One of the First of Its Kind, Turner Syndrome Adult Comprehensive Care Center Earns National Recognition
Original Story by Amy Laukka, UTHealth News, May 23rd, 2019. The University of Texas Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and UTPhysicians Turner Syndrome Adult Comprehensive Care Center (TSACCC), has recently gained national recognition as one of the first adult designated clinics…
AATS – 99th Annual Meeting
Several members of the Department or Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery will be heading to Toronto for the 99th Annual AATS meeting this weekend. Below you will find a list of the presentations, posters, and participation efforts that will be included…
Cristina Sola, RN receives the 2019 President’s Award for Leadership
We are proud to announce that Cristina Sola, RN, has been selected as the recipient of the President’s Award for Leadership, inspired by the late Michael Jimenez. Cristina is the clinical vascular nurse at our TMC location and was nominated…
HAS 2019 – A Success!
March 2019 witnessed the conclusion of another successful Houston Aortic Symposium (HAS). As the twelfth in the series, HAS 2019 marked the symposium’s most attended event to date, and generated buzz throughout the Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical…
Cory’s story: from heart failure to life-saving advanced, innovative procedure
Cory Welch appreciates his second chance at life. “I look at life differently, now,” he says, “and I am reminded it is a tremendous gift.” At age 41, Cory’s symptoms began July 4 when his legs and feet started swelling…
UT McGovern Medical School Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Prepare for Back-to-Back Meetings for AATS
The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the University of Texas, McGovern Medical School are currently preparing for not one, but two exciting seminar and conferences happening in late this month of April, 2018 hosted by the American Association…
Dr. Tom Nguyen Awarded First Place for ACC’s Transcatheter Heart Valve Handbook
University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery professor, Dr. Tom Nguyen has received another accolade to add to his collection – Dr. Nguyen and his two co-editors have been awarded first place for their work on…