Dr. Melissa L. Kirkwood

Dr. Timothy Oskin joins Texas Health Physicians Group as a board-certified vascular surgeon with 24 years of experience. He acted as division chief of vascular surgery at a busy regional health system, St. Luke's University Health Network, in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In this role he acted as leader of the vascular program that grew from 3 hospitals to 12 facilities and started an independent medical school while overseeing 9 vascular surgeons as they developed a vascular fellowship. He focused on the improvement of quality patient care with the development of practice guidelines and protocols benchmarked by a national registry.Dr. Oskin earned his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He then completed a general surgery residency at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC followed by specialty training in Vascular Surgery at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. After joining a vascular practice in Pennsylvania, he returned to pursue further specialty training by completing an Endovascular Fellowship at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. This has allowed Dr. Oskin to treat a broad range of vascular patients with a combination of medical, endovascular and/or surgical therapies to optimize their outcomes and quality of life.Dr. Oskin offers a vast experience in treatment of all vascular disorders with minimally invasive techniques. To maintain this high level of care he has acted as a principal investigator in numerous clinical trials in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease with minimally invasive stenting technologies, aortic aneurysmal disease with minimally invasive stent grafts and peripheral vascular disease with endovascular technologies. In addition, he served as adjunct clinical assistant professor of Surgery at Temple, Drexel and DeSales Universities which allowed him to educate upcoming medical students, surgical residents and physician assistants.Dr. Oskin remains active as a member of the American College of Surgery, the Southern Association of Vascular Surgery and the Society of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Oskin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, and Carotid Artery Surgery.

Carlos Cruz is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Denton, Texas. Dr. Cruz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Arterial Insufficiency, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Cruz is currently accepting new patients.

James C. Hayhurst is a native Texan, originally from Amarillo. He earned his undergraduate degree from Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. Upon completion of his internship and General Surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, he remained at the University of Tennessee for his fellowship in Vascular Surgery. He is board certified in both General and Vascular Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.Following completion of his training, Dr. Hayhurst returned to his hometown of Amarillo where he served the community for 14 years. In 2011, he relocated to Dallas to be near his wife’s family.He specializes in all aspects of vascular care for his patients, which includes non-operative/medical, open surgical and endo-vascular treatment of all vascular conditions.Dr. Hayhurst has been happily married to Debbie since 1988. They have 4 wonderful children and in his free time, enjoys being outdoors, fly fishing, skiing, cross fit, gardening and playing with his dog Ruby. He is also an avid musician and a member of a local bluegrass band. Dr. Hayhurst is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, Arterial Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, and Carotid Artery Surgery.