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We value life and perform life-saving surgery

ranked #1 in the State of Texas for 2008 & 2009.
Doctor Filiberto Rodriguez-Salinas completed his cardiac surgery training at the Cleveland Clinic followed by an additional fellowship in congenital and advanced adult cardiac surgery at the Mayo Clinic. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Ever since performing the first-ever heart operation in McAllen in 1983 he has performed over 10,000 cardiac operations, and his results have been consistently ranked in the top tier for cardiac surgery by independent reporting agencies. In 1994, his program for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery - with a mortality rate of only 1.6% versus the 5.3% national average mortality rate at that time. More recently, his program now at the McAllen Heart Hospital with a mortality rate of less than 1% received the HealthGrades™ Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for 2008, which was awarded to only four hospitals in Texas. Hospitals receiving this honor were in the top tier of the HealthGrades™ national cardiac surgery ratings and our program at the McAllen Heart Hospital was

Now at the McAllen Heart Hospital

A mortality rate of less than 1%
Dr. Rodriguez's program now at the McAllen Heart Hospital with a mortality rate of less than 1% received the HealthGrades™ Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for 2008, which was awarded to only four hospitals in Texas. Hospitals receiving this honor were in the top tier of the HealthGrades™ national cardiac surgery ratings and our program at the McAllen Heart Hospital was ranked #1 in the State of Texas for 2008 & 2009.

Our Mission

We value life and perform life-saving surgery. For the past 25 years, the mission of McAllen Heart Surgeons has been to achieve top-tier surgical outcomes by providing excellent operations with compassionate concern for the welfare of those patients referred to our care. Our training at the nation's top institutions shapes this philosophy. As cardiac surgeons, we must be skillful and technically proficient in the operating room, and as technology has advanced, our ability to provide surgical solutions for patients with serious cardiovascular disease has vastly improved. But of equal importance, we continue to provide compassionate care as we strive to maintain equal focus on addressing the needs of the patient as a human being.

Contact Information

500 E. Ridge Rd. Suite 201 McAllen, Texas 78503
Phone: 956-630-9430
Fax: 956-686-2608