Scott A. LeMaire, MD, FACS, FAHA, FCCP
Professor and Vice-Chair for Research
Positions
- Professor and Vice-Chair for Research
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Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- Professor
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Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- Director of Research
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Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- Jimmy and Roberta Howell Professorship in Cardiovascular Surgery
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ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Addresses
- ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine Medical Center (Clinic)
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McNair Campus
7200 Cambridge Street
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6376
Education
- B.S. from Quincy College
- 01/1988 - Quincy, IL, United States
- M.D. from Northwestern University Medical School
- 01/1992 - Chicago, IL, United States
- Thoracic Surgery Residency from ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Of Medicine
- 01/1999 - Houston, TX, United States
- General Surgery Residency from ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ Of Medicine
- 01/1997 - Houston, TX, United States
- Graduate Certificate at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- 05/2006 - Houston
- Clinical Scientist Training Program (CAQ)
Certifications
- Board Certified
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Honors & Awards
- Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., Excellence in Research Award
- BCM (07/2014)
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education Alley-Sheridan Scholarship
- Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (01/2013)
- Distinguished Scientist Award
- St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (12/2011)
- Elected President
- Association for Academic Surgery (02/2011 - 02/2012)
- Elected Secretary
- Association for Academic Surgery (02/2008 - 02/2010)
- The First Association for Academic Surgery International Visiting Professorship Award
- Association for Academic Surgery (08/2007)
- DeBakey Distinguished Service Award
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, BCM (06/2017)
- The James E. Thompson Award for Best Paper by a New Member
- Thoracic aortic aneurysms after dissection: evidence supporting proteolytic mechanisms
- Texas Surgical Society (10/2004)
- Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Faculty Excellence Award
- ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine (05/2016)
- Jimmy and Roberta Howell Professorship in Cardiovascular Surgery
- ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine (04/2018)
- AATS Cardiac Surgery Biology Club Cup
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery (04/2018)
- Editor-in-Chief
- Journal of Surgical Research (02/2015)
- Appointed Chair, Literature Selection Technical Review Committee
- National Library of Medicine (06/2020 - 06/2021)
Professional Interests
Professional Statement
Scott A. LeMaire, M.D., is the Jimmy and Roberta Howell Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, the Vice Chair for Research in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, the Director of Research in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine, as well as a member of the professional staff in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. LeMaire graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1992 and completed residency training in cardiothoracic surgery at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine in 1999. His primary clinical interest focuses on the management of patients with thoracic aortic disease, with a particular emphasis on the treatment of aortic dissection and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. His corresponding research program focuses on organ protection during aortic surgery, genetic aspects of thoracic aortic disease, and molecular mechanisms of aortic degeneration. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for his research studying the pathobiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection. At Baylor, he has received both the Michael E. DeBakey Excellence in Research Award and the Fulbright & Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation, among the most prominent awards in research and education given by the College. Dr. LeMaire is a past-president of the Association for Academic Surgery and is the current editor-in-chief of the Journal of Surgical Research.
In addition to his clinical interest in aortic disease, Dr. LeMaire’s clinical practice focuses on offering minimally invasive endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy to treat patients with hyperhidrosis who suffer from excessive sweating of the palms and/or axilla. This safe and highly effective outpatient procedure can provide patients with immediate relief from symptoms.
Dr. LeMaire’s basic science laboratory research—conducted in the Aortic Disease Research Lab—is currently focusing on the role of various aspects of extracellular matrix metabolism in the development of aortic aneurysms and dissections. In particular, his group is studying the roles of destructive factors, such as inflammatory cells and proteases, as well as reparative mechanisms, such as stem cell recruitment and transformation, during the development of aortic aneurysms and dissections. His lab performed novel experiments demonstrating that ciprofloxacin, a commonly prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotic, causes severe damage to the aortic wall in susceptible mice, supporting that these drugs should be avoided in patients with or at risk for aortic aneurysms or dissections. Furthermore, his research team has conducted several studies to evaluate the safety profile of surgical adhesives, which are an important adjunct for limiting bleeding complications during aortic repairs.
In 2002, his research group initiated the Thoracic Aortic Disease Tissue Bank, which currently houses samples and corresponding phenotypic data from over 4,000 patients with thoracic aortic disease. The tissue bank has served as a core for the NIH-supported Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection as well as a resource for numerous collaborative studies evaluating the genetic factors and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of thoracic aortic disease.
Through an AHA Strategically Focused Vascular Research Network Award, the lab has established the Aortopathy Research Center in partnership with collaborators at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. The goal of this project is to understand how different types of cells in the aortic wall respond to stress and how these responses differ in men and women.
In addition to his clinical interest in aortic disease, Dr. LeMaire’s clinical practice focuses on offering minimally invasive endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy to treat patients with hyperhidrosis who suffer from excessive sweating of the palms and/or axilla. This safe and highly effective outpatient procedure can provide patients with immediate relief from symptoms.
Dr. LeMaire’s basic science laboratory research—conducted in the Aortic Disease Research Lab—is currently focusing on the role of various aspects of extracellular matrix metabolism in the development of aortic aneurysms and dissections. In particular, his group is studying the roles of destructive factors, such as inflammatory cells and proteases, as well as reparative mechanisms, such as stem cell recruitment and transformation, during the development of aortic aneurysms and dissections. His lab performed novel experiments demonstrating that ciprofloxacin, a commonly prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotic, causes severe damage to the aortic wall in susceptible mice, supporting that these drugs should be avoided in patients with or at risk for aortic aneurysms or dissections. Furthermore, his research team has conducted several studies to evaluate the safety profile of surgical adhesives, which are an important adjunct for limiting bleeding complications during aortic repairs.
In 2002, his research group initiated the Thoracic Aortic Disease Tissue Bank, which currently houses samples and corresponding phenotypic data from over 4,000 patients with thoracic aortic disease. The tissue bank has served as a core for the NIH-supported Specialized Center of Clinically Oriented Research in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection as well as a resource for numerous collaborative studies evaluating the genetic factors and molecular mechanisms involved in the development of thoracic aortic disease.
Through an AHA Strategically Focused Vascular Research Network Award, the lab has established the Aortopathy Research Center in partnership with collaborators at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. The goal of this project is to understand how different types of cells in the aortic wall respond to stress and how these responses differ in men and women.
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Selected Publications
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LeMaire SA, Miller CC, Conklin LD, Schmittling ZC, Köksoy C, Coselli JS. " " Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 Apr ; 71 (4) : 1233-8.
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Shen YH, Zhang L, Ren P, Nguyen MT, Zou S, Wu D, Wang XL, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. " " Circ Res. 2013 Feb 15; 112 (4) : 618-32.
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Coselli JS, LeMaire SA, Köksoy C, Schmittling ZC, Curling PE. " " J. Vasc. Surg.. 2002 Apr ; 35 (4) : 631-9.
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LeMaire SA, McDonald ML, Guo DC, Russell L, Miller CC, Johnson RJ, Bekheirnia MR, Franco LM, Nguyen M, Pyeritz RE, Bavaria JE, Devereux R, Maslen C, Holmes KW, Eagle K, Body SC, Seidman C, Seidman JG, Isselbacher EM, Bray M, Coselli JS, Estrera AL, Safi H. " " Nat. Genet.. 2011 ; 43 (10) : 996-1000.
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Memberships
- Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society
- Board of Directors
- American College of Surgeons
- Fellow
- American Surgical Association
- Fellow
- National Marfan Foundation
- Clinical Council
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Texas Medical Association
- Harris County Medical Society
- American Heart Association
- Fellow
- International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology
- Association for Academic Surgery
- Past-President
- Houston Surgical Society
- American College of Chest Physicians
- Fellow
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society
- Society of University Surgeons
- Cooley Hands
- Honorary Member
- Surgical Outcomes Club
- Society for Vascular Surgery
- Texas Surgical Society
- President-Elect
- Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
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