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John Calhoon, MD

UT Health San Antonio
Schedule an appointment: 210-562-5378
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Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Areas of Interest/Focus
Congenital Cardiac Surgery
Board Affiliation/Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Education
Baylor College of Medicine, 1981
Residency
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (dba UT Health San Antonio), 1986
The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (dba UT Health San Antonio), 1988
Fellowships
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital, 1988
Languages
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229
Insurance Accepted
6 Degrees - Transplant
90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator
Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator
Aetna (Coventry) - Work Comp/Auto
Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn
Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR
Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO))
Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO)
Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select)
Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP)
Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO)
Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY
Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium
Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator
Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage
Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer
Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator
BlueCross BlueShield (Federal Programs) - Commercial (Federal - All Products)
BlueCross BlueShield (Out-of-State) - Commercial (Out of State - Blue Card Program Only)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (CHIP, Blue Advantagage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (ERS, TRS, State of TX Employees)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO)
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Traditional/Par Network
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Transplant Network
Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator
CHAMPVA - Governmental
Cigna - Employer Specific Network (United Benefits Consortium)
Cigna - Employer Specific Network (USAA Employees & Dependents Only)
Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn
Community First Health Plans - Commercial (HMO, Exchange)
Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan
Curative - Commercial (All Products)
Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (All products)
EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator
El Paso Health - CHIP
El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR
Employers Health Network - Commerical (PPO)
Entrust - Third Party Administrator
First Health - Commercial (All Products)
FirstCare (Part of Baylor Scott & White) - Medicaid-STAR
Galaxy Health Network - Commercial (All products)
Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator
Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator
HealthSmart (Accel) - Commercial (All products)
HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator
Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed)
Humana - Transplant Network
Humana Military - TRICARE East Region
Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator
Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange)
Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO)
Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation
Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation
Interlink - Transplant Network
International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator
Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator
Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator
LifeTrac - Transplant Network
Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator
Medicaid (Traditional) - Medicaid/Medicare
Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
Molina Healthcare - Commercial (Exchange)
Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage
Molina Healthcare - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
MultiPlan - Commercial (All products)
OptumHealth - Transplant Network
Oscar - Commercial Exchange
Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children)
Prime Health Services - Commercial (PPO)
Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage (All Products)
Prime Health Services - Workers Compensation
Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products)
ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products)
Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products)
Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO)
Scott & White Health Plan - Medicaid/Medicare Advantage (All Products)
Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
Surest (United Healthcare) - Commercial (All Products)
Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan)
Three Rivers Provider Network (Contigo) - Commercial (PPO)
Tokio Marine - Transplant Network
TriWest - TRICARE West Region
TriWest - VA Community Care Network
Trustmark Benefits (f/k/a CoreSource) - Third Party Administrator
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Core and Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Indemnity)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (PPO)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS)
UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (AARP Plans, Complete Care Plans, Erickson Advantage Plans)
UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (UnitedHealthcare Group Plans, WellMed)
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs
University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer
Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers)
Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO)
Veterans Administration - Governmental
WebTPA - Third Party Administrator
WellCare - Medicare Advantage
WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only)
WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint)
WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY)
WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinate
WellPoint - Commercial (Exchange)
WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS)
WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (All Products)
WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only)
WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed)
WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans
Zelis - Third Party Administrator
Please contact your health insurance company to confirm provider participation. For billing and insurance questions, please call our Billing Department at 210-358-3260.
I have been an integral member of UT Health San Antonio for over 30 years. I attended the University of Texas at Austin on a scholarship to play golf, graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1981 and started surgical residency in San Antonio in general surgery. I was selected for Thoracic Surgery residency immediately following general surgery with Dr. Kent Trinkle and as chief resident at the Harvard Medical School Boston Children's Hospital in pediatric cardiac surgery.
I joined the faculty at UT Health San Antonio in 1989 and became Professor and Head of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 1994. In 2010, I was named Founding Chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
My areas of clinical expertise include congenital heart surgery, adult cardiac surgery and pulmonary transplantation. In 2015, I was selected to lead the UT Health San Antonio Heart and Vascular Institute and transitioned that role to Dr. Allen Anderson, Chief of Cardiology, in May of 2020. In addition, I have served as the Director of the University Health Congenital Heart Institute since 2018 and have been the leader of the congenital heart program since joining UT Health San Antonio.
Honors include a variety of teaching awards from the institution and department including the first ever President's Council Chair for Excellence in Surgery in 2003. I am the author of over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, 20 book chapters and a host of other abstracts and presentations. I am a Past Council Chair and Past President of the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and was founding President of the Thoracic Surgery Foundation.
I am currently the elected president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. I am a past board member and past officer of the Joint Council on Thoracic Surgical Education and aided it its transition to STS. I am a past president of The Thoracic Surgery Director's Association, past Chairman of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and a former Board member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
I am a member of the American Association of Thoracic Surgery, and Texas Surgical Society. I have served as Chairman of the local American Heart Association Board, President of the local Surgical Society, Chairman of the Board of the Dominion Country Club and was a Founder of HeartGift San Antonio. I served as Chair of the 2015 San Antonio AHA Heart and Stroke Walk.
My most important personal honors are:
  • Marrying my wife and best friend, Ms. Sarah Lucero, a top ranked news anchor
  • Having four healthy children
  • Being named a distinguished Young Texas Ex in 1997 from the University of Texas at Austin
I am a seasoned and highly experienced master Adult Cardiac and Congenital Cardiac Surgeon. I am part of a great congenital heart surgery team able to tackle the most complex congenital cardiac repairs. In addition, I am a master at complex reoperative heart surgery of all kinds - children and adults. I am particularly adept in handling in infections of the aortic valve and aortic root. My team maintains a variety of homograft valves to handle this dreaded disease.
The UT Health Cardiac Surgical team and I have done more than 100 Ross procedures. I have significant expertise in Ross procedures, which develop enlarging and leaking pulmonary autograft valves. My team is acknowledged for their personal attention to detail and personal touch with the family and the patient. I am a master reoperative cardiac and coronary bypass surgeon and utilize arterial grafting when possible.
Philosophy of Care Statement:
Our team strives to provide care just as we would wish for ourselves. It starts with careful communication between each of your providers to come up with and continuously update a clear plan of care for each patient. We then do our best to update the patient and family about their care plan daily or more often if needed.
Interests & Hobbies:
Enjoy daily exercise, time with my wife and family and when a bit of time is left over, will go to the golf course or spend a bit of time in my workshop.
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