MichaelAWaitMD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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Overview of Dr. Wait

Dr. Michael Wait is a thoracic surgeon in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Baylor University Medical Center, Parkland Health, Dallas VA North Texas HCS, and William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and has been in practice 34 years. Dr. Wait accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 40 doctors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and one of 22 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Sign Language (American). He has more than 60 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
Book by Phone+1(469) 947-9430

Fax+1 214-645-7701

Education & Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1990 - 1992
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1983 - 2025
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Randomized On-X Anticoagulation Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Jun 06
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Active Preoperative Anemia Management in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 09
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinical and radiological septic joint analysis of spontaneous sternoclavicular joint infections: achieving the best outcomes-a systems engineering approach.
Tanushri Pothini, Charles D Wilmot, John K Waters, Michael A Wait, Scott I Reznik
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 2024-03-29
Safety-Net Hospital Status Is Associated With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Outcomes at an Urban Academic Medical Center.
Raghav Chandra, Jennie Meier, Nicholas Marshall, Ishwar Chuckaree, Omar Harirah
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024-02-01
How I Teach It: The Ross Procedure Using Explanted Hearts During Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.
Raghav Chandra, Christopher A Heid, Ishwar Chuckaree, Nicholas Marshall, Michael A Wait
CJC Open. 2023-09-01

Committees

Member, Medical Executive Committee of Parkland 2011 - Present
Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee 2011 - 2017

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Other Languages

Sign Language (American)

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
BCBS Texas BlueChoice
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Great West PPO
Horizon BCBS Direct Access
Horizon BCBS HMO
Horizon BCBS POS
Horizon BCBS PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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