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Todd Rosengart, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Position
Address
Baylor Medicine at McNair Campus (Clinic)7200 Cambridge Street
6th Floor
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(713) 798-8504
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Certifications
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Board Certified
American Board of Surgery -
Board Certified
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Education
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Clinical Fellowship at The New York Hospital
New York -
Research Fellowship at National Institutes of Health
01/1987 - Bethesda, MD United States -
Residency at New York University Medical Center
01/1989 - New York, New York United States -
Internship at New York University Medical Center
01/1985 - New York, NY United States -
MD from Northwestern University
01/1983 - Chicago, IL United States
Language
- English
- Spanish
Gender
- Male
Planning Committee
Vein Graft Disease: What Have We Learned about Making a Vein into an Artery?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 29, 2020
Minority MOMP: An Oncogenic Mechanism Or An Opportunity to Kill the Cancer Cell?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 12, 2020
Adolescent Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 19, 2020
Surgical Coaching for Continuous Performance Improvement
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 26, 2020
In the Time of Covid-19: What We Should Know?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 8, 2020
We Are Not Bullies, Are We? Diversity, Inclusion, Unconscious Bias, and Microaggression
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 22, 2020
Gender Equality in Surgery and Surgical Training
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
April 29, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 1
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 6, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 2
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 13, 2020
Chief Resident Presentations 2020, Part 3
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
May 20, 2020
Debunking Myths in Bariatric Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 9, 2020
Surgical Innovation and Life-Long Learning: The Case of the Esophagus
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
September 30, 2020
Controversies in Surgical Thyroidology in 2020
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
October 14, 2020
The Elegant Art of Giving and Receiving Feedback
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 4, 2020
Global Surgery Education, Ethics, and the Surgical Trainee
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 18, 2020
2020: Annus Horribilis, or Annus Mirabilis?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
December 9, 2020
Do Fluoroquinolones Trigger Aortic Disease? Key Steps in Conducting Impactful Research
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 13, 2021
Evarts A. Graham and the Training of a Surgeon
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 20, 2021
Repurposing Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
January 27, 2021
Colorectal Cancer: Update in Screening Guidelines
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 3, 2021
Changing the Fate of Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia: The Renaissance of Venous Arterialization
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 10, 2021
Stem Cells for Trauma: The Dawn of a New Era
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
February 24, 2021
Helping Surgeons Go the Distance: Resilience, Leadership, and Career Longevity
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
March 3, 2021
Professional Statement
Dr. Todd K. Rosengart, Chair and DeBakey-Bard Chair of Surgery, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported scientist with uninterrupted extramural funding since 1998. An extensively published investigator, he is also editor of Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and immediate past chair of the NIH Bioengineering, Technology, and Surgical Sciences (BTSS) study section. He is also immediate past president of the Society of Surgical Chairs, representing the academic chairs of surgery in North America, and is a member of the board of directors of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Basic and translational research have occupied a predominant position in Dr. Rosengart’s academic career beginning with his serving as a Clinical Fellow at the NIH, and continuing with appointments as an independent investigator with American Heart Association sponsored research support. Dr. Rosengart continues to run an NIH-funded laboratory with over 20 years of NIH support in the fields of angiogenesis and cellular reprogramming. This effort has been highlighted by his role in the bench-to-bedside development of angiogenic therapy as a potential treatment for atherosclerotic coronary artery and vascular occlusive disease, and his lab’s current, multi-year focus to study cardiac cellular reprogramming. He is PI of a cardiovascular surgery NIH T32 training grant and recipient of nearly $20 million in total research grants. He is chair of the American Heart Association Surgery Science Study Section, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for the Leducq Foundation. Dr. Rosengart’s research includes his translation of early in vivo examinations of angiogenic growth factors beginning in the mid-1980s In 1997, he and his team at Cornell performed the world’s first viral-based cardiac gene transfer procedure, part of a landmark NIH and FDA-approved first-in-man Phase I/II angiogenesis trial using vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to treat “no option” patients with end stage coronary artery disease. His current NIH-funded research is exploring the use of cardiogenic reprogramming transcription factors to induce in situ “cardio-differentiation” of myocardial scar fibroblasts as a myocardial regeneration strategy for the treatment of myocardial infarction. These current investigations of cellular reprogramming offer the exciting possibility of “bio-interventions” for the treatment of hundreds of thousands with advanced heart disease still not treatable by conventional therapies. Dr. Rosengart’s institutional roles include his serving as chair of the BCM Faculty Group Practice Board of Governors, and as a member of the Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Board of Directors. He recently served as board chair of the Affiliated Medical Services, which represented the consortium of BCM and University of Texas faculty staffing the HarrisHealth county medical system. He also served as national chair of the cardiac surgery service line for CHI (now Common Spirit), our 140-hospital national hospital network. As a physician-entrepreneur, Dr. Rosengart was a co-founder of Vitals.com (MDx, LLC), a a leading health provider search and physician/patient interface website with over 13 million monthly visits, and is also co-founder of XyloCor Therapeutics, which holds FDA “Fast Track” designation for a current Phase I/II testing of a novel cardiac gene therapy prototype for treating patients with end stage coronary artery disease. He holds twelve patents, including those for a method of inducing angiogenesis.
Professional Achievements
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Texas “Super Doctor”
Texas Monthly -
Top Doctors
Houstonian Magazine -
Top Doctors
Chicago Magazine -
Top Doctors
New York Magazine -
America’s Top Doctors
Castle Connolly -
Distinguished Scientist Award
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Professional Interests
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
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Off-pump Surgery
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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
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Minimally invasive Aortic or Mitral Repair or Replacement
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Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
Physician Specialties
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiovascular Surgery
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Cardiovascular Surgery
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Thoracic Surgery
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Aortic Surgery
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Heart Valve Surgery
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Minimally Invasive Surgery
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Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Professional Specialties
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Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
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Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery
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Adult Cardiac Surgery
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Vascular Surgery
Memberships
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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
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Society of University Surgeons
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Society of Surgical Chairs
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Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
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Texas Surgical Society
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American Association for Thoracic Surgery
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American College of Surgeons
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American Heart Association
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American Surgical Association
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Association of Academic Surgeons
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Andrew Morrow Society of Cardiac Surgeons
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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Society of Thoracic Surgeons