News
Welcome – Carolyn Dubeau, MD
July 24, 2020
Welcome to our newest incoming cardiothoracic surgery resident, Carolyn Dubeau, MD. She comes from the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Please check her resident profile for more detailed information.
ABTS elects Dr. S. Adil Husain to Board of Directors
September 23, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. S. Adil Husain, Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, on his election to the ABTS Board of Directors.
Lawrence Award
February 13, 2019
Mitchell Katona was recently awarded Lawrence Award for Scientific presentation by a student at the 40th Annual Seminar of the American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion.
Aust Surgical Society Resident Competition for Clinical Papers.
December 10, 2018
CT Surgery Resident Nels Carrol, MD, PGY4 won 3rd place in the Aust Surgical Society Resident Competition for Clinical Papers. titled “Circulatory Control in the Operative Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Venous Thrombus Extension.”
Mitral Valve Repair Info for Patients
May 31, 2018
Mitral valve repair is a type of open-heart surgery performed to repair a leaky mitral valve. The mitral valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle, and if it leaks, the heart becomes less efficient in pumping blood to the body. The operation to repair the mitral valve requires using the heart-lung machine and […]
Nurses of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Team
January 25, 2018
Nurses are integral members of our Cardiothoracic Surgery team in caring for our patients. We feel it is important to assist nurses with continuing education through inter-professional approaches in order to provide quality cardiothoracic surgery services. Topics that may be of interest to nurses who care for our patients are: Ischemic Heart Disease Valvular Heart […]
Residency graduate, Dr. Merritt, discusses her experience with UT Health Cardiothoracic Surgery.
January 25, 2018
Dr. Merritt a resident graduate discusses her experience at UT Health Cardiothoracic Surgery. Watch Video Here
MD News article featuring S. Adil Husain, MD
January 17, 2018
A Center of Excellence for Children With Heart Problems Opens Its Doors S. Adil Husain, MD, Chief of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio and Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief at University Hospital, had a vision of a new kind of center for children with heart problems. Dr. Husain’s fragile young patients came from all over […]
Best Doctors in San Antonio 2016
January 17, 2018
San Antonio Magazine named the following best doctors for 2016: (Full list available here) Pediatric Cardiac Surgery John Calhoon, MD S. Adil Husain, MD Thoracic Surgery John Calhoon, MD Scott Johnson, MD Ed Sako, MD, PhD Tags: Best Doctors San Antonio Magazine 2016 Pediatric Cardiac thoracic American Board of Thoracic Surgery John Calhoon S. Adil Husain […]