Bay Area Texas Surgical Associates

Texas Surgical Associates has successfully taken world-class heart surgery beyond the Medical Center hospitals and extended it to more accessible locations throughout Greater Houston. Patients have access to the latest and most sought after techniques in cardiac, thoracic, endovascular, and general surgery closer to home.

Texas Surgical Associates has been operating in Clear Lake and the Bay area since 1997 when Dr. Cesar Nahas established the practice. As a result of a growing patient base Dr. Nahas was joined in April 2000 by Dr. Christos Katsigiannis.

Prior to 1997, only a small number of heart surgeries and angioplasties were performed in Clear Lake. Dr. Nahas and Dr. Katsigiannis have been instrumental in growing the heart and vascular program. About 200 heart surgeries are performed annually. Most of them since late 1999 are performed off pump amounting for one of
largest experiences in this type of surgery in the Houston area. Many complex vascular interventions including the largest number of minimally invasive aneurysm repairs outside the Texas Medical Center have also been performed in Clear Lake.

With the growing volume of cardiac surgery and the over one thousand coronary angioplasties performed each year, The Clear Lake Heart Center -- a 90-million dollar free-standing facility, dedicated to the treatment of cardiovascular symptoms and disease – is scheduled to be completed in April 2007.

The content on this website is intended to provide you with a better understanding of coronary artery disease, Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and endoscopic vessel harvesting. The procedures described in this website and related links may not be appropriate for all patients. The information on this website and maintain an open dialogue with you and your an informed discussion with a physician, and is not an endorsement or recommendation of any particular physician.