Sandhu highlighted as the featured article for adult cardiac articles in JTCVS
Harleen Sandhu, MD, MPH Assistant 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…
Keyhani Brothers to Join UTPhysicians Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery Department
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) is pleased to welcome vascular surgeons, Arash Keyhani, DO and Kourosh Keyhani, DO to the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Houston’s vascular surgery duo, and brothers,…
Dr. Charles Miller to lead task force for COVID-19 research
Professor and Vice Chair for research in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Charles “Trey” Miller, PhD has been tasked with the responsibility of coordinating a university-wide task force to help steer the University’s response on COVID-19 research. Darla…
COVID-19 Resources & Updates
Last update: April 6 We have implemented strenuous and cautionary efforts to ensure our team helps prevent the the spread of COVID-19. There are several newly enforced protocols and precautions for UTHealth, UTPhysicians, and our hospital partners at Memorial Hermann…
March Case of the Month: Ascending Aortic Replacement for Treatment of Isolated Aortic Thrombus Causing Peripheral Emboli
Joseph M. Besho MD; Mehmet Alagoz, MD; Anthony L. Estrera, MD Introduction The presence of ascending aortic thrombus is a rare clinical entity. We present a case of peripheral embolization secondary to ascending aortic thrombus, successfully treated with aortic resection…
Nguyen featured on “The H” podcast
Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School, Tom C. Nguyen, MD was recently interviewed by The H Podcast and featured in their latest episode, “A Heart for Houston”. The H has a centralized focus about Houston, and the…
HAS, 2020 – Another Success!
March 2020 witnessed the conclusion of another successful Houston Aortic Symposium (HAS). As the thirteenth in the series, HAS 2020 brought together many of the world’s experts in the field of aortic disease including several UTHealth and McGovern Medical School…
Hazim J. Safi, MD Honored with a Festschrift
On the morning of Wednesday, March 4, 2020, founding chair and professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, Hazim J. Safi, MD, was presented with a Festschrift, a German term defined as “a book or journal published…
Gustavo Oderich, MD to join McGovern CVSurgery Team!
On Friday afternoon, a formal and official announced came, that Gustavo Oderich, MD will soon be joining UTHealth (the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston), coming summer 2020. Delivered by Professor and Chair Ad-Interim of Cardiothoracic and Vascular…
Dr. Stuart Harlin on KPRC Houston Life, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
On Thursday, March 5th, 2020, Stuart A. Harlin, MD, Associate Professor and Director of Outpatient Vascular Operations with the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, was featured on KPRC Houston Life, to discuss symptoms, diagnosis, and…