Daniel Beckles

Dr. Daniel Beckles is a senior cardiothoracic surgeon at Baylor Scott & White Health in Central Texas. He obtained his MD degree from SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn NYC and stayed there for his Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Molecular and Cell Biology and General Surgery residency. His Cardiothoracic Surgery residency was at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He spent an additional year at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital-Instructor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School before his first attending position at Mount Sinai Medical Center in NYC. He spent 5 years at UT Medical Branch in Galveston Texas and was then Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NYC.

Dr. Beckles has published in textbooks, peer-reviewed journals, and has 2 US patents on heart diseases. His focus is on clinical excellence, education, and research. His expertise is in the management of end-stage heart disease, multiorgan failure, and surgical leadership. He is double boarded by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

Dr. Beckles is the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Trinbago Progressive Association, President-elect of the SUNY Downstate Alumni Board of Managers, Advisor for Noigel, and consultant for CHF Solutions (now Nuwellis) and Edwards Lifesciences.