Positions

Assistant Professor of Surgery

David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine

Director, Michael E. DeBakey Summer Surgery Program

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Clinic)

7200 Cambridge Street
Suite 6A
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6376

Education

Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, OH

Thoracic Surgery

Residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

General Surgery

MD from Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

BS from Texas A&M University

College Station

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Professional Interests

• Thoracic Surgery
• Lung Transplantation

Professional Statement

Ramiro Fernandez, MD, is a general thoracic surgeon whose practice encompasses all areas of general thoracic surgery and lung transplantation. This includes a specific interest in the management of benign and malignant thoracic disorders using minimally invasive surgical techniques such as VATS and the Robotic platform. A major component of his practice is the multidisciplinary management of advanced lung disease including Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) and lung transplantation. His research focus is on the mechanisms of lung ischemia reperfusion injury and early lung allograft dysfunction. He has a particular interest in leveraging novel technologies such as ex-vivo lung perfusion to go beyond organ preservation and evaluation into the treatment and modification of lung allografts.

Dr. Fernandez received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine followed by a general surgery residency at Northwestern University where he also completed a research fellowship in lung transplant immunology. He then completed a thoracic surgery fellowship at Cleveland Clinic. As an academic thoracic surgeon, Dr. Fernandez's goals are to provide quality patient-centered care and to innovate in the thoracic space while advancing the care of his patients.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Fernandez R, Bharat A "Pleural gas analysis for the identification of alveolopleural fistulae." Curr Opin Pulm Med.;
• Fernandez R, Chiu S, Subramanian V, Sun H, DeCamp MM, Kreisel D, Perlman H, Budinger GRS, Mohanakumar T, Bharat A "Lung injury combined with loss of regulatory T cells leads to de novo lung-restricted autoimmunity." J Immunol.;
• Fernandez R, Chiu S, Raparia K, Garcha P, Farver C, Budev M, Tambur AR, DeCamp MM, Budinger S, Perlman H, Mohanakumar T, Bharat A "Humoral Human Lung Allograft Rejection by Tissue-Restricted Non-HLA Antibodies." Ann Thorac Surg.;
• Fernandez R, Crabb D, Waites KB, Bharat A "Ureaplasma transmitted from donor lungs is pathogenic after lung transplantation." Ann Thorac Surg.;