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…
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…
Festschrift Lecture, Honoring Dr. Hazim J. Safi
Please mark your calendars for a special event honoring Founding Chair of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hazim J. Safi, MD on the morning of Wednesday, March 4th, 7am to 11am, at McGovern Medical School, at UTHealth. A Festschrift, a German term translating…
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…
Estrera & Milewicz Team Up to Help Teen with Thoracic Aortic Disease Genetic Mutation
Due to a genetic mutation, Zowie Claudio, 16, was at high risk of Thoracic Aortic Dissection, the same disease that killed her father at 35, and both of her brothers at the ages of 23 and 18. Through the collaborative…
Welcome Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Juan Abreu
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (University of Texas Health and Science Center at Houston) UT is pleased to welcome cardiothoracic surgeon, Juan Abreu, MD to the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery. Dr. Abreu is now actively seeing patients and accepting…
Charlton-Ouw, Estrera, Gibson, and Safi Voted Best-In-Houston
Each year, local Houston news and information sources ask residents to nominate and vote for their pick for Best Doctors in Houston. This year, it comes as no surprise that several of our surgeons have been nominated and selected by…
Nationwide Outcomes of Less Invasive Mitral Surgery versus Conventional Sternotomy: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database; A Summary
In the ongoing debate and controversy surrounding less invasive surgery when treating mitral pathology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery faculty, Tom C. Nguyen MD, and Charles C. Miller PhD, along with research fellow, Alex Nissen MD,…
Dad of 10’s minimally invasive heart surgery cuts recovery time with Dr. Tom C. Nguyen
Dad of 10’s minimally invasive heart surgery cuts recovery time Original story by: Pooja Lodhia of ABC 13 (KTRK) HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A father of 10 is back at work less than a month after heart surgery. The Sontags’…
“Global Perspectives on Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, and Cardiac Surgical Trainings”, a summary
“It’s interesting that we all end up doing the same thing, but how we get there is very different depending on what country we are from,” says cardiac surgeon, Tom C. Nguyen, MD of McGovern Medical School at University of…