Professor & Chairman
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Dr. Lumsden grew up in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. He received his Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Edinburgh where he graduated at the top of his class. After completing a year-long internship, he moved to Emory University in Atlanta where he completed his general surgery residency and vascular fellowship, and eventually became the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. In 2002, he joined the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine as Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. He assumed his position as Medical Director of the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Professor & Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery in 2008. Dr. Lumsden has developed an international reputation as a leader in the fields of endovascular surgery, in the arena of advanced interventional cardiovascular imaging, new educational techniques in vascular surgery, inter-industry collaborations, complex aortic disease, and endovascular robotics. He has contributed to more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals, abstracts, & authored numerous book chapters. While traveling from Europe and working on a slide presentation, sitting next to him was a pipeline engineer with ExxonMobil. The engineer asked Dr. Lumsden what the presentation was about; Dr. Lumsden explained it was about joining blood vessels together. The engineer said, “That’s exactly how the pipeline business works.” This is how Pumps & Pipes Program came to fruition. The Pumps & Pipes Society promotes & encourages cross-industry collaboration between medicine, energy, aerospace and academia.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
4:11 PM – 4:22 PM EDT
Friday, June 17, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT