{"id":149,"date":"2018-01-26T17:21:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T17:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-07-07T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:33:54","slug":"meet-our-graduates-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/education\/meet-our-graduates-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"tabs far-notso\">\n            <ul class=\"tab-nav tab-nav-pill\" role=\"tablist\" data-tabs id=\"schedule-tabs\"><li class=\"tabs-title is-active role=presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_id_0\" role=\"tab\">Where Are Our Graduates Now?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"tabs-title  role=presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_id_1\" role=\"tab\">Messages from Our Graduates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tabs-content\" data-tabs-content=\"schedule-tabs\"><div id=\"tab_id_0\" class=\"panel tab is-active\" role=tabpanel\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1896 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/Slide4-550x309.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1897 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/Slide5-550x309.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1898 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/10\/Slide6-550x309.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"tab_id_1\" class=\"panel tab \" role=tabpanel\"><h2 class=\"title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Eilers Welcomes You<\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr  Eilers Welcomes You\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wYTjJIfSKZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Merritt Testimonial<\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr  Merritt Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y0KLpiejRqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Dr. Bettenhausen&#8217;s Resident Experience<\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Integral in every component of patient evaluation&quot; |Cardiothoracic Surgery at UT Health San Antonio\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3D-75Rcr8Lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel outline\"><nav aria-label=\"Residency Program sub-navigation\" class=\"collapsible subnav\"><h2 class=\"close\">Residency Program<\/h2><ul id=\"menu-residency-program\" class=\"subnav leaf\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-2194\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/education\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2193\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2193\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/education\/meet-our-residents\/\">Meet Our Residents<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2195\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2195\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/education\/meet-our-graduates-2\/\">Meet Our Graduates<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2196\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2196\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/education\/residency-program-details\/\">Program Details<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-2715\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2715\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uthscsa.edu\/university\/about-san-antonio\">About San Antonio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/ct-surgery\/team-member\/john-h-calhoon-md\/\">Dr. John H. 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