{"id":51032,"date":"2024-06-04T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=51032"},"modified":"2024-08-15T17:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T22:33:42","slug":"city-of-stephenville-to-honor-dr-o-h-frazier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/city-of-stephenville-to-honor-dr-o-h-frazier\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Stephenville to Honor Dr. O.H. Frazier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Stephenville native and former Tarleton State University student Dr. O.H. \u201cBud\u201d Frazier will return to his hometown to be honored with a proclamation and a key to the city at tonight\u2019s 5 p.m. City Council meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the world\u2019s top transplant and mechanical circulatory support surgeons, Dr. Frazier has performed over 1,200 heart transplants. During the 1970s and 80s, he conducted experimental work toward developing an implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Since then, he has implanted more than 900 LVADs, the most of any surgeon in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also chaired the committee that initiated the first federal allocation system to distribute hearts for transplantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2011, Dr. Frazier implanted the first successful continuous-flow total artificial heart using two second generation HeartMate II LVADs to replace a patient\u2019s failing heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was recently named recipient of the prestigious Pushpa and Kewal Krishan Gupta Lifetime Achievement Award in Development of Therapies for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases by the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the recognition from the ASAIO, he has received Lifetime Achievement awards from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the city proclamation: \u201cDr. Frazier is a true living legend and is celebrated for his contributions to the field of mechanical circulatory support and pioneering treatments for patients suffering from heart failure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He credits his upbringing in Erath County as a key catalyst for his storied career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up in Stephenville offered me and my contemporaries a great advantage that we probably didn\u2019t appreciate until later,\u201d said Dr. Frazier. \u201cImportantly, we went to school together with the same students every day. We knew everyone from every strata of Stephenville society; a lawyer\u2019s son, farmer\u2019s son, carpenter\u2019s daughter, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis I think gave you a great advantage in life and I think remains an important advantage of growing up in a community like Stephenville. This is a particular benefit to anyone in professional life \u2014 particularly a doctor \u2014 that requires an understanding and empathy for all walks of life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 1968 to 1970, Dr. Frazier served his country as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Army. As a result of his bravery and exceptional service, he received the Combat Flight Medal, the Vietnamese Navy Medal and the Vietnamese Distinguished Service Medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His father, Oscar H. Frazier Sr., was a math teacher and track coach at Tarleton State \u2014 named John Tarleton Agricultural College and then Tarleton State College at the time \u2014 for 40 years. The Oscar H. Frazier Memorial Track on campus is named in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Frazier\u2019s collegiate journey started at Tarleton State before going on to earn his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Texas. At Texas, he was a kicker and punter on the football team while also participating in track. He earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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