On January 15, 1996, South Texas Health System (STHS) Heart—then named McAllen Heart Hospital—opened as one of the earliest freestanding cardiovascular facilities in the United States and the first dedicated heart hospital in...

Dr. Pedro Mego, FSCAI, is a board-certified Interventional Cardiologist. He said his decision to dedicate his medical practice entirely to peripheral artery and venous disease was shaped by what he encountered after arriving in South Texas.