…
Dr. Sheila Coogan on Houston Life to Discuss Varicose Veins
Vascular surgeon and associate professor, Sheila Coogan, MD with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, was recently featured on KPRC’s Houston Life daytime talk show to discuss varicose veins – symptoms, treatments, and the Fall no-cost vein screening she is hosting…
Charlton-Ouw, Estrera, Gibson, and Safi Voted Best-In-Houston
Each year, local Houston news and information sources ask residents to nominate and vote for their pick for Best Doctors in Houston. This year, it comes as no surprise that several of our surgeons have been nominated and selected by…
2019 Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Graduation Celebration
We are pleased to announce the recent graduation of Juan Abreu, MD and Ravi Rajaram, MD from the thoracic surgery training program that partners the academic medical organizations of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery…
Vascular Quality Initiative
The McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, in partnership with the Memorial Hermann Health System is excited to formally initiate and reengage the Vascular Quality Initiative…
Nationwide Outcomes of Less Invasive Mitral Surgery versus Conventional Sternotomy: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database; A Summary
In the ongoing debate and controversy surrounding less invasive surgery when treating mitral pathology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery faculty, Tom C. Nguyen MD, and Charles C. Miller PhD, along with research fellow, Alex Nissen MD,…
Life-saving surgery allows college-bound teen to finish basketball career on his own terms, with Dr. Kristofer Charlton-Ouw
Read original, full article on Memorial Hermann, Everyday Well. Original article by Meredith Whittemore. Kristofer Charlton-Ouw, MD, associate professor of vascular surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), was recently featured…
MEN’S HEALTH MONTH: Five things every man should know. Heart Health with Dr. Cesar Nahas
Read the full article on UTHealth News, original article by Rob Cahill, UTHealth. Cesar Nahas, MD, visiting associate professor of cardiovascular medicine with McGovern Medical School, and attending physician with UT Physicians Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery – Southeast, provides input…