News
Welcome Dr. Aaron Abarbanell!
December 11, 2020
It is a great pleasure to announce that Dr. Aaron M. Abarbanell, Associate Professor and Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in the Pediatric Heart Center, officially started yesterday, December 10, 2020. Dr. Abarbanell served six years as an active-duty officer in the United States Navy and was appointed to several management and leadership positions, receiving […]
A patients “thank you” to staff at University Hospital
December 7, 2020
Mr. Weston Davis was a patient on the unit in July and the father of fellow colleague Staci RN. He went for a COVID test on advice of his daughter where he collapsed in the clinic. He was taken by Ambulance to UH ER and presented emergent as a STEMI in Cardiogenic Shock. He was […]
Dr. Sako, along with other surgeons, perform the first Covid-19 related double lung transplant at University Hospital
November 25, 2020
Dr. Sako discusses upcoming lung transplant surgeries on COVID-19 patients
October 27, 2020
Dr. Sako was featured in an article in San Antonio Express News regarding patients who had Covid-19 and suffered irreversible lung damage, along with their evaluation for lung transplantation. Express News Article
Spirit Week at UT Health San Antonio!
October 16, 2020
Cardiothoracic Surgery Admin staff showing support for UT Health San Antonio Spirit Week 2020: People. Passion. Performance!
2nd Virtual Meet & Greet! Thursday 10/08/2020 at 6pm CST / 7pm EST / 4pm PST
October 3, 2020
We are pleased to announce our 2nd Open House for our Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Program! For those that were unable to attend our first meeting, or for those that have more questions, we will be providing an introduction to our program / history, some words from our faculty, and dedicated time with the residents to […]
We’ve Updated Our Gradates Page!
October 2, 2020
Please check out our Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency “Meet Our Graduates” Page. We have sections on where our graduates are now, along with a couple video messages! Training such wonderful cardiothoracic surgeons has been a proud achievement for our program.
SAVE THE DATE: Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Meet & Greet
September 22, 2020
[ATTENTION ALL MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY] Mark your calendars! We are excited to announce that we will be having our first Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Meet & Greet on October 1st, 2020 at 6PM CST. This will be a virtual meeting on Zoom where we will introduce you to our program, our faculty […]
UT Health San Antonio Department of Surgery is on Twitter / Facebook / Instagram!
September 17, 2020
We are proud to announce that we have started The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts! We encourage everyone, especially prospective residents to follow these accounts for the latest on our department, our integrated cardiothoracic surgery residency, achievements / publications, and the latest in cardiothoracic surgery. (Also, explore this website for further […]
STS Blog Article written by our own Dr. Dawn Hui!
September 4, 2020
https://ctsurgerypatients.org/how-heart-disease-is-different-in-men-and-women