Tyler Spata, M.D, M.S.

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Locations

CTSIT - Downtown
215 E. Quincy St.
Ste. 604
San Antonio, Texas 78215

Phone: (210) 798-4311
Fax: (210) 960-2883

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgical Institute of Texas
8715 Village Drive
Suite 608
San Antonio, Texas 78217

Education

• July 2015 – June 2018
  Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellow, The University of Minnesota Medical Center – Minneapolis, MN
• June 2008 – June 2015
  General Surgery Resident, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center – Columbus, OH
• August 2004 – May 2008
  Doctorate in Medicine, The University of Texas Medican Branch at Galveston School of Medicine – Galveston, TX
• Masters in Medical Sciences, The Ohio State University Graduate Studies – Columbus, OH
  - Focus on ischemic heart animal model to evaluate infarction biomarkers
  - Initiating ex-vivo lung perfusion model in rodents
• May 2003
  Bachelors in Business Administration, The University of Texas at Austin – Austin, TX
  - Major: Business Management Information Systems
  - Minor: Biological Sciences/Pre-Medicine

Special Interests

• Ischemic heart disease
• Transcatheter valve replacement
• Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery
• Diseases of the thoracic cavity
• Patient safety/quality in cardiothoracic surgery