Overview
A native of Katy, Texas, Dr. Aertker is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University, where he studied Biomedical Sciences, graduating summa cum laude. At Texas A&M, he received the Thomas Gathright Outstanding Academic Scholar Award. Dr. Aertker then earned his medical degree at the University of Texas at Houston ' McGovern Medical School and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. After completing his internal medicine residency training at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Aertker returned to Texas to train at The Texas Heart Institute in general and interventional cardiology. He was elected chief cardiology fellow during his tenure there. In addition to his training in interventional cardiology, Dr. Aertker is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. His clinical interests include preventative cardiology and percutaneous treatment of coronary, peripheral vascular, and valvular heart disease. He is committed to the practice of evidence-based medical care and emphasizes the importance of patient education.
Dr. Aertker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
17350 St. Luke's Way, Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77384
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Cardiovascular Association, P.L.L.C.
Stefano Sdringola-Maranga is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider in Humble, Texas. Dr. Sdringola-Maranga is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Sdringola-Maranga is currently accepting new patients in some locations.
Healthy Living Heart And Vascular PLLC
Rajesh Ramineni is an Interventional Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Conroe, Texas. Dr. Ramineni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Heart Attack, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Ramineni is currently accepting new patients.
Woodlands North Houston Heart Center - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group - The Woodlands, TX
Kedar A. Vaidya, M.D., F.A.C.C., received his medical degree from Armed Forces Medical College Poona University, India. Dr. Vaidya completed his Internship and Residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Dr. Vaidya also completed a Fellowship in Cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Vaidya is board-certified in Nuclear Cardiology and is a Diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography, Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine ' Interventional Cardiology, Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine ' Cardiovascular Disease, and a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Vaidya serves as a Clinical Cardiology Council Member with the American Heart Association. Dr. Vaidya has also served as the Vice Chairman ' Department of Cardiology with the Conroe Regional Medical Center. Dr. Vaidya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- AnginaDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.