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O Howard Frazier, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

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Positions

Professor of Surgery
Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Circulatory Support
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Chief, Center for Cardiac Support
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Chief, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation
Texas Heart Institute

Program Director and Chief, Center for Cardiac Support
Texas Heart Institute

Director, Surgical Research, Cullen Cardiovascular Research Laboratories
Texas Heart Institute

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
Thoracic Surgery
Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
01/1974 - Houston, TX United States
Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
01/1968 - Houston, TX United States
General Surgery
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
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
Best Doctors in America
The Best Medical Specialists in North America
Town & Country

Professional Interests

Mechanical circulatory support
Ventricular assist devices
Heart transplantation