Department Hosts Education and Wellness Retreat
We are pleased to announce several new Resident Wellness Initiatives, formulated in collaboration with the BCM BeWell Program and in compliance with new Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines.
Department Hosts 11th Current Trends Conference
On Sept. 8 and 9, the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery held its 11th Current Trends in Aortic, Cardiac and General Thoracic Surgery conference at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston.
iCAMP Awarded NIH-STTR Phase 1 Grant
The grant provides funding for the design of an innovative therapeutic game-based exercise to improve balance and mobility in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Drs. Najafi, Montero Co-Author DFU Infection Guidelines
In response to the growing awareness of diabetic foot ulcers as global health problem, particularly in the Gulf region, the Gulf Diabetic Foot Working Group authored a set of regional guidelines.
So You Want to Be a Surgeon
College Student Lauren Reppert made the most of the Michael E. DeBakey Summer Surgery Program.
2017
Dr. Nader Massarweh Receives VA Merit Review Award - Oct. 23, 2017
Dr. Coselli Delivers Cohn Visiting Professor Lecture at Stanford - Oct. 12, 2017
Department Hosts Education and Wellness Retreat - Oct. 5, 2017
Baylor joins esteemed Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network - Sept. 27, 2017
Department Hosts 11th Current Trends Conference - Sept. 27, 2017
Dr. Sussman Receives Funding to Develop Artificial Livers - Sept. 25, 2017
iCAMP Awarded NIH-STTR Phase 1 Grant - Sept. 15, 2017
Plastic Surgery Faculty Named to New Endowed Positions - Sept. 12, 2017
Cancer Pen Could Detect Tumors During Surgery in Seconds - Sept. 12, 2017
Rohan Shah Named Finalist for STSA Scholarship - Sept. 8, 2017
Dr. Loor Co-Authors Landmark Consensus Statement for PGD - Sept. 6, 2017
Najafi and Montero Co-Author Guidelines for DFU Infection - Sept. 5, 2017
Drs. Yao and Van Buren Awarded Research Funding - Sept. 1, 2017
Dr. Frazier Awarded 2018 ISHLT Lifetime Achievement Award - Aug. 22, 2017
Dr. Joseph Mills Appointed to Reid Professorship - Aug. 17, 2017
Scott Weldon Receives Award of Merit in 2017 AMI Salon - Aug. 11, 2017
Dr. Bijan Najafi Awarded QNRF Grant for Wearable Technology - Aug. 10, 2017
Gift Awarded to Support New iCAMP Postdoc - Aug. 8, 2017
NEJM Editor-in-Chief Makes the Case for Data Sharing - Aug. 4, 2017
So You Want to Be a Surgeon - Aug. 1, 2017
Dr. Hop Tran Cao Receives Grant from Salem Research Fund - July, 27, 2017
Baylor College of Medicine Hosts Swansea University Students - July 11, 2017
Dr. Ross President-Elect of Texas Podiatric Medical Association - July 6, 2017
2017 Graduation and Award Ceremony - June 28, 2017
Dr. Ghanta Receives Award from AATS Graham Foundation - June 25, 2017
Dr. Jeffrey Morgan Appointed to AATS Education Committee - June 20, 2017
Father donates kidney, saves 14-year-old son's life - June 18, 2017
5th Annual Resident Research Day Symposium Held - June 12, 2017
Dr. Vierling Co-Authors NEJM Article on HCV Treatment - June 9, 2017
Dr. John Vierling Delivers Andres T. Blei Lecture - June 6, 2017
DFCon Diabetic Foot Global Conference Finds New Home in Houston - June 2, 2017
Texas Children's Hospital celebrates 1500th transplant - May 26, 2017
Drs. Fisher, Wall and Wesson Earn Master Clinician Awards - May 22, 2017
Surgery Faculty Honored with Education, Patient Care Awards - May 22, 2017
Dr. Barbara Trautner Honored for Clinical Professionalism - May 22, 2017
Dr. David P. Green Delivers Lecture and Case Presentation - May 17, 2017
Baylor faculty honored with DeBakey awards - May 16, 2017
Dr. Sundeep Keswani Awarded March of Dimes Research Grant - May 16, 2017
Fourth Annual Surgical Skills Olympics - May 12, 2017
Dr. Peter Jindra Earns Poster of Distinction at ATC Meeting - May 10, 2017
Safety and Our Residents Come First at Annual Conference - May 10, 2017
Dr. Joseph Coselli Honored by Marfan Foundation - May, 9, 2017
Dr. Gregory Pattakos Awarded at 2017 AATS Meeting - May 5, 2017
Dr. Ghanta Selected as Harris Health Champion, Earns Scholarship - May 2, 2017
Dr. Jeffrey Ross to Join Healer's Art Faculty - May 2, 2017
Department Well-Represented at ISHLT 37th Annual Meeting - May 1, 2017
Dr. Joseph Mills to Deliver the RJ White Lectureship - May 1, 2017
Group led by Dr. Joseph Mills Approved for PCORI Award - April 28, 2017
It Can’t All Be Energy: A heart surgeon leads his city to the forefront of medical innovation - April, 21, 2017
Dr. Scott LeMaire Delivers Keynote at University of Florida - April 21, 2017
Dr. Joseph L. Mills, Sr. Delivers Miller Family Lectureship - April 20, 2017
Bacteriophages, natural drugs to combat superbugs - April, 18, 2017
Fifty-one years later, famed surgeon Bud Frazier's quest for an artificial heart continues - April 18, 2017
Dr. Todd Rosengart to Lead NIH Scientific Review Committee - April 18, 2017
Dr. S. Rob Todd Elected VP of SWSC - April 17, 2017
Dr. Darrell Wu's Work Featured on Cover of ATVB - April 17, 2017
Drs. LeMaire and Shen Receive MacDonald Research Funding - April 7, 2017
Dr. Singh Wins Poster Award at 2017 CVRI - April 7, 2017
Seed Grants Awarded for PAs and NPs - April 4. 2017
Dr. Wall Honored at Harris Health System’s Annual Summit - March 30, 2017
“TSF Top 20” Report: Baylor Makes Top 10 - March 30, 2017
Dr. Lauren Kane Awarded TSF Fellowship - March 29, 2017
Expert in lung transplantation joins Baylor - March 9, 2017
Dr. Rachel Davis Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha - March 7, 2017
Dr. Nader Zamani Awarded Best Poster at Texas ACS Meeting - March 3, 2017
Baylor Selected as Core Clinical Center for CTSN - Feb. 27, 2017
Dr. Rosengart Elected Secretary Treasurer of the SSC - Feb. 27, 2017
Dr. Nader Massarweh Named Associate Editor for JSR - Feb. 16, 2017
Dr. Nader Zamani Receives Golden Scalpel Award - Feb. 15, 2017
2017 Surgical Jeopardy Winners - Feb. 3, 2017
Expanding ECHO to More Corners of the Country - Feb. 1, 2017
Dr. Morgan Awarded Funding to Establish LVAD Database - Jan. 27, 2017
Dr. Chatterjee Appointed to STS Workforce on Critical Care - Jan. 25, 2017
LVAD innovator O.H. ‘Bud’ Frazier Begins Bedside Teaching Rounds - Jan. 19, 2017
Beyond the Lab: James Suliburk, M.D. - Jan. 18, 2017
Residents Selected for CERTaIN Winter Institute and Mentorship Program - Jan. 10, 2017
Newly Passed Health Outcomes Act Likely to Benefit Baylor - Jan. 10, 2017
Pioneer in minimally invasive heart surgery joins Baylor College of Medicine - Jan. 9, 2017
2016
Coselli Receives 2016 Distinguished Houston Surgeon Award - Dec. 30, 2016
Biggest hepatology breakthroughs in 2016: NASH, primary biliary cholangitis - Dec. 12, 2016
Q&A: Renowned heart surgeon and inventor to lead innovation center - Dec. 3, 2016
Dr. McCollum Receives Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award - Nov. 23, 2016
Dr. Suliburk Awarded CPRIT Grant to Develop MS-Based Testing for Thyroid FNA Biopsies - Nov. 23, 2016
Dr. Barbara Trautner Wins VA HSR&D Best Paper Award - Nov. 18, 2016
World-renowned heart surgeon and medical pioneer, Dr. Denton A. Cooley, passes at age 96 - Nov. 18, 2016
Colleagues Create Permanent Legacy to Honor Dr. Ken Mattox - Nov. 10, 2016
Dr. John Vierling Co-Investigator on NIH NCI R01 Grant to Study Early Detection of HCC - Nov. 7, 2016
Dr. Barbara Trautner Receives VA Award to Study Antibiotic Stewardship - Nov. 7, 2016
Dr. Larry Hollier honored as Press Ganey Physician of the Year - Nov. 3, 2016
Student Surgical Society Member Kayla Kumm Wins ACS Poster Award - Nov. 3, 2016
Rohan Shah Finalist for STSA Brooks Scholarship - Nov. 2, 2016
Dr. Panos Kougias to Head Up National TOP Trial - Oct. 26, 2016
iCAMP Abstract Wins First Prize in Qatar - Oct. 14, 2016
Wesson to Serve as Interim Surgeon-in-Chief at CHofSA - Oct. 11, 2016
Dr. Patricio Lau Receives CAPS Award - Oct. 4, 2016
Dor Yoeli Receives AAS Travel Award - Oct. 3, 2016
Identifying barriers to basic science research among academic surgeons - Sept. 22, 2016
Scott Weldon Awarded for His Illustration Work at AMI Salon - Sept. 22, 2016
Post-operative outcomes in the VA improved in the last 15 years - Sept. 21, 2016
Department of Surgery Announces Leadership Appointments - Sept. 21, 2016
Medical Student Dor Yoeli Awarded for Best Oral Presentation - Sept. 20, 2016
2016 ACS Travel Awards - Sept. 16, 2016
2016 Intern Skills Competition - Sept. 15, 2016
Study of potential new treatment for mesothelioma open to patients - Sept. 15, 2016
Dr. Patricio Lau Awarded ACS Junior Faculty Scholarship - Sept. 14, 2016
Dr. Scott LeMaire Appointed to NLM Committee - Sept. 13, 2016
2016 Surgical Collaboration Day - Sept. 9, 2016
Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor St. Luke’s launches clinical trial for cancer patients - Sept. 6, 2016
After Decades of Sewing Up Children Shot Accidentally, a Surgeon Grows Frustrated - Aug. 12, 2016
Dr. Cathy Yao Awarded NIH Grant to Develop VLP Vaccines - Aug. 5, 2016
Baylor St. Luke’s Participates in Multi-Center Living Donor Kidney Swap - Aug. 4, 2016
Dr. Bryan Burt Appointed to VATS Editorial Board - July 18, 2016
Dr. Bryan Burt Awarded Funding by Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center - July 12, 2016
Many use antibiotics without a doctor's prescription - July 11, 2016
Dr. Xin-Hua Feng Awarded NIH R21 Grant - July 11, 2016
Dr. Hop Tran Cao Awarded MEDVAMC Seed Grant - July 6, 2016
Dr. Mills Named Medical Director of Baylor St. Luke's Diabetic Foot and Wound Care Center - June 29, 2016
Dr. Joseph Mills Appointed SVS Member to AHA PAD Council - June 27, 2016
Dr. Gemmato Selected for TSDA Boot Camp - June 22, 2016
Dr. S. Rob Todd Named Chief of Acute Care Surgery - June 21, 2016
Coselli and Four Other Surgeons Earn Clinical Excellence Titles - June 16, 2016
2016 Resident Research Day Symposium - June 10, 2016
Dr. Brandi Scully Wins Trinkle-Banowsky Competition - June 8, 2016
Sugarbaker Re-elected to Board, Finalist for Cancer Award - June 7, 2016
Airline Pilots Offer Insight for Quality Improvement in the OR - June 3, 2016
Dr. Joseph Coselli: Lifetime of TAAA analysis gives patients, surgeons new insight into procedures - June 2, 2016
Baylor well represented at AATS Annual Meeting 2016 - June 2, 2016
Drs. Hollier and LeMaire Elected to the ASA - June 2, 2016
Dr. Bryan Burt Appointed to JTCVS Editorial Board - May 27, 2016
Dr. Frazier Presented with Lifetime Awards - May 26, 2016
Dr. Elaine Vo Awarded SIS Clinical Research Fellowship - May 24, 2016
Department of Surgery Well-Represented at SVS Meeting - May 23, 2016
This Is What It's Like To Have Your Thyroid Removed - May 18, 2016
Texas Children’s Hospital Earns Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center Verification - May 16, 2016
Dr. Peter Chen Selected as Top Gun Finalist - May 12, 2016
Dr. Vo Awarded at Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference - May 11, 2016
Simple arm test accurately identifies markers of frailty in older adults facing surgery - May 4, 2016
Drs. Shen and LeMaire Awarded NHLBI R01 Grant - May 4, 2016
Dr. Mattox Named Inaugural Bernhardt Visiting Professor - May 3, 2016
Dr. Shawn Groth Wins Professionalism Award - April 25, 2016
Ph.D. Candidate Awarded Best Health Services Research Study - April 22, 2016
Improving effective leadership important to patient care - April 21, 2016
Teenagers and plastic surgery: Make an informed decision - April 20, 2016
3rd Annual Surgical Skills Olympics - April 15,2016
Pediatric Surgery Fellows Win Research Awards - April 14, 2016
Texas Children's Hospital performs 4 kidney transplants in one day - April 13, 2016
Reach for the Stars! STEM Festival - April 12, 2016
Lester and Sue Smith commit $10 million to the Lung Institute - April 9, 2016
Dr. Prasun Jalal Named Stan and Sue Partee Endowed Chair in Surgery - April 1, 2016
Dr. Bryan Burt Awarded NIH R03 Grant for Mesothelioma - March 31, 2016
Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Explores Surgery with Immunotherapy - March 28, 2016
Dr. LeMaire Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Study Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections - March 23, 2016
iCAMP Hits the Ground Running - March 22, 2016
Dr. Wu Accepted to 2016 AATS Member for a Day Program - March 21, 2016
New research into the genetic basis of mesothelioma opens new doors for better treatment - Feb. 29, 2016
Dr. Davis Recognized for Professionalism - Feb. 11, 2016
iCAMP to focus on improved stability, healing, mobility through wearable technology - Feb. 8, 2016
Genetic testing for cancer patients can pinpoint cancer causes and identify potential treatments - Jan. 28, 2016
Dr. Sohail Shah Appointed to ACS Committee - Jan. 28, 2016
Kristen Daniels Named PA of the Year - Jan. 23, 3016
2016 Surgical Jeopardy Ends in Tie - Jan. 22, 2016
Dr. Hollier Appointed to Board of Duke Global Health Institute - Jan. 21, 2016
Finding a Mentor - Student Surgical Society - Jan. 20, 2016
Dr. Izaddoost to Lead Network Development - Jan. 15, 2016
Dr. Jeffrey Morgan Named Division Chief - Jan. 7, 1016
Dr. Vasudevan Receives Young Alumnus Award - Jan. 5, 2016
2015
WVU Names Director of Institute for Critical Care and Trauma - Dec. 28, 2015
Dr. Frazier Named William W. L. Glenn Lecturer and Award Recipient - Dec. 7, 2015
Elkins Pancreas Center Team Surpasses its Goal at PurpleStride 2015 - Dec. 4, 2015
Dr. Brandt Elected to ACS Medical Student Education Committee - Dec. 3, 2015
Dr. Mattox Awarded 2015 EMS Journey of Excellence Award - Dec. 2, 2015
Society of Thoracic Surgeons Looking to the Future Scholarships - Dec. 1, 2015
Dr. Mills Associate Editor of 'Go-To' Book on Vascular Surgery - Nov. 20, 2015
What's in a Name? Change Underway for PBC - Nov. 13, 2015
Harvard Endowed Lectureship in Thoracic Surgery Bears Dr. Sugarbaker's Name - Nov. 12, 2015
First Robotic Whipple Surgery at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center - Nov. 6, 2015
Dr. Keswani Receives Visiting Professorship Award - Nov. 5, 2015
Baylor Lung Institute trains international medical residents - Oct. 28, 2015
Surgery Residents Awarded CPRIT Grants - Oct. 15, 2015
Dr. William Fisher Receives NIH Funding for Two Pancreas Cancer Studies - Oct. 15, 2015
Stephanie Kearney Chair of the AASA Education, Conference Planning Committee - Oct. 15, 2015
Dr. Mary Brandt Receives Award for Excellence in Teaching - Oct. 15, 2015
Dr. Vasudevan Receives Grant for Liver Cancer Research - Oct. 14, 2015
ACS Travel Awards for 2015 Presented - Sept. 21, 2015
Dr. LeMaire Awarded NIH Funding to Get to the Root of Aortic Disease - Sept. 21, 2015
Drs. Briggs and Spira named ICONs by Baylor Plastic Surgery - Sept. 4, 2015
Dr. Stephanie Gordy Joins Curriculum Committee - Aug. 31, 2015
Dr. Shawn Groth Joins Clinical Practice Committee - Aug. 25, 2015
Dr. Todd Rosengart Awarded NIH-NHLBI Grant for Cardiac Cellular Reprogramming - Aug. 14, 2015
Dr. Kenneth Mattox First in Top Ten Surgeons of the World Lecture Series - Aug. 4, 2015
Dr. Cathy Yao Receives Barry Stephen Smith Memorial Pancreatic Cancer Award - July 22, 2015
Dr. Steven Curley Appointed CHI Oncology Service Line Chief - July 1, 2015
Graduate and Award Ceremony - June, 2015
Faculty Research Awards - June 3, 2015
Resident Research Day Symposium - June 3, 2015
Chemoperfusion: New Treatment and Fresh Hope at Baylor College of Medicine - May 20, 2015
Dr. Goss Earns Master Clinician Award - May 13, 2015
Doctors Kougias and Tsai Earn Rising Star Clinician Award - May 13, 2015
Dr. Celia Robinson Wins at SIS Conference - April 29, 2015
Dr. Nader Zamani Awarded Travel Grant - April 29, 2015
Dr. S. Rob Todd Named Director for the Surgical Critical Care Residency Program - April 24, 2015
Dr. Suliburk Awarded Career Development Award - April 20, 2015
Dr. Sonia Tewani Orcutt Awarded Raleigh Ross Scholarship - April 13, 2015
American College of Surgeons Lectureship to Bear Dr. Mattox’s Name - March 31, 2015
Dr. Sanjeev Vasudevan Joins Editorial Board of Scientific Reports - March 25, 2015
Yafei Ouyang Earns AATS Scholarship - March 18, 2015
Dr. Burt Earns ACS Research Fellowship - March 19, 2015
Dr. Peter Tsai Joins JSR Editorial Board - March 19, 2015
Dr. Jindra Elected Executive Chair of AST Diagnostic Community of Practice - March 17, 2015
Dr. Vivek Patel Wins CVRI Poster Award - Feb. 26, 2015
Baylor Residents Win Big at ACS Conference - Feb. 26, 2015
Houston surgeons separate 10-month-old conjoined twin girls - Feb. 23, 2015
Dr. Somala Mohammed Wins Scholar-In-Training Award - Feb. 17, 2015