While major cities such as Austin and San Antonio have a large number of vascular surgeons, the surrounding cities face increasingly limited access as populations grow, general and vascular surgeon Dr. Logan Warren said.
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Marcos has recently brought on Warren to provide specialized vascular care to the region.
The two-minute impact
A New Braunfels native who studied across the state, Warren has seen the changing landscape of medical access as cities in Central Texas have grown.
“I've seen the growth of the area since I left for training,” Warren said. “There are going to be a lot more patients moving here, a lot more elderly patients who require vascular care in a minimally invasive fashion.”
As a vascular surgeon, Warren operates on every blood vessel in the human body, excluding the heart and brain. The country is facing a shortage in these specialty surgeons, with most being located in the Northeast United States and in big cities, he said.
“There's been a shortage of vascular surgeons who can offer the full spectrum of endovascular care, which is minimally invasive with catheters and wires, and open bypass surgery,” Warren said. “Vascular surgery is a full spectrum of open surgery for the arteries and veins, as well as minimally invasive [surgery].”
Warren said he moved back to his hometown to help expand access to more advanced minimally invasive vascular care for patients in San Marcos and New Braunfels and to keep them from needing to travel to big cities, such as Austin or San Antonio.
A closer look
Warren is a part of LoneStar Heart and Vascular, a clinic composed of doctors from various specialties. The group works together to develop the best pathway for patients and their care, Warren said.
Warren’s surgeries are conducted at the Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Marcos.
“LoneStar Heart and Vascular is very excited to be in San Marcos,” Warren said. “We're happy to serve the region.”
Many patients in areas with limited specialty health care access deal with long wait times when scheduling appointments. Warren, who started servicing the region in late 2025, has a relatively open schedule and works to serve as many patients as possible to further increase access, he said.
“We've helped expedite quite a bit of care that typically would go to a bigger city,” Warren said. “We're able to take care of that in San Marcos now.”
Warren has a passion for serving patients in San Marcos and New Braunfels, he said. His previous ties to the area are a major reason he returned to serve the region.
“If you have pain in your legs when you walk, wounds on your feet or on your legs, please come visit us,” Warren said. “Those are the things that get me to have patients come in a little quicker."
