Aaron Estrera, MD

Professor
Cardio Thoracic Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-7700
Office Fax: 214-645-7701

aaron.estrera@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Education

FellowshipUT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (1977)
FellowshipBaylor University Medical Center (1975)
ResidencyCommunity Hospital of Roanoke Valley (1973)
FellowshipUniversity of Virginia Health System (1972)
InternshipCommunity Hospital of Roanoke Valley (1969)
Medical SchoolCebu Institute of Medicine (1966)
InternshipCebu Institute of Medicine (1965)

Research Interests

Early Evacuation of Traumatic Hemothoracis Using Thoracoscopy
Effect on Allogenic Blood Use and Safety of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier 201 with Administered Therapeutically in the Immediate Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Period
Monoclonal Tagging Antibody in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Penetrating Esophageal Injury

Publications

Featured
Chest Trauma

Platt M, Estrera AS , Care of the Critically Ill Patient , 1989;

Featured
Traumatic Pleural Injuries

Estrera AS, et al , Disease of the Pleura , 1984; (Chapter 30):301-319

Early Evaluation of Traumatic Hemothoraces Using Thoracoscopy - A Prospective Randomized Trial

Meyer DM, Jessen ME, Wait MA, Estrera AS , Annals of Thoracic Surgery , 2001;

Post-pneumonectomy alveolar growth does not normalize hemodynamic and mechanical function

Takeda S, Ramanathan M, Estrera AS, and Hsia CC , Journal of Applied Physiology , 2000;

Compensatory alveolar growth normalizes gas-exchange functions in immature dogs after pneumonectomy

Takeda S, Hsia CC, Ramanathan M, Estrera AS, and Weibel ER , Journal of Applied Physiology , 1999; (86):1301-1310

Therapeutic options for spontaneous pneumothorax

Estrera AS , American Review of Respiratory Diseases , 1999; (20):463

Fixed Maximal Stroke Index in Patients after Pneumonectomy

Hijazi OM, Ramanathan M, Estrera AS, and Hsia CC , American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care , 1998; (157):1623

Honors/Awards

Endocrinology Award

Cebu Institute of Medicine (1965)

Anatomy Award

Cebu Institute of Medicine (1963)

Dean's List

Cebu Institute of Medicine (1961)

Graduate with Honors

B.S. Pre-Medicine (University of San Carlos) (1961)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Cardiology (1978-Present)

American College of Surgeons (1980-Present)

American Medical Association (1975-Present)

Society of Thoracic Surgeons (1982-Present)

The American Association of Thoracic Surgery (1989-Present)