Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Academic Medicine
Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Dr. Lumsden grew up in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, a town of a little more than 10,000 people located between Glasgow and Edinburgh. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated at the top of his class. After completing a year-long internship, he moved to Emory University in Atlanta where he completed his surgical residency and vascular training and eventually became the Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery. In 2002, he joined Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine as Professor and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy. He assumed his positions at Houston Methodist Hospital in 2008. He is always looking towards the future, which includes innovation and collaboration with other industries. In 2006, Dr. Lumsden was on an airplane from Europe and was working on a slide presentation. Sitting next to him was a pipeline engineer with ExxonMobil. The engineer asked him what the presentation was about; he explained it was about joining blood vessels together. The engineer said, “That’s exactly how the pipeline business works.” This is how Pumps & Pipes Program came to fruition. The Pumps & Pipes Society promotes and encourages cross-industry collaboration between medicine, energy, aerospace and academia. Over the past twelve years, Pumps & Pipes has expanded into an international organization. In addition, Pumps & Pipes Education Program is partnering with schools and universities to advance STEAM education in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics.
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