Mohammad Madjid, MD
PO Box 20345, MC 2-255, Houston, TX 77225-03045
832-355-9330; Fax 832-355-9595
e-mail:
Mohammad.Madjid@uth.tmc.edu Academic appointment: Asst. Prof. of Medicine, UTHSC.
Medical school: Tehran U., 1997; UTHSC.
Specialty interests: Atherosclerosis research.
Douglas L. Mann, MD, FACC, FACP
Chief, Cardiology, THI
Baylor College of Medicine
1709 Dryden Road, 9th Floor, BCM620-FC 9.83, Houston, TX 77030
713-798-0285; Fax 713-798-0270
e-mail:
dmann@bcm.tmc.edu Hospital affiliations: SLEH, MEDVAMC.
Academic appointment: Chief of Cardiology, Baylor; Don W. Chapman Chair and Prof. of Medicine and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor; Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure Research.
Medical school: Temple U., 1979.
Specialty training: U. California, Massachusetts General Hospital, Temple U. Hospital.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Molecular and cellular basis of heart failure; the role of inflammation in the progression of heart failure.
Ali J. Marian, MD
One Baylor Plaza, BCM 519D, Houston, TX 77030
713-798-7454; FAX 713-798-3147
e-mail:
amarian@bcm.tmc.edu Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof. Medicine, Baylor.
Medical school: Tehran Univ., Iran, 1981.
Specialty training: George Washington Univ. Medical Center; Cook County Hospital, Chicago; Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med.
Specialty interests: Cardiomyopathies, Genetics.
Edward K. Massin, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP
Medical Director, Division of Cardiopulmonary Transplant, THI.
6624 Fannin, Suite 2310, Houston, TX 77030
713-796-2668; Fax 713-790-0591
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, TCH.
Academic appointments: Clin. Prof. Med., Baylor; Clin. Prof. Med., UTMSH.
Medical school: Washington U. (St. Louis), 1965.
Specialty training: Barnes Hosp. (St. Louis), U. Colorado Med. Center (Denver).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Heart failure, transplantation, coronary artery disease.
Ali Massumi, MD Director, Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, THI.
6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; Fax 713-791-1786
e-mail:
paige@wt.net Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Prof. Medicine, Baylor.
Medical school: Tehran U., 1971; Baylor College of Medicine.
Specialty training: Millard Fillmore Hosp. (Buffalo, NY), SLEH, Duke U., Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology).
Specialty interests: Arrhythmia diagnosis and management, radiofrequency catheter ablation, internal defibrillators and pacemakers, interventional cardiology, mitral valvuloplasty (balloon).
Virendra S. Mathur, MD 6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530 or 791-2271; Fax 713-791-1786
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, MEDVAMC.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: U. Lucknow (India), 1957.
Specialty training: Lucknow Med. Hosp. and All India Institute Med. Sci., Memorial Hosp. (Worcester, MA), Boston City Hosp., Harvard, Peter Bent Brigham Hosp. (Boston).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, PTCA.
David D. McPherson, MD
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.252
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-6553
e-mail:
david.d.mcpherson@uth.tmc.edu Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Prof. Internal Medicine, UTHSCH.
Medical school: U. of Alberta, Edmonton.
Specialty training: U. of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City; Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiology); Am. Board Echocardiography.
Specialty interests: Cardiovascular imaging, molecular imaging, vascular biology, atherosclerosis, echocardiography, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, ischemic heart disease.
Andres Mesa, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCAI 6624 Fannin, Suite 2390, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-1620; Fax 713-797-1543
e-mail:
csh@texas-heart.net Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Language: Spanish
Academic appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor, Baylor.
Medical school: Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Bogota
Specialty training: Washington University Medical School, St. Louis; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Texas Heart Institute, Houston
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology).
Specialty interests: General cardiology, interventional cardiology, advanced peripheral interventions, nuclear medicine, carotid stenting, aneurysms and limb salvage, catheter-based revascularization, atrial septal defect closure, patent foramen ovale closure, atherectomy, laser angioplasty, cardiac transplantation, pacemakers, stents, coronary artery disease prevention, heart failure, valve disease, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography. Innovative coronary intervention and peripheral intervention, valvular heart disease, acute coronary syndromes and women and heart disease.
Michael J. Mihalick, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 2310, Houston, TX 77030
713-796-2668; Fax 713-790-0591
e-mail:
mmihalick@houston.rr.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Indiana U., 1969.
Specialty training: Indiana U. Affiliated Hosps.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiology, Adult Thoracic Echocardiology).
Specialty interests: Invasive cardiology, heart failure electrophysiology.
Ali Mortazavi, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77030
713-442-0965; Fax 713-442-0972
e-mail:
axmortazavi@kelsey-seybold.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., Baylor
Medical school: U. Tehran, 1979.
Specialty training: U. Tehran, THI, Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio), Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular intervention, catheter-based revascularization, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, atrial septal defect closure, patent foramen ovale closure.
Atasu K. Nayak, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP
6624 Fannin, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77030
713-442-0472; Fax 713-442-0972
e-mail:
AKNayak@kelsey-seybold.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assist. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: S.C.B. Medical College, India, 1986.
Specialty training: Lahey Clinic, Boston
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology research, peripheral vascular disease, PFO closure, teaching interventional cardiology.
Srinivas G. Nikam, MD, FACC, FACP
1111 Hwy 6, #125, Sugar Land, TX 77478
281-265-7567; Fax 281-265-4565
e-mail:
nikam@alltel.net Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Methodist, Hermann.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., Baylor
Medical school: Mysore Med. Col., India.
Specialty training: Henry Ford Hosp., Detroit
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, post-cardiac surgery management. Author: "Stressless Mind & Priceless Body"
David Paniagua, MD, FACC
e-mail:
dpaniag@pol.net Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Medical school: U. Costa Rica, 1986.
Specialty training: Baylor College of Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Heart valves, outcome research, PTCA, stents.
Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD, FACC Director, New Cardiovascular Interventional Technology;
Director, Clinical Research for Cardiovascular Medicine, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2220, Houston, TX 77030
713-791-9400; Fax 713-795-5651
e-mail:
mturner@bluegate.com Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Columbia Kingwood Regional Medical Center, Cleveland Regional Medical Center.
Academic appointments: Clin. Asst. Prof., UTMSH; Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Federal U. Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil), 1983.
Specialty training: Jackson Memorial Hosp. (Miami), THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Cutting-edge interventional cardiology including transmyocardial laser revascularization, angiogenesis and biosense mapping.
Abdi Rasekh, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; Fax 713-791-1786
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic Appointment: Med. Instructor, Baylor.
Medical school: Univ. Paris XIII, 1991.
Specialty training: THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med.
Specialty interests: Electrophysiology, interventional cardiology.
Haroon-Ur Rashid, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC
713-442-0943; Fax 713-442-0687
email:
hxrashid@kelsey-seybold.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH; Kelsey-Seybold Clinic.
Academic Appointment: Clin. Instructor, Cardiology, Baylor.
Medical school: Rawalpindi Medical College (Punjab Univ.), Pakistan.
Specialty training: PhD, Univ. of South Alabama; Fellowship, Baylor.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med.; Am. College of Cardiology
Specialty interests: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemias, Molecular biology, Primary care physician education in cardiology.
Mehdi Razavi, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; Fax 713-791-1786
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Medical school: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995.
Specialty training: Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology)
Specialty interests: Electrophysiology, radiofrequency ablation, device implantation, supraventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death.
Oscar Rosales, MD
6410 Fannin, Suite 1500, Houston, TX 77030
713-704-1500; Fax 713-704-5107
e-mail:
orosales@mcheart.net Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., UTHSC.
Medical school: Javeriana Univ., Columbia, 1983.
Specialty training: Yale, UTHSC.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Acute Coronary Syndromes)
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions.
Ke-He Ruan, MD, PhD
6431 Fannin, MSB 5.016, Houston, TX 77030
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof., Hematology, UTMSH
Medical school: Fujian Med. College, P.R. of China, 1982
Specialty training: PhD, Medical College of Miyazaki, Japan; Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Specialty interests: Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease, molecular modeling.
Michele Sartori, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2250, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-1330; Fax 713-797-9821
Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Instructor, Baylor.
Medical school: Parma U. (Italy), 1978.
Specialty training: Baylor, Parma U., Columbus Hosp. (Milan).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Laser myocardial revascularization (TMLR), clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography, balloon and laser angioplasty, pacemakers.
Mark J. Schnee, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2310, Houston, TX 77030
713-796-2668; Fax 713-790-0591
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Matagorda Gen. Hosp. (Bay City).
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Glasgow U. (Scotland), 1972.
Specialty training: SLEH, Baylor, U. Nebraska Med. Center (Omaha), Glasgow U. Affiliated Hosps.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization, clinical cardiology, cardiac transplantation.
George Schroth, MD
UTMSH
6431 Fannin, MSB 1.256, Houston, TX 77030
713-500-6576
e-mail:
george.schroth@uth.tmc.edu Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Hermann.
Academic appointment: Assoc. Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: U. Manitoba, 1969.
Specialty training: U. Manitoba, Humana Abilene, Harvard U.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology,clinical cardiology.
John J. Seger, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 1910, Houston, TX 77030
713-791-9444; Fax 713-791-9555
e-mail:
jsegermd@aol.com Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Methodist.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof. Med., Baylor, Clin. Asst. Prof. Internal Med., UTHSCH.
Medical school: UTHSC, Houston.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease), Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
Specialty interests: Invasive electrophysiology and radiofrequency catheter ablation, implantable defibrillators, permanent pacemaker implantation.
Arthur J. Springer, MD
Medical Clinic of Houston
1707 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511; Fax 713-520-4729
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Methodist.
Academic appointment: Clin. Instructor, Baylor.
Medical school: New York Med. Coll., Valhalla (Westchester, NY), 1975.
Specialty training: SLEH, New York Med. Coll., Metropolitan Hosp. (New York).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography.
Raymond F. Stainback III, MD, FACC, FASE Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2490, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; Fax 713-791-1786
e-mail:
rstainbk@hgcardio.com Hospital affiliations: SLEH; Consultant, Texas Children's Hospital.
Academic appointment: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine, 1987.
Specialty training: Vanderbilt University; University of California, San Francisco.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease); National Board of Echocardiography.
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology; coronary artery disease prevention; heart failure; valve disease, echocardiography, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography.
Eleftherios S. Stamatiou, MD
Medical Clinic of Houston
1707 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511; Fax 713-520-4729
Hospital affiliation: SLEH, Methodist.
Academic appointment: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: U. Thessaloniki, 1962.
Specialty training: U. Lyon (France), VA (New Orleans), Tulane U., SLEH, Baylor.
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, angiography, PTCA.
Neil E. Strickman, MD, FACC, FACP 6624 Fannin, Suite 2480, Houston, TX 77030
713-529-5530; Fax 713-791-1786
e-mail:
nedepper@hgcardio.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Clin. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: State U. New York (Syracuse), 1977.
Specialty training: UTHSCH, SLEH, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Cardiac transplantation, peripheral vascular disease, cardiomyopathy, angioplasty.
Chung-Shin Sung, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2320, Houston, TX 77030
713-797-1111; Fax 713-790-0008
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, East Houston Regional Medical Center.
Academic appointments: Clin. Assoc. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Duke Univ., 1973.
Specialty training: Baylor Affiliated Hosps.; SLEH.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Cardiac catheterization, angiography, interventional cardiology, laser angioplasty, cardiac transplantation.
