
Robert A. Hetz, MD
- Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School
- Thoracic Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- VATS Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagectomy
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Minimally-Invasive Thymectomy
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Pleural Disease
- Mesothelioma
- Hyperhidrosis
- VATS Sympathectomy
- Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Valve Surgery
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Biography
Robert A. Hetz, M.D. is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital. He isĀ an assistant professor in the department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.
Board-certified in general surgery, Dr. Hetz earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston. He completed his general surgery internship and residency at McGovern Medical School. He performed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston under Dr. Charles S. Cox, MD, performing both clinical and basic science research on the use of progenitor cell therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. He then went on to complete his Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center/UTHealth in Houston.
Awards:
Texas Surgical Society Raleigh Ross Scholarship 2016
Board Certified:
Surgery 2017
Thoracic Surgery 2019
Education
- Bachelors of Science in Human Biology
- University of Texas at Austin
- Medical Degree
- University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Residency
- University of Texas Health Science Center Houston
- Fellowship
- MD Anderson Cancer Center/UT Houston, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- Thoracic Surgery
- Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)
- VATS Lobectomy
- Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
- Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (MIE)
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Minimally-Invasive Thymectomy
- Chest Wall Tumors
- Pleural Disease
- Mesothelioma
- Hyperhidrosis
- VATS Sympathectomy
- Cardiac Surgery
- Aortic Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Valve Surgery
Publications
Additional Information
Awards:
Texas Surgical Society Raleigh Ross Scholarship 2016
Board Certified:
Thoracic Surgery, 2019
Surgery, 2017