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Dr. Timothy George

Thoracic Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Cardiac Surgery Specialists Plano
4708 Alliance Blvd Pavilion I, Ste 540, 
Plano, TX 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Offers Telehealth
19 Years of Experience
Advanced in Heart Bypass Surgery
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Cardiac Surgery Specialists Plano
4708 Alliance Blvd Pavilion I, Ste 540, 
Plano, TX 
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Overview

Timothy George is a Thoracic Surgeon in Plano, Texas. Dr. George has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Bypass Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 99 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Heart Bypass Surgery.

Graduate Institution
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2007.0
Residency
General Surgery, Johns Hopkins University GME
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in MD
Fellowships
Post Doctoral Research Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University GME
Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Virginia
Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Virginia
Hospital Affiliations
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
Baylor Sott & White The Heart Hospital Plano
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Scott and White Health
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Superior Health Plan
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
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  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
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  • MEDICARE SNP
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Locations

Baylor Scott & White Cardiac Surgery Specialists Plano
4708 Alliance Blvd Pavilion I, Ste 540, Plano, TX 75093
Call: 469-800-7200

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.

6 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: September 22, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System in Tricuspid Regurgitation (CLASP TR) Early Feasibility Study
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System in Tricuspid Regurgitation (CLASP TR) Early Feasibility Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Edwards EVOQUE Eos Mitral Valve Replacement: Investigation of Safety and Performance After Mitral Valve Replacement With Transcatheter Device (MISCEND)
Edwards EVOQUE Eos Mitral Valve Replacement: Investigation of Safety and Performance After Mitral Valve Replacement With Transcatheter Device (MISCEND)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: November 27, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label Study Standardizing a Prehabilitation Protocol to Optimize Patients Prior to Undergoing Tricuspid Intervention
Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label Study Standardizing a Prehabilitation Protocol to Optimize Patients Prior to Undergoing Tricuspid Intervention
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 23, 2022
Intervention Type: Other
Proper Extent of Maze Intercaval Lesion
Proper Extent of Maze Intercaval Lesion
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: May 30, 2018
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99 Total Publications

Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Journal: BMC nephrology
Published: September 15, 2025
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 (1.8 miles away)
972-596-6676
Languages Spoken:
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 (14.6 miles away)
972-817-1000
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