Dr. Robert Hetz

Dr. Robert Hetz earned his medical degree from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), where he did his internship and residency in general surgery. During a postdoctoral fellowship at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, he was involved in research on the use of progenitor cell therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. He also completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. An assistant professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School, Dr. Hetz is board certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery and has been in practice since 2009. His clinical interests include robotic surgery, thoracic surgery, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), VATS lobectomy, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE), mediastinal tumors, minimally invasive thymectomy, chest wall tumors, pleural disease, mesothelioma, hyperhidrosis, VATS sympathectomy, cardiac surgery, coronary artery bypass grafting, valve surgery and aortic surgery.

Dr. Hetz is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Esophageal Perforation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

He is actively involved in clinical research, co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles.