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Office
4910 Mueller Blvd.
Ste. 102
Austin, TX 78723Phone+1 855-324-0091
Summary
- Charles D. Fraser, Jr., M.D., is the J.L. Hern Endowed Chair of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. He also serves as the Director of the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease and is a Professor of Surgery, Perioperative Care and Pediatrics in the University of Texas, Dell Medical School.
Dr. Fraser was recruited to the University of Texas to develop an integrated center focused on pediatric and congenital cardiac care. The center’s mission is to provide holistic, family centered care in a value-based, outcome driven program. Dr. Fraser’s clinical career has been dedicated to the surgical treatment of congenital heart disease and has included the development of leading pediatric heart and lung transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs.
Dr. Fraser’s research interests have included congenital heart surgery outcomes, cardiopulmonary transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, neurologic protection, and bioengineering. He has contributed to over 400 peer-review professional publications, three textbooks, and has been awarded significant extramural peer-review research funding. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading pediatric heart surgeons and he and his teams have performed over 18,000 corrective operations in children and adults with congenital heart disease.
Prior to joining the University of Texas, Dr. Fraser was a tenured Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics in the Baylor College of Medicine. From 1995 to 2018, Fraser served as Chief of the Division of Congenital Heart Surgery and from 2010 to 2018, Surgeon-in-Chief, at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1990 - 1993
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1990
- University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1985 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 1993 - 1996
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of electrophysiologists at daily multidisciplinary report in a paediatric cardiac care unit.Matthew F Mikulski, Andrew Well, Daniel Shmorhun, Carlos M Mery, Arnold L Fenrich
Cardiology in the Young. 2024-05-01 - Analysis of haemodynamics surrounding blood transfusions after the arterial switch operation: a pilot study utilising real-time telemetry high-frequency data capture.Matthew F Mikulski, Antonio Linero, Daniel Stromberg, Jeremy T Affolter, Charles D Fraser
Cardiology in the Young. 2024-05-01 - Trisomy 18: disparities of care and outcomes in the State of Texas between 2009 and 2019.Michelle Mizrahi, Andrew Well, Erin A Gottlieb, Eileen Stewart, Ashley Lucke
Cardiology in the Young. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- Twenty-Three Year Experience with the Arterial Switch Operation: Expectations and Long-Term OutcomesCharles D Fraser, Ziyad Binsalamah, Carlos M Mery, Jeffrey S Heinle, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Authored Content
- Twenty-Three Year Experience with the Arterial Switch Operation: Expectations and Long-Term OutcomesJanuary 2020
Press Mentions
- First Heart Transplant Performed at Dell Children'sOctober 20th, 2020
- Surgeons at Dell Children’s Complete Texas' First Partial Heart Transplant on a ChildJuly 27th, 2023
- Ranked No.1 in NationAugust 13th, 2024
External Links
- Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseasehttps://partnersincare.health/texas-center-for-pediatric-and-congenital-heart-disease
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