Arup Achari, MD
1707 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511; FAX 713-520-4729
e-mail:
ccross@mchllp.com
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Methodist, TWH.
Academic appointment: Clinic. Inst., Baylor.
Medical school: UTMB, 1991.
Specialty training: Baylor, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular intervention, venous disease, nuclear cardiology.
Mahboob Alam, MD Baylor College of Medicine
6620 Main St. Suite 1225, Houston, TX 77030
713-798-2595; FAX 713-798-0270
e-mail:
mahboob.alam@bcm.eduHospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health, TCH
Languages other than English: Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Academic appointment: Assistant Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Director of Interventional Cardiology at Baylor Heart Clinic
Medical school: The Agakhan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan 2002.
Specialty training: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2004 -2007, internal medicine. 2007-2010, adult cardiology. 2010-2011, interventional cardiology).
Specialty interests: Coronary and peripheral arterial disease, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, peripheral arterial interventions, limb salvage and below knee angioplasty.
Research interests: High risk interventions, left main coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndrome.
H. Vernon Anderson, MD
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.232, Houston, TX 77030
713-500-6585; FAX 713-500-6556
e-mail:
H.V.Anderson@uth.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Hermann.
Academic appointment: Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: Emory U., 1980.
Specialty training: Emory U.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular diseases.
Paolo Angelini, MD Medical Director, Center for Coronary Artery Anomalies, THI
PO Box 20206, Houston, TX 77225
713-790-9401; FAX 713-790-0353
e-mail:
leachman@leachmancardiology.com
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Milan (Italy), 1966.
Specialty training: National Institute Cardiology (Mexico City), Baylor.
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, congenital heart disease in adults, coronary artery anomalies.
Bruce E. Barnum, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77030
713-442-0625; FAX 713-442-0972
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Medical school: Baylor, 1978.
Specialty training: THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Cardiac catheterization, angiography, interventional cardiology, cardiac transplantation.
Jaime Benrey, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2310, Houston, TX 77030
713-796-2668; FAX 713-790-0591
e-mail:
jaimeb1@aol.com
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Memorial Southeast.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: U. Mexico, 1968.
Specialty training: Laboratory of Immunological Investigations (Mexico City), Methodist, Baylor, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interest: Interventional cardiology.
Yochai Birnbaum, MD
1709 Dryden Road, Suite 9.32
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-2735; FAX 713-798-0270
e-mail:
ybirnbau@bcm.edu
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Language: Hebrew
Academic appointment: Professor of Medicine, John S. Dunn Chair in Cardiology Research and Education, Baylor College of Medicine; Medical Director, Baylor Heart Clinic; Medical Director, Baylor Cardiology Consult Service at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Medical school: Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Specialty training: Rabin Medical Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel; A. Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel; Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, California; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interest: Clinical cardiology, cardiac intensive care, echocardiography, myocardial protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury, ECG in acute coronary syndrome.
Eric Boerwinkle, PhD
UTHSC-Houston PO Box 20334
Houston, TX 77225-0334
713-500-9816; FAX 713-500-0900
e-mail:
eric.boerwinkle@uth.tmc.edu
Academic appointment: Research Professor, Texas Heart Institute; Professor, Center and Division Director, Human Genetics Center, School of Public Health, UTHSC-H; Institute of Molecular Medicine, UTMS.
Graduate degree: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, PhD in Human Genetics.
Specialty training: The Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Specialty interests: Human genetics, epidemiology, genetic analysis.
Roberta C. Bogaev, MD, FACC, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Advanced Heart Failure Outreach Program
6620 Main Street, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77030
clinic: (713) 798-2545
e-mail:
rbogaev@texasheart.org
Medical school: University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Specialty training: University of Virginia; National Institutes of Health.
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease); American Board of Cardiology.
Specialty interests: Heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, cardiac transplantation, heart failure treatment research, noninvasive technology.
Alexander Butkevich, MD
Cardiology and Transplant Associates
12234 Shadow Creek Pkwy. Ste 6106
Pearland, Texas 77584
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Medical school: Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel, 1999.
Specialty training: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 2000-2003; Cardiac Fellowship, UT Houston 2003-2006.
Specialty interests: Cardiology, transplantation.
Research interests: Cardiac transplantation, mechanical circulatory support.
Robert J. Card, MD 6624 Fannin, Suite 2390, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-1620; FAX 713-797-1543
e-mail:
csh@texas-heart.net
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Sun Belt Regional, AMI Heights.
Academic appointment: Clin. Instructor, Baylor.
Medical school: Tulane U., 1974.
Specialty training: Parkland Hosp. (Dallas), CHI St. Luke’s Health, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interest: Clinical cardiology.
Benjamin Y. Cheong, MD, FACC, FRCP
CHI St. Luke’s Health - Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
6720 Bertner Ave., MC 2-270
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-8968; FAX 832-355-4741
e-mail:
bcheong@stlukeshealth.org
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Language: Cantonese.
Academic appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology - Baylor.
Medical school: University of Liverpool, England, 1994.
Specialty training: Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston.
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Internal medicine, cardiology, cardiovascular MRI/CT imaging; myocardial viability; perfusion; coronary artery and aortic disease.
Andrew B. Civitello, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, THI
1200 Binz, Suite 1290
Houston, Texas 77004
832-355-8968; FAX 713-526-8901
e-mail:
andrewcivitello@hotmail.com Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Academic appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine.
Medical school: The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
Specialty training: The University of Texas Health Science Center; Texas Heart Institute; Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant; Radioactive Material License, Diagnostic Nuclear Cardiology.
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular procedures, peripheral arterial interventions, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, cardiac catheterization, CT angiography, nuclear cardiology, advanced heart failure management, novel treatments for heart failure, heart transplantation.
Ilyas K. Colombowala, MD
Houston Electrophysiology Associates
6624 Fannin St., Suite 1910.
Houston, TX 77030
713-489-7111
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Medical school: Baylor, 2002.
Specialty training: Baylor College of Medicine; Texas Heart Institute.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology).
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology.
Patrick J. Cook, MD, FACC, FACP
Medical Clinic of Houston
1701 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Methodist, Travis center Angiography.
Academic appointment: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor, 1979.
Specialty training: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Baylor, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology.
Stephanie A. Coulter, MD
Director, Center for Women's Heart & Vascular Health, THI
Associate Director, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, THI
Director, Cardiology Education
6624 Fannin, Suite 2780, Houston, TX 77030
713-790-9401; FAX 713-790- 0353
e-mail:
leachman@leachmancardiology.com
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Academic appointment: Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Medical school: UTMSHSpecialty training: THI
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
Specialty interests: Echocardiography, valvular heart disease, women and heart disease
Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD
Guy S. Parcel Chair in Public Health
Director, Coordinating Center for Clinical Trials
The University of Texas School of Public Health
1200 Pressler St. W-916
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-9515; FAX 713-500-9530
e-mail:
Barry.R.Davis@uth.tmc.edu
Academic appointment: Prof. of Biostatistics
Medical school: UCSD, 1977.
Specialty training: U. Massachusetts, Brown U.
Certification: Am. Board of Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.
Specialty interests: Clinical trials, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, biostatistics.
Reynolds M. Delgado III, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Mechanical Assist Devices in Heart Failure, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2420, Houston, TX 77030
713-383-9300; FAX 713-383-8306
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health, Park Plaza.
Academic appointments: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor; Clin. Asst. Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: UTMSW.
Specialty training: UTMSW, UTMSH.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Treatment of CHF, cardiac transplantation.
Jose G. Diez, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Senior Research Scientist Interventional Cardiology, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; FAX 713-791-1786
e-mail:
hallgar@hgcardio.com web:
www.hgcardio.com
Hospital affiliations: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Appointments: Clinical Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine; Associate Editor, Texas Heart Institute Journal.
Medical school: Pontificia Univ. Javeriana Medical School (Bogota, D.C., Colombia).
Specialty training: Boston University School of Medicine, THI, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology (coronary, structural, aortic valve, TAVR/TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), and peripheral interventions), acute coronary syndromes, acute and chronic aortic syndromes, antiplatelet and antithrombin therapies.
MacArthur A. Elayda, MD, PhD
Vice President, Biostatistics & Epidemiology, THI
PO Box 20345, MC 3-239
Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-3730; FAX 832-355-2961
e-mail:
melayda@texasheart.org
Hospital affiliation: THI, CHI St. Luke’s Health
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof. Medicine, UTMS-H; Assist. Prof. Medicine, Baylor.
Medical school: Univ. of Phillipines, Manila.
Specialty training: National Institute of Cardiology (Mexico City); Texas Heart Institute; Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center; Baylor College of Medicine.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes research in cardiovascular disease, risk scoring techniques, research database development.
Sayed F. Feghali, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 1720, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-0200; FAX 713-797-0228
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: American U. (Lebanon), 1978.
Specialty training: American U., THI, Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure.
R. David Fish, MD, FACC Director, Interventional Cardiology Research and Education, THI
Co-Director, Center for Heart Valve Disease, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2220, Houston, TX 77030
713-791-9400; FAX 713-795-5651
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health
Medical school: Southwestern, 1982.
Specialty training: Massachusetts Gen. Hosp. (Boston), Brigham and Women's Hosp. (Boston).
Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, coronary and peripheral vascular stents, cardiac electrophysiology, pacemakers, TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation).
Wayne J. Franklin, MD
6620 Main St., MS 621
Houston, TX 77030
713-798-2545; FAX 713-798-2578
e-mail:
wjf@bcm.tmc.edu
Hospital affiliation: CHI St. Luke’s Health, TCH.
Academic appointments: Asst. Prof. Medicine and Pediatrics, Baylor; Medical Director, Texas Adult Congenital Heart Center (TACH).
Medical school: U. of California Los Angeles, 1997.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Medicine
Specialty interests: Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Clinical expertise in echocardiography, diagnostic catheterization, nuclear cardiology, intensive care, pediatric cardiology. Research interests in adult congenital heart disease, heart failure, single ventricle physiology.
