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International Robotic Surgery Center In The News

The advance techniques used by the International Robotic Surgery Center for the Heart and Chest are newsworthy and we are regularly contacted by the media to provide information. Below you will find a sampling of interviews & information regarding the International Robotic Surgery Center for the Heart and Chest and our efforts in robotic-assisted cardiothoracic surgery, off-pump, beating heart surgery and other areas of our practic.

Television

Dr. Miguel Gomez Removes Tumor from Esophagus
2009

Dr. Miguel Gomez on “Great Day Houston”
February, 2009

Dr. Miguel Gomez Extends Robotic Coronary Bypass Surgery Experience
KHOU TV News
February 2, 2009

Dr. Miguel Gomez Performs Robotic-assisted Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis in Houston
KTRK TV News
October 20, 2008

Dr. Miguel Gomez Performs First Robotic-assisted Thoracic Heller Myotomy in Texas
KHOU TV News
March 26, 2007

Dr. Miguel Gomez Performs the First Robotic-assisted Multi-vessel Mini-thoracotomy in Houston
KHOU TV News
March 9, 2006

Dr. Miguel Gomez Perform 1500th Off-pump Bypass in Houston
KHOU TV News
February 9, 2006

Robotic-assisted Coronary Bypass Surgery
Fox News TV News

Webcasts

Dr. Gomez perform open heart surgery live via webcast (replay)
OR-Live.com
March 8, 2007

Press

First International Robotic Thymectomy Case at Methodist West Houston Hospital.
February 18, 2013

A woman travels from Utah to Methodist Houston Hospital to undergo surgical Treatment for a rare disorder, MYASTHENIA GRAVIS.
November 15, 2011

Houston Cardiac Surgery Associates Utilize State-of-the-art Robotic Surgical System.
Business Week
March 14, 2005

Bypass Surpasses Angioplasty in Study
The Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, May 4, 2004

Cardiovascular Surgeon Performs Texas’ First Robotic-Assisted Heller Myotomy at Memorial Hermann Memorial City
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute – Memorial City
Tuesday, March 5, 2007

New Surgical Method Gaining Popularity Among Cardiologists
Houston Chronicle – This Week, Business Section
Thursday, June 27, 2002

Surgeons Perform 1,500th Off-pump Bypass at Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute-Memorial City
Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute-Memorial City
February 21, 2006

Surgeons on Leading Edge with Off-Pump Bypass Surgeries
Memorial Hermann Foundation Windows, Page 3
Winter 2002

“Keeping the Beat” During Bypass Surgery
Texas Medical Center News, Vol. 24, No.2
February 1, 2002

The Beat Goes On for Patients of Two Memorial Hermann Heart Surgeons
Texas Healthcare • Houston
January 2002