Biography

Carlos Timaran, M.D., is a Professor in UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Department of Surgery and is Chief of Endovascular Surgery. He is an internationally recognized expert in advanced endovascular techniques.

Dr. Timaran earned his medical degree at the University of Cauca Faculty of Health Sciences in Colombia in 1991. He completed surgical residencies at the National University of Colombia and the University of Tennessee Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in vascular surgery at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He joined UT Southwestern in 2004, and he earned a master’s degree in clinical sciences with distinction from UT Southwestern in 2008.

He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed abstracts and more than 65 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has given more than 200 lectures and presentations around the world.

Dr. Timaran is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the American Medical Association, and the Society for Vascular Surgery. He holds the Sam H. Phillips, Jr. M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgery.

In 2018, he was named a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly.

Education

Medical School
University of Cauca Faculty of Health Sciences (1991)
Residency
University of Tennessee Medical Center Knoxville (2002), Surgery
Fellowship
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2004), Vascular Surgery
Other Post Graduate Training
UT Southwestern Medical School (2008)
Graduate School
UT Southwestern Medical School (2008)

Publications

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Iliac artery stenting versus surgical reconstruction for TASC (TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus) type B and type C iliac lesions
Carlos Timaran, Trent Prault, Scott Stevens, Michael Freeman, Mitchell Goldman J Vasc Surg 2004 38 272-278
Variability of maximal aortic aneurysm diameter measurements on CT scan: significance and methods to minimize
Neal Cayne, Frank Veith, Evan Lipsitz, Takao Ohki, Manish Mehta, Carlos Timaran, et al. J Vasc Surg 2004 39 811-815
Predicting aneurysm enlargement in patients with persistent type II endoleaks
Carlos Timaran, Takao Ohki, Soo Rhee, Frank Veith, Nicholas Gargiulo III, et al. J Vasc Surg 2004 39 1157-1162
Iliac artery stenting versus surgical reconstruction for TASC (TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus) type B and type C iliac lesions
Carlos Timaran, Trent Prault, Scott Stevens, Michael Freeman, Mitchell Goldman J Vasc Surg 2004 38 272-278
Iliac artery stenting in patients with poor distal runoff: influence of concomitant infrainguinal arterial reconstruction
Carlos Timaran, Takao Ohki, Nicholas Gargiulo III, Frand Veith, Scott Stevens, Michael Freeman, Mitchell Goldman J Vasc Surg 2004 38 479-485
System to decrease length of stay for vascular surgery
Taylor Reed, Frank Veith, Nicholas Gargiulo III, Carlos Timaran, Takao Ohki, et al. J Vasc Surg 2004 39 395-399
Iliac artery stenting versus surgical reconstruction for TASC (TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus) type B and type C iliac lesions
Carlos Timaran, Trent Prault, Scott Stevens, Michael Freeman, Mitchell Goldman J Vasc Surg 200 38 272-278

Professional Associations/Affiliations

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Society for Vascular Surgery