UTMB Department of Surgery News

Dr. Mitchell Cox and the vascular surgery team will have their article, “Perioperative and intermediate outcomes of patients with pulmonary embolism undergoing catheter-directed thrombolysis vs percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy,” published in the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders as the “Editors Choice” for the month.

An 83 year old patient became the first in the Galveston region to undergo a revolutionary, minimally-invasive procedure that will not only change treatment for patients, but also could lengthen the career span of surgeons.

Vascular surgery residents Drs. Tsukagoshi and Davis presented their research at Vascular Annual Meeting 2024 in Chicago in June.

General Surgery 2024 graduation ceremony was on Saturday June 22nd.

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