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Baylor Scott & White Health Cardiovascular Institute2401 S 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508 map
The BSWH Heart & Vascular Institute Team is dedicated to taking care of all your medical and surgical needs.
Baylor Scott & White Health Cardiovascular Institute
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Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. Daniel L. Beckles is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Fax
2547241019
Address
2401 S 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508
Office Hours
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Office Details
**Please enter this location on Hudson Street.**
free parking or Valet
Insurance Accepted
- 1199 National Benefit Fund
- Aetna
- Amerigroup
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Elderplan
- Empire Blue Cross
- Fidelis Care NY
- GHI
- Health First
- HIP
- MagnaCare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health
- POMCO Group
- Self-pay
- United Healthcare
- VA Choice
- Other
Bio
Dr. Beckles is double boarded by the American Board of Surgeons and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He was the first Herman and Olive Pascarella Professor of Cardiovascular Research and previous Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Associate Professor of Surgery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn New York. He is double fellowship trained in cardiac and thoracic surgery. His expertise is in minimally invasive cardiac and thoracic surgery including off-pump CABG, hybrid coronary revascularization, robotic assisted CABG, minimally invasive valve repair and replacement. His thoracic surgery expertise is in minimally invasive lung surgery, VATS lobectomy, VATS pneumonectomy, minimally invasive esophagectomy and VATS/Robotic thymectomy. He also specializes in heart failure surgery and ventricular assist device implantation.
Dr. Beckles earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, Master of Science degree in Chemistry, Medical Degree and a PhD Degree in Cardiac Molecular and Cellular Biology at the State University of New York. He completed his general surgery residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and his cardiovascular and thoracic surgery fellowship at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Texas and an additional thoracic surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital- Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Beckles is a respected clinician and researcher with peer- reviewed publications including articles, book chapters in cardiovascular surgery and cardiac molecular biology along with numerous abstracts and has been awarded U.S. and international patents for his research. Dr. Beckles is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. He is a member of the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Thoracic Society, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. He has been awarded numerous excellence awards and was named in Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2010-2014, Houstonia Magazine Top Doctor 2013 and 2014, H Texas Magazine Top Doctor and New York Super Doctors for cardiac surgery 2016 to 2018.
Specialties
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiothoracic surgery is a highly specialized field of medicine that incorporates surgical procedures to treat diseases or trauma to the organs and structures of the chest – including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Dr. Beckles may perform both minimally invasive or invasive procedures ranging from angioplasty to open heart surgery or transplant surgeries.
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Cardiac Surgery
Cardiovascular and heart disorders, such as atherosclerosis, endocarditis, valvular, or congenital heart disease, rheumatic, and ischemic, affect a large proportion of our own populace. Dr. Daniel Beckles is a cardiac surgeon specializing in the surgical healing of these widespread heart problems in Temple, TX. He may carry out treatments including surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, heart valve repair, heart transplant surgery, or coronary artery bypass.
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Thoracic Surgery
Following rigorous and lengthy training, thoracic surgeons are uniquely qualified to perform complex surgeries on the chest, or thorax as it is sometimes called. Their focus is usually on the lungs, esophagus, and other areas of the chest, and may also include the heart. As such, Dr. Beckles may see patients in Texas for a wide range of surgeries, for example removing cancer causing tumors from the esophagus and chest wall, or even a lung transplant.
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Transplant Surgery
Transplant surgeons perform highly complex surgeries to transplant organs from a donor's body into that of the receiving patient. Surgeries are typically to replace a damaged or malfunctioning organ, such as the liver, kidneys and heart, among others. Dr. Beckles may specialize in performing a certain type of transplant surgery.
Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disease and Swallowing Disorders
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lung Cancer
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- myastenia gravis
- pectus
- thymomas
- Valvular Heart Disease (Aortic Stenosis)
Services & Procedures
- Beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG)
- Hybrid Surgery
- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery of the esophagus and stomach
- minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Minimally invasive lung surgeries
- Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgical Approaches
- minimally invasive valve surgery
- pectus repair
- TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
- VATS lobectomy
- Ventricular Assist Device
Education & Training
Medical School
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center
MD • Alpha Omega Alpha • 1997
Residency
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SUNY Downstate Med Ctr/Kings County Hospital Center • Brooklyn, NY
Residency in General Surgery • 1997 - 2004
Fellowships
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UTSouthwestern Medical Center • Dallas, Texas
Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery • 2004 - 2007 -
Brigham & Women's Hospital / Harvard Med School • Boston, Massachusetts
Fellowship in Thoracic Surgery • 2007 - 2008
Awards & Honors
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New York Super Doctors
Super Doctors • 2016, 2017
Hospital Affiliations
- Baylor Medical Center
- Scott & White Hospital
Languages Spoken
- English
Links & Social Media
Latest Cardiothoracic Surgery News
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Have Heart Failure? Flu Shot May Save Your LifeSteven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:00 PM
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AHA: A Black Filmmaker's Look at the Heart (Health) of Her CommunityDec 7, 2018 at 12:00 PM
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Obesity Ups Survival in Heart Failure, but That's No Reason to Pile on PoundsAmy Norton, HealthDay Reporter, Dec 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM