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Edward Sako, MD

UT Health San Antonio
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Overview

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Specialty

  • Cirugía cardiotorácica

Board Affiliation/Certification

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Education

  • University of Minnesota Medical School-Minneapolis (1982)

Residency

  • Cirugía general, University of Minnesota School of Medicine (1990)

Fellowships

  • Cirugía torácica, University of Michigan Medical School (1992)

Languages

  • Inglés
  • Español

Gender

  • Male

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229
210-358-4000
Location Details

Insurance Accepted

  • 6 Degrees - Trasplantes
  • 90 Degree Benefits - Administrador externo
  • Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal para recién nacidos
  • Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)
  • Aetna Health - Comercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)
  • Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP)
  • Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO)
  • Aetna Health - SOLO trasplantes
  • Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium
  • Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage
  • Ancira Enterprises - Empleador directo
  • Benefit Administrative Systems - Administrador externo
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Programas federales) - Comercial (Federal - Todos los productos)
  • BlueCross BlueShield (Fuera del estado) - Comercial (Fuera del estado - Solo programa Blue Card)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (CHIP, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Comercial (ERS, TRS, Empleados del estado de Texas)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Red Narrow)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Red tradicional/par
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Red de trasplantes
  • CHAMPVA - Gubernamental
  • Cigna - Red específica del empleador (United Benefits Consortium)
  • Cigna - Red específica del empleador (solo empleados & dependientes de USAA)
  • Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal para recién nacidos
  • Community First Health Plans - Comercial (HMO, Exchange)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
  • Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan
  • Curative - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (Todos los productos)
  • EBSO Benefits - Administrador externo
  • El Paso Health - CHIP
  • El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR
  • Employers Health Network - Comercial (PPO)
  • Entrust - Administrador externo
  • First Health - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Gilsbar - Administrador externo
  • HealthSmart (Accel) - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed)
  • Humana - Red de trasplantes
  • Imagine 360 - Administrador externo
  • Imperial Health - Comercial (Exchange)
  • Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Independent Medical Systems - Comercial (PPO)
  • Independent Medical Systems - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • Injury Management Organization - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • Interlink - Red de trasplantes
  • LifeTrac - Red de trasplantes
  • Medicaid (Tradicional) - Medicaid/Medicare
  • Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • Molina Healthcare - Comercial (Exchange)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage
  • Molina Healthcare - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • MultiPlan - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • OptumHealth - Red de trasplantes
  • Point Comfort Underwriters - Asistencia médica para refugiados (adultos, niños)
  • Private Healthcare Systems - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Plan para necesidades especiales)
  • Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Plan para necesidades especiales)
  • Sales Claims Management - Seguro de accidentes laborales
  • SCAN Health - Medicare Advantage (Todos los productos)
  • Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • Superior HealthPlan - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • Surest (United Healthcare) - Comercial (Todos los productos)
  • Tokio Marine - Red de trasplantes
  • TriWest - Región Oeste de TRICARE
  • TriWest - Red de atención comunitaria VA
  • Trustmark Benefits (antes CoreSource) - Administrador externo
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Core y Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Indemnity)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (PPO)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Comercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (Planes AARP, Planes Complete Care, Planes Erickson Advantage)
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (Planes UnitedHealthcare Group, WellMed)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
  • Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Contrato directo con TPA/corredor para ISD seleccionados
  • University of Incarnate Word - Contacto directo con el empleador
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Comercial (Múltiples pagadores)
  • Velocity National Provider Network - Comercial (PPO)
  • Veterans Administration - Gubernamental
  • WellCare - Medicare Advantage
  • WellCare by Allwell (Medicare Advantage - Todos los productos)
  • WellCare by Superior HealthPlan - Dual Align (HMO D-SNP)
  • WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Solo trasplantes)
  • WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint)
  • WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (SOLO TRASPLANTES)
  • WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinatal
  • WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Todos los productos)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Solo trasplantes)
  • WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
  • WellPoint - Planes de doble elegibilidad para Medicare y Medicaid
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
Soy cirujano cardíaco de adultos, especializado en la reparación de la válvula mitral y en el trasplante de pulmón.

Aspectos destacados de mi carrera
A lo largo de mi carrera he ocupado numerosos cargos de liderazgo, entre ellos el de jefe de cirugía cardiotorácica y el de jefe de la sección de cirugía en el Sistema de Atención Médica para Veteranos del Sur de Texas.
En 2012, me nombraron jefe de la división de cirugía cardíaca para adultos en University Health y UT Health San Antonio. Actualmente, me desempeño como director quirúrgico del programa de trasplante de pulmón y como vicepresidente de cirugía cardiotorácica.

Declaración de filosofía de atención
Estoy comprometido con la formación quirúrgica y la investigación de resultados clínicos. Mi participación en estas áreas ha sido un motor fundamental de mi carrera académica.

Áreas de interés
Mis intereses clínicos se extienden a otras áreas de la cirugía cardíaca, incluido el tratamiento quirúrgico de la fibrilación auricular.

Artículos de revistas

  1. Katona MA, Walker JL, Das NA, Miller SR, Sako EY. .Using a quality improvement initiative to reduce acute kidney injury during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Perfusion 2020 Jun .
  2. Genuth SM, Vlachos H, Brooks MM, Bantle JP, Chaitman BR, Green J, Kelsey SF, King SB 3rd, McBane R, Sako EY, Schneider DJ, Steffes M, Frye RL..BARI 2D Study Group. BARI 2D: A Reanalysis Focusing on Cardiovascular Events. Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Nov;94(11):2249-2262. .
  3. Oglesby M, Escobedo D, Escobar GP, Fatemifar F, Sako EY, Bailey SR, Han HC, Feldman MD. .Trabecular cutting: a novel surgical therapy to increase diastolic compliance. J Appl Physiol 2019 Aug;127(2):457-463..
  4. Pruthi DK, Wang H, Satsangi A, Cajipe M, Iffrig K, Haidar GM, Hicks T, Sako EY, Liss MA, Chowdhury WH, Rodriguez R, Kaushik D. .Contemporary surgical outcomes of venous tumour thrombectomy managed with intraoperative Doppler ultrasound for kidney cancer Can Urol Assoc J 2018 May .
  5. Singh A, Schaff HV, Mori Brooks M, Hlatky MA, Wisniewski SR, Frye RL, Sako EY; BARI 2D Study Group..On-pump versus off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery among patients with type 2 diabetes in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes trial Eur J Cardiothor Surg 2016 Feb;49(2):406-416. .
  6. Adams AJ, Wasson EA, Admire JR, Gomez PP, Babayeuski RA, Sako EY, Willis RE. .A comparison of teaching modalities and fidelity of simulation levels in teaching resuscitation scenarios Journal of Surg Ed 2015 Sep;72(5):778-785. .
  7. Adkins A, Aleman J, Boies L, Sako E, Bhattacharya S, Sako EY. .Force Required to Cinch the Tricuspid Annulus: An Ex-Vivo Study. J Heart Valve Dis 2015 Sep;24(5):644-652. .
  8. Copeland LA, Zeber JE, Sako EY, Mortensen EM, Pugh MJ, Wang CP, Restrepo MI, Flynn J, MacCarthy AA, Lawrence VA..Serious mental illnesses associated with receipt of surgery in retrospective analysis of patients in the Veterans Health Administration. BMC Surg 2015 Jun;15(74):doi:10 .
  9. Sako EY, Brooks MM, Hardison RM, Schaff H, Frye RL. .Coronary artery bypass in patients with type 2 diabetes: experience from the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes trial J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 Oct;148(4):1268-1272..
  10. Bayer J, Das NA, Basiden CE, Rani M, Schwacha MG, Sako EY, Williams RO, Peters JI, Johnson SB. .Effect of inhaled tacrolimus on ischemia reperfusion injury in a rat lung transplant model. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 Sep;146(5):1213-1219. .
  11. Brooks MM, Chaitman BR, Nesto RW, Hardison RM, Feit F, Gersh BJ, Krone RJ, Sako EY, Rogers WJ, Garber AJ, King SB, Davidson CJ, Ikeno F, Frye RL. .Clinical and Angiographic Risk Stratification and Differential Impact on Treatment Outcomes in the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) Trial. Circulation 2012 Oct;126(17):2115-2124. .
  12. Argenziano M, Skipper E, Heimansohn D, Letsou GV, Woo YJ, Kron I, Alexander J, Cleveland J, Kong B, Davidson M, Vassiliades T, Krieger K, Sako E, Tibi P, Galloway A, Foster E, Feldman T, Glower D, Sako EY. .Surgical revision after percutaneous mitral repair with the MitraClip device. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 Jan;89(1):72-80. .
  13. BARI 2D Study Group, Frye, RL, August, P, Brooks, M, Hardison, R, Kelsey, S, MacGregor, J, Orchard, T, Chaitman, B, Genuth, S, Goldberg, S, Hlatky, M, Jones, TLZ, Molich, M, Nesto, R, Sako EY, Sobel, B..A randomized trial of therapies for type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. New England Journal of Medicine 2009 Jun;360(24):2503-2515. .
  14. Angel LF, Levine DJ, Restrepo MI, Johnson S, Sako E, Carpenter A, Calhoon J, Cornell JE, Adams SG, Chisholm GB, Nespral J, Roberson A, Levine SM, Calhoon JH. .Impact of a lung transplantation donor-management protocol on lung donation and recipient outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 Sep;174(6):710-716. .
  15. Johnson SB, Allred AM, Cline AM, Angel LF, Sako EY, Baisden CE, Calhoon JH. .Cardiac procedures in lung transplant recipients do not increase mortality in selected patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2006 Aug;82(2):460-464. .
  16. Sako EY, Petrusa ER, Paukert JL. .Factors influencing outcome of the American Board of Surgery Certifying examination: an observational study. J Surg Res 2002 Jun;105(2):75-80. .
  17. Homma A, Anzueto A, Peters JI, Susanto I, Sako E, Zabalgoitia M, Bryan CL, Levine SM. .Pulmonary artery systolic pressures estimated by echocardiogram vs cardiac catheterization in patients awaiting lung transplantation J Heart Lung Transpl 2001 Aug;20(8):833-839. .
  18. Angel LF, Cai TH, Sako EY, Levine SM..Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in lung transplant recipients: clinical experience at a single center. Ann Transplant 2000;5(3):26-30..
  19. Patterson JE, Peters J, Calhoon, JH, Levine S, Anzueto A, Al-Abdely H, Sanchez R, Patterson TF, Rech M, Jorgensen JH, Rinaldi MG, Sako E, Johnson S, Speeg V, Halff GA, Trinkle JK..Investigation and control of aspergillosis and other filamentous fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients Transpl Infect Dis 2000 Mar;2(1):22-28. .
  20. Cai TH, Moody JM, Sako EY. .Mitral valve aneurysm due to severe aortic valve regurgitation. Circulation 1999 Sep;100(12):53-56. .
  21. Susanto I, Peters JI, Levine SM, Sako EY, Anzueto A, Bryan CL. .Use of balloon expandable metallic stents in the management of bronchial stenosis and bronchomalacia after lung transplantation. Chest 1998 Nov;114(5):1330-1335. .
  22. Undar A, Holland MC, Howelton RV, Benson CK, Ybarra JR, Miller OL, Rossbach MM, Runge TM, Johnson SB, Sako EY, Calhoon JH. .Testing neonate-infant membrane oxygenators with the University of Texas neonatal pulsatile cardiopulmonary bypass system in vitro. Perfusion 1998 Sep;13(5):346-352. .
  23. Rossbach MM, Johnson SB, Gomez MA, Sako EY, Miller OL, Calhoon JH. .Management of major tracheobronchial injuries: a 28-year experience. Ann Thorac Surg 1998 Jan;65(1):182-186. .
  24. Pollard TR, Schwesinger WH, Sako EY, Sirinek KR. .Abdominal operations after lung transplantation. Indications and outcome. Arch Surg 1997 Jul;132(7):714-718..
  25. Patterson TF, Peters J, Levine SM, Anzueto A, Bryan CL, Sako EY, Miller OL, Calhoon JH, Rinaldi MG. .Systemic availability of itraconazole in lung transplantation. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1996 Sep;40(9):2217-2220..
  26. Sako EY, Miller OL, Calhoon JH..Lung donor selection, management, and preservation Seminars in Resp and Critical Care Medicine 1996 Mar;17:119-127..
  27. Calhoon JH, Bunegin L, Gelineau JF, Felger MC, Naples JJ, Miller OL, Sako EY. .Twelve-hour canine heart preservation with a simple, portable hypothermic organ perfusion device. Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62(1):91-93..
  28. Levine SM, Anzueto A, Peters JI, Cronin T, Sako EY, Jenkinson SG, Bryan CL..Medium term functional results of single-lung transplantation for endstage obstructive lung disease Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994 Aug;150(2):398-402..
  29. Kingsley PB, Sako EY, Yang MQ, Zimmer SD, Ugurbil K, Foker JE, From AH..Ischemic contracture begins when anaerobic glycolysis stops: a 31P-NMR study of isolated rat hearts. Am J Physiol 1991 Aug;261(2 Pt):469-478. .
  30. Kingsley-Hickman PB, Sako EY, Ugurbil K, From AH, Foker JE. .31P NMR measurement of mitochondrial uncoupling in isolated rat hearts. J Biol Chem 1990 Jan;265(3):1545-1550..
  31. Mahoney JR, Sako EY, Seymour KM, Marquardt CA, Foker JE..A comparison of different carbohydrates as substrates for the isolated working heart. J Surg Res 1989 Dec;47(6):530-534..
  32. Sako EY, Kingsley-Hickman PB, From AH, Foker JE, Ugurbil K..ATP synthesis kinetics and mitochondrial function in the postischemic myocardium as studied by 31P NMR. J Biol Chem 1988 Aug;263(22):10600-10607..
  33. Sako EY, Kingsley-Hickman PB, From AH, Ugurbil K, Foker JE..Substrate effects in the post-ischemic myocardium. J Surg Res 1988 Apr;44(4):430-435..
  34. Ugurbil K, Kingsley-Hickman PB, Sako EY, Zimmer S, Mohanakrishnan P, Robitaille PM, Thoma WJ, Johnson A, Foker JE, From AH. .31P NMR studies of the kinetics and regulation of oxidative phosphorylation in the intact myocardium. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1987;508:265-286..
  35. Kingsley-Hickman PB, Sako EY, Mohanakrishnan P, Robitaille PM, From AH, Foker JE, Ugurbil K. .31P NMR studies of ATP synthesis and hydrolysis kinetics in the intact myocardium. Biochemistry 1987 Nov;26(23):7501-7510. .
  36. Sako EY, Kingsley-Hickman PB, St. Cyr JA, Andreone PG, Ugurbil K, Foker JE..Dobutamine increases efficiency of ATP utilization in the postischemic isolated heart Surg Forum 1986;37:236-238..
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