Dr. Danny Ramzy Leads Memorial Hermann’s First Robotic-Assisted Heart Surgery
Danny Ramzy, MD, PhD, FACC, FRCSC, FACS, professor and chief of cardiac surgery at UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular, recently led a team to perform Memorial Hermann Health System’s first robotic-assisted heart surgery. The surgical team removed a mass that…
Dr. David McPherson Among Three UTHealth Houston Faculty Members to Receive American Society of Human Genetics Award
Last month, researchers at UTHealth Houston received the Reviewer’s Choice Award from the American Society of Human Genetics for leading a comprehensive genetic study on the Mexican American community, a historically understudied population in genetic research. The Cameron County Hispanic Cohort (CCHC) research program…
Dr. Naveed Saqib and the Memorial Hermann Care Team Complete First FDA Approved Zone 0 TEVAR Procedure
This month, UTHealth Houston Heart & Vascular and Memorial Hermann surpassed a great milestone in completing our first FDA approved Zone 0 TEVAR, using TBE and cervical de-branching, for treatment of symptomatic 10 cm distal arch aneurysm. Congratulations to Dr. Naveed…
Dr. Marwan Jumean Leads the Launch of Journal of Shock & Hemodynamics
The Journal of Shock and Hemodynamics publishes original research manuscripts, review articles, and case reports related to all aspects of shock including cardiogenic, septic, neurogenic, and vasodilatory circulatory collapse. Additionally, the Journal seeks papers with an emphasis on invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic…
‘Future of pacemakers.’ Houston firefighter says next-generation pacemaker allowed him to get back to work.
World Heart Day is just a few days away, and in honor of that, one Houston firefighter is sharing his story of how his own fellow first responders came to his rescue when his heart nearly stopped. Being a firefighter is…
Event Recap: Aortic Health Patient Symposium
In observance of Aortic Dissection Awareness Week from Sept. 19 – 24, The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health sponsored a series of patient seminars at aortic centers across the country, including UTHealth Houston. On Saturday, Sept. 24, many of faculty members including Dr. Sheila…
COVID-19 survivor who tested positive for 30 days, thanks doctors and nurses who saved his life.
Dr. Jacob Birnbaum was experiencing common symptoms of COVID-19. Worried, he and his family were tested for COVID-19. The results were all positive. “How could this happen?” recalls Birnbaum, “I was so careful. Then I just got worse and worse.”…
Tennis helped this Houston woman recover after her heart transplant. Now she’s going for the gold.
Venola Jolley, a Missouri City resident, began experiencing difficulty breathing and noticed her memory was failing. An avid runner, she found herself struggling to even walk. “All of a sudden my feet were heavy,” she said. “My legs were heavy….
‘I passed out.’ Texas heat mixed with medication sent Katy man to ER twice.
A Katy man is sharing his story after the Texas heat sent him to the ER – not once, but twice. At 69-years-old, Enrique Barrientos never had any heart problems. “In my family, we have had other problems, but not…
Research Reels Video: Dr. Dianna Milewicz
“Deaths from thoracic aortic dissections, like what took the life of actor John Ritter, are preventable,” said Dianna Wilewicz, MD, PhD. As director of the John Ritter Research Program, she focuses her research on the genetic defects that have made…