Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

The University of Texas Medical Branch marks a significant breakthrough in the field of thoracic surgery as Dr. Roman Petrov, professor of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, successfully performed the first robotic lobectomies in the United States with a single port of entry.

Dr. Roman Petrov, Dr. Douglas Tyler, Dr. Abe DeAnda, Dr. Linda Phillips, Dr. V. Suzanne Klimberg, and Dr. Eric Cole have been named as 2024 Top Doctors by Castle Connolly.

The UTMB Department of Surgery is growing! We welcome our esteemed colleagues and excellent support staff as we continue working together to work wonders.

The STSA Scholarship Committee has selected UTMB General Surgery Resident Cynthia Kassab, MD as one of two recipients of this 2022 scholarship among many national and international applicants.

Dr. Moon has authored more than 230 scientific publications and received NIH/NHLBI research funding for nearly two decades. Dr. Moon has given more than 240 invited lectures around the world.

Scott Lick, MD has been selected by the Academy of Master Clinicians (AMC) for Clinician of the Month of November 2023.

The UTMB Department of Surgery is growing! We welcome our esteemed colleagues and excellent support staff as we continue working together to work wonders.

Attention all surgeons! Exciting news from the Surgery Department: our new Monthly Journal Club is here to inspire and invigorate. If you're dedicated to surgical excellence and growth, this is an event you need to be a part of!

The UTMB Department of Surgery is growing! We welcome our esteemed colleagues and excellent support staff as we continue working together to work wonders.

The Department of Surgery gathered to celebrate our graduating residents. Congratulations, graduates! We look forward to watching your careers as you continue to grow and learn, building on the foundation set at UTMB.

The UTMB Department of Surgery is growing! We welcome our esteemed colleagues and excellent support staff as we continue working together to work wonders.

By harnessing the benefits of H2S-releasing compounds, researchers could develop novel treatments that target and restore damaged endothelial barriers, improving patient outcomes and reducing the severity of COVID-19 complications.

In honor of Heart Month and as we continue to spotlight APPs who have been recognized by their colleagues, we are pleased to highlight Kathleen Vasquez, a physician assistant from the division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

The Vincent Conti, MD Lectureship started in 2017 and was joined with two other lectureships within the Department of Surgery, namely the William J. Mileski, MD, Lectureship, and Courtney M. Townsend, Jr., MD, FACS, FRCSEd (hon) Lectureship.

In November, the UTMB Department of Surgery held its first session for the William J. Mileski, MD Lectureship Series. This lecture series will bring leaders with seminal contributions in the field of trauma and acute care surgery to share education, thoughts, and experiences with our staff and faculty, exemplifying the UTMB organizational goal of “Working Together to Work Wonders.”

When a patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, a multidisciplinary team approach is necessary to determine the best path forward – whether the patient needs radiation, chemotherapy, surgery, or a combination of these treatments.

Abe DeAnda, Jr., MD, FACS, FAHA (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) and several UTMB faculty have championed a President's Cabinet Award for the SMART Family Literacy program titled: "SMART Heart Partners-Starting Early to Build Healthy Adult Hearts."

Gal Levy, MD, a surgeon in UTMB’s Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, has seen terrific success with the LINX Reflux Management System, which uses a magnetic augmentation device that acts as a reflux barrier. She says the vast majority of patients treated with LINX experience instant relief.

Congratulations, Graduates!

The ATC brings together transplant physicians, scientists, nurses, organ procurement personnel, pharmacists, allied health professionals and other transplant professionals.