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Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD

Accepting New Patients

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1989)

215 East Quincy Street Suite 604
San Antonio, TX 78215

(210) 798-4311

Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD is a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1989 and has 37 years of experience.

Office Locations

215 East Quincy Street Suite 604
San Antonio, TX 78215

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2012 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	13
bronchoscopy	13
bypass surgery	45
cardiac procedures	103
doctor visit	73
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	103
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	103

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2013 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	72
doctor visit	92
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	43
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	83
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
open surgery	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	86

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	26
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	118
doctor visit	156
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	48
open surgery	58
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58
vascular procedures	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	68
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	160
doctor visit	180
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	50
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
vascular procedures	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	33
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	23
bypass surgery	43
cardiac procedures	128
doctor visit	98
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
lobectomy	13
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	99
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	99
vascular procedures	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	16
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	62
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	55
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	114
doctor visit	42
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84
vascular procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	15
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	69
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	39
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	36
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	36
vascular procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	12
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	59
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	32
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	69
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	60
doctor visit	22
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
vascular procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in San Antonio, TX were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

ablation	13
bronchoscopy	18
bypass surgery	32
cardiac procedures	92
doctor visit	81
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lobectomy	13
minimally invasive procedures	26
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66
vascular procedures	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	47
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	17
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1989. He completed residency at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (1989)

Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Texas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Antonio, TX.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-07-01

Best Surgeon 👨‍⚕️ did my double bypass surgery and replaced 2 valve’s incision is so perfect took excellent care of my recovery ❤️‍🩹 thank you so much for your service. His staff had very good support system highly recommended

Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Lucky to have such a wonderful Dr.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-06-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very good experience

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-22

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Highly recommend

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
CryoLife, Inc.	$19,986 TMR $18,123	PhotoFix $301	$1,562
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$7,488 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $3,590	Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,275	Pericardial Heart Valves $534	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $170	Other Tissue Valves $148	Other $1,771
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$4,111 Tri-Ad $1,090	Heart Valves $981	Valiant Captivia $951	CoreValve Evolut $862	Cardioblate $133	Other $94
AtriCure, Inc.	$3,477 Cardiovascular $2,080	OLL2, OSL2, ASU2, ASB3 $673	COBRA FUSION 150 $338	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $174	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $109	Other $103
Abbott Laboratories	$3,411 Vascular $1,739	Mitra Clip system $1,601	EPIC $39	GALLANT $25	$8
Other	$8,684 Impella $3,145	Sonicision $1,276	Da Vinci Surgical System $1,065	RELAY THORACIC STENT-GRAFT WITH PLUS DELIVERY SYSTEM $592	Grafts $294	Other $2,313

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$18,713
Travel and Lodging	$18,677
Consulting Fee	$6,518
Honoraria	$2,500
Education	$750

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas Ross Pollard, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $24,260.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Pollard is a specialist in thoracic surgery. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He welcomes new patients at his office inSan Antonio, TX as reported by Doctor.com. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Pollard attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine.

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