European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting – 2021
In preparation for this year’s European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Annual Meeting, the organization has offered the Fast-Track Presentation Sessions, comprised of 160 abstracts that were selected for a short oral presentation. UTHealth Houston Post-Doctoral Research Fellows, Giulianna Barreira…
Aortic Disease Awareness Week
What better way to draw attention and increase awareness of Aortic Disease than an appearance by Aortawoman and Aorta-themed sweet treats? Bravo to Regina Husman, MD, second-year integrated vascular surgery resident, for fully committing to her role and effectively turning…
Welcome Drs. Al Rstum & Wang
We are pleased to announce the addition of our newest faculty members in the UTHealth Houston CVSurgery Team, Drs. Zain Al Rstum and Keisin Wang. After completing years of clinical training, and extensive research in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, both…
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,…
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…
Oderich’s patient benefits from endovascular procedure
During the early summer of 2020, Rodolfo Sandoval was referred to the UT Physicians’ practice for surgical repair of his thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm. At 73 years old, he was worried about the recovery process for a major, invasive…
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…