
Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD, FACS
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2002 Holcombe Blvd., OCL 112
Houston, TX 77030
713-794-7892; FAX 713-794-7352
E-mail:
fbakaeen@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Associate Professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine; Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
Languages: Arabic
Medical school: Cambridge University, England, 1994.
Specialty training: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas; Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.
Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Adult cardiothoracic surgery; valve disease, coronary bypass, minimally invasive surgery, aortic surgery, outcomes and education.

William E. Cohn, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology, THI
MC 2-114A, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-3000; FAX 832-355-9004
e-mail:
wcohn@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Associate Professor, Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor, 1986.
Specialty training: Baylor, Beth Israel.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Minimally invasive surgery, new and innovative technology for surgery.
Denton A. Cooley, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP Surgeon-in-Chief and President Emeritus, THI;
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, SLEH
MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4932; FAX 832-355-3424
e-mail:
dcooley@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, TCH, Hermann.
Academic appointment: Clinical Professor, UTMSH.
Medical school: Johns Hopkins University, 1944.
Specialty training: Johns Hopkins U., Brompton Hosp. for Chest Diseases (London).
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.

Joseph S. Coselli, MD
Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery, THI
6770 Bertner Ave., Suite C-350, Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9910; FAX 832-355-9920
e-mail:
jcoselli@bcm.edu
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor; Director, Thoracic Surgery Residency Program, Baylor.
Medical school: UTMBG, 1977.
Specialty training: Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgery, specializing in the treatment of diseases of the aorta and Marfan syndrome.
J. Michael Duncan, MD, FACS, FACC MC 1-162, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4914; FAX 832-355-3770
e-mail:
sjames@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clinical Associate Professor, UTMSH.
Clinical Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical school: Baylor, 1971.
Specialty training: Baylor, THI.
Certification: American Board of Surgery (and Special Qualification in General Vascular Surgery), American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Bypass surgery, aneurysm surgery and valve surgery.
MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation.

Charles D. Fraser, Jr., MD, FCCP
Chief, Adult Congenital Heart Surgery
6621 Fannin, MC WT 19345H, Houston, TX 77030
832-826-2030; FAX 832-825-2013
e-mail:
charlesf@bcm.edu
Hospital affiliation: TCH, SLEH.
Academic appointment: Surgeon-in-Chief, Texas Children's Hospital; Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor, Donovan Chair.
Medical school: UTMBG, 1984.
Specialty training: Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Pediatric and adult congenital heart surgery, cardiac transplantation, circulatory support/assist devices in children.
O. H. Frazier, MD, FACS, FACC Chief, Center for Cardiac Support, THI;
Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Research, THI;
Co-Director, Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, THI
MC 2-114A, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-3000; FAX 832-355-6798
E-mail:
ofrazier@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Hermann, TCH, MD Anderson.
Academic appointments: Clinical Professor, MD Anderson; Tenured Professor, UTMSH; Tenured Professor, Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor, 1967.
Specialty training: Baylor Affiliated Hosps.
Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, cardiac transplantation, cardiac mechanical assist devices.
Charles H. Hallman, MD, FACS MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4332; FAX 832-355-3770
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, TCH, Hermann, SE Memorial.
Medical school: Baylor, 1984.
Specialty training: Baylor, SLEH.
Certification: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.
Grady L. Hallman, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Education
MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4129; FAX 832-355-3770
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic appointments: Clinical Professor, Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical school: Baylor, 1954.
Specialty training: Baylor Affiliated Hosps.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
Specialty interests: Vein Surgery (Phlebology).

Scott A. LeMaire, MD, FACS, FCCP, FAHA
6770 Bertner St., Suite C-350
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9910; FAX 832-355-9920
e-mail:
slemaire@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Professor and Director of Research, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical school: Northwestern University, 1992.
Specialty training: Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Thoracic aorta surgery, aortic dissection, endovascular aortic repair, Marfan syndrome.

George V. Letsou, MD
6410 Fannin, Suite 450
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-5323; FAX 713-500-0650
e-mail:
george.v.letsou@uth.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
Medical school: Columbia University, New York, New York.
Specialty training: Yale-New Haven Hospital; Yale University.
Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular surgery, transplantation, mechanical cardiac assist, coronary revascularization.
James J. Livesay, MD, FACS, FACC MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4976; FAX 832-355-3770
e-mail:
jlivesay@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clinical Associate Professor, UTMSH.
Medical school: Baylor, 1973.
Specialty training: UCLA Center for Health Sciences, THI, MD Anderson.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular, thoracic and peripheral vascular surgery.

Matthias Loebe, MD, PhD
6565 Fannin St., Fondren Building, STE A979, Houston, TX 77030
713-798-1927; FAX 713-797-0613
e-mail:
mloebe@bcm.edu
Hospital affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine, SLEH, The Methodist Hospital.
Academic appointment: Assist. Prof. Surgery, Baylor.
Medical school: Free University Berlin, Germany.
Specialty training: Humboldt University Berlin (PhD); Jewish Hospital, Berlin (Residency); German Heart Institute, Berlin (Residency); Hannover Medical School (Residency).
Certification: German Board of Surgery; German Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery; cardiac transplantation; mechanical circulatory assist devices; heart failure research.
Hari R. Mallidi, MD, FRCSC Associate Chief, Transplant Service; Surgical Director, Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs;
Director, Clinical Outcomes Research, Center for Cardiac Support; Co-Director, Center for Congenital and Familial Cardiovascular Disease
Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
6770 Bertner Ave., Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9304; FAX 832-355-9004
e-mail:
mallidi@bcm.edu Academic appointments: Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical school: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Ontario, Canada.
Specialty training: University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine; Stanford University School of Medicine, California.
Certification: Board certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Specialty interests: Heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation, cardiothoracic transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, ventricular assist devices, complex coronary artery surgery, aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement, and adult congenital heart surgery.

George P. Noon, MD
6565 Fannin St., Suite A979, Houston, TX 77030
713-790-3155; FAX 713-797-0613
e-mail:
pmiller@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, TCH.
Academic appointment: Prof. of Surgery, Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board of Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular, thoracic, and vascular surgery; Heart/Lung/Kidney transplantation; Thyroid/Parathyroid surgery; Renal access surgery; Left ventricular assist devices; Surgical treatment of heart failure; Circulatory assist devices.
David A. Ott, MD, FACS, FACC MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4917; FAX 832-355-3770
e-mail:
daott@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: Baylor, 1972.
Specialty training: Baylor Affiliated Hosps., THI.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery (and Special Qualification in General Vascular Surgery), Am. Board Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Valve repair surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, aneurysm surgery, peripheral vascular surgery.
George J. Reul, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP Associate Chief, Surgery, THI:
Co-Director, Peripheral Vascular Disease Service, THI;
Director, Peripheral Vascular Laboratory, SLEH
MC 3-258, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-4929; FAX 832-355-3424
e-mail:
greul@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, TCH, Methodist.
Academic appointment: Clin. Prof., UTMSH, Clin. Prof. Baylor.
Medical school: Marquette, 1962.
Specialty training: Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery (and Special Qualification in General Vascular Surgery), Am. Board Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular surgery in adult and pediatric patients, peripheral vascular surgery.
Ross M. Reul, MD Assistant to Program Director,
THI/BCM Thoracic Residency Program
1101 Bates, P514, Houston, TX 77030
832-355-5884; FAX 832-355-3770
e-mail:
rreul@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Medical school: Baylor, 1993.
Specialty training: Brigham & Women's; THI.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, Am. Board Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiac, vascular, thoracic and minimally invasive surgery.

Robert C. Robbins, MD
2450 Holcombe Blvd. Suite One, Houston, TX 77021
713-791-8800; FAX 713-799-8220
e-mail:
RCR@texasmedicalcenter.org
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Medical school: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 1983.
Specialty training: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York.
Certification: Am. Board Surgery, Am. Board Thoracic Surgery.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, thoracic transplantation, regenerative medicine.

Ying H. Shen, MD, PhD
6770 Bertner Ave. C-1095
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9952; FAX 832-355-9951
e-mail:
hyshen@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic Appointments: Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor.
Medical school: Beijing Medical College, Beijing, China.
Specialty training: Molecular Biology, New South Wales Univ., Sydney, Australia.
Language: Chinese
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular diseases in diabetes and in metabolic syndrome; molecular mechanisms of vascular insulin resistance.

Irina V. Volguina, MS, MD, PhD
6770 Bertner Ave. Ste. 350
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9943; FAX 832-355-9944
e-mail:
volguina@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic Appointments: Project Manager, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor.
Medical school: Moscow Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia (MBBS).
Specialty training: National Center for Medical Genetics, Moscow, Russia.
Language: Russian
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular surgery outcomes in patients with Marfan syndrome and other connective tissue disorders; quality of life following cardiovascular surgery interventions.

Xing Li Wang, MD, PhD, FAHA
6770 Bertner Ave. C-1095
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-9939; FAX 832-355-9951
e-mail:
xlwang@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic Appointments: Prof. and Laboratory Dir., Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor.
Medical school: Shandong Medical U., Shandong, P.R.China.
Specialty training: Univ. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Certification: Am. Heart Assoc.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular genetics, cardiothoracic research, genetics and molecular mechanisms of coronary and aortic disease.