Dr. Bruce Tjaden on how compression garments can ease travel discomfort
Whether you find yourself on a flight or a long car ride to visit family, compression garments for the legs can help prevent swelling, potential blood clots, and the general discomfort that comes from extended travel. “During the holiday season,…
A Successful No-Cost Vein Screening at the Bellaire Vein Clinic
Sheila Coogan, MD, FACS with UT Physicians Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UT Health Science Center at Houston successfully hosted a free varicose vein consultation event last month. Houston community members concerned about varicose…
Successful Patient Implant of Endovascular Stent Graft for the Ascending Aorta
Via Vascular News Leaders in heart and vascular surgery, UT Health Science Center Houston Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery team, Anthony Estrera MD, FACS, and Bruce Tjaden Jr. MD, in collaboration with W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore),…
CV Surgery Announces First Patient Enrolled in ACUTE-B Clinical Trial
The Researchers at the department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery of the McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston enrolled the first patient in the ACUTE-B study (ACUTE-B Trial – Acute Uncomplicated Type b aortic…
Houston to Host the 2018 Texas Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Annual Meeting
The Faculty of the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School will be among the leading experts at the frontiers of the fields of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery featuring at the upcoming 34rd Annual Meeting of the…
Dr. Hazim Safi selected for the Honorary Homans Lectureship at VAM 2018
June 4th, 2018 Another crowning achievement for Dr. Hazim Safi, Department Chair of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Safi has been selected to present the Homans Lectureship at…
UT Health, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery participates and is recognized at this year’s Vascular Annual Meeting
May 21, 2018 The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the McGovern Medical School are in preparation for the 2018 Society of Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Annual Meeting on June 20-23. The meeting will be hosted in Boston, Massachusetts at…
McGovern Medical School Student Awarded 2018 VESS Scholarship
January 29, 2018 The University of Texas McGovern Medical School Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery is excited to announce that third year medical school student, Samuel Leonard has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Medical Student Scholarship…
The Cardiothoracic and Vascular McGovern Team Participates in the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting
The Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the McGovern Medical School recently participated in the 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting held May 31-June 3, 2017 with Plenary Sessions and Exhibits held on June 1-3. The meeting was hosted in San Diego…