Joanna E. Molina Razavi, MD

Dr. Joanna Molina Razavi is a cardiac electrophysiologist at The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine. A native of Tijuana, Mexico, she attended medical school at Universidad Autonoma De Baja in California, after obtaining the highest score statewide in the medical school entry examination. Dr. Razavi then completed medical residency training at Baylor College of Medicine and became the first female international graduate of The Texas Heart Institute Cardiology Fellowship training program and the first Hispanic woman to pursue an additional cardiac electrophysiology subspecialty training program at THI. Few women choose this highly competitive career path, and she has garnered an international reputation as one of the best teachers in her specialty field.

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Texas Heart Institute Positions

  • Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
  • Teaching Staff, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
  • Physician Ambassador, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health

Interests

Education

  • Medical School:

    Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

  • Residency:

    Baylor College of Medicine

  • Fellowships:

    Texas Heart Institute / Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Electrophysiology)

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

Segar, M. W., Zhang, A., Paisley, R. D. et al. (2023). Risk stratification in patients who underwent percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion. Am J Cardiol 200, 50–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.05.019.
Kim, S. E., Khawaja, M., Kim, J. A. et al. (2023). Detection of atrial fibrillation in real world setting in patients with cryptogenic stroke and an implantable loop recorder. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 46, 788–795. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14757.
Hale, Z. D., Greet, B. D., Burkland, D. A. et al. (2020). Slow-pathway visualization by using voltage-time relationship: A novel technique for identification and fluoroless ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31, 1430–1435. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14481.
Safavi-Naeini, P., Zafar-Awan, D., Zhu, H. et al. (2017). Accuracy of voltage signal measurement during radiofrequency delivery through the SMARTTOUCH catheter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 28, 51–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13113.
Razavi, J. E. M., Safavi-Naeini, P. and Razavi, M. (2016). What’s new in anticoagulation. Tex Heart Inst J 43, 419–421. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-16-5920.
McCauley, M. D., Patel, N., Greenberg, S. J. et al. (2016). Fluoroscopy-free atrial transseptal puncture. Eur J Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2, 57–61. https://doi.org/10.17925/EJAE.2016.02.02.57.
Fujiyoshi, A., Murad, M. H., Luna, M. et al. (2011). Metabolic syndrome and its components are underdiagnosed in cardiology clinics. J Eval Clin Pract 17, 78–83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01371.x.
Nabzdyk, C., Pradhan, L., Molina, J. et al. (2009). Review: auricular chondrocytes - from benchwork to clinical applications. In Vivo 23, 369–380

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