- Specialties
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Heart Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Areas of Interest/Focus
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery
- Board Affiliation/Certification
- American Board Cardiac Surgery/Congenital Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
- Education
- University of Michigan Medical School, 2006
- Residency
- Indiana University School of Medicine, 2013
- Fellowships
- Emory University School of Medicine, 2016
- University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine, 2017
- Languages
- English
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Insurance Accepted
- 6 Degrees - Transplant
- 90 Degree Benefits - Commercial
- Aetna - Commercial/Exchange (IFP)
- Aetna - PPO/EPO/HMO/MC Advantage
- Aetna - Smart Care EPO
- Aetna - Transplant ONLY
- Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-CHIP
- Aetna Better Health - Medicaid-STAR
- Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Exchange (BlueAdvantage)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HMO/PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicaid-STAR
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Medicare Advantage PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Essentials)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Narrow HMO (Blue Premier)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Traditional
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Transplant Programs
- Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage-SNP
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-CHIP
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR
- Cenpatico - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
- Cenpatico - Medicare Advantage
- Community First Health Plans - HMO/Exchange (EPO)
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR
- Community First Health Plans - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage HMO
- Coventry - HMO/PPO
- Coventry - Work Comp / Auto
- Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid-All
- EBSO - TPA
- El Paso First - Medicaid-CHIP
- El Paso First - Medicaid-STAR
- Entrust - TPA
- First Health - Commercial PPO
- FirstCare (Part of Scott & White Health Plans) - Medicaid-STAR
- Gonzaba Medical Group - Transplant ONLY
- Healthsmart - Accel
- Healthsmart - Commercial PPO
- Healthsmart - HPO/POS
- Humana - Commercial Behavioral Health
- Humana - Exchange (HMOx)
- Humana - HMO/PPO/Behavioral Health
- Humana - Medicare Advantage Behavioral Health
- Humana - Medicare Advantage HMO (Gold)
- Humana - Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana - National Transplant ONLY Network
- Humana Military - TRICARE
- Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Independent Medical Systems (IMS) - PPO
- Interlink - Transplant
- LifeTrac - Transplant
- Magellan - Commercial and Medicaid Behavioral Health
- Molina - Commercial Exchange
- Molina - Medicaid-CHIP
- Molina - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Molina - Medicaid-STAR
- Molina - Medicare Advantage
- Molina - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
- MultiPlan - Work Comp
- MultiPlan - Wrap Network
- OptumHealth - Transplant ONLY
- Oscar - Commercial Exchange
- Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Refugee Medical Assistance
- Point Comfort Underwriters (PCU) - Unaccompanied Children
- Prime Health Services - Commercial PPO
- Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) - Commercial PPO
- ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Provider Network of America (PNOA) - Commercial
- Provider Partners Health Plan (PPHP) - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Scott & White Health Plan - HMO/PPO/Medicare Advantage
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Health (Foster Care)
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicare Advantage (Allwell)
- Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Duals (Allwell)
- Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage I-SNP
- Three Rivers Provider Network - PPO
- Tokio Marine - Transplant
- TriWest (via BCBSTX) - VA CCN Program
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare - PPO
- Universal Benefits Consortium - Brokerage Firm (School Districts)
- University of Incarnate Word (Gilsbar) - Direct Employer
- Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial PPO
- Velocity National Provider Network - Wrap Network
- WellCare - Medicare Advantage
- WellMed - Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY)
- WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP
- WellPoint - Medicaid-CHIP Perinate
- WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR
- WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR Kids
- WellPoint - Medicaid-STAR PLUS
- WellPoint - Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Duals
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
- I am a pediatric heart surgeon at University Health and chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery at UT Health San Antonio. I served for six years as an active-duty officer in the United States Navy and was appointed to several management and leadership positions, receiving many commendations and awards during my military career. In 2006, I graduated with honors from the University of Michigan Medical School.
- I completed my general surgery residency at Indiana University School of Medicine, while also completing the Clinical Investigator Training Enhancement Program and earning my Master of Science in Clinical Research. In 2016, I completed a thoracic surgery residency at Emory University, and in 2017, a congenital cardiac fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. I have extensive experience with ECMO, VAD implantation in children with congenital heart disease and cardiac and lung transplantation.
- On a more personal note, I am married to Dr. Ginnie Abarbanell, the division chief of Pediatric Cardiology for University Health’s Congenital Heart Center and UT Health San Antonio’s Department of Pediatrics. We have two wonderful children ages 10 and 14.
- I'm interested in outcomes research, international research ethics, international medical missions and cycling.
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