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Gabriel Loor, M.D., FACC

Associate Professor of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

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Position

Address

Texas Heart Institute: Heart and Lung Transplant Center (Clinic)
6770 Bertner Avenue
Cooley 355N
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
(832) 355-3000
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Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Education

  • Residency at Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland

  • Research Fellowship at University of Chicago Hospitals
    Chicago

  • Residency at University of Chicago Hospitals
    Chicago

  • Internship at University of Chicago Hospitals
    Chicago
  • MD from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
    Chicago
  • BS from University of Miami
    Miami

Language

  • Spanish

Gender

  • Male

CME Presentations

Lung Transplantation during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
November 3, 2021

Professional Statement

Dr. Gabriel Loor specializes in the clinical evaluation and surgical management of patients with advanced cardiothoracic disease including coronary artery, aortic and valvular heart disease. Dr. Loor has a special interest in advanced heart and lung failure and is the surgical director of the Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Lung Transplantation Program. Dr. Loor received his cardiac surgical and transplant training at Cleveland Clinic. He spent several years at the University of Minnesota as assistant professor in cardiac surgery and director of the lung transplant program. There he significantly increased the volume and quality of lung transplantation through donor utilization, reduction of patient wait list times and adoption of various innovations. In addition, he was responsible for several quality improvement initiatives including building the aortic and adult congenital surgery practice. Since Dr. Loor’s arrival in Houston, the Baylor College of Medicine Lung transplant program has seen a significant increase in volume and breadth of cases as well as innovation. Dr. Loor maintains an active cardiac surgical practice and has an interest in minimally invasive aortic valve procedures including minimal access surgery and trans femoral valve replacement (TAVR). His research interests include improved donor utilization and maximizing recipient outcomes. He is the national principal investigator on several trials using ex vivo lung perfusion platforms to increase donor yield and quality. He is credited with the first “breathing lung transplantation” in the Midwest performed in 2014 and in Texas in 2018. Dr. Loor performed the first donation after cardiac death (DCD) lung transplant in the US in 2015 and the first DCD lung transplant using a portable EVLP in the US. His translational lab focuses on the use of this technology to improve the quality and quantity of potential lung transplants. Dr. Loor has published several key papers on prolonged preservation of donor organs with an emphasis on reducing ischemic injury and the inflammatory response. He has also published several articles on blood conservation, safety checklists and surgical outcomes after adult cardiac surgery.

Professional Achievements

  • Top Doctors: Rising Stars Edition
    Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine
  • Champion of Care: M Health Clinical Excellence Award
  • Dr. Charles H. Bryan Annual Clinical Excellence Award in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
    Cleveland Clinic
  • STAR Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care
    Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Interests

  • Heart and Lung Transplant
  • Ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)
  • Arrythmia surgery
  • Percutaneous valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA)
  • Mechanical assist devices
  • Coronary artery revascularization
  • Adult congenital surgery
  • Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
  • Heart valve replacement/repair
  • Aortic aneurysm repair
  • Aortic dissection repair
  • Adult cardiac surgery

Physician Specialties

  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Transplant Surgery
  • Heart & Lung Transplant
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Heart Valve Surgery

Professional Specialties

  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Aortic aneurysm repair
  • Aortic root replacement/repair
  • Heart valve replacement/repair
  • Pericardectomy
  • Adult cardiac surgery
  • Ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP)
  • Coronary artery revascularization
  • Adult congenital surgery
  • Arrythmia surgery
  • Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
  • Percutaneous valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Aortic dissection repair

Memberships

  • American Association for Thoracic Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Heart Association
  • Society for Critical Care Medicine
  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • International Society of Endovascular Specialists
  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Lillehei Surgical Society

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