Dr. Htut Kyaw Win, MD, FACC, FSCAI, MRCP(UK)
(b. 1968; q. Institute of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar, 1995; d. April 24, 2025)
Htut Kyaw Win was born in Pyin Oo Lwin (Maymyo), Myanmar, the eldest of three siblings, to Dr. Kyaw Win and Daw Kyi Kyi Chit Maung. Inspired from a young age by his father’s example, Htut always knew that he would become a physician. Medicine was woven into family life, and Htut showed remarkable promise, scoring the fourth highest marks nationally at matriculation before entering the Institute of Medicine 1 in Yangon.
He graduated in Yangon before moving to the United Kingdom in 1995 for postgraduate training in internal medicine, gaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 1997. He went on to work as a staff physician at the Regional Cardiology Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, in northwest England, before relocating to the United States in 1999 to train in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Htut possessed a deeply inquisitive mind and was unafraid to question accepted wisdom, both in medicine and beyond. As an interventional cardiologist at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Houston Cardiovascular Associates, his clinical passion lay in complex coronary intervention, chronic total occlusion, and mechanical circulatory support. Although his first commitment was always to his patients as a dedicated practicing clinician, he contributed meaningfully to academic cardiology, co-authoring several well-regarded papers.
Outside his professional life, Htut was an accomplished pianist. A keen Beatles fan, he idolized John Lennon, whose style heavily influenced his own compositions. He was a lifelong supporter of Chelsea Football Club in the English Premier League.
Htut was known for his generosity, often helping friends and colleagues develop their careers overseas. He dreamed of establishing a Myanmar Heart Institute to bring advanced cardiac care to his homeland and to nurture a new generation of doctors.
Htut died on April 24, 2025, after a two-year illness. His passing leaves a deep sense of sadness and unfulfilled promise. In the poignant words of his beloved John Lennon, “Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans.”
He is survived by his sister, Ayesanda, and his brother, Aung Kyaw Win, who, along with many others, mourn his loss and remember him with deep affection.
Ayesanda Win
May, 2025
