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Robert A. Hetz, MD, is a cardiothoracic surgeon with privileges at Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center and Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital, and an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Board certified in general surgery, Dr. Hetz earned his medical degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and completed his general surgery internship and residency at McGovern Medical School. He performed a postdoctoral fellowship at UTHealth under Dr. Charles S. Cox, MD, performing both clinical and basic science research on the use of progenitor cell therapies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, and a cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.