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R. David Fish, MD

Dr. R. David Fish is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology, and currently serves on the teaching staff of The Texas Heart Institute's Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship Program and the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. He received his MD from The University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas and went on to complete his internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He continued his subspecialty training in cardiovascular disease at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Over the course of his career, he has remained a leader in the field of coronary stenting, PFO and ASD closure, heart valve disease, and percutaneous heart valve replacement.

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Texas Heart Institute Positions

Education

  • Medical School:

    The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

  • Internship:

    Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Residency:

    Massachusetts General Hospital

  • Fellowships:

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

Perin, E. C., Borow, K. M., Henry, T. D. et al. (2023). Randomized trial of targeted transendocardial mesenchymal precursor cell therapy in patients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 81, 849–863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.061.
Kherallah, R. Y., Harrison, D., Preventza, O. et al. (2021). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement after chest radiation: A propensity-matched analysis. Int J Cardiol 329, 50–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.054.
Gold, B. M., Parekh, D. R., Kearney, D. L. et al. (2019). Forme Fruste cor triatriatum dexter by transesophageal echocardiography and its impact on percutaneous heart procedures: a case series. CASE (Phila) 3, 189–199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.case.2019.05.004.
Fish, R. D. (2018). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement: What really matters for women? Tex Heart Inst J 45, 236–237. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-18-6676.
Feng, Y., Zhao, Z.-G., Baccaro, J. et al. (2018). First-in-man implantation of a pre-packaged self-expandable dry-tissue transcatheter aortic valve. Eur Heart J 39, 713. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx587.
Nascimbene, A., Azpurua, F., Livesay, J. J. et al. (2015). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation despite challenging vascular access. Tex Heart Inst J 42, 144–147. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-13-4383.
Fish, R. D., Paniagua, D., Ureña, P. et al. (2013). The Colibri heart valve: theory and practice in the achievement of a low-profile, pre-mounted, pre-packaged TAVI valve. EuroIntervention 9 Suppl, S111-114. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJV9SSA23.
Fernandes, M. R., Fish, R. D., Canales, J. et al. (2012). Restoration of microcirculatory patency after myocardial infarction: results of current coronary interventional strategies and techniques. Tex Heart Inst J 39, 342–350
Cevik, C., Nugent, K., Meyerrose, G. et al. (2011). Rosuvastatin therapy does not affect serum MMP-13 or TIMP-1 levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. Tex Heart Inst J 38, 229–233
Tambaca, J., Canic, S., Kosor, M. et al. (2011). Mechanical behavior of fully expanded commercially available endovascular coronary stents. Tex Heart Inst J 38, 491–501

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