Best Cardiothoracic Surgery Specialists in San Antonio, TX

I treat patients the way I would want someone to take care of my own family. There are some things in healthcare that we simply can't control, but we do our absolute best to control what we can. Having cancer can be overwhelming and the thought of surgery can be scary. It's okay to be nervous, but I want our patients to be confident in their care. We care about our patients and want the very best for them and their families.

We are committed to maximizing the benefits of surgery of the lung while minimizing the risks, also known as "enhanced recovery after surgery". This starts with our program having the highest commitment to minimally invasive lung surgery of any thoracic surgery program in the state of Texas and one of the highest in the United States.

Dr. Chad Stakik believes he does everything possible to provide world-class, compassionate care before, during and after surgery.

Dr. Zaynoun El Khoury believes in treating each patient as a family member. He is straight forward, honest, and transparent, with the ultimate goal of putting a patient's needs and care first.

Dr. Funamoto believes in looking at patients as the true center of who needs the most help, and then remembering how their healthcare also affects those around them, such as family and friends.

His practice philosophy is to try everything he can to help his patients. "It is my philosophy to treat patients without compromise, no matter how challenging the clinical situation is or how many treatment options the care team has already tried. I want to approach treatment of every patient every day with my total effort and never have regrets," he says.

Dr. Miguel Urencio was born and raised in Mexico City. He graduated form Medical School from the prestigious National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) while being enrolled in its Academic Excellence Program. After graduating from Med School he did clinical research for 2 years before moving to the United States to continue his research activity at the University of Mississippi. After a successful time in the research lab he did his General Surgery Residency and his Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Urencio got additional training with a Fellowship in Advance Aortic Surgery at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He specializes in all aspects of Cardiac Surgery, with focus on complex procedures and aortic surgery. Dr. Urencio has published multiple peer-reviewed scientific articles and abstracts, three book chapters and he is an invited reviewer in a peer-reviewed cardiac surgery journal. He speaks fluently English and Spanish. He and his wife Emilia have two kids, Diego and Pablo.

I treat patients the way I would want someone to take care of my own family. There are some things in healthcare that we simply can't control, but we do our absolute best to control what we can. Having cancer can be overwhelming and the thought of surgery can be scary. It's okay to be nervous, but I want our patients to be confident in their care. We care about our patients and want the very best for them and their families.

We are committed to maximizing the benefits of surgery of the lung while minimizing the risks, also known as "enhanced recovery after surgery". This starts with our program having the highest commitment to minimally invasive lung surgery of any thoracic surgery program in the state of Texas and one of the highest in the United States.

Dr. Zaynoun El Khoury believes in treating each patient as a family member. He is straight forward, honest, and transparent, with the ultimate goal of putting a patient's needs and care first.

Maximize patient care through integrated multispecialty team approach to preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative, and ongoing care. Applying minimally invasive robotic techniques and enhanced recovery so that patient can return home in a quick and safe manner.

Providing the best possible care to the patient from start to finish which includes: 1) providing careful and thoughtful preoperative assessment and counseling; 2) striving to perform a technically perfect surgery; and 3) providing postoperative care through to fruition. "Service after the Sale" is a hallmark of our philosophy.

Dr. Thomas J Percival (Lt Col, USAF) believes that talking with patients and getting to know their personal stories helps him connect and treat them as an individual person and not just a procedure.