Martin Kosztowski, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Martin Kosztowski, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, including management of coronary artery disease, valve disease, aortic aneurysms, heart transplantation, lung transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support Dr. Kosztowski earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center. He received advanced training through a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at The Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine and a thoracic transplant surgery and mechanical circulatory support fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He also holds a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University, where he later completed a research fellowship applying advanced biostatistical and epidemiological methods to analyze outcomes after heart and lung transplantation. Dr. Kosztowski joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2026. His research has been published in leading journals, including the American Journal of Transplantation, and he has presented his work at international conferences such as the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation. Personal Note When he’s not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, exercising, and working on home improvement projects. Education Graduate School Johns Hopkins Hospital (2014) Medical Education University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Medicine (2014) Internship University of California at San Francisco (2015), General Surgery Fellowship John Hopkins School of Medicine (2019) Residency University of Iowa (2022), General Surgery Fellowship Texas Heart Institute Baylor College of Medicine (2025), Thoracic Surgery Fellowship Cedars - Sinai Medical Center (2026), Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Research Interest Epidemiology and clinical outcomes for patients with end-stage heart and lung disease Books Featured Books Metal-on-metal arthroplasty: the whole story in The Adult Hip. Vol 2. (3rd ed.) Schiffman E, Kosztowski M, Kwon YM (2014). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Placement of subclavian central venous catheter in Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery (3rd ed.) Kosztowski M, Katragunta N (2017). Springer Honors & Awards Honoring Our Cleveland Clinic Mentors Program Scholarship Recipient 2023, American Association for Thoracic Surgery Professional Associations/Affiliations International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation Society of Thoracic Surgeons
