Leaders in Heart & Vascular Care
As the world continues to emerge from the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic and acclimates to a new era of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center continues to capitalize on our spirit of innovation. Our faculty and staff persistently push the envelope in every aspect of patient care and research, with an unyielding goal of extending life and improving health for all individuals suffering from heart and vascular diseases.
Keep reading for a preview of the myriad of ways we are leading heart and vascular care.
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Adrogue, Julia Afshar-Kharaghan, Hamid Ahmad, Aiza Ahsan, Syed Al Kaddoumi, Bashir F. Al-Mallah, Mouaz H. Amine, Maged A. Arain, Faisal A. Attar, Mohammed Avenatti, Eleonora Awar, Omar Baig, Mukarram A. Basu, A. George Bhimaraj, Arvind Borgaonkar, Sanket P. Bree, Douglas R. Buergler, John M. Burkland, David A. Butkevich, Alexander Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed A. Chang, Su Min Chebrolu-Makam, Lakshmi H. Cook, Patrick J. Cunningham III, Paul Y. Dave, Amish S. Da-Wariboko, Akanibo Dayah, Tariq DeFelice, Clement A. Desikan, Kamalakannan Duarte, Valeria E.
Duchman, Stanley M. El-Beheary, Mohamed E. Eldermire, Ramon Ellis, B. Keith Elsherbiny, Ahmed El-Tallawi, Carlos K. Escobar-Camargo, Jorge M. Fahed, Joe Faza, Nadeen N. Feldman, James M. Fida, Nadia Garcia-Gregory, Jorge A. George, Joggy K. Goel, Sachin S. Gorthi, Janardhana R. Greet, Brian D. Guha, Ashrith Hickey, Weston C. Hong, Thomas E. Hussain, Imad Hust, Robert G. Iftikhar, Irfan Isaac, John C. Isbitan, Ahmad A. Jacob, Matteethra C. Kadakia, Rupin A. Karim, Amin H. Kashani, Amir Kassi, Mahwash Khan, Masroor A.
Khan, Mohammed S. Khan, Numan A. Khoshnevis, Gholamreza Kim, Ju H. Kleiman, Neal S. Koo, Michael H. Koranne, Ketan P. Kunapuli, Sanjay Kurrelmeyer, Karla M. Kuruvanka, Tulsidas S. Lador, Adi Legha, Sapna Li, George C. Lin, C. Huie Lisman, Kevin A. Little, Stephen H. Liu, Luna Mahmarian, John J. Malahfji, Maan Mammen, George P. Martin, Cindy Masud, Ali Mathuria, Nilesh S. Mehta, Rajen K. Mian, Raza Morris, Randall E. Muppidi, Raghunandan Mushtaq, Aliya N. Nabi, Faisal Nagueh, Sherif F.
Nasir, Khurram Nasir, Nadim Jr. Nazeri, Alireza Nguyen, Chau Dong Nishikawa, Akira Odhav, Anil C. Pai, Ramamanohara Parikh, Devang S. Patankar, Gautam R. Patel, Apoor Patel, Kershaw V. Quershi, Waqas Quiñones, Miguel A. Raizner, Albert E. Raizner, Michael E. Raza, Zohair S. Reyes, Manuel M. Rizvi, Ali N. Rojas Delgado, Francia H. Rozo, Juan Carlos Rubin, Howard S. Saikia, Sangeeta Samal, Aditya K. Sartori, Michele P. Schurmann, Paul A. Sekili, Selim M. Sen, Priyanka Shah, Alpesh R. Shah, Dipan J. Shah, Gopi A.
Shan, Kesavan Sherron, Scott R. Sherwani, Kamran K. Sheth, Samar S. Shields, Monica Sanchez Shih, Hue-Teh Singh, Manmeet Smith, Toussaint Soliman, Ahmed M. Solomon, Stuart L. Stephen, Michael J. Suneja, Randeep Sunew, John Y. Tang, Sherman Y. Tientcheu, Danielle D. Torre-Amione, Guillermo Trachtenberg, Barry H. Valderrábano, Miguel V. Vejpongsa, Pimprapa Venkataraman, Rajesh Vivekananthan, Krishnamoorthy Wickramasinghe, Sasrutha R. Wilson, James M. Yao, David Yousefzai, Rayan Zoghbi, William A.
CARDIOLOGISTS
CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEONS
Akay, Hakan Atkins, Marvin D. Auyang, Philip L. Bavare, Charudatta S. Besho, Joseph M. Bowen, Donnell K. Cheng, Charlie C. Chou, Lin-Chiang Philip Diab, Kaled Duvall, Lucas M. Garami, Zsolt F. Gomez, Miguel A. III Hashmi, Ammar He, Yuncen “Atticus” Huynh, Tam Jackson, Margaret L. Kitten, Clifford M. Lafuente, Javier A. Lawrie, Gerald M. Le, Linda Lee, Richard W. Loh, Thomas M. Lu, Tony Lumsden, Alan B. Mohamed, Ahmed S. Motes, Garold E. Jr. Naoum, Joseph J. Nurko, Jacobo O’Hara, Walter W. Jr. Olsson, Scott E. Peden, Eric K. Quarti, Andrea Rahimi, Maham Ramchandani, Mahesh K. Reardon, Michael J. Ren, Dewei Reul, Ross M. Roy, Trisha Shin, David D. Sivadasan, Mini Suarez, Erik E. Sweeney, Michael S. Wolf, Randall K.
INTENSIVISTS
Akbik, Bassel Gooch, Megan E. Grewal, Navneet K. Masud, Faisal N. Muddaraju, Manjunath Ratnani, Iqbal Tuazon, Divina M Uddin, Faisal S. Voore, Prakruthi V. Wiseman, Mark Zainab, Asma
CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
Alexander, Jason K. Athanassiou, Nicolas Azimi-Bolourian, Jian P. Carter, James C. Jr. Carter, Jane E. Contreras, Victoria G. Giesecke, Noel M. Herrera, Elizabeth Ignacio, Craig S. Jung, Jin W. Karri, Saraswathi V. Moise, Ovidiu L. Monteiro, Gary A. Pisklak, Paul V. Raj, Opal R. Singh, Karanbir Sunesara, Imran Tran, Stephanie F. Tsai, Wendy Wojciechowski, Zbigniew J.
INVESTIGATORS
Altamirano, Francisco Cooke, John P. Corr, Stuart J. Fang, Longhou Kiss, Daniel L. Le, Nhat-Tu Wang, Guangyu
$12.5M
in grant funding in 2023
Li Lai, PhD
R56 NIH Competitiveness Initiative Award, Houston Methodist Research Institute. R56HL169204 Metabolism and Epigenetic Regulation are Coupled in Transdifferentiation and Vascular Regeneration.
Trisha Roy, MD
AHA Transformational Award (MRI guided histology to predict failure of interventions in chronic limb ischemia)
Miguel Valderrabano, MD
R61/R33 Velvet Trial (RF Ablation vs. RF + Venous Ethanol in Ischemic VT)
R01 Drs. Valderrabano/Altamirano (The Role of Cardiac Autonomic Activation during Apnea in Atrial Fibrillation Triggers and Substrate)
Guangyu Wang, PhD
R35 Landscapes for Cell State Transition Leveraging by Single-Cell Multi-Omics. R35GM150460–01
26
post-docs
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113
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disclosures
37 national conference presentations;
68 publications
publications in 2023
432
physicians
Dr. Stephen Little, 2022-2023 President of American Society of Echocardiography (ZASE)
Dr. William Zoghbi, 2023 ASE President’s Award
Dr. Mouaz Al-Mallah, 2023 President of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Dr. Alan Lumsden, 2024-2025 President of Southern Association for Vascular Surgery
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followers on YouTube educational channel
The DeBakey CV Education YouTube channel covers all aspects of cardiovascular education, from surgeries and case studies to grand rounds, symposiums and conferences
youtube.com/c/HoustonMethodistDeBakeyCVEducation
participants nationally
57,000
Methodist DeBakey CV Journal
journal.houstonmethodist.org
28 online case reports in 2023
23,800 site users
2022-23 Report
Leaders in
Heart & Vascular Care
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Social Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Disease
A special team at Houston Methodist is driving a shift in research, exploring frameworks and tools to improve diagnosis, care and outcomes.
read how
Long COVID-19 Analysis Reveals Duration, Variant Influence in Cardiac Dysfunction
Houston Methodist study results could shift focus from the heart muscle to the vascular system.
Explore the research
Robotic Vascular Surgery Program Launches at Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist is one of only two U.S. health care systems to have four of its hospitals meet the association’s standard of excellence.
read how
Houston Methodist Experts Implant the Nation’s First TriClip G4 for Tricuspid Regurgitation
Houston Methodist aims to help bring a much-needed treatment alternative to patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation.
read how
Supplemental VENUS Trial Study Demonstrates Better Results in Hard-to-Treat AFib
Findings show a new procedure works best when the therapy targets an area with an abundance of electrical activity.
Explore the research
ACC Certifies Houston Methodist’s TAVI Programs
Houston Methodist is one of only two U.S. health care systems to have four of its hospitals meet the association’s standard of excellence.
read how
MITIEverseTM: A Metaverse for Medical Innovation
The app will eventually offer an endless supply of resources and experiences in health care education, training and innovation.
read how
Houston Methodist DeBakey CV Education: An Epicenter for Academic and Clinical Education
Houston Methodist provides globally accessible, comprehensive cardiovascular education at every level, and attracts residents and fellows from all over the world.
read how
TAVI Shows Durable Benefits in
Three-Year, Low-Risk Clinical Trial
The minimally invasive procedure proves favorable to surgery as a treatment for severe aortic stenosis.
Explore the research
Membership list as of December 2023
Long COVID-19 Analysis Reveals Duration, Variant Influence in Cardiac Dysfunction
Houston Methodist study results could shift focus from the heart muscle to the vascular system.
Explore the research
Social Determinants of Health and Cardiovascular Disease
A special team at Houston Methodist is driving a shift in research, exploring frameworks and tools to improve diagnosis, care and outcomes.
read how
TAVI Shows Durable Benefits in
Three-Year, Low-Risk Clinical Trial
The minimally invasive procedure proves favorable to surgery as a treatment for severe aortic stenosis.
Explore the research
ACC Certifies Houston Methodist’s TAVI Programs
Houston Methodist is one of only two U.S. health care systems to have four of its hospitals meet the association’s standard of excellence.
read how
Supplemental VENUS Trial Study Demonstrates Better Results in Hard-to-Treat AFib
Findings show a new procedure works best when the therapy targets an area with an abundance of electrical activity.
Explore the research
Houston Methodist Experts Implant the Nation’s First TriClip G4 for Tricuspid Regurgitation
Houston Methodist aims to help bring a much-needed treatment alternative to patients suffering from tricuspid regurgitation.
read how
Robotic Vascular Surgery Program Launches at Houston Methodist
Houston Methodist is one of only two U.S. health care systems to have four of its hospitals meet the association’s standard of excellence.
read how
Houston Methodist DeBakey CV Education: An Epicenter for Academic and Clinical Education
Houston Methodist provides globally accessible, comprehensive cardiovascular education at every level, and attracts residents and fellows from all over the world.
read how
MITIEverseTM: A Metaverse for Medical Innovation
The app will eventually offer an endless supply of resources and experiences in health care education, training and innovation.
read how