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Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD

(Dr. James Richard Garrison Jr., M.D.)

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1990)

Professional interests include: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), heart bypass surgery (CABG), heart surgery, and more.

4411 Medical Drive Suite 210
San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 615-7700

Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD is a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1990 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD is affiliated with Methodist Health System, Methodist Physicians, CHRISTUS Health, CARDIOLOGY CLINIC OF SAN ANTONIO PLLC and Methodist Children's Hospital Methodist Hospital Stone Oak Methodist Hospital Texsan Methodist Hospital Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant Methodist Hospital Northeast.

Office Locations

Address:

4330 Medical Drive Suite 325
San Antonio, TX 78229

Address:

4411 Medical Drive Suite 210
San Antonio, TX 78229

ablation	12
bronchoscopy	16
bypass surgery	72
cardiac procedures	226
doctor visit	63
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	156
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	154

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	31
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	53
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

ablation	33
bronchoscopy	30
bypass surgery	83
cardiac procedures	249
dissection	22
doctor visit	124
excision	22
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	43
open surgery	204
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	240

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	43
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	53
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

ablation	25
bronchoscopy	20
bypass surgery	68
cardiac procedures	271
dissection	17
doctor visit	161
excision	17
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	52
open surgery	163
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	191
vascular procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	82
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	55
Dementia	17
Cancer	24

bypass surgery	86
cardiac procedures	278
dissection	15
doctor visit	151
excision	15
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	183
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	197
vascular procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	85
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	51
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	37
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	56
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

bypass surgery	84
cardiac procedures	296
doctor visit	178
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	42
open surgery	166
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	164
vascular procedures	44

**Gender**
Male	219
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	13
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	47
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	57
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

bypass surgery	75
cardiac procedures	294
dissection	12
doctor visit	150
excision	12
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	148
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	159
vascular procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	57
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

bypass surgery	79
cardiac procedures	270
doctor visit	129
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	37
open surgery	156
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	154
vascular procedures	39

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	35
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	54
Dementia	16
Cancer	23

bypass surgery	55
cardiac procedures	196
doctor visit	94
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	43
open surgery	108
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	106
vascular procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	30
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	54
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

bypass surgery	72
cardiac procedures	336
doctor visit	174
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
minimally invasive procedures	96
open surgery	142
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	140
vascular procedures	98

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in San Antonio, TX were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and inpatient care.

ablation	23
bronchoscopy	22
bypass surgery	74
cardiac procedures	270
dissection	16
doctor visit	139
excision	16
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	46
open surgery	159
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	169
vascular procedures	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	181
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	53
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	97
85 and over	35
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	110

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	15
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1990. He completed residency at University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1990)

Residency: University of Louisville Affiliated Hospitals (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Methodist Health System

Methodist Physicians

CHRISTUS Health

CARDIOLOGY CLINIC OF SAN ANTONIO PLLC

Methodist Children's Hospital Methodist Hospital Stone Oak Methodist Hospital Texsan Methodist Hospital Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant Methodist Hospital Northeast

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$14,685 EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $9,191	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $2,455	Cardiovascular $583	ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $545	AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion $348	Other $1,563
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$7,772 Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $4,335	Structural Heart $1,552	Vascular $1,460	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $424
Abbott Laboratories	$6,118 Aortic and Mitral Mechanical Valves $2,385	EPIC $1,553	Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $762	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $685	Mitra Clip system $375	Other $358
Medtronic, Inc.	$5,138 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $4,073	CoreValve Evolut $847	Cardioblate $54	Penditure $20	$145
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,430 CoreValve Evolut $657	Mosaic $609	Avalus $247	3F $246	Heart Valves $245	Other $426
Other	$6,843 Structural Heart $1,448	Impella $542	Transcatheter Heart Valves $526	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $504	PREVELEAK $243	Other $3,579

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$20,522
Consulting Fee	$13,635
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,782
Travel and Lodging	$2,736
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$200
Other	$111

Research Payments

Dr. James R. Garrison Jr., MD has received 3 research payments totaling $1,086.

Biography

Dr. James Garrison is a thoracic surgery specialist. Dr. Garrison's hospital/clinic affiliations include Methodist Physicians and CHRISTUS Health. He attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.