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Carlos (Mery Suarez) Mery, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Austin, TX, Dell Children's Medical Center

CarlosMiguel(Mery Suarez)MeryMDMPH

Thoracic Surgery • Austin, TX

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care, and Pediatrics University of Texas Dell Medical School / Dell Children’s Medical Center

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Overview of Dr. Mery

Dr. Mery is a congenital heart surgeon at Dell Children’s Medical Center and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin. He is Associate Professor of Surgery and Perioperative Care and Associate Chief of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery. He serves as the Surgical Director for the Single Ventricle Program, Coronary Anomalies Program, and Heart Failure, VAD, and Transplant Program. Dr. Mery is also Director of the Health Transformation and Design Program, a Heart Center-wide initiative that seeks to improve and redesign the care of patients with congenital heart disease using principles of patient-centered and value-based health care. This program encompasses all the outcomes measurement, quality improvement, clinical research, health transformation, and clinical innovation initiatives for the Heart Center under the same umbrella.

Dr. Mery specializes in the surgical management of children and adults with congenital heart disease, with particular interest in patients with single ventricle disease and coronary artery anomalies. His academic interests include outcomes research, value-based health care transformation, and the early development of medical technology. He has written more than 170 journal articles or book chapters and is the editor of a review book in cardiothoracic surgery and a handbook in congenital heart disease.

Education & Training

  • Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital
    Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's HospitalFellowship, Congenital Cardiac Surgery, 2011 - 2012
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2009 - 2011
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
  • Harvard School of Public Health
    Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 2000 - 2001
  • Tecnologico de Monterrey Escuela de Medicina
    Tecnologico de Monterrey Escuela de MedicinaClass of 2000, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2006 - Present
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2009 - 2011
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2008 - 2010
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
  • Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Twenty-Three Year Experience with the Arterial Switch Operation: Expectations and Long-Term Outcomes  
    Charles D Fraser, Ziyad Binsalamah, Carlos M Mery, Jeffrey S Heinle, Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Other

Authored Content

  • Twenty-Three Year Experience with the Arterial Switch Operation: Expectations and Long-Term OutcomesJanuary 2020

Press Mentions

  • New Program Provides Heart Transplants to Local Children
    New Program Provides Heart Transplants to Local ChildrenJune 29th, 2021
  • Dell Children's & UT Health Austin Study Rare Cardiac Disease
    Dell Children's & UT Health Austin Study Rare Cardiac DiseaseMarch 23rd, 2021
  • Dell Children’s Medical Center Performs First Heart Transplant on 18-Year-Old
    Dell Children’s Medical Center Performs First Heart Transplant on 18-Year-OldOctober 19th, 2020
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Insurance Accepted

  • BCBS Texas BlueChoice
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Great West PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    UniCare PPO
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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