Albert H. O-Yurvati, DO, FACOS, FICS, FAHA, is a 1986 graduate of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He completed his Internship and General Surgery residency at Tulsa Regional Medical Center at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and served as Chief Resident his final year.  He then completed a residency in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Browns Mills, New Jersey, where he also served as chief resident. He is AOA board certified in Cardiothoracic-Vascular and General Surgery, and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the International College of Surgeons. 

Other educational activities include a Graduate Certificate from the University of North Texas Toulouse School of Education in Teaching and Adult Learning.  He completed a PhD in Education from Northcentral University with a concentration of Organizational Leadership.

Currently Dr. O-Yurvati is a Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Department of Medical Education Health Systems Science at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, and he is also Professor of Integrative Physiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the UNTHSC.  He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, Scotland, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Granted a Doctor of Science (hc) from the University of Strathclyde.

He has received numerous awards from the UNTHSC, most recently including the 2012 Clyde Gallehugh DO Memorial Award, the 2011 President’s Award for Clinical Excellence.  He also received Doctor of Philanthropy in 2011, and in 2010, he was the recipient of both the Benjamin L. Cohen Award for Outstanding Research Achievement and the TCOM’s Dean’s Award for Philanthropy.  In addition, he has been awarded two Academic Commendation of Excellence (ACE) Award for superior post-tenure reviews.

He is certified by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement with a designation of CPPS (Certified Professional Patient Safety)

Dr. O-Yurvati has served on many committees on the local, state, and national level.  He is Past President of the Metro Fort Worth American Heart Association and is a past Board member of the Texas Affiliate of the AHA.  He also received the AHA Distinguished Service Award.  On a national level, Dr. O-Yurvati was the chairman of the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery.  He is actively involved in numerous committees of the ACOS, and he has served as a discipline chair and representative to the Board of Governors, as well as cardiothoracic educational program director. He has received the Orel Martin medal, Guy Beaumont Educational Award and the Ballinger Distinguished Surgeon Award. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the ACOS.

He is on the editorial board of the JAOA and Filtration. He is a reviewer for many peered journals to include Cardiovascular Research and Experimental Biology and Medicine, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and the JAOA. 

Dr. O-Yurvati has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, three book chapters, and numerous abstracts.  He is the recipient of over 2.5 million in grants, to include NIH, NASA, DOD, and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation funding.  He is a Primary Investigator in multiple Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials.  He has lectured nationally and internationally, and he has presented previously at the Therapeutic Filtration and Extracorporeal Circulation meeting at the prestigious Hammersmith Hospital in London, England.  His research interests include the inflammatory effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, cardiac metabolism, mechanical cardiac assist devices, and post-cardiac surgery adhesions, and patient safety.