Garrett L. Walsh, M.D.

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Garrett L. Walsh, M.D. was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario where he received both his Bachelor of Arts (Life Sciences) in 1979 and his M.D. degree in 1983. He completed his surgical internship at Mount Sinai Hospital, at the University of Toronto, Canada (1983-1984) and his General Surgical Residency at the Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University in Montreal (1984-1988). During this time he did research on the use of skeletal muscle to assist failing hearts and completed a Master of Science degree at McGill (1988). He went on to continue his training in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at McGill and was chief resident at the Montreal General Hospital, The Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Children's Hospital from 1988-1990.

Dr. Walsh is board certified in Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine Board. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada in Thoracic Surgery.

He joined the staff of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in September 1990 as a Faculty Associate. In 1991 he was promoted to Assistant Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Surgery. In 1996 he was promoted to the position of Associate Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery. In 2001 he was promoted to the position of Professor of Surgery. He received the prestigious 1999 Faculty Senate Award for Patient Care. He holds a joint appointment with the Harris County District (Lyndon Baines Johnson Hospital).

Dr. Walsh has a strong commitment to residency, nursing and patient education. He has presented several hundred lectures on all aspects of surgery of the chest, has published extensively in peer reviewed journals, and has authored or co-authored 30 book chapters. He has served on many institutional committees, serves as the surgical representative and Vice-Chairman for the Ethics committee, and has collaborated on over 30 research protocols. Dr. Walsh is equally devoted to the mission of M. D. Anderson.

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Garrett L. Walsh, MD
Professor of Surgery

Offices:

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 109
Houston, TX 77030-4095
Phone: (713) 792-6849
Fax: (713) 794-4901
E-mail:gwalsh
For appointments please call (713) 792-6161 or (800) 392-1611.

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Education:

• Marianopolis College, Educationale Montreal, Quebec, Collegiale Canada, Diploma in Health Sciences, 1977
• Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, B.A., 1979
• Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, M.D., 1983
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, M.S., 1988

Hospital Training:

Internship:

• Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 1983-84, Surgery

Residencies:

• Chief Resident, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1990, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery
• Chief Resident, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1989-90, Cardiac Surgery
• Chief Resident, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1989, Thoracic Surgery
• Chief Resident, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1988-89, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Chief Resident, Royal Victoria Hospital, Jewish General Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1986-87, General Surgery
• Research Fellow, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal Quebec, Canada, 1985-86, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
• Junior Resident, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Montreal Quebec, Canada, 1984-85, General Surgery

Board Certifications:

• Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine (F.C.C.M.), 1999
• Certification of Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care, The American Board of Surgery, 1995
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.), 1993
• Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Certification, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1991
• American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1991, Recertified 1999
• Certified Specialist Province of Quebec Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 1990
• Diplomate American Board of Surgery, 1989, Recertified 1998
• Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (F.R.C.S.C.), 1988
• Certified Specialist Province of Quebec (C.S.P.Q.) General Surgery, 1988
• Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986
• Licentiate Medical Council of Canada, 1984

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Clinical Interests:

Dr. Walsh's major clinical interests include complex surgeries on the lung, trachea, esophagus, and mediastinal organs. He serves as a consultant for many other surgical disciplines for advanced tumors that invade vascular structures and require resection or reconstruction. In conjunction with the departments of neurosurgery and orthopedic surgery, he has extensive experience with exposure of all levels of the spine for the removal of tumors involving the vertebral column. He has considerable experience with the use of lasers to remove tumors involving the airways, endoscopic techniques including stent placements, and minimally-invasive video assisted thoracic surgical procedures.

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Research Interests:

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• Curriculum Vitae