Advanced and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Baylor College of Medicine's department of Anesthesiology provides a wide range of outstanding clinical anesthesia services for both the in- and outpatient setting. Working closely with your surgeon, patient services include comprehensive preoperative evaluations, regional and general anesthetics, and postoperative critical care and pain management.

The Advanced and Minimally Invasive Surgeons and Anesthesiologists lead or participate in many BCM Specialty Centers:

• Barrett's Esophagus Center
• Center for Aesthetic Surgery
• The Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center
• The Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center
• Diabetes and Endocrine Center
• The Elkins Pancreas Center
• Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center
• Liver Center
• The Sleep Wellness Center
• The Women's Center for Comprehensive Care

Heart patients come from around the world to receive life-saving care from Baylor Clinic. We offer groundbreaking treatment backed by the renowned faculty and research of Baylor College of Medicine, and nationally recognized facilities throughout the Texas Medical Center.
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Featured Physicians

• Hamid Afshar, MD
• David Aguilar, MD
• Basant Arya, MD
• Yochai Birnbaum, MD
• Biykem Bozkurt, MD, FACC
• Jose Díez, MD, FACC, FSCAI
• John Farmer, MD
• Wayne J. Franklin, MD
• Joseph Huh, MD
• Kumudha Ramasubbu, MD
• Rashed Tabbaa, MD, FACC
• Lily Zhang, MD

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Clinic offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach that provides a wide range of clinical and surgical services, including diagnosis and treatment of liver disease, pancreatic disease, breast cancer, vascular disease, heart disease and varicose veins.
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Surgeons providing liver surgery, colorectal surgery, esophageal surgery and bariatric surgery are:

• F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS
• John A. Goss, MD
• Vadim Sherman, MD, FRCSC
• William E. Fisher, MD, FACS

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine is known for excellence in patient care, research and education. With over 200 faculty, we specialize in the surgical treatment of disease using state-of-the-art techniques, many developed here at Baylor College of Medicine.
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Featured Physicians

• Tam T. Huynh, MD

The Minimally Invasive Surgery Center at Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is a partnership between two world-renowned institutions that offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach with highly trained physicians and state-of-the-art technology.

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine is dedicated to developing and practicing excellence in women's health, including the care of women requiring general gynecologic care and surgery.
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Featured Physicians

• Kjersti M. Aagaard-Tillery, MD, PhD
• Nishath A. Ali, MD
• Matthew L. Anderson, MD, PhD
• Gary L. Binder, MD
• Dale Brown Jr., MD
• Concepcion R. Diaz-Arrastia, MD
• Jennifer E. Dietrich, MD
• Creighton L. Edwards, MD
• Manisha Gandhi, MD
• William E. Gibbons, MD
• Carl F. Giesler, MD
• R. Todd Ivey, MD
• Anthony Johnson, DO
• Ertug Kovanci, MD
• Susan M. Leong-Kee, MD
• Harold J. Miller, MD
• Kenneth J. Moise Jr., MD
• Alfred N. Poindexter III, MD
• Susan P. Raine, MD, JD
• Sean M. Rosenbaum, MD
• Ann I. Schutt-Aine, MD
• Stacy L. Strehlow, MD
• Audra E. Timmins, MD
• Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, MD
• Anuja Vyas, MD
• Amy E. Young, MD
• Ronald L. Young, MD
• Robert K. Zurawin, MD

The department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine offers comprehensive routine and preventative health care for children from birth to 18 years of age. Our primarily affiliation is with Texas Children's Hospital.
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The division of Plastic Surgery is part of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, renowned for state-of-the-art surgical techniques performed by highly trained, specialized surgeons.
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Featured Physicians

• Samuel Stal, MD, FACS
• Jamal M. Bullocks, MD
• Lior Heller, MD
• Larry H. Hollier Jr., MD, FACS
• Shayan A. Izaddoost, MD, PhD
• Mimi Leong, MD, MS
• Eser Yuksel, MD

The physicians in the Scott Department of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine are skilled surgeons, with unique expertise in reconstructive surgery and special training in minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgical techniques. Our surgeons rank among a handful of physicians in the nation who have performed hundreds of minimally invasive surgical procedures such as robotic prostatectomy.
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Baylor Clinic is the destination of choice for patients with end-stage organ disease, including those in need of liver, kidney, lung, and heart transplants.
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The division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine is internationally recognized for the surgical treatment of vascular and cardiac disease, including aortic, coronary and valvular disease, using a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approach.
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Featured Physicians

• Hamid Afshar, MD
• Ildiko Agoston, MD
• David Aguilar, MD
• Biykem Bozkurt, MD, FACC
• Jose Díez, MD, FACC, FSCAI
• John Farmer, MD
• Wayne J. Franklin, MD
• Kumudha Ramasubbu, MD

The department of Orthopedic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine offers expert, comprehensive care for adult and pediatric patients with orthopedic injuries and illnesses, including sports medicine, spine, trauma, hand and upper extremity, foot and ankle, oncology and total joint replacement care.
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Featured Physicians

• David P. Antekeier, MD
• Shannon B. Antekeier, MD
• Frank Gerow, MD
• Darrell S. Hanson, MD
• Melvyn A. Harrington Jr., MD
• Michael H. Heggeness, MD, PhD
• Kevin S. Horowitz, MD
• Matthew E. Koepplinger, DO
• Brian S. Parsley, MD
• William A. Phillips MD
• Charles A. Reitman, MD
• Scott B. Rosenfeld, MD
• James B. Stafford IV, MD

The Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Center at Baylor College of Medicine is a partnership of highly acclaimed institutions focused on treating vascular disease, which affects the body's circulation and is a major cause of heart disease. We specialize in minimally invasive therapy and stent graft treatment for aortic aneurysm and vascular disease.
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Featured Physicians

• Tam Thi Thanh Huynh, MD
• Peter Lin, MD
• Charles H. McCollum, MD

• A Legacy of Leadership
• Surgery Information from MedlinePlus
• American Board of Surgery Patient Resources
• Clinical Research Trials