Faculty - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
John Calhoon, M.D.
Dr. Calhoon obtained his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston, Texas in 1981. He is Board Certified in both Surgery and
Thoracic Surgery. He joined the group in 1989 and currently is Professor
and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He is also Program
Director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency Training Program. His
current interests include complex congenital heart surgery; heart and
lung transplantation; complex acquired cardiac surgery; thoracic trauma;
the Ross procedure; and minimally invasive cardiac surgery.
Calhoon@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Edward Y. Sako, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Sako obtained his medical degree from the University of Minnesota
School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1982 and obtained his PhD
in 1991. He is Board Certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He
joined us in 1992. Dr. Sako is Professor and Chief of Surgery at the
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital. He recently was named to the
J. Kent Trinkle Chair of Thoracic Surgery. His current interests include
resident and medical student education; thoracic transplantation; mitral
valve repair surgery; and adult cardiac and thoracic surgery.
Scott B. Johnson, M.D.
Dr. Johnson received his medical degree in 1987 from the University of
New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is Board
Certified in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Thoracic Surgery. Dr.
Johnson joined us in 1995. He is Associate Professor and Associate
Program Director for the Thoracic Surgery Residency Training Program. He
is the Head of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery within the
Division. His current interests include noncardiac thoracic surgery;
esophageal surgery/reconstruction; and minimally invasive cardiac and
noncardiac surgery.
Johnsons@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
A. J. Carpenter, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Carpenter earned her PhD in Physiology from Penn State University in
1981 and her medical degree form George Washington University in 1989.
She is Board Certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. She was a member
of the US Air Force and was the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at
Wilford Hall Medical Center until accepting an Associate Professor
position with us in June 2003. Dr. Carpenter has recently been appointed
the Director of Adult Heart and Lung Surgery. Dr. Carpenter is
predominantly an adult cardiac surgeon; her interests include minimally
invasive valve repairs, homograft root reconstruction, the Ross
procedure, and advances in technology for the future of Thoracic
Surgery.
CarpenterA2@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
V. Seenu Reddy, M.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Reddy obtained his Medical Degree with Honors from The University of
Alabama, in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed a residency in General
Surgery and a Research Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt
University in Nashville, Tennessee. His Cardiothoracic training was at
Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. Before joining us in January
2006, he was a special fellow in the Division of Vascular Surgery at
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia gaining exposure to Endovascular
Surgical techniques, especially in the treatment of thoracic aortic
disease. Dr. Reddy has also obtained an MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt
University Owen School of Management in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000. He
is the Director of Emerging Technology, Director of Thoracic Aortic
Surgery and is also an Assistant Professor at UTHSCSA. He is Board
Certified in Surgery and is Board Eligible for Thoracic Surgery.
Reddyvs@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Daniel T. DeArmond, M.D.
Dr. DeArmond completed general surgery residency at the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and cardiothoracic surgery
residency at the University of Iowa. He is board certified by the
American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He completed an additional year of
fellowship training in general thoracic surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical
Center in Los Angeles, CA, where he was exposed to a high-volume
experience with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and thoracic
endoscopy. His clinical specialty is the application of VATS to
operations for lung cancer, where the advantage to patients is a
complete cancer operation with less pain, shorter hospital stays, and a
shorter recovery period. During his surgical training he spent three
years in the lab researching the molecular mechanisms of cancer, which
has allowed him to publish and present at numerous national meetings.
He is interested in developing novel medical devices and drug therapies
related to thoracic surgery.
dearmond@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Clinton E. Baisden, M.D.
Dr. Baisden obtained his medical degree at The University of Oklahoma
Medical School in 1975. He is currently certified with The American
Board of Thoracic Surgery. He joined this program in March of 2005 as a
Clinical Professor. Dr. Baisden currently heads the Cardiothoracic
Research Administration meetings and is very involved with all research
being conducted by our division. His areas of interest include Cerebral
and myocardial protection during cardiac surgical procedures; Myocardial
ischemia-reperfusion injury mechanism elucidation/treatment; Systemic
hyperthermia for treatment of stage IV lung cancer; and research models
for determining the effectiveness of newly FDA released pharmaceuticals
and medical devices.
Baisden@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Renata B. Bastos, M.D.
Dr. Bastos graduated from her Medical School in her home country,
Brazil, in 1994. She then did her General Surgery training at Cornell
in the Lincoln Health System program, and then came todo her training
in Cardio t horacic surgery at University of Texas in San Antonio.
After a brief time in private practice once again in her native country
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she was successfully recruited to join our group
as an Assistant Professor. Her main interests are in adult coronary
revascularization and valvular heart disease. Her areas of research
and clinical focus include minimally invasive surgery, imaging and
improving patency of bypass grafts and coronaries. She is actively
working to develop educational programs aimed at students from all
portions of South America and surgical education is another of her
strengths.
Bastos@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Jeffrey D. McNeil, M.D.
Dr. McNeil received his medical degree from the University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio in 1996 and is board certified in
both Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. Dr. McNeil received his
cardiothoracic surgery training at Wake Forest University. He is
currently a Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force and is assigned to the Health
Science Center and holds the position of Assistant Professor in the
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. His clinical interests include
all-arterial myocardial revascularization, aortic and aortic root
procedures, and mitral valve repair. His research interests involve the
use of hemoglobin based oxygen carriers (HBOC) in cardiac surgery.
McNeil@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD
Dr. Jay Pal received his undergraduate education at the University of
California at Berkeley, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Molecular
and Cellular Biology. He then matriculated at the Chicago Medical School
where he enrolled in the MD/PhD program and began his basic science
research in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. His graduate
thesis investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying congenital
cataracts and demonstrated new mechanisms for loss-of-function mutations
in gap junctional channels. After completing medical school, he joined
the general surgery residency at the University of California at San
Francisco East Bay program under the direction of Dr. Claude Organ and
Dr. Alden Harken. There, he received the Arthur J. Hunnicutt Excellence
in Teaching Award. Following general surgery, Dr. Pal traveled to North
Carolina for his cardiothoracic training at Duke University. He
developed an interest in heart transplantation and mechanical
circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure.
S. Adil Husain, MD
Dr. Husain obtained his Medical Degree from the University of North
Dakota. He completed a residency in General Surgery at the University
of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He then completed fellowship training in
Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of North Carolina. He
subsequently was a fellow at Riley Children's Hospital - Indiana
University School of Medicine in Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Before
joining the Congenital Heart Institute of Texas in 2008, Dr. Husain was
on faculty at the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor of
Surgery and Pediatrics. He was a member of the Congenital Heart Center
and focused on the surgical treatment of children with congenital
cardiovascular disease. He is board certified in both General as well
as Cardiothoracic Surgery. His interests include neonatal cardiac
surgery, pediatric heart transplantation as well as overseas
humanitarian work. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UTHSCSA.
husain@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Luis F. Angel, M.D.
Dr. Angel obtained his medical degree from the University Pontificia
Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia in 1992. He is Board Certified in
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care. He joined the group in
2001 and currently is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. He is the Director of
the Lung Transplantation Program and the Head of the Section of
Interventional Pulmonary Medicine within the Division. His current
interests include interventional Pulmonology, lung cancer and lung
transplantation.
Deborah Jo Levine, M.D., FCCP
Dr. Levine received her medical degree from the University of Arizona in
1996. She is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine,
and Critical Care Medicine. She joined the group in 2003 after
completing a fellowship in Lung Transplantation and Interventional
Pulmonology. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pulmonary
Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. She is Director of the Pulmonary
Hypertension Clinic. Her current academic interests include Lung
Transplantation, Interventional Pulmonology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
levinedj@uthscsa.edu | Biosketch
Alfonso Chiscano, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 1963
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
William Cox, MD, Thoracic Surgeon - Retired
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1954
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American
Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Robert LePere, MD, Thoracic Surgeon - Retired
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, Baylor College of Medicine 1951
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
O. LaWayne Miller, MD, Thoracic Surgeon - Private Practice
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; 1979
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Charles Moore, III, MD, Thoracic Surgeon - Private Practice
Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, University of Texas Galveston School of Medicine; 1964
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
J. Marvin Smith, III, MD, Thoracic Surgeon - Private Practice
Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine; 1972
Board Certifications: American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
William Ogden, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 1979
