Our Background

Gustavo Oderich, MD, FACS is Professor of Surgery and Chair of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).  He is also the Director of the Advanced Endovascular Aortic Program at the Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Oderich joined the UTHealth faculty in July 2020, after relocating from Minnesota, bringing over two decades of experience from his practice at the Mayo Clinic, where he practiced and served as immediate past Chair of the Vascular and Endovascular division. His clinical expertise is focused on the management of complex aortic diseases such as aneurysms, dissections, trauma, and aortic pathology. He specializes in the treatment of chronic mesenteric ischemia and median arcuate ligament syndrome, with a focus on open surgical and endovascular repair. He is a genuine academic surgeon who has become world-renowned for advancements in fenestrated and branched stent-graft technology to treat complex aortic aneurysms and dissections. He has edited three books on complex endovascular aortic repair, vascular disease, and mesenteric arterial disease. He serves as associate editor in two international journals and is a member of the editorial board of over 30 surgical and medical journals. Dr. Oderich bibliography is extensive with over 600 publications in peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and book chapters. He continues his research efforts on the treatment of complex aortic diseases, connective tissue disorders, and MALS.