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Hector M. Medina, MD, MPH | The Texas Heart Institute®
Hector M. Medina, MD, MPH

Hector M. Medina, MD, MPH, is the Section Head of Advanced Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), at The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care. Show full bio

Before joining The Texas Heart Institute, Dr. Medina held positions as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center – Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Baylor Scott and White – Texas A&M University. He also served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at El Rosario University in Bogotá, Colombia, where he was the Director of Cardiac Imaging at LaCardio.

Throughout his career, Dr. Medina has made significant contributions to the field of cardiac imaging. He established a program for the safe utilization of cardiovascular MR (CMR) in patients with chronic renal insufficiency and end-stage renal disease. In addition, Dr. Medina played a crucial role in expanding the Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography (cCTA) service.

Dr. Medina’s dedication to education is evident through his contributions as the cardiology fellowship program director at El Rosario University, where he developed and coordinated the core curriculum for cardiology fellows and created a comprehensive curriculum for critical appraisal and medical literature interpretation for their division of cardiology.

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Texas Heart Institute Positions

Education

  • Graduate:

    The Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (MPH, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics)

  • Medical School:

    Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
    Bogotá, Colombia

  • Residency:

    Cleveland Clinic (Internal Medicine)

  • Fellowships:

    The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
    Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital (Adult Cardiac Imaging)

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

Certifications

  • Board Certification, Echocardiography
  • Board Certification, Cardiovascular Disease
  • Board Certification, Internal Medicine

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

Calderon-Ramirez, P. M., Fernandez-Guzman, D., Caira-Chuquineyra, B. et al. (2023). Exercise-based training programs for patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 48, 101256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101256.
Diaz-Arocutipa, C., Chumbiauca, M., Medina, H. M. et al. (2023). Echocardiographic Criteria to Differentiate Constrictive Pericarditis From Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis. CJC Open 5, 680–690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2023.06.002.
Ariza Ordoñez, N., Pino Marín, A., Bonilla Crespo, J. S. et al. (2022). An Unusual Cause of Right Heart Dysfunction and High Output Heart Failure in a Young Woman. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 9, 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd9120418.
Gelves-Meza, J., Lang, R. M., Valderrama-Achury, M. D. et al. (2022). Tricuspid Regurgitation Related to Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: An Integrative Review. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 35, 1107–1122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2022.08.004.
Romero Acero, L.-M., Gallego Ardila, A.-D., Nanna, M. et al. (2022). Late Gadolinium Enhancement by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Cardiac Complications in Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review. Rev Cardiovasc Med 23, 323. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2309323.
Gallo-Bernal, S., Patino-Jaramillo, N., Calixto, C. A. et al. (2022). Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease after the Use of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents: A Review for the Cardiovascular Imager. Diagnostics (Basel) 12, 1816. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12081816.
Perez-Fernandez, O. M., Medina, H. M., Lopez, M. et al. (2022). Global longitudinal strain in heart transplantation recipients using different vendors: reliability and validity in a tertiary hospital in Colombia. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 38, 279–287. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-021-02398-7.
Medina-Rincón, G. J., Gallo-Bernal, S., Jiménez, P. A. et al. (2021). Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Chronic Manifestations in Chagas Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review. Pathogens 10, 1493. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111493.
Pino-Marín, A., Medina-Rincón, G. J., Gallo-Bernal, S. et al. (2021). Chagas Cardiomyopathy: From Romaña Sign to Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death. Pathogens 10, 505. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10050505.
Gallo-Bernal, S., Calixto, C. A., Molano-González, N. et al. (2021). Impact of a pharmacist-based multidimensional intervention aimed at decreasing the risk of hyperkalemia in heart failure patients: A Latin-American experience. Int J Cardiol 329, 136–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.081.