Positions
- Faculty
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Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support
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- Director, Cardiothoracic Transplantation
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Transplant Institute
Addresses
- 1101 Bates Avenue P115 (Clinic)
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Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-3000
Fax: (832) 355-9004
- 6720 Bertner Avenue C350 (Clinic)
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Houston, TX, 77030
United States
- 6620 Main Street (Clinic)
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Suite 1475
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Education
- Residency at Texas Heart Institute at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
- Houston, Texas
- Thoracic Surgery
- Research Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, PA
- T32
- Residency at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
- Houston, Texas
- General Surgery
- BA from Rice University
- Houston, Texas
- Biochemistry
Certifications
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Professional Interests
- Lung Transplantation
- Heart Transplantation
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Professional Statement
Dr. Erik E. Suarez is a cardiothoracic surgeon and serves as Director of Cardiothoracic Transplantation for the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Transplant Institute. For over a decade at Houston Methodist, he led heart, lung, and mechanical circulatory support programs, serving as Interim Chief of Cardiothoracic Transplantation. Under his leadership, heart transplant volumes nearly tripled and lung transplant volumes grew steadily, with both programs maintaining concurrent 5-star SRTR outcomes. He established one of the nation’s most robust bloodless lung transplant programs—featured in The New York Times—and guided Houston Methodist to the highest regional lung transplant volumes until 2024.
Dr. Suarez performed Texas’s first HeartMate 3 LVAD implant, ranked among the nation’s busiest surgeons in advanced MCS including Impella and ECMO, and spearheaded the transformation of ECMO into a dedicated program during the COVID-19 era. He has published extensively in leading journals such as NEJM, Nature, and Science Translational Medicine, and contributes to national advisory boards, clinical trials, and committees. A passionate mentor and educator, he founded multidisciplinary journal clubs across the Texas Medical Center to foster collaboration and innovation.
Dr. Suarez performed Texas’s first HeartMate 3 LVAD implant, ranked among the nation’s busiest surgeons in advanced MCS including Impella and ECMO, and spearheaded the transformation of ECMO into a dedicated program during the COVID-19 era. He has published extensively in leading journals such as NEJM, Nature, and Science Translational Medicine, and contributes to national advisory boards, clinical trials, and committees. A passionate mentor and educator, he founded multidisciplinary journal clubs across the Texas Medical Center to foster collaboration and innovation.
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