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Oscar Howard Frazier

Oscar Howard Frazier MD

Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Houston, Texas, United States of America

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Dr. Frazier graduated from The University of Texas and received his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine, where he received the DeBakey Award for Outstanding Surgical Student. He served in the Army 1968-70 and distinguished himself as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Army 48th Assault Helicopter Company in Vietnam. He received the Combat Flight Medal, the Vietnamese Navy Medal, and the Vietnamese Distinguished Service Medal. After his military service, he returned to Houston and completed his specialty training in general surgery under Dr. Michael E. DeBakey at Baylor Affiliated Hospitals and a residency in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery under Dr. Denton A. Cooley at the Texas Heart Institute.

Dr. Frazier’s interest in mechanical circulatory support began in 1969, when, as a student at Baylor College of Medicine, he wrote a research paper about the experimental total artificial heart, which was first implanted in 1969 by Dr. Denton Cooley. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. Frazier continued experimental work toward the development of the implantable HeartMate I left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
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