What sets the Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories apart from other facilities is the direct involvement of the 150 physicians of the Texas Heart Institute professional staff, who are able to apply innovations directly to patient care.

Co-directors of the Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories

O.H. Frazier, MD
Chief, Center for Cardiac Support
Director, Cardiovascular Surgery Research

James T. Willerson, MD
Texas Heart Institute President and
Medical Director
Director, Cardiology Research

Billy Cohn, MD
Director, Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology

Research Program Directors and Scientists

Ward Casscells, MD
Director, Vulnerable Plaque Research Laboratory
Associate Director, Cardiology Research
On leave from these positions during his tenure as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
 
L. Maximilian Buja, MD
Chief, Cardiovascular Pathology Research

Igor Gregoric, MD
Director, Center for Cardiac Support

Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine

MacArthur Elayda, MD, PhD
Vice President, Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Contact information: CVSR@heart.thi.tmc.edu or 832-355-3121.