Celebrating our Thoracic Surgery Fellow Graduates – Al Rstum & Bostock
Congratulations to Zainulabdeen Al Rstum, MD and Ian Bostock, MD who recently completed thoracic surgery fellowship training at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. These two individuals proceed into the field of…
First total percutaneous endovascular three-vessel arch branch repair in the Americas
On the morning of July 27th, 2021, our multidisciplinary team led by Drs. Gustavo Oderich, Anthony Estrera, Naveed Saqib, Sophia Khan-Makoid, Abhijeet Dhoble, and Yafen Liang, successfully performed the first total percutaneous endovascular three-vessel arch branch stent graft in the…
Celebrating our Advanced Endovascular Aortic Program Research Team
We are pleased to celebrate and extend our gratitude to our Advanced Endovascular Aortic Program Research Team! The group gathered to celebrate the accomplishments and participation in the endovascular aortic program. Spearheaded by professor of vascular and endovascular surgery, Gustavo…
2021 Vascular Surgery Residency & Fellowship Graduation
We are pleased to announce the recent graduation of Joseph Besho, MD, Kate Peng, MD, and Mehmet Alagoz, MD, from the vascular surgery training programs offered under the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth…
Estrera gets Ironman hopeful back in the race
“Looking at him now, you’d never guess Robert Mock recently recovered from open-heart surgery. From running his own business to intensely training for an Ironman competition, he appears to be an example of perfect health. However, just one year ago,…
“Resection and replacement of thoracic aortic graft infections” set as a JTCVS Featured Article
Harleen Sandhu, MD, MPH Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Research and Development with the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, has recently been featured in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (JTCVS), highlighted as…
Faculty Summer Reading Lists – 2021
Safi’s Summer ’21 List Miller’s Summer ’21 List Nahas’ Summer ’21 List
Miller reflects on the Lessons Learned from the past year’s pandemic
“The past year has reinforced my faith in the ability of our university community to rise to the occasion and put common goals ahead of personal ones,” says Charles “Trey” Miller, PhD in his #LessonsLearned feature for McGovern Medical School. …
Bobovnikov & Charitakis collaborate to get grandmother of 18 home in time for Mother’s Day
“Will I be home in time for Mother’s Day?” asked Connie Eaglin just moments before undergoing a heart procedure five days before the holiday celebrating moms. A mother of six and grandmother to 18, Eaglin was in need of treatment…
Hetz, Martin, Oderich, and Saqib Receive Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to four of our faculty members for being awarded the 2021 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, recognizing their exceptional efforts in teaching residents, fellows, and medical students at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Gustavo Oderich, MD, Professor and Chief of Vascular…