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William T. Brinkman, MD (he/him/his)

Cardiac Surgeon
The Heart Hospital Baylor Scott and White Plano
Plano, Texas, United States

Dr. William T. Brinkman graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1996. In 2006, Dr. Brinkman completed his categorical cardiothoracic training at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School. In 2007, Dr. Brinkman completed additional fellowship training at the Hospital of the University of Penn in Complex Thoracic Aortic Surgery.

Dr. Brinkman is certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners. Since 2008, Dr. Brinkman has served as the Director of the Thoracic Aortic Clinic at the Heart Hospital Baylor Scott and White Plano. He is an active member in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).


By serving as PI trials such as DISSECTON Valiant MDT, Gore TBE Pivotal, TRIOMPHE Endospan and Gore ARISE EFS/ARISE 2 PIVOTAL, Dr. Brinkman has pushed the use of branch TEVAR technology to allow for the treatment of the ascending aorta, aortic arch and thoracoabdominal aorta with endovascular approaches.

Dr. Brinkman has also focused on aortic valve repair and has published on the use of the reimplantation technique for both tricuspid and bicuspid aortic valve pathology.

Currently he is the PI of a single center prospective study using cardiac CTA and 3d TEE to improve preop planning prior to aortic valve repair procedure (Comparison of Preoperative Aortic Valve Imaging Techniques for Patients with Aortic Insufficiency Undergoing Aortic Valve Repair Surgery, JTCVS Structural and Endovascular (2024))

In addition, Dr. Brinkman has been active in the performance and study of the supported Ross procedure in young candidates whom aortic valve repair is not possible. Dr. Brinkman also recently presented on redo Ross procedures at the 2022 AATS Annual Meeting May 2022, Boston, MA. Outcomes of Redo Operations after Ross procedure, JTCVS (2022)

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