Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital has achieved a major milestone within the Memorial Hermann Health System with the successful completion of a pioneering vascular surgery performed by Stuart Harlin, MD, a board-certified vascular surgeon affiliated with Memorial Hermann. The team completed the hospital system’s first femoropopliteal bypass through the femoral vein using fluoroscopic guidance, marking a significant advancement in treatment for patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Meet the Surgeon Behind the Breakthrough
Dr. Stuart Harlin, MD, is a board-certified vascular surgeon affiliated with Memorial Hermann. He earned his medical degree and completed his internship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, followed by a general surgery residency at Kessler Medical Center at Kessler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. He then completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston…