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…
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…
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…
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Memorial Hermann takes four spots in Top Ten Best Hospitals in Texas
Congratulations to our hospital partners, Memorial Hermann Health System, for taking four spots in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of Top Ten Best Hospitals in Texas. The U.S. News methodologies reviewed 566 hospitals in Texas. A total of…
2020 Vascular Surgery Residency & Fellowship Graduation
We are pleased to announce the recent graduation of Hunter Ray, MD and Scott Ryan, MD from the vascular surgery training programs offered under the Department of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in partnership with Memorial…
Eisenberg Awarded John P. McGovern Award & Deans Teaching Excellence Award
Congratulations to Steven Eisenberg, MD Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, for being recognized and awarded for his commitment and contributions to the academic pursuits of the students at McGovern Medical School. Eisenberg was honored…
Faculty Members Awarded for Outstanding Efforts in Teaching
Congratulations to four of our faculty members for being awarded the 2020 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, recognizing their exceptional efforts in teaching medical students at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. Rana Afifi, MD Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery Steven Eisenberg,…
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…
STS2020 Round-Up
On January 25th to 28th, 2020, over 4,000 medical professionals from over 65 countries around the world gathered in New Orleans to attend the Society of Thoracic Surgery 56th Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Several members from Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery…