Email

soberton@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Medical Director

Living Donor Program
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Heart Lung and Transplant Treatment Center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Clinic)

6770 Bertner Ave.
Suite C350
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-2225

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Hospital)

6720 Bertner St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from Texas A&M University

College Station

MD from University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

Internal Medicine

Fellowship at University of New Mexico

Albuquerque

Cardiology

Fellowship at University of Utah

Salt Lake City

Advance Heart Failure and Heart Transplant

Certifications

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

American Board of Internal Medicine

Advance Heart Failure and Heart Transplant

American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

• Advance Heart Failure (Systolic and Diastolic)
• Heart Transplant
• Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices (LVADs)
• Cardiomyopathies
• Coronary Artery Disease / Heart Attack
• General Cardiology
• Heart Valve Diseases
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Hypertension
• Cardiac Clearance for Pre-operative Evaluations
• High Cholesterol

Professional Statement

r. Selby Oberton is a Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine; and Medical Director of the Living Donor Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Dr. Oberton’s professional and clinical interests include advanced heart failure (systolic and diastolic), heart transplant, mechanical circulatory support devices (lvads), cardiomyopathies coronary artery disease and heart attack, general cardiology, heart valve diseases, cardiogenic shock, hypertension, cardiac clearance for pre-operative evaluations, and high cholesterol.

Dr. Oberton received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch

at Galveston. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He also held Fellowships in Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque and the University of Utah-Salt Lake City, respectively.

Dr. Oberton holds certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, and Heart Failure Society of America.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Sen P, Oberton SB "Outcomes Using LVADs for Destination Therapy." In: Mechanical Circulatory Support for Advanced Heart Failure. Morgan J, Civitello A, Frazier O (eds). 2018;Chapter 15:209–219.
• Darabant S, Oberton SB, Roldan CA "Ventricular Septal Defect from Aortic Regurgitation Jet Lesion in Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis.." 2016 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 27989057
• Critsinelis AC, Lamba HK, Nguyen MT, Conroy JR, Cheema FH, Civitello AB, Delgado RM, Nair AP, Oberton SB, Rosengart TK, Frazier OH, Morgan JA, Chatterjee S. "Accuracy of Postoperative Risk Scores for Survival Prediction in Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Profile 1 Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients.." ASAIO Journal. 2020 May;66(5):539-546. Pubmed PMID: 31335367
• Chou BP, Lamba HK, Cheema FH, Civitello AB, Delgado RM, Simpson L, Nair AP, Oberton S, Taimeh ZA, Rosengart TK, Frazier OH, Morgan JA. "Outcomes of Repeat Left Ventricular Assist Device Exchange.." ASAIO Journal. 2020 Jan;66(1):64-68. Pubmed PMID: 30507849