ErikEddieSuarezMD

Thoracic Surgery • Houston, TX

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon, Houston Methodist Hospital

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Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1401
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-5200

Fax+1 713-790-3370
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Education & Training

Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2009 - 2012
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2001 - 2009
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2012 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2005 - 2012
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trials

MOMENTUM 3 IDE Clinical Study Protocol Start of enrollment: 2014 Sep 02
Completed
Not Applicable
MOMENTUM 3 Continued Access Protocol Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Destination Therapy Post Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2018 Oct 31
Active, not recruiting
Apogee, A HeartWare HVAD Destination Product Surveillance Registry (PSR) Platform Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 17
Completed
MOMENTUM 3 Pivotal Cohort Extended Follow-up PAS Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 20
Completed
OCS™ Lung TOP Registry For Donor Lungs for Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 10
Recruiting
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Repeat left ventricular-assisted device exchange and upgrade from second- to third-generation devices in a high-volume single center.
Mahwash Kassi, Eleonora Avenatti, Khanh-Doan Hoang, Salma Zook, Rayan Yousafzai, Ashrith Guha, Arvind Bhimaraj, Lin-Chiang Philip Chou, Erik E Suarez> ;Artificial Organs. 2024 May 1
2 citations
Lungs Preserved on Ice or in a Refrigerator? Prolonged Static Lung Storage at 10 °C.
Marcelo Cypel, Konrad Hötzenecker, Jose Campo-Cañaveral de la Cruz, Jasleen Kukreja, Erik Suarez, Michael Smith, Errol L Bush> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients with Class II Obesity: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis.
Yuangao Liu, Fernando A Padilla, Edward A Graviss, Duc T Nguyen, Harveen K Lamba, Swami Gnanashanmugam, Subhasis Chatterjee, Erik Suarez, Arvind Bhimaraj> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2022 Apr 1
10 citations
Degree of Change in Right Ventricular Adaptation Measures During Axillary Impella® Support Informs Risk Stratification for Early, Severe Right Heart Failure Following ...
Brian Hsi, D.T. Joseph, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Arvind Bhimaraj, Erik E. Suarez, Jiaqiong Xu, Ashrith Guha, Ju H. Kim> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Nov 15
4 citations
A multi-institutional retrospective analysis on impact of RV acute mechanical support timing after LVAD implantation on 1-year mortality and predictors of RV acute mec...
S. Kumar, M.H. Derbala, Duc T. Nguyen, Joel Ferrall, Matthew Cefalu, Mercedes Rivas-Lasarte, Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid, D.T. Joseph, Edward A. Graviss, Daniel J. Go...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Oct 25
20 citations
Predicting post-operative right ventricular failure using video-based deep learning.
Rohan Shad, Nicolas Quach, Robyn Fong, Patpilai Kasinpila, Cayley Bowles, Miguel Castro, Ashrith Guha, Erik E Suarez, Stefan Jovinge, Sangjin Lee, Theodore Boeve, Myri...> ;Nature Communications. 2021 Aug 31
Remote versus early corticosteroid wean outcomes in heart transplant recipients in the contemporary era
Benjamin C. Salgado, Nadia Fida, Jill Krisl, Pauline M Berens, Edward A. Graviss, Duc T. Nguyen, I. Hussain, Ju H. Kim, Erik E. Suarez, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Guillerm...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2021 Jul 13
7 citations
Prediction of right heart failure after left ventricular assist implantation: external validation of the EUROMACS right-sided heart failure risk score.
Mercedes Rivas-Lasarte, Salil Kumar, Mohamed H. Derbala, Joel Ferrall, Matthew Cefalu, Syed Muhammad Ibrahim Rashid, D.T. Joseph, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ulrich P. Jorde,...> ;European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care. 2021 Oct 1
6 citations
Long-term survival in patients with post-LVAD right ventricular failure: multi-state modelling with competing outcomes of heart transplant.
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2 citations
Defining Vasoplegia Following Durable, Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Joshua T. Swan, Tomona Iso, Elsie Rizk, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Jill Krisl, Sara Varnado, Wadi N. Suki, Adaani E. Frost, Erik E. Suarez, Faisal S Uddin, Mahwash Kassi, ...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 May 10
Ventricular Fibrillation Arrest and Pulmonary Homograft Rupture During Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve: Successful Rescue by Heart Team
Lamees I. El Nihum, Zhongyu Li, Mahesh Ramchandani, Michael J. Reardon, Erik E. Suarez, Thomas E. MacGillivray, Valeria Duarte, C. Huie Lin> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2021 Jul 1
Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Thrombin Containing Combination Hemostatic Powder Using a Historical Control
Brian A. Bruckner, William D. Spotnitz, Erik E. Suarez, Matthias Loebe, Uy Ngo, Daniel L. Gillen, Roberto J. Manson> ;Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/hemostasis. 2021 May 24
40 citations
Successful Treatment of Pregnant and Postpartum Women with Severe COVID-19 Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Jairo H Barrantes, Jamel Ortoleva, Erika R O'Neil, Erik E. Suarez, Sharon Beth Larson, Aniket S Rali, Cara Agerstrand, Subhasis Chatterjee, Marc Anders> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Feb 1
2 citations
Pulse assessment is important with blood pressure measurement in individuals with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices.
Hernan G. Marcos-Abdala, Ana S. Cruz-Solbes, I. Hussain, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Guha Ashrith, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Brian A. Bruckner, Erik E. Suarez, Jerry D. Estep...> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 Feb 1
87 citations
Association of Clinical Outcomes With Left Ventricular Assist Device Use by Bridge to Transplant or Destination Therapy Intent: The Multicenter Study of MagLev Technol...
Daniel J. Goldstein, Yoshifumi Naka, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, A. Ravichandran, Jacob N. Schroder, John Ransom, Akinobu Itoh, Nir Uriel, Joseph C. Cleveland, Nirav Rava...> ;JAMA Cardiology. 2020 Apr 1
49 citations
Percutaneous Left Axillary Artery Placement of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Advanced Heart Failure Patients
Arvind Bhimaraj, Tanushree Agrawal, Antonio Duran, Omar Tamimi, Javier Amione-Guerra, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Ashrith Guha, I. Hussain, Ju Kim, Mahwash Kassi, Jiaqiong ...> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2020 Apr 1
2 citations
Cardiogenic Shock in Perioperative and Intraoperative Settings: A Team Approach.
Faisal Masud, Gaurav Gheewala, Martin Giesecke, Erik E. Suarez, Iqbal Ratnani> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2020 Jan 1
10 citations
Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life With an Ambulatory Counterpulsation Pump in Advanced Heart Failure Patients: Results of the Multicenter Feasibility Trial.
Nir Uriel, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Teruhiko Imamura, David Onsager, Tae Song, Takeyoshi Ota, Colleen Juricek, Pamela Combs, T. Lammy, S. Patel-Raman, Joshua R. Woolley, ...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2020 Jan 1
5 citations
The Houston Methodist Lung Transplant Risk Model: A Validated Tool for Pretransplant Risk Assessment.
Edward Y. Chan, Duc T. Nguyen, T. Kaleekal, Ahmad Goodarzi, Edward A. Graviss, A. Osama Gaber, Neeraj Sinha, Erik E. Suarez, Brian A. Bruckner, Thomas E. MacGillivray,...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
12 citations
Delayed autologous stem cell transplantation following cardiac transplantation experience in patients with cardiac amyloidosis.
Barry H. Trachtenberg, Rammurti T. Kamble, Lawrence Rice, Raquel Araujo-Gutierrez, Arvind Bhimaraj, Ashrith Guha, Myung H. Park, I. Hussain, Brian A. Bruckner, Erik E....> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2019 Oct 1
6 citations
Application techniques of a novel hemostat in cardiac operations: HEMOBLAST.
Brian A. Bruckner, Uy Ngo, Mahesh Ramchandani, Erik E. Suarez, Samir S. Awad, Michael J. Reardon> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Sep 1
7 citations
Implication of Ventricular Assist Devices in Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Patients Listed for Heart Transplantation.
Ashrith Guha, Bashar Hannawi, Ana S. Cruz-Solbes, Duc T. Nguyen, Brian A. Bruckner, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Edward A. Graviss, Arvind Bhimaraj, Myung H. Park, I. Hussai...> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019 Apr 26
13 citations
Retransplantation Outcomes at a Large Lung Transplantation Program.
Dewei Ren, T. Kaleekal, Edward A. Graviss, Duc T. Nguyen, Neeraj Sinha, Amad Goodarzi, Isioma Agboli, Erik E. Suarez, Matthias Loebe, Scott Scheinin, Brian A. Bruckner> ;Transplantation Direct. 2018 Oct 25
18 citations
Long-Term Survival in Bilateral Lung Transplantation for Scleroderma-Related Lung Disease.
Edward Y. Chan, Ahmad Goodarzi, Neeraj Sinha, Duc T. Nguyen, J. Georges Youssef, Erik E. Suarez, T. Kaleekal, Edward A. Graviss, Brian A. Bruckner, Thomas E. MacGilliv...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
7 citations
Melding a high-risk patient for continuous flow left ventricular assist device into a low-risk patient
Javier Amione-Guerra, Ana S. Cruz-Solbes, Hilda Mariana Gonzalez Bonilla, Jerry D. Estep, Ashrith Guha, Arvind Bhimaraj, Erik E. Suarez, Brian A. Bruckner, Guillermo T...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2017 Nov 1
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Press Mentions

France Orders Health Workers to Be Vaccinated to Stave off Another WaveJuly 12th, 2021
Less Than 10% of Hospitals Offer Last-Resort Treatment for COVID-19 PatientsJuly 12th, 2021