Dr Azam Jan did his cardiac surgery at the world’s famous Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center named after Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a world renowned pioneer in heart surgery.This hospital is ranked among the country’s top hospitals  in U.S. News & World Report’s  America’s Best Hospitals.

CardioThoracic Surgery encompasses the operative, perioperative, and surgical critical care of patients with acquired and congenital pathologic conditions within the chest. Included are the surgical repair of congenital and acquired conditions of the heart, including the pericardium, coronary arteries, valves, great vessels and myocardium.

In addition to operations and management of diseases of the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta, the scope of practice includes the evaluation of vascular disease, the exposure, cannulation, reconstruction and treatment of the carotid, brachiocephalic, axillary, iliac and femoral vessels.

The American Board of Thoracic Surgery Diplomates have been trained in critical care management of thoracic surgical patients and they have successfully completed both written and oral examinations, which cover the critical care aspects of the thoracic surgical patients.