Credentials for
Charles D. Fraser, Jr., M.D.

Name: Charles D. Fraser, Jr., M.D.

Texas Children's Position: Chief, Cardiac Surgery; Chief, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery; Donovan Chair in Congenital Heart Surgery

Other Positions: Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

Specialty(ies):

Cardiology (heart)

Cardiovascular (heart)

Heart (cardiology)

Primary Focus: Congenital Heart Disease

Publications:
Author	Fraser CD, Jr., McKenzie ED, Cooley DA. Tetralogy of Fallot: Surgical Management Individualized to the Patient. Ann Thorac Surg 2001 May;71(5):1556-63.
Author	Ando, M, Fraser CD, Jr. Prosthetic Mitral Valve Replacement After Atrioventricular Septal Defect Repair: A technique for Small Children. Ann Thorac Surg 2001 Sept;72(3):907-9.
Author	Elgamal, A, McKenzie, ED, Fraser CD, Jr. Aortic Arch Advancement: The Optimal One-Staged Approach for Surgical Management of Neonatal Coarctation with Arch Hypoplasia. Accepted for publication with The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2002; 73:1267-73.
Author	DiBardino DJ, Allison AE, Vaughn WK, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD, Jr. Current Expectations for Newborns Undergoing the Arterial Switch Operation. Ann Surg. 2004 May; 239 (5): 588-96; discussion 596-8.
Author	Morales DL, DiBardino DJ, Fraser CD, Jr. The DeBakey VAD Child: First Implantable Ventricular Assist Device for Children in the United States (Finally, The Child Gets Attention). Pediatr Cardiol Today. 2004 Jun; 2 (6): 1-5.
Author	McKenzie ED, Andropoulos DB, Dibardino D, Fraser CD Jr. Congenital Heart Surgery 2005: The brain: It's the heart of the matter. Am J Surg. 2005 Aug;190(2):289-294.
Author	Morales DL, Dibardino DJ, Vick W, Fraser CD Jr, McKenzie ED. Tetralogy of Fallot and hypoplastic aortic arch: a novel perspective. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005 Jun;129(6):1448-50.
Author	Schlesinger AE, Krishnamurthy R, Sena LM, Guillerman RP, Chung T, DiBardino DJ, Fraser CD Jr. Incomplete double aortic arch with atresia of the distal left arch: distinctive imaging appearance. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 May;184(5):1634-9.
Author	Dibardino DJ, Heinle JS, Andropoulos DA, Kerr CD, Morales DL, Fraser CD Jr. Aortic atresia and type B interrupted aortic arch: diagnosis by physiologic cerebral monitoring. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 May;79(5):1758-60.
Author	Fesseha AK, Eidem BW, Dibardino DJ, Cron SG, McKenzie ED, Fraser CD Jr, Price JF, Chang AC, Mott AR. Neonates with aortic coarctation and cardiogenic shock: presentation and outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 May;79(5):1650-5.
Author	Dimas VV, Grifka RG, Fraser CD Jr. Combined tricuspid valvuloplasty and superior cavopulmonary anastomosis for repair of traumatictricuspid valve injury. Tex Heart Inst J. 2004;31(4):418-20.

Professional Organizations:
Fellow	American College of Surgeons
Fellow	American College of Cardiology
Fellow	American Medical Association
Member	Texas Surgical Society
Member	Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Fellow	International Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons
Member	Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Member	Halsted Residents Old Hands Society
Member	International Society for Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease
Member	Texas State Historical Association
Member	Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association
Member	United Network for Organ Sharing
Member	Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
Member	Harris County Medical Society
Member	Lillehei Surgical Society
Member	Houston Surgical Society
Member	American Heart Association
Member	Houston Cardiology Society
Fellow	American College of Chest Physicians

Contact Information:

6621 Fannin St.

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Houston TX 77030.

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Phone: 832-826-1929

E-mail: congheartcenter@texaschildrenshospital.org