Dr. Nguyen Treats Puerto Rican Heart Surgeon
January, 29 2018 Puerto Rican heart surgeon, Dr. Raul Garcia Rinaldi has recently returned to his home country of Puerto Rico after a successful follow-up appointment from his own heart surgery procedure in Houston, TX, with McGovern Medical School associate…
Dr. Tom Nguyen appointed Co-Chair of Tech-Con for STS in 2019
January 25th, 2018 University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery professor, Dr. Tom Nguyen has been selected as 2019 Co-Chair for the Society of Thoracic Surgeon’s annual meeting of Tech-Con. The annual STS/AATS Tech-Con Meeting…
UT Participates and Presents at 42nd Annual SAVS Meeting
January 25th, 2018 The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the McGovern Medical School recently participated in the 42nd Annual Southern Association for Vascular Surgery Meeting that was held last weekend, January 17th – 20th in Scottsdale, Arizona. Here,…
Dr. Safi honored by the Academy of Athens
On Tuesday, November 7th, 2017 the Academy of Athens, the highest seat of honor for intellectual and cultural academies in Greece, inducted Dr. Hazim Safi, professor, chairman, and chief of department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School…
Dr. Safi to be Inducted into the Academy of Athens
October 26th, 2017 University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Chairman and Chief, Dr. Hazim Safi has been nominated and selected to be inducted into the Academy of Athens as a Corresponding…
Advanced Aortic Surgery and Structural Heart Fellowship at McGovern Medical School
The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department at the University of Texas Medical School is now accepting applications for those interested in pursuing fellowship training in Houston, Texas starting January 2018. The Advanced Aortic Surgery and Structural Heart Fellowship…
Hurricane Harvey Cancellations
Hurricane Harvey Cancellations As we continue to endure the impact of Hurricane Harvey, we remain committed to the safety of our students, faculty, staff and patients. As of Tuesday, 8/29 all Cardiothoracic and Vascular elective cases and clinic will be…
Wolf Mini-Maze: Curing “One Heart at a Time”
June 26, 2017 Dr. Randall K. Wolf, visiting professor at the McGovern Medical School’s department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery and developer of “Wolf Mini-Maze” – a minimally invasive surgical technique for treating Atrial Fibrillation, was recently featured in an exclusive…
Dr. Tom Ngyuen and team wins the ISMICS Best Manuscript Award
June 12th, 2017 The 17th International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting was recently held this month in Rome, Italy. Here, the world’s leading surgical experts in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgical techniques gathered to promote and support…
The Cardiothoracic and Vascular McGovern Team Participates in the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting
The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the McGovern Medical School recently participated in the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting held May 31-June 3, 2017 with Plenary Sessions and Exhibits held on June 1-3. The meeting was hosted in San Diego…