Harold C. Urschel Jr., M.D.

Dr. Urschel graduated cum laude from Princeton University and Harvard Medical School. His internship, residency, and chief residency were in general, vascular, cardiac, and thoracic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. After serving in the US Navy as Chief of Experimental Surgery at the National Naval Medical Research Center in Bethesda, Maryland, he and his young family moved to Dallas and have been at Baylor ever since.

In addition to his practice at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), Dr. Urschel has taught extensively and is Professor of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He has been Visiting Professor at a number of medical centers in the USA and abroad and is an honorary member of the thoracic surgery faculty of the University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He has been President of five major medical and surgical societies, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American College of Chest Physicians, International Academy of Chest Physicians, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, and Texas Surgical Society.

He served on the Board of Directors of Electronic Data Systems from its inception until 1986, the American Board of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and has been Chairman of the Residency Review Committee for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery that established the standards for training in the United States.

Married

Elizabeth (Betsey) Bradley Urschel
Wellesley College, B.A., English
Harvard University, M.Ed.
Oklahoma City University, PhD Humane Letters (Hon)

Education

Princeton University AB
Harvard Medical School, M.D.
Internship Residency and Chief Residency in
General, Vascular, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery
The Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Academic Appointments

Teaching Fellow Harvard Medical School 1962
Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (Clinical)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery University of Toronto 1990-
Toronto General Hospital – (Honorary)
Professor Department of Thoracic Surgery – Harvard Medical School 1995-
Brigham and Women’s Hospital – (Honorary)
CHAIR: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgical Research, Education & Clinical Excellence Baylor University Medical Center

Military

Chief Experimental Surgery United States Navy
Consultant: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); National Space Agency (NASA)
Chief Consultant Cardiovascular Surgery, Surgeon General of US Air Force 1984 -

Professional Education Appointments

American Board of Thoracic Surgery Director and Examiner, 1975-1983 Chairman of Recertification
Residency Review Committee for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Director 1990-1996; Chairman 1994-1996
Residency Review Committee for General Surgery
Residency Review Committee for Vascular Surgery
Inter-Society Commission on Heart Disease Resources Committee on Coronary Artery Disease 1971-1984
Coordinating Committee for Continuing Education in Thoracic Surgery Chairman 1975-1990