Arup Achari, MD
1707 Sunset Blvd., Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511; FAX 713-520-4729
e-mail:
aachari@mchllr.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH, 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.
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: SLEH, 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 PO Box 20206, Houston, TX 77225
713-790-9401; FAX 713-790-0353
e-mail:
leachman@leachmancardiology.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
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 anomalies.
Bruce E. Barnum, MD, FACC
6624 Fannin, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77030
713-442-0625; FAX 713-442-0972
Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
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: SLEH, Memorial Southeast.
Academic appointment: Clin. Assoc. Prof., UTMSH.
Medical school: U. Mexico, 1968.
Specialty training: Laboratory of Immunological Investigations (Mexico City), Methodist, Baylor, SLEH, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interest: Interventional cardiology.
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
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplant, THI
PO Box 20345, MC 2-114A
Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-3977; FAX 832-355-9004
e-mail:
rbogaev@heart.thi.tmc.edu Hospital affiliation: SLEH
Academic appointment: Assist. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Specialty training: Univ. of Virginia; National Institutes of Health.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease); Am. Board Cardiology.
Specialty interests: Heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, cardiac transplantation, heart failure treatment research, noninvasive technology.
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: SLEH, Sun Belt Regional, AMI Heights.
Academic appointment: Clin. Instructor, Baylor.
Medical school: Tulane U., 1974.
Specialty training: Parkland Hosp. (Dallas), SLEH, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interest: Clinical cardiology.
S.
Ward Casscells III, MD
Associate Director, Basic Cardiology Research, THI.
On leave from this position during his tenure as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.
University of Texas Health Science Center
7000 Fannin, Suite 795, Houston, TX 77030
713-500-3581; FAX 713-500-0367
e-mail:
s.ward.casscells@uth.tmc.edu Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Hermann.
Academic appointment: John Edward Tyson Distinguished Professorship of Medicine, UTMSH.
Medical school: Harvard, 1979, magna cum laude.
Specialty training: Brigham and Women's Hosp. (Boston), Massachusetts Gen. Hosp. (Boston), Beth Israel Hosp. (Boston), NIH (Bethesda).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty Interests: Prediction and prevention of myocardial infarction; nonsurgical treatment of coronary artery disease and heart failure; angiogenesis.
U.S. Government Appointment: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (Confirmed April 2007).
Patrick J. Cook, MD, FACC, FACP
Medical Clinic of Houston
1707 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
713-526-5511; FAX 713-520-4781
Hospital affiliations: SLEH, Methodist.
Academic appointment: Clin. Asst. Prof., Baylor.
Medical school: Baylor, 1979.
Specialty training: SLEH, Baylor, THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Clinical cardiology, cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology.
Stephanie A. Coulter, MD
6624 Fannin, Suite 2780, Houston, TX 77030
713-790-9401; FAX 713-790- 0353
e-mail:
leachman@leachmancardiology.com Hospital affiliations: SLEH.
Academic appointment: Baylor.
Medical school: UTMSH.
Specialty training: THI.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Echocardiography, valvular heart disease, women and heart disease.
Barry R. Davis, MD, PhD
University of Texas School of Public Health
1200 Herman Pressler St., E-801
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-9515; FAX 713-500-9530
e-mail:
Barry.R.Davis@uth.tmc.edu Academic appointment: Prof. of Biometry, UTSPH.
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: SLEH, 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
1709 Dryden Road, BCM 620, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77030
713-798-0283; FAX 713-798-0270
e-mail:
diez@bcm.tmc.edu Hospital affiliations: SLEH, VAMC.
Academic appointment: Assist. Prof. of Medicine and Dir. Interventional Cardiology Research, Baylor.
Medical school: Pontificia Univ. Javeriana Medical School (Bogota, D.C., Colombia).
Specialty training: Boston University, THI, SLEH, Baylor College of Medicine.
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology (both coronary and peripheral interventions), acute coronary 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@heart.thi.tmc.edu Hospital affiliation: THI, SLEH
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; St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital; 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: SLEH.
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.
James J. Ferguson III, MD, FACC
MC 1-191, PO Box 20345, Houston, TX 77225-0345
832-355-3710; FAX 832-355-6518
e-mail:
jferguson@heart.thi.tmc.edu Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Academic appointments: Asst. Prof., Baylor; Clin. Asst. Prof., UTHSCH.
Medical school: U. Pennsylvania, 1979.
Specialty training: Michigan Med. Center (Ann Arbor), Beth Israel Hosp. (Boston).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Research in interventional cardiology, complex hemodynamics, and mechanisms of restenosis after PTCA
R. David Fish, MD, FACC Director, Interventional Cardiology Research and Education, THI
6624 Fannin, Suite 2220, Houston, TX 77030
713-791-9400; FAX 713-795-5651
e-mail:
mturner@bluegate.com Hospital affiliation: SLEH.
Medical school: Southwestern, 1982.
Specialty training: Massachusetts Gen. Hosp. (Boston), Brigham and Women's Hosp. (Boston).
Certification: Am. Board Internal Med. (Cardiovascular Disease).
Specialty interests: Interventional cardiology, coronary and peripheral vascular stents, cardiac electrophysiology, pacemakers.
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: SLEH, 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.
