
Overview
Dr. Abdussalam Elsenousi is a cardiothoracic and transplant surgeon who specializes in advanced heart and lung failure and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Elsenousi completed his Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute in 2018. He joins the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine after completing his Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship in March 2020.
Dr. Elsenousi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Heart Tumor.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
1101 Bates Avenue, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Michael Reardon is a Thoracic Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Reardon is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Tumor, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. Kenneth K. Liao is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery as well as heart transplantation. Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Dr. Liao joined Baylor College of Medicine from the University of Minnesota, where he served as the director of the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Program and surgical director of the Heart Transplant Program.Dr. Liao completed his general surgery residency at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and trained in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota. There he started the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Programs and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery with an expertise in robotic and minimally invasive mitral repair, robotic coronary artery bypass and mitral valve repair/replacement, Heart transplantation, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation and complex redo cardiac surgeries.Dr. Liao is the chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support atBaylor College of Medicine and chief of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He is the program director of Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute Cardiothoracic Transplantation Fellowship and Baylor College of Medicine Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Fellowship. He is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He is also a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians. Dr. Liao has given numerous presentations both nationally and internationally. He has participated in over 30 clinical trials as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. His work in the field of valve surgery, heart transplantation and ventricular assist device has been extensively published. Dr. Liao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Shanda Blackmon is a General Surgeon and a Surgical Oncologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Blackmon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Tumor. Her top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Endoscopy, and Thymectomy. Dr. Blackmon is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Heart TransplantDr. Elsenousi isExperienced. Learn about Heart Transplant.
- Heart TumorDr. Elsenousi isExperienced. Learn about Heart Tumor.

