Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Program Director, Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency Program

Baylor College of Medicine

Site Director, MEDVAMC - Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine

Assistant Surgical Director, Mechanical and Circulatory Support

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Critical Care

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)

2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

Residency at Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

Thoracic Surgery

Residency at University of Oklahoma Medical Center

Oklahoma City

General Surgery

Fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Surgical Critical Care

MD from University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha

BS from University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln

Certifications

General Surgery

American Board of Surgery

Surgical Critical Care

American Board of Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

ABTS

Honors & Awards

2023 Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• TransCatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
• Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
• Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Professional Statement

Dr. Schutz earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2011 and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. During his residency, Dr. Schutz spent time at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. During his cardiothoracic residency training at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Schutz served as administrative chief resident, published several papers in the field of cardiothoracic surgery, and presented at national meetings of renowned professional organizations, such as the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS). His faculty at Oklahoma and at Baylor both consider him one of the best residents to have trained at these institutions in a generation.
Dr. Schutz’s scope of practice is broad, including all aspects of general cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, and surgical critical care. As a boarded surgical intensivist, his areas of focus include enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery, advanced ventilator management, and advanced lung rescue strategies, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Dr. Schutz will offer a full spectrum of care for structural heart disease, including minimally invasive cardiac surgery, trans-catheter procedures including TAVR and MitraClip, and robotic procedures. He also participates in the surgical management of congestive heart failure utilizing mechanical circulatory support and left ventricular assist device implantation.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Schutz A, Zhang Q, Bertapelle K, et al "Del Nido cardioplegia in coronary surgery: a propensity-matched analysis." Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2020;
• Ryan CT, Schutz A, Rosengart TK "Right for the Wrong Reasons: Implications of Data Insufficiency in Bilateral Versus Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting Analysis." J Am Heart Assoc. 2018;

Memberships

Society of Critical Care Medicine

American Thoracic Society

American College of Surgeons

American Medical Association

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association