November 17, 2020

Miller helps organize The UTHealth COVID-19 Center of Excellence research arm

Professor for the Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Department at McGovern Medical School, Charles “Trey” Miller, PhD, is at the forefront of UTHealth’s COVID-19 research response. As of recent, he now lends his expertise to coordinate and organize research efforts for…


November 13, 2020

Estrera appointed chair & elected as president-elect for TSS

Congratulations are in order for Anthony Estrera, MD who has recently been appointed as Chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, effective November 1st. In addition to Estrera’s recent leadership appointment, he…


November 3, 2020

Saqib treats young patient for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome leading to DVT

24-year-old Julianne Kovacik started her morning with her regular routine of exercising, before noticing intense pain and swelling in her arm.  As a young, healthy, and active school teacher, she was not expecting her morning to spiral into a dangerous…


October 28, 2020

Estrera and Oderich present at Aortic Live Congress 2020

Thanks to technology and quick adaptation in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, UTHealth surgeons and leaders in the field, Anthony Estrera, MD and Gustavo Oderich, MD presented at this year’s, Aortic Live Symposium, 2020. Historically hosted in Germany, the…


October 6, 2020

Memorial Hermann Ranks 2nd for Best Teaching Hospital in America

Congratulations to our hospital partners, Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center who placed second in a survey ranking the top teaching hospitals in the United States.  The Washington Monthly ranks hospitals on how well they save lives, save money, and serve…


September 29, 2020

Oderich Gives Presidential Guest Lecture at WVS 35th Annual Meeting

On Sunday, Speedometer 27th, 2020, Chief and Professor of vascular and endovascular surgery at UTHealth, Gustavo Oderich, MD, presented the coveted Presidential Guest Lecture at the Western Vascular Society (WVS) Annual Meeting, hosted for the first time on a virtual…


September 25, 2020

Open Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair in a 4-Year-Old with Tuberous Sclerosis

Joseph M. Besho MD; Akiko Tanaka MD, Ph.D.; Anthony L. Estrera, MD Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, TX, USA Case Report The patient is a four-year-old male with a history of tuberous sclerosis,…


September 23, 2020

Women in Medicine – Highlighting our Clinical & Administrative Staff

The successful outcomes of our patient’s rely heavily on a collaborative team effort. Visit any hospital, operating room, doctor’s office, or medical school lecture hall, and you’ll find a diverse group of individuals with varying backgrounds, all brought together with…


September 22, 2020

Dr. Hazim Safi interviewed on vascular surgery podcast, Audible Bleeding

Audible Bleeding is a resource for trainees and practicing vascular surgeons, focusing on interviews with leaders in the field, education for board preparation and best clinical practices, and high impact innovations in vascular surgery. Hazim J. Safi, MD, founding chair…


September 22, 2020

Nahas treats Grandfather of 14 after life-threatening aortic dissection

Lawrence Godfrey, 81, got up and went to the store like he usually did, but he felt faint and weak on this particular day. As a Type 2 diabetic, he thought maybe it was something to do with his blood…


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