Scott LeMaire, MD

Scott A. LeMaire, M.D. is a Professor of Surgery and of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, the Vice Chair for Research in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, and the Director of Research in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as a member of the professional staff in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Show full bio

Dr. LeMaire graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1992 and completed residency training in cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in 1999. His primary clinical interest focuses on the management of patients with thoracic aortic disease, with a particular emphasis on treatment of aortic dissection and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. His corresponding research program focuses on organ protection during aortic surgery, genetic aspects of thoracic aortic disease, and molecular mechanisms of aortic degeneration. He has received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education for his research studying the pathobiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection. Dr. LeMaire is a past-president of the Association for Academic Surgery and is the current editor-in-chief of the Journal of Surgical Research.

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Interests

  • Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections
  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Mentorship and academic career development
  • Marfan syndrome and other heritable forms of aortic disease

Education

  • Undergraduate:

    Quincy College

  • Medical School:

    Northwestern University

  • Internship:

    Baylor College of Medicine

  • Residency:

    Baylor College of Medicine

  • Fellowships:

    Baylor College of Medicine

Certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

Brlecic, P. E., Whitlock, R. S., Zhang, Q. et al. (2023). Dispersion of National Institute of Health funding to departments of surgery is contracting. J Surg Res 289, 8–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2023.03.023.
Klarin, D., Devineni, P., Sendamarai, A. K. et al. (2023). Genome-wide association study of thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection in the Million Veteran Program. Nat Genet 55, 1106–1115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-023-01420-z.
Ouzounian, M., LeMaire, S. A. and Milewicz, D. M. (2023). Heritable aortic root aneurysms. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 12, 265–267. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2023-avs1-16.
Köksoy, C., Rebello, K. R., Green, S. Y. et al. (2023). Independent associations with early mortality after open repair of Crawford extent IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, S0022-5223(23)00246–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.03.008.
Moon, M. (2023). Discussion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, S0022-5223(23)00095–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2022.12.025.
Brown, J. R., Baker, R. A., Shore-Lesserson, L. et al. (2023). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/American Society of Extracorporeal Technology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention of Adult Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury. Ann Thorac Surg 115, 34–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.06.054.
Brown, J. R., Baker, R. A., Shore-Lesserson, L. et al. (2023). The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/American Society for Extracorporeal Technology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention of Adult Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury. Anesth Analg 136, 176–184. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000006286.
Coselli, J. S., LeMaire, S. A., Orozco-Sevilla, V. et al. (2023). Current approaches to spinal cord protection during open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 0, 0–0. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2023-scp-10.
Zhang, C., Li, Y., Chakraborty, A. et al. (2022). Aortic stress activates an adaptive program in thoracic aortic smooth muscle cells that maintains aortic strength and protects against aneurysm and dissection in mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.318135.
Zea-Vera, R., Green, S. Y., Amarasekara, H. S. et al. (2022). Contemporary midterm outcomes after primary repair of chronic type A aortic dissection. Ann Thorac Surg, S0003-4975(22)01552–1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.12.016.