Dad of 10’s minimally invasive heart surgery cuts recovery time with Dr. Tom C. Nguyen
Dad of 10’s minimally invasive heart surgery cuts recovery time Original story by: Pooja Lodhia of ABC 13 (KTRK) HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father of 10 is back at work less than a month after heart surgery. The Sontags’…
PAD/Limb Salvage Case Conference
Communication is key when it comes to limb salvage and amputation prevention. That is why, earlier this year, Bruce Tjaden, MD, Assistant Professor at McGovern Medical School at The University Texas Health and Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Department of…
“Global Perspectives on Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, and Cardiac Surgical Trainings”, a summary
“It’s interesting that we all end up doing the same thing, but how we get there is very different depending on what country we are from,” says cardiac surgeon, Tom C. Nguyen, MD of McGovern Medical School at University of…
Long-term Benefits of EVAR, by Sheila Coogan, MD
Sheila Coogan, MD, FACS of McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at The University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston is finalizing a recent project focused on a case study surrounding Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). …
2019 Vascular Surgery Residency and Fellowship Graduation
We are pleased to announce the recent graduation of Sophia Khan, MD and Zain Al-Rstum, MD from their respective training programs with the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth. The evening of Friday, June 21st…
Grand Rounds, Special Guest, Mayo Clinic’s Gustavo Oderich, MD on “Towards Total Endovascular Aortic Repair”
Join us for a special Grand Rounds Presentation by Gustavo Oderich, MD, FACS as he presents on “Towards Total Endovascular Aortic Repair”. Dr. Oderich joins us from the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine…
VAM 2019 – Recap
The 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) hosted by the Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) in conjunction with the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) kicked off last week, June 12th in Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor,…
Vascular Annual Meeting, 2019
The 2019 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM) hosted by the Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) in conjunction with the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society (VESS) will be kicking off VAM on June 12th in Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in…
AATS Roundup – 2019
Early May, 2019 the faculty and trainees of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Science Center at Houston were in attendance representing the UTHealth banner at the 99th Annual American Association for Thoracic Surgery…
One of the First of Its Kind, Turner Syndrome Adult Comprehensive Care Center Earns National Recognition
Original Story by Amy Laukka, UTHealth News, May 23rd, 2019. The University of Texas Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and UTPhysicians Turner Syndrome Adult Comprehensive Care Center (TSACCC), has recently gained national recognition as one of the first adult designated clinics…