Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

About the Team

William Douglas, M.D.

Dr. Douglas is a specialist in pediatric and congenital heart surgery whose practice is solely dedicated to children and adults with congenital heart disease. He is a native of the West Coast, having been raised in Oregon, and he attended college and medical school in California.

He received most of his training in the Midwest, including his fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan, one of the largest volume pediatric cardiac centers in the world. Dr. Douglas has spent most of his professional career at the University of Kentucky, where he was the Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery for seven years before relocating to Houston in 2007.

Besides his practice in pediatric cardiac surgery, Dr. Douglas is active in the development of new medical devices for pediatric cardiac surgery. Dr. Douglas also makes an annual trip to Central or South America to perform heart surgery for impoverished children in developing countries. Dr. Douglas’s wife, Sue Ann, is a pediatric dermatologist with the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. They keep busy with their medical practices and raising their seven children.

EDUCATION

• B.S. – University of California-Berkeley, 1984
• M.D. – University of California-Los Angeles, 1988
• General Surgery Residency – University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988-94
• Thoracic Surgery Residency – Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1994-96
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1997-98

FACULTY POSITIONS

• Attending Surgeon, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1998-2000
• Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery – University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2000-2006
• Chief, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery – University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center, 2007-present

Felix W. Tsai, M.D.

Dr. Tsai specializes in pediatric and congenital heart surgery. He grew up in California and attended college and medical school in Chicago. After graduating from medical school, he received most of his surgical training on the East Coast. In addition, he spent a year investigating the hemodynamics of single ventricle physiology in various models. His current research pursuits include single ventricle physiology and right ventricular myocardial remodeling after neonatal surgery.

Dr. Tsai is active in thoracic surgery organizations, both at the national and international level. He is currently involved in optimizing surgical outcomes and healthcare initiatives in third world countries.

EDUCATION

• B.A. – Northwestern University, Chicago, 1991
• M.D. – Northwestern University, Chicago, 1996
• General Surgery Internship – McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, 1996-1997
• General Surgery Residency – Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N.J., 1997-2002
• Thoracic Surgery Residency – George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 2002-2004
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Fellowship – Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C., 2004-2006
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Research Fellowship – The Congenital Heart Institute, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Women and Children, Orlando, Fla., 2006-2007

Beth Gould, RN

Beth is a registered nurse with seven years of pediatric critical care experience and has recently become the pediatric CV surgery nurse coordinator. She is a native of Ohio, but has spent the last seven years of her nursing career working in Lexington, Ky. She and her husband, Tim, have been married for seven years.

Clinical Experience
2000-2007 Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
Pediatric Intensive Care, Staff RN

Educational Experience
1996-2000 Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio
Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing