Jorge D. Salazar，医学博士

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Dr. Jorge D. Salazar was born in San Francisco, California. Dr. Salazar is Professor and Chief of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery at the McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is board certified in Thoracic and Congenital Cardiac Surgery. After receiving a BS in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, Dr. Salazar received his MD at the School of Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Salazar trained in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He subsequently spent a year of sub-specialized training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the University of California in San Francisco before joining the faculty at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio as Director and became Chief of Congenital Heart Surgery. Dr. Salazar was then recruited to Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. He was then recruited to be the Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. In 2013 he became the Division Chief for both adult and pediatric cardiac surgery. Dr. Salazar was then recruited to Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, were he specialized in complex congenital heart surgery and the development of international heart programs.

Dr. Salazar’s area of clinical expertise is to offer solutions for the most challenging heart defects. He specializes in the care of:

• 左心脏综合征（HLHS）和其他复杂单心室患者
• 异努综合症患者
• 主动脉弓重建和缩短维修，而无需低温循环停滞
• Biventricular Conversions and Repairs for Single Ventricle Patients
• 肺静脉狭窄（PVS）和总肺静脉连接（TAPVC）
• 新生儿的完整维修：
  • Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
  • Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD) including Muscular and Apical VSDs
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • 双插座右心室（DORV），包括Taussig Bing
  • MAPCAS
  • Truncus Arteriosus
  • 大动脉的转位
• Anomalous Coronary Arteries including ALCAPA, ARCAPA and AAOCA
• Shone’s, Williams, and DiGeorge patients
• 瓣膜主动脉手术
• 结缔组织障碍的主动脉手术，例如Marfan，Loey-Dietz和Ehler Danlos
• Sub Aortic Membrane and stenosis with aortic valve repair and resuscitation
• Mitral valve, Tricuspid valve, and Aortic valve repairs
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Adult Congenital Heart Surgery
• Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assistance Devices (VAD)

National and International Referrals

Dr. Salazar receives referrals and second-opinion requests from patients and families all over the world seeking solutions for the most challenging congenital heart problems. He is committed to finding hope for all patients.

Care Philosophy

我喜欢我做的事情，因为我的病人，尤其是孩子，具有很大的潜力。它们是我们的未来，也是我们最有价值的投资。作为父母，我总是努力为自己的家人带来最佳的患者，风险最小。我感到非常幸运的是，我的工作使我能够帮助我所关心的儿童和成年人，即使是最具挑战性的心脏问题，从而实现了他们的全部潜力。