Karl Reyes, M.D.

Biography

Karl Reyes, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the UT Southwestern Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. He is also the Surgical Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program and the Director of Congenital Cardiac Surgery Education Program.  

After earning his degree at the University of the East College of Medicine, Dr. Reyes completed residency in general surgery at the University of the Philippines, and fellowships in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at the Cleveland Clinic and congenital cardiac surgery at Boston Children's Hospital. 

Dr. Reyes has over a decade of experience in taking care of patients with congenital heart disease of all ages. His interests include neonatal cardiac surgery, complex valvular repairs, diseases of the aortic valve and root, tetralogy of fallot with pulmonary atresia and adult congenital heart surgery. His research interests include studying outcomes in high risk patients undergoing complex cardiac surgery and surgical innovations.

Dr. Reyes enjoys teaching and is also a reviewer for multiple journals related to his specialty. He is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, European Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.