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The Aortic Center at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas , comprised of vascular surgeons on the medical staff as well as cardiac surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center , is one of only a few programs that bridges the gap between these two acute specialties . The team collaborates with one another , as well as with patients ’ referring physicians , to determine treatment plans based on age , medical history , type and stage of aortic disease .
The multidisciplinary team specializes in the full spectrum of care for patients with aortic disease . Some critical conditions , such as aortic dissection or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm , require emergent care . In other cases , following assessment in the Aortic Center , a patient can electively and selectively choose the timing for intervention .
From medical management to second opinions and aortic dissections , the team collaborates on cases involving the aorta to provide quality care for the patient . The proven experience and involvement with innovation and clinical trials in the area of aortic diseases also provide patients and referring physicians with access to advanced treatments and techniques .
Aortic Center medical staff physician team ( FY20 ):
Cardiac Surgery :
• Dan Enter , MD
• Aldo Rafael , MD
• Charles S . Roberts , MD
Vascular Surgery :
• Hung Chu , MD , RPVI
• Robert S . Corn , MD , RPVI
• John F . Eidt , MD , RVT , RPVI , FACS
• Brad Grimsley , MD , FACS
• Stephen Hohmann , MD , FACS
• Bertram Smith , MD , FACS
• Javier ( Jay ) Vasquez , MD , RPVI , FACS
AORTIC CENTER
Advanced treatment options offered through the Aortic Center include :
• Surgery with neurocerebral and spinal cord protection protocols
• Reconstruction of the aortic root with aortic valve-sparing techniques
• Complex arch and hybrid aortic arch reconstruction
• Advanced medical management strategies to control blood pressure and reduce inflammation and expansion of the aorta
Physicians treating patients with these conditions may need to be aware of a patient ’ s risks for the aorta to dilate or the potential for life-threatening aortic dissection :
• Degenerative aneurysm disease
• Type A and B aortic dissections
• Hypertension
• Bicuspid aortic valve
• Genetic conditions , such as Marfan syndrome
• Inflammatory aortic disease
• Bicuspid aortic valve
• Vascular anomalies
• Connective tissue disorders , such as Ehlers-Danlos disorder , polychondritis , scleroderma , osteogenesis imperfecta , polycystic kidney disease , and Turner syndrome
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas was rated High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair by U . S . News & World Report for 2020 - 21 .
Volumes for abdominal aortic procedure by approach ( FY20 )
Open aorta :
10
Endovascular aorta :
42
Volumes for thoracic aortic procedure by approach ( FY20 )
Open aorta :
48
Endovascular aorta :
41
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas Aortic Center