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O Howard Frazier, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Position

Address

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Hospital)
6720 Bertner Ave.
Room: LUKE-2-114A
Mail Stop: BCM390
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
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Certifications

Thoracic Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
American Board of Surgery

Education

Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute - Baylor College of Medicine
01/1976 - Houston, TX United States
Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
01/1974 - Houston, TX United States
Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
01/1968 - Houston, TX United States
MD from Baylor College of Medicine
01/1967 - Houston, TX United States
BS from University of Texas at Austin
01/1963 - Austin, TX United States

Professional Statement

For more than 30 years, Dr. O. H. Frazier has been a pioneer in the treatment of severe heart failure and in the fields of heart transplantation and artificial devices that may be used either to substitute for or assist the pumping action of the human heart. As a result of his work, the Texas Heart Institute has become one of the top transplantation and mechanical circulatory support programs in the world. Dr. Frazier has performed over 1,200 heart transplants and implanted more than 900 left ventricular assist devices, more than any other surgeon in the world.

Professional Achievements

2009 Best of the Best
Medical Journal Houston
Best Doctors in America
The Best Medical Specialists in North America
Town and Country
Houston’s Top Docs - Physicians Who May One Day Save Your Life”
Inside Houston
The Country's Best Heart Doctors"
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Wilhelm Scholê International Cosmopolis Award
Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement
Texas Heart Institute
America’s Top Doctors
Castle Connolly
Living Legend Award
World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons
America’s Top Doctors
Newsweek Magazine
First Annual “Gift to Mankind” Award
American Organ Transplant Association