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Total Endovascular Series: Dialysis Access 1 Symposium
Houston - 3/11/10 - 3/13/10
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center brings: Dialysis Access 1 Symposium to Houston, 3/11/10 - 3/13/10. The course director will be vascular surgeon, Dr. Alan B. Lumsden. The course planning committee will be vascular surgeons, Dr. Jean Bismuth, Dr. Mark Davies, Dr. Hietham Hassoun, Dr. Joseph Naoum & Dr. Eric Peden.
This conference is designed for cardiovascular surgeons, radiologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, fellows and residents of the above specialties, vascular biologists and their staff, and nurses.
For information call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 713-441-4971 or visit www.totalendovascularseries.org.
Thoracic Transplantation: Celebrating Forty Years of Excellence
Houston - 2/19/10 - 2/20/10
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center brings: Thoracic Transplantation: Celebrating Forty Years of Excellence to Houston, 2/19/10 - 2/20/10. The course director will be cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Matthias Loebe. The course co-directors will be Dr. Brian Bruckner, Dr. Scott Scheinin, Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione & Dr. Harish Seethamraju.
This conference will examine the latest scientific advances in the field of thoracic organ transplant medicine, as well as provide an overview and exploration of emerging clinical technologies and treatment trends.
This activity is designed for Cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, transplant surgeons, nurses, and perfusionists.
For more information, call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 713-441-4971.
Pumps & Pipes 3
Houston - 12/7/09
This is a unique collaborative effort between Houston's largest industries to explore potential crossover ideas and extract shared technologies. Much like moving oil through a pipeline, the heart must pump blood through the body. Our intention is to stimulate discussion, spark ideas and share new technologies between these industries that face similar challenges, even if on a very different scale. Sponsoring members include ExxonMobil, the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center of The Methodist Hospital and the University of Houston.
Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub visits the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston - 11/5/09
Houston Texans Quarterback Matt Schaub and his wife Laurie toured the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center this week as part of the hospital’s Leadership Grand Rounds to learn about the inner-workings of the heart center.
Freedom fighters convene to support Methodist heart center
Houston - 10/24/09
Leading figures from all three of those fronts — former Polish president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson and former U.S. president George H.W. Bush — came together in Houston to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of Communism, and to raise funds for heart disease research at The Methodist Hospital.
Robot saves patient’s transplanted lung
Houston - 10/13/09
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, physicians at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center used a robotic catheter to save a patient’s transplanted lung.
Dr. Alan Lumsden, chair of the department of cardiovascular surgery at Methodist, and Dr. Miguel Valderrábano, chief of the division of cardiac electrophysiology, used a robotic catheter to place a stent in a patient’s pulmonary artery when it became severely narrowed after his transplant, potentially damaging the new lung.
Internationally acclaimed minimally invasive vascular surgeon joins The Methodist Hospital in Houston
Houston - 8/3/09
Dr. Heitham Hassoun joined the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, bringing his expertise in minimally invasive vascular surgery to Houston.
Hassoun's expertise includes repairing aortic aneurysms, carotid stenosis and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) through small puncture holes rather than incisions, an approach called percutaneous treatment. Hassoun, who came to Methodist from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, also conducts basic and translational research supported with National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.
Dr. William A. Zoghbi to preside over American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions in Washington, D.C.
Houston - 6/5/2009
Dr. William A. Zoghbi, director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Institute at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, will preside over the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Scientific Sessions and General Meeting this week in Washington, D.C. More
Dr. Alan Lumsden named medical director of the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston - 3/26/2009
Dr. Alan Lumsden was recently named medical director of the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center at The Methodist Hospital.
“Lumsden’s vision for the heart center will build upon our many accomplishments,” said Dr. Miguel Quinones, chair of the Department of Cardiology at The Methodist Hospital and former medical director of the Center. More
Barbara Bush discharged from The Methodist Hospital
Houston - 3/13/2009
Former First Lady Barbara Bush was discharged from The Methodist Hospital, nine days after she underwent aortic valve replacement surgery.
Read more about Barbara Bush's recovery
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