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Erik E. Suarez, MD

  • Houston Methodist heart and lung transplant surgeon
  • Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Houston Methodist Institute for Academic Medicine
  • Lung transplantation surgical director, Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
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Erik E. Suarez, MD

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Areas of Expertise

  • Bloodless transplant surgery
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Cardiovascular surgery
  • Heart failure
  • Heart transplant
  • Heart-lung transplant
  • Lung biopsy/surgery
  • Lung transplant
  • Mechanical circulatory support (VAD and ECMO)

Credentials

BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
MEDICAL SCHOOL
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas | 2001
POSTDOCTORAL
University of Pennsylvania
RESIDENCY
General Surgery | Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Houston, Texas | 2009
Chief Resident - General Surgery | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | 2009
Thoracic Surgery | Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas | 2012

Publications

Repeat left ventricular-assisted device exchange and upgrade from second- to third-generation devices in a high-volume single center
Kassi, M, Avenatti, E, Hoang, KD, Zook, S, Yousafzai, R, Guha, A, Bhimaraj, A, Chou, LCP & Suarez, EE 2024, , Artificial Organs, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 536-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14710

Progress in Combined Liver-lung Transplantation at a Single Center
Connor, AA, Huang, HJ, Mobley, CM, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Goodarzi, A, Saharia, A, Yau, S, Hobeika, MJ, Suarez, EE, Moaddab, M, Brombosz, EW, Moore, LW, Yi, SG, Gaber, AO & Ghobrial, RM 2023, , Transplantation Direct, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. E1482. https://doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001482

Lungs Preserved on Ice or in a Refrigerator? Prolonged Static Lung Storage at 10 °C
Cypel, M, Hötzenecker, K, Campo-Cañaveral de la Cruz, J, Kukreja, J, Suarez, E, Smith, M & Bush, EL 2023, , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 115, no. 5, pp. 1095-1097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.12.047

Cloning a profibrotic stem cell variant in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Wang, S, Rao, W, Hoffman, A, Lin, J, Li, J, Lin, T, Liew, AA, Vincent, M, Mertens, TCJ, Karmouty-Quintana, H, Crum, CP, Metersky, ML, Schwartz, DA, Davies, PJA, Stephan, C, Jyothula, SSK, Sheshadri, A, Suarez, EE, Huang, HJ, Engelhardt, JF, Dickey, BF, Parekh, KR, McKeon, FD & Xian, W 2023, , Science translational medicine, vol. 15, no. 693, eabp9528, pp. eabp9528. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abp9528

Outflow cannula alignment in continuous flow left ventricular devices is associated with stroke
Kassi, M, Agrawal, T, Xu, J, Marcos-Abdala, HG, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Macgillivray, T, Suarez, EE, Yousefzai, R, Fida, N, Kim, JH, Hussain, I, Guha, A, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A, Chang, SM & Estep, J 2023, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988231154284

Outflow cannula alignment in continuous flow left ventricular devices is associated with stroke
Kassi, M, Agrawal, T, Xu, J, Marcos-Abdala, HG, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Macgillivray, T, Suarez, EE, Yousefzai, R, Fida, N, Kim, JH, Hussain, I, Guha, A, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A, Chang, SM & Estep, J 2023, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, pp. 3913988231154284. https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988231154284

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Collaborative Experience from the Texas Medical Center in Houston with 2 Years Follow-Up
Akkanti, B, Suarez, EE, ONeil, ER, Rali, AS, Hussain, R, Dinh, K, Tuazon, DM, MacGillivray, TE, Diaz-Gomez, JL, Simpson, L, George, JK, Kar, B, Herlihy, JP, Shafii, AE, Gregoric, ID, Masud, F & Chatterjee, S 2022, , ASAIO Journal, vol. 68, no. 12, pp. 1443-1449. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001791

Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients with Class II Obesity: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis
Liu, Y, Padilla, FA, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Lamba, HK, Gnanashanmugam, S, Chatterjee, S, Suarez, E & Bhimaraj, A 2022, , Journal of Surgical Research, vol. 272, pp. 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.11.005

Degree of change in right ventricular adaptation measures during axillary Impella support informs risk stratification for early, severe right heart failure following durable LVAD implantation
Hsi, B, Joseph, D, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A, Suarez, EE, Xu, J, Guha, A & Kim, JH 2022, , Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 279-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2021.11.007

Defining Vasoplegia Following Durable, Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Swan, JT, Iso, T, Rizk, E, Trachtenberg, BH, Krisl, J, Varnado, S, Suki, WN, Frost, AE, Suarez, E, Uddin, FS, Kassi, M, Giesecke, NM, Bhimaraj, A & Masud, FN 2022, , ASAIO Journal, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001419

Pre-operative sarcopenia is predictive of recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding on left ventricular assist device support: A multicenter analysis
Klajda, M, Trachtenberg, B, Araujo, R, Estep, JD, Masotti, M, Teigen, L, Schultz, J, John, R, Martin, C, Suarez, EE & Cogswell, R 2022, , Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 757-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.004

Predicting post-operative right ventricular failure using video-based deep learning
Shad, R, Quach, N, Fong, R, Kasinpila, P, Bowles, C, Castro, M, Guha, A, Suarez, EE, Jovinge, S, Lee, S, Boeve, T, Amsallem, M, Tang, X, Haddad, F, Shudo, Y, Woo, YJ, Teuteberg, J, Cunningham, JP, Langlotz, CP & Hiesinger, W 2021, , Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, 5192. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25503-9

Prediction of right heart failure after left ventricular assist implantation: External validation of the EUROMACS right-sided heart failure risk score
Rivas-Lasarte, M, Kumar, S, Derbala, MH, Ferrall, J, Cefalu, M, Rashid, SMI, Joseph, DT, Goldstein, DJ, Jorde, UP, Guha, A, Bhimaraj, A, Suarez, EE, Smith, SA & Sims, DB 2021, , European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 723-732. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuab029

Long-term survival in patients with post-LVAD right ventricular failure: multi-state modelling with competing outcomes of heart transplant
Shad, R, Fong, R, Quach, N, Bowles, C, Kasinpila, P, Li, M, Callon, K, Castro, M, Guha, A, Suarez, EE, Lee, S, Jovinge, S, Boeve, T, Shudo, Y, Langlotz, CP, Teuteberg, J & Hiesinger, W 2021, , Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 778-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2021.05.002

Remote versus early corticosteroid wean outcomes in heart transplant recipients in the contemporary era
Salgado, BC, Fida, N, Krisl, J, Berens, PM, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Hussain, I, Kim, JH, Suarez, E, Trachtenberg, B, Torre-Amione, G, Bhimaraj, A & Guha, A 2021, , Clinical Transplantation, vol. 35, no. 8, e14382. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14382

Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Thrombin Containing Combination Hemostatic Powder Using a Historical Control
Bruckner, BA, Spotnitz, WD, Suarez, E, Loebe, M, Ngo, U, Gillen, DL & Manson, RJ 2021, , Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, vol. 27, pp. 10760296211017238. https://doi.org/10.1177/10760296211017238

Defining Vasoplegia Following Durable, Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Swan, JT, Iso, T, Rizk, E, Trachtenberg, BH, Krisl, J, Varnado, S, Suki, WN, Frost, AE, Suarez, E, Uddin, FS, Kassi, M, Giesecke, NM, Bhimaraj, A & Masud, FN 2022, , ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001419

Pulse assessment is important with blood pressure measurement in individuals with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices
Marcos-Abdala, HG, Cruz-Solbes, AS, Hussain, I, Trachtenberg, B, Ashrith, G, Torre-Amione, G, Bruckner, B, Suarez, EE, Estep, JD & Bhimaraj, A 2021, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 124-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0391398820927022

Successful Treatment of Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Severe COVID-19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Barrantes, JH, Ortoleva, J, ONeil, ER, Suarez, EE, Beth Larson, S, Rali, AS, Agerstrand, C, Grazioli, L, Chatterjee, S & Anders, M 2021, , ASAIO Journal, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 132-136. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000001357

Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest and Pulmonary Homograft Rupture During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve: Successful Rescue by Heart Team
El Nihum, LI, Li, Z, Ramchandani, M, Reardon, MJ, Suarez, EE, MacGillivray, TE, Duarte, V & Lin, CH 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 152-156. https://doi.org/10.14797/CAVR7956

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish