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Meet the Heart Doctor: Cardiology

Guilherme V. Silva, MD
Assistant Medical Director, Stem Cell Center, THI
Southwest Cardiovascular Consultants
6624 Fannin, Suite 2220 
Houston, TX  77030
713-791-9400; FAX 713-795-5651

 Guilherme Silva, MD

Hospital affiliation:
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.

Languages:
Spanish, Portuguese.

Medical school:
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Specialty training:
The University of Texas Medical School; Texas Heart Institute; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

Certification:
American Board Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology).

Specialty interests:
Cardiology and interventional cardiology; coronary and peripheral angioplasty, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology; stem cell therapy; stents; PFO closure.

Philosophy and Interests Statement:
I am committed to excellent compassionate care of patients with cardiovascular disease. My interests range from prevention to taking care of the sickest of cardiology patients. 

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Updated April 2009
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