Surgical Associates of Texas specializes in performing advanced cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical procedures. It provides treatment options for thoracic cancer, heart failure, hernias, and coronary artery and vascular diseases. The group performs coronary artery bypass grafting, Transmyocardial laser revascularization, heart transplant, pacemaker implantation, endarterectomy, mediastinoscopy, and heart valve repair and replacement procedures. Its surgeons are affiliated with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. They are fellows of the University of Texas Medical School, Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. Located in Houston, Surgical Associates of Texas practices in the Texas Medical Center of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. The group is a Medicare participating physicians and accepts assignment for services provided to Medicare patients.