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…
Afifi and Coogan Promoted in their Professorship
Congratulations to two of our faculty members for their recent promotions in their professorship with the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery. Sheila Coogan, MD, FACS appointed Professor Rana Afifi, appointed Associate Professor Effective September 2021, each will take on…
TCAR procedure launches in Katy
As a relatively new and innovative procedure, TransCarotid Artery Revascularization (TCAR) is now officially offered at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital thanks to directional support and leadership by Associate Professor of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Stuart Harlin, MD. TCAR, is a…
CPR performed by wife gives Houston man time to reach hospital care and cardiac surgery with Nahas
During the summer of 2020, Pearland, TX resident, Quan Collins and his wife Ganessa ventured out for their daily outdoor exercise routine including a jog through a nearby park. Their outing took a quick turn as Collins collapsed. Fast thinking…
Sandhu, Miller, Tanaka, and Estrera published in JAMA Network Open
Congratulations to contributing authors, UTHealth faculty, Harleen K. Sandhu, MD, MPH, Charles C. Miller III, PhD, Anthony L. Estrera, MD, as well as fourth-year integrated vascular surgery resident, Akiko Tanaka, MD, PhD, and Houston College of Medicine’s, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw,…
48th Annual Symposium for Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery
Attendees and presenters eagerly anticipate the return of in-person conferences and symposiums, as we prepare for the 48th Annual Symposium hosted by the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS). The symposium, hosted from March 13th to March 17th, kicks off…
Repair of DeBakey Type I Acute Aortic Dissection, by Tanaka & Estrera
Full article available online and in the February 2021 print edition of Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas: A Comparative Atlas provides technique-based articles in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery by renowned surgeons in the field, presented…
Finding the good during a pandemic
January 21st, 2020 marked exactly one year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the United States. Since then, reality has drastically altered, creating a myriad of new challenges and changes for everyone. We asked our faculty and…
Safi & Oderich rank as world’s top contributors to science
Founding chair and professor, Hazim Safi, MD, and chief and professor of vascular surgery, Gustavo Oderich, MD have recently been identified as two of the world’s top contributors to the field of science, as referenced in The Public Library of…
Afifi elected as Secretary for TSVES
Congratulations are in order for Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery, Rana Afifi, MD for being nominated and elected as the Secretary for the Texas Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (TSVES). Afifi has been an active member of the society…