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…
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…
48th Annual Symposium for Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery
Attendees and presenters eagerly anticipate the return of in-person conferences and symposiums, as we prepare for the 48th Annual Symposium hosted by the Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery (SCVS). The symposium, hosted from March 13th to March 17th, kicks off…
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…
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…
Oderich Gives Presidential Guest Lecture at WVS 35th Annual Meeting
On Sunday, Speedometer 27th, 2020, Chief and Professor of vascular and endovascular surgery at UTHealth, Gustavo Oderich, MD, presented the coveted Presidential Guest Lecture at the Western Vascular Society (WVS) Annual Meeting, hosted for the first time on a virtual…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month
Established by the American Medical Association, Women in Medicine Month was created to highlight the contributions of women in the field of healthcare, and bring awareness to the under-representation of women physicians, and research surrounding women’s health issues. While progress…
Cambiaghi wins EndoWarrior Challenge at CVBootcamp
Congratulations to our third-year integrated vascular surgery resident, Tommaso Cambiaghi, MD, who was the winner of the #EndoWarrior Challenge at the Cardiovascular Fellows’ Bootcamp. The intensive-two day learning experience is hosted annually by Houston Methodist Hospital, DeBakey CV Education, in…
Oderich named chief, Division of Vascular Surgery
Gustavo Oderich, MD, FACS, a noted leader in the field of vascular and endovascular surgery, has been named chief of the vascular surgery division with the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center…