University of Texas Medical School at Houston Thoracic Surgery - Independent people

Program Director

Thoracic surgeon, Professor and Deputy Chair at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Associate Program Director of Education

Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor and Cardiothoracic Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Danny Ramzy, MD, PhD

Chief, Cardiac Surgery

Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Ascending aortic replacement and myectomies, Mitral and tricuspid repair and replacement, Right anterior thoracotomy aortic valve replacement, Robotic-assisted aortic procedures

Philip Rascoe, MD

Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute at Texas Medical Center

Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer, Minimally-invasive lung surgery, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)

Adel Irani, MD

Associate Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Cardiac Transplantation, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, Valve repair and replacement- including minimally invasive valve surgery.

Anthony Estrera, MD

Professor and Chairman

Thoracic surgeon, Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Aortic diseases, Aortic dissections, Cardiothoracic surgery, Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Ara Vaporciyan, MD

Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Professor and Associate Vice President at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Cesar Nahas, MD

Associate Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and minimally-invasive valve surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Mitral Valve Repair, Peripheral vascular interventions

Christopher Greenleaf, MD, MBA

Associate Professor, Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery

Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Damien LaPar, MD, MSc

Professor, Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Cardiac surgery physician, Assistant Professor of Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital

Pediatric congenital heart disease, Pediatric heart failure, Extracorporeal life support, Minimally invasive congenital heart surgery

David Rice, MD

Professor and Chair Ad Interim

Thoracic surgeon, at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Garrett Walsh, MD

Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Ido Haimi, MD

Second-Year; Thoracic

Igor Gregoric, MD

Professor, Program of Advanced Heart Failure

Thoracic surgeon, Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Ismael de Armas, MD

Associate Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Juan Abreu, MD

Associate Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor and Cardiothoracic Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Aortic surgery, Arrhythmia surgery, Ascending aortic aneurysms, High risk coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

Juan Marcano, MD

Assistant Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kriti Agrawal, MBBS, MD

First-Year; Cardiothoracic

Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kyle Mitchell, MD

Assistant Professor

Thoracic surgeon, Assistant Professor at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Manish Patel, MD

Associate Chief, McGovern Medical School

Thoracic surgeon, Associate Professor and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Mara Antonoff, MD

Mara Antonoff, Program Director of Education; · Papers with 2 residents since 2023

Surgery resident, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Nathaniel Deboever, MD

First-Year; 4/3 Thoracic

Surgeon at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Nicolas Zhou, DO, MS

Assistant Professor

General practice physician, Assistant Professor at University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center

Peter Chen, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery

Vascular surgeon, Associate Professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston