With the start of the new year, everyone is hitting the gym to make good on resolutions to get fit. HIIT-specific workout centers especially are packed right now. HIIT—or high-intensity interval training—combines quick bursts of activity with short rest periods to maximize calorie burn. It’s an effective workout for many, but it’s not without risk [...]
We are continuing to enjoy important accolades from the medical community with several of our Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (CTVS) physicians earning recognition in Texas Monthly as a 2019 Super Doctor® or Super Doctor® Rising Star. Texas Monthly Super Doctors are selected each year by MSP Communications from across the state via a rigorous multi-step process in [...]
At Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons (CTVS), our physicians strive to perform at the top of their game -- providing heartfelt patient care and unparalleled medical expertise-- each and every day. So it is especially rewarding when we are recognized for actually being “Top Doctors” in our local community. Austin Monthly recently named their Top Doctors [...]
Volume 14 - Issue 5 - May 2014 Posted on: 4/23/14 0 Comments 979 reads Start Page: 27 End page: 29 Author(s): Interview by Jodie Elrod In this feature interview we learn more about the multicenter CONVERGE Study, nContact’s randomized IDE Study for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) through a multidisciplinary closed-chest approach. [...]
Newer surgery technique eliminates chest scar and reduces recovery time Austin, TX – September 28, 2010 Cardiothoracic surgeons at Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A. (CTVS) now perform minimally-invasive heart surgery to treat heart valve defects. About 95,000 Americans undergo heart valve procedures each year for valve defects, complications caused by congenital defects, aging, deterioration, or an [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Procedure Designed to Help Safely Open Blocked Carotid Arteries Less Invasively September 17, 2013 – Austin, Texas – Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons is the first in Texas to enroll patients in the ROADSTER Study, a global, multicenter clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Silk Road™ System for the [...]
For John “Chip” Oswalt, M.D. In 1967, Dr. Donald Ross, an accomplished surgeon in England, was the first surgeon to perform an effective aortic valve replacement as an alternative to the traditional mechanical valve being used. Ten years ago, John “Chip” Oswalt, M.D., an accomplished surgeon in Austin, Texas, became the first in the state [...]
Heart Association Names Oswalt Cardiac Provider of the Year The American Heart Association, Capital Area Division, honored John D. Oswalt, M.D., as the 1999 Cardiac Care Provider of the Year at the third annual Heart Ball. One of Dr. Oswalt’s patients, Wendy Podwalny, delivered the presentation and described Dr. Oswalt as a skilled surgeon who [...]
Advancing Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Minimizes Surgical Trauma Dr. Joe Wells First in Hays County to Treat AAA with Endovascular Graft KYLE, TX – (July 29, 2010) – Dr. Joe Wells, a vascular surgeon with Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, completed the first minimally invasive procedure for abdominal aortic aneurysms, using an endovascular stent graft, [...]
Dr. Eric Hoenicke Performs First Thoracic Procedure in Austin with da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System AUSTIN, Texas—On June 23, 2010, Dr. Eric Hoenicke became the first surgeon in Austin to use the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System for a thoracic (chest) procedure. The da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System was used to perform a thymectomy, which [...]
