Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Dr. Coselli holds the Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair and is Professor and Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM). He serves as Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery at Texas Heart Institute (THI) and Associate Chief of the Cardiovascular Service at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Coselli specializes in the evaluation and surgical treatment of diseases of the aorta, and was mentored by the pioneering aortic surgeon, E. Stanley Crawford. A Houston native, he received an introduction to cardiothoracic surgery from Dr. Cooley, and as a surgical resident, was instructed by Dr. DeBakey; years later, Dr. Coselli among others, helped to facilitate a reconciliation between these pioneering giants of their field. He has performed more than 7,000 repairs of the aorta and more than 3,400 repairs of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, for which he is world-renowned. Dr. Coselli has served as President of the Texas Surgical Society (2008), the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society (2010), the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (2011), and the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society (2012). Currently, he serves as President of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Honors include the Antoine Marfan Award (1997), the Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award (2001), the Scientific Leadership Award (2010) for his work on the Aortic Valve Operative Study from the National Marfan Foundation, and the inaugural Francis Robicsek Award (2014).
Friday, June 12, 2026
8:23 AM - 8:30 AM ET