Dr. Goya Raikar has spent much of his career taking the “open” out of open-heart surgery. As Chief Cardiac Surgeon at ...

Trauma is the leading cause of death for those up to age 45, and those that survive their injuries are often left with physical and emotional challenges. From car crashes to falls, accidents on ATVs ...

The Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery created the Heroes and Healers Gala in 2024 to celebrate survivors of traumatic injuries and their families, as well as the first responders and ...

Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet among those who undergo surgery, injuries tend to be ...

Baylor College of Medicine surgeons provide important evidence-based care for some of Houston’s most acutely injured patients. Research in the division is lead by Dr. Jennifer Leonard, an NIH-funded ...

Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the stroke subtype with the highest mortality and disability rates, and early hematoma evacuation is crucial for improving prognosis. Compared to ...

The Division of Trauma, Bariatric and Acute Care Surgery meets the surgical needs of the tens of thousands of patients visiting our affiliated hospitals each year from the Houston region and around ...