With more than 1,000 clinicians certified in more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties, UT Physicians provides multi-specialty care for the entire family. UT Physicians helps patients needing urgent, highly specialized or complex care and also provides high-quality, wellness-oriented primary care for routine illnesses and maintenance of good health.

Affiliated with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), UT Physicians doctors are internationally recognized for leading-edge medical research and treatment. Many are among the Woodward-White “Best Doctors in America.” UT Physicians and McGovern Medical School are national leaders in research, education and clinical excellence.

UT Physicians is committed to providing the best that medicine has to offer with quality care that incorporates the latest medical treatments and innovations and the most up-to-date technology. This commitment is supported by a team of expert physicians that can consult with you on virtually every type of medical condition and a philosophy that prevention and education are essential to overall wellness.

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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (TAAA)
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair is extensive, and it fixes aortic aneurysms (ballooning) that begin in the chest area to well into the abdomen. We insert a catheter during the early stages of the procedure and collect your spinal fluid. This alleviates the pressure caused by the surgery, and minimizes post-surgical paralysis. 

Endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR) involves making guiding catheters through mini incisions in the groin through the femoral arteries, ultimately terminating in the aorta. We introduce a fabric-covered metal stent through your artery and fix it in place. This relieves pressure on your artery and prevents rupture. You'll remain conscious while under local anesthesia. 

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair is a common solution for thoracic aneurysmal disease. We insert an endograft (fabric covered stent) into the aneurysm to replace the affected area in your aorta. Patients 

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is when the walls of your largest abdominal blood vessel begins to balloon. If your aneurysm swells bigger than two inches in diameter, it will rupture.The abdominal portion of your aorta is substituted with a prosthetic tube via an open incision, which requires general anesthesia. 

Peripheral arterial disease occurs when there is a plaque build-up in your blood vessels. The ones typically affected are those that supply your arms and legs with blood, and this can cause you muscle pain while walking and exercising.  We locate the blockage using a Doppler ultrasound, CT, CT angiography, MR angiography and, when necessary, angiography. Your treatment depends largely on your diagnosis, and may include conservative therapy, endovascular re-vascularization or open bypass surgery. Other treatments include stent replacement and balloon angioplasty. 

Though it is less common, sometimes plaque deposits must be removed via atherectomy which is where we use either a laser or a very small, rotating knife inside a catheter in order to eliminate arterial wall obstruction. 

Carotid artery disease is a serious condition that raises your risk of stroke if left untreated. We perform what's called carotid endarterectomy and stenting to remove any blockages. We strip athermatous plaque from your vessels using endarterectomy. If you are not a candidate for this procedure, you may have better results with stents and angioplasty, as they are minimally invasive alternatives. We perform this procedure by using an umbrella-shaped filter to prevent any plaque particles entering the brain.

When your valves malfunction, your blood flow moves backwards; it is a phenomenon known as venous reflux. Thees abnormal veins can be permanently removed using minimally invasive procedures such as endvenous thermal ablation (EVTA), radiofrequency ablation (RFA). 

During EVTA and RFA procedures, we use ultrasound  imaging to position the catheter into your affected vein via a small incision. The catheter then either delivers radiofrequency energy, or laser energy into your vein wall. The heat shrinks the collagen and the vein eventually collapses. 

Thoracic outlet syndrome occurs when your either your blood vessels or nerves (or both) are compressed, whether from trauma, disease or birth defects in the thoracic outlet located between the clavicle and first rib. Treatment begins with you exercising to stretch and open the tissues associated with the thoracic outlet. If that does not work, surgery is your option. We make an incision above your clavicle and remove your scalene muscles, as well as your first rib. This eases pressure on the brachial plexus nerves. 

If you are at a high risk of kidney failure, you will either need a kidney transplant or dialysis treatment. Youw will be examined by kidney specialist (nephrologist) who will determine whether you will need dialysis. We have a strict policy to adhere to DOQI criteria, and we use a “fistula first” strategy.We conduct pre-operative vein mapping or venography for all of our patients.