Dr. Andrea Vacirca Receives Peter Samuels Award at 2023 Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting
Congratulations to Andrea Vacirca, MD, PhD, aortic research fellow, for winning the Peter B. Samuels Award competition at the 50th Annual Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery Symposium (external link) in Miami, FL on March 25-29, 2023. “Andrea has done a phenomenal job,”…
‘I’m here for a reason.’ Doctors call UH student’s recovery a miracle after three cardiac arrests.
Kavya Patel is studying public health at the University of Houston (external link). It’s a path she’s on, because of her own health battle. Patel was diagnosed with an inflammatory disease. Doctors think a reaction to medication caused her to…
Montgomery Co. Cowboy ready to ‘get back in the saddle’ after suffering cardiac arrest.
Cody Canton, a young cowboy from Montgomery County has to put his roping on hold while his body heals. He dropped dead of cardiac arrest, but a quick-acting colleague saved his life and his doctor, Dr. Marwan Jumean, professor and…
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular-TMC Catheterization Lab Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Chest Pain Center Accreditation is a quality improvement program designed for hospital cardiovascular teams that are focused on the efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. We are pleased to announce that Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular-TMC has…
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Secures Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Center of Excellence Designation for the Second Time
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights has recently earned accreditation as a Center of Excellence in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery for advancing heart health and patient safety. Thousands of complex vascular and endovascular surgeries are performed annually by UTHealth Houston physicians and…
Dr. H.V. “Skip” Anderson Receives Distinguished Honors
Congratulations to H.V. “Skip” Anderson, MD, FACC, FSCAI, professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, for being one of three physicians who received recognition at the 2022 Memorial Hermann-TMC and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital as a distinguished physician. Other recipients included Michelle S. Barratt,…
For a Humble man, gallstones led to heart failure diagnosis.
Pablo Amador assumed a stomach virus was the cause of his sudden pain and nausea. “I wasn’t able to keep food down,” he said. “Then, I started having chest pains and wasn’t able to sleep. My energy level was low.”…
A Houston mom’s severe COVID led to a lung transplant. Now she’s grateful to be home with family.
One year ago, Krystal Taylor-Vasquez spent the holidays in a bed in the intensive care unit, hoping for the double lung transplant that would save her life. The Houston woman never expected her condition to deteriorate so quickly when she…
A Kingwood man put his whole heart into being Santa. Then he needed a new one.
Texas man Deryl McKenzie has been a Santa Claus for nearly four decades, but needed a heart transplant in 2018. McKenzie has Type 2 diabetes. He had dealt with heart problems for years, but by 2018, his condition had escalated…
Patient dear to Santa’s heart grateful to be alive after his own heart stopped several times.
Leading up to the holiday season, Gary and Anne Dellacroce put on their holiday gear as Mr. and Mrs. Clause – a tradition they’ve carried together for over 15 years. But this year, their celebrations were slightly different. One day…