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Meet the Heart Doctor: Cardiology

Benjamin Y. Cheong, MD, FACC, FRCP
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
6720 Bertner Ave.
MC 2-270
Houston, TX 77030
832-355-8968; Fax 832-355-4741

Hospital affiliation:
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas.

Language:
Cantonese.

Board certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease).

Academic appointment:
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, Radiology - Baylor College of Medicine.

Medical school:
University of Liverpool, England, 1994.

Specialty training:
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston.

Specialty interests:
Internal medicine, cardiology, cardiovascular MRI/CT imaging; myocardial viability; perfusion; coronary artery and aortic disease.

See also on this site: Professional Staff Directory.

Updated October 2012

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Through this community outreach program, staff members of the Texas Heart Institute (THI) provide educational information related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. It is not the intention of THI to provide specific medical advice, but rather to provide users with information to better understand their health and their diagnosed disorders. Specific medical advice will not be provided and THI urges you to visit a qualified physician for diagnosis and for answers to your questions.

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