Coronary Bypass Simulation
On September 27, 2021, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDA) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Program ramped up their first Simulation Lab of the 2021-2022 Academic year. The…
K. Keyhani gets patient ‘Back on a Roll’
Brenda Trevino is back on a roll after years of constant leg pain and discomfort. As a health-conscious mother of three, she was surprised to learn about her diagnosis of venous compression. Trevino spent many years working at a local…
European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting – 2021
In preparation for this year’s European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Annual Meeting, the organization has offered the Fast-Track Presentation Sessions, comprised of 160 abstracts that were selected for a short oral presentation. UTHealth Houston Post-Doctoral Research Fellows, Giulianna Barreira…
Aortic Disease Awareness Week
What better way to draw attention and increase awareness of Aortic Disease than an appearance by Aortawoman and Aorta-themed sweet treats? Bravo to Regina Husman, MD, second-year integrated vascular surgery resident, for fully committing to her role and effectively turning…
Mother and son receive the same lifesaving procedure by Eisenberg
In an odd twist of fate, Burnnett Langley discovered after his four-vessel coronary artery bypass at Memorial Hermann-TMC, that his surgeon, Steven Eisenberg, MD, associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery, had performed the same procedure on his mother, Monnie, exactly 10…
Houstonia’s Best
Congratulations to the faculty members who were selected and recognized as Houstonia Magazine’s 2021 TOP DOCTORS Survey. Drs. Anthony Estrera and Hazim Safi ranked as the magazine’s top cardiothoracic surgeons in the region and Drs. Arash Keyhani, Kourosh Keyhani, Gustavo…
Sept. ’21 Annals of Surgery: decreased mortality for patients with complex aortic aneurysms treated by fenestrated-branched endovascular aortic repair
The recent study, “Midterm Outcomes of a Prospective, Nonrandomized Study to Evaluate Endovascular Repair of Complex Aortic Aneurysms Using Fenestrated-Branched Endografts,” led by senior author Gustavo S. Oderich, MD, was published in the September 2021 Annals of Surgery and presented at the…
Welcome Drs. Al Rstum & Wang
We are pleased to announce the addition of our newest faculty members in the UTHealth Houston CVSurgery Team, Drs. Zain Al Rstum and Keisin Wang. After completing years of clinical training, and extensive research in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, both…
A. Keyhani get’s patient back in the pilots seat
Unaware he had been experiencing “mini-strokes,” Keith Armstrong was shocked to wake up one day with a completely numb arm. Associate professor of Vascular Surgery, Arash Keyhani contributed to Armstrong’s treatment and recovery and expresses the importance of knowing the…
Specialized care in Lake Jackson gets resident back on the move
Lake Jackson resident Shelley McGuire knew something was wrong. She could feel the circulation in her legs getting worse. It was becoming more and more challenging to get around. Eventually, she lost her ability to walk. Her local primary physician…