Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

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Dr. Oswalt practices Cardiothoracic Surgery in Austin, Texas.

Physician Profile for Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD

Address:: 1010 West 40th Street; Austin, TX 78756

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Practice Member Since: 1980.; Physician Website: http://www.ctvstexas.com
Awards and Honors:: 1999, Cardiac Care Provider of the Year
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Seton Medical Center, Director of Cardiac Surgery - Current; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, P.A., President; Seton Medical Center Cardiac Transplantation, Founder and member of Board of Directors; HeartGift- Non-profit organization to provide no-cost pediatric heart surgery for 3rd world children, Chairman of the Board; St. Jude Medical, Scientific Advisory Board; Cryolife, Medical Advisory Board; Central Texas Heart Institute, Cardiac Transplantation Program, Organizational Chairman and Current Chairman; Seton Fund, Board of Directors; Seton Central Texas Heart Institute, Executive Board Member; South Texas Organ Bank, Board of Directors, 1992 to 1999, Executive Board of Directors, 1993 to 1999, Scientific Committee, 1992 to 1998; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Chairman of Ross Symposium, Donald A. Ross, Speaker, Austin, Texas; Texas Transplant Society, President 1998, Board of Directors, Heart Liaison,Executive Board of Directors, Executive Committee; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Chairman of Mitral Valve Workshop, Dr. Carlos Duran, Speaker, Austin, Texas 1993; Ross Procedure Symposium, Faculty Member; Rocky Mountain Valve Symposium, Faculty Member 1999 - 2002; Heart Transplant Fund for Transplant Patients without Coverage, Founder – turned over to Seton Fund in 1988
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons; Texas Medical Association; American Medical Association; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Travis County Medical Society; Fellow, American College of Surgeons; Diplomate, American Board of Thoracic Surgery; Texas Surgical Society; Texas Transplantation Society
Physician Performs:: Cardiothoracic surgery

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Cardiothoracic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD is board certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Other Education or Training/Positions:: United States Air Force Flight Surgeon 1972; United States Air Force Flight Surgeon 1973; United States Air Force Flight Surgeon 1974
Undergraduate School:: Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Cardiothoracic surgery	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Physician Profile for Dr. John D. Oswalt, MD

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Experience / Training

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Disciplinary Actions

Malpractice History