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Alan B. Lumsden, MD (he/him/his)

Medical Director
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

Dr. Lumsden grew up in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, a town of a little more than 10,000 people located between Glasgow and Edinburgh. He received his Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Edinburgh where he graduated at the top of his class. After completing a year-long internship, he moved to Emory University in Atlanta where he completed his general surgery residency and vascular fellowship, and eventually became the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. In 2002, he joined the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine as Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. He assumed his position as Medical Director of the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Professor & Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery in 2008.

Dr. Lumsden has developed an international reputation as a leader in the fields of endovascular surgery, in the arena of advanced interventional cardiovascular imaging, new educational techniques in vascular surgery, inter-industry collaborations, complex aortic disease, and endovascular robotics.

He has received funding for his research from the National Institutes of Health and industry, and has contributed to more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals; as well as abstracts, and authored numerous book chapters. Dr. Lumsden has also been an editor for textbooks related to vascular surgery. He has a particular interest in cardiovascular education and has successfully grown DeBakey Education into a nationally prominent organization.

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