Dr. Razavi is involved with numerous clinical trials assessing the efficacy of cutting edge technology in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. His innovations have been featured in Scientific American, InnovationMap, Voice of America News, and Texas Heart Institute News. In addition, he develops, oversees, and executes long-term collaborations with engineering colleagues at Texas Heart Institute’s Cardiovascular Research Laboratory and with exceptional collaborators at Rice University, the University of Houston, Texas A&M University, and UCLA. Show full bio
Dr. Razavi has founded multiple medical device startups for the treatment of arrhythmia and other cardiovascular conditions. Additionally, Dr. Razavi has supervised the development of a number of technologies in collaboration with Rice University and Texas A&M and has 18 patents to his name.
Texas Heart Institute Positions
- Director, Electrophysiology Clinical Research & Innovations
- Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
- Editorial Consultant, Texas Heart Institute Journal
- Teaching Staff, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
Current Projects
Interests
Education
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Medical School:
Medical College Of Pennsylvania
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Residency:
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
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Fellowships:
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Academic & Clinical Affiliations
Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiology (2001, 2011)
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiology Electrophysiology (2002, 2012)
Honors, Awards and Memberships
- Texas Heart Institute EP Teaching Attending of the Year 2019
- Robert J. Hall Outstanding Cardiology Faculty Teaching Award (2006, 2013)
- Pfizer Award for Excellence in Electrophysiology Training from the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE; now the Heart Rhythm Society)
Publications
Recent News
Texas Heart Institute Physician Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
HOUSTON, TEXAS – (December 3, 2019) Texas Heart Institute Research Program Director, Mehdi Razavi, MD, has been elected Fellow of the National Academy of...
Texas Heart Institute Receives Prestigious Federal Grant to Develop a Wireless and Leadless Pacemaker System
HOUSTON – (November 2, 2019) Texas Heart Institute (THI) was awarded a prestigious four-year, $2.39 million grant from the National Institutes...
Dr. Mehdi Razavi Interviewed on Rice KTRU’s New Talk Show
Dr. Mehdi Razavi was the first guest on the talk show “Thinking Different,” which aired live from Rice University’s radio...
