The Texas Heart Institute Professional Staff consists of more than 170 cardiovascular surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, pathologists, scientists, and specialists in related disciplines who are committed to the educational and research missions of the Institute. Many also hold academic appointments at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, providing opportunities for collaborative research and postdoctoral training.
Texas Heart Institute Chiefs of Service
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Name |
Title |
| James Michael Anton, MD | Chief, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology |
L. Maximilian Buja, MD
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Chief, Cardiovascular Pathology Research |
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Joseph S. Coselli, MD |
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery |
| Charles D. Fraser Jr., MD |
Chief, Adult Congenital Heart Surgery |
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O.H. Frazier, MD |
Director, Cardiovascular Surgical Research
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| David A. Ott, MD | Surgeon-in-Chief |
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James T. Willerson, MD |
President Emeritus
| Texas Heart Institute Special Programs
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Name |
Title |
| Paolo Angelini, MD |
Medical Director, Center for Coronary Artery Anomalies |
Andrew B. Civitello, MD
| Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
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| Stephanie A. Coulter, MD |
Director, Center for Women's Heart & Vascular Health; Associate Director, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging;
Director, Cardiology Education |
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Reynolds M. Delgado, III, MD |
Medical Director, Mechanical Assist Devices in Heart Failure |
| Richard A.F. Dixon, PhD |
Director, Wafic Said Molecular Cardiology
Research Laboratories |
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R. David Fish, MD |
Director, Interventional Cardiology Research and Education;
Co-Director, Center for Heart Valve Disease |
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O.H. Frazier, MD |
Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Research; Co-Director, Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories |
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Patrick J. Hogan, MD |
Director, Learning Resource Center; Co-Chairman, Medical Education Committee |
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Zvonimir Krajcer, MD |
Co-Director, Peripheral Vascular Disease Service |
Deborah Ellen Meyers, MD
| Medical Director, Heart Failure Programs
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| Wei Pan, MD |
Director, Cardiovascular Anesthesiology Research |
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Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD |
Director, New Cardiovascular Interventional Technology;
Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Mehdi Razavi, MD |
Director, Electrophysiology Clinical Research |
Luiz Sampaio, MD
| Co-Director, Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories
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| Robert J. Schwartz, PhD |
Director, Stem Cell Engineering; Co-Director, Heart Failure and Stem Cell Research Laboratory |
Guilherme V. Silva, MD
| Director, Structural Heart Disease Program
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Raymond F. Stainback, III, MD |
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology |
Doris A. Taylor, PhD
| Director, Regenerative Medicine Research
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| The Texas Heart Institute was founded by Dr. Denton A. Cooley in 1962. Its location in and affiliations with CHI St. Luke’s Health - Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Texas Children's Hospital assured that all age groups would be treated and freed the Institute of the burden of financing a health care facility.
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