Dr. Alpesh A. Amin
Overview
Dr. Alpesh Amin is a fellowship-trained cardiologist and heart failure physician. He is also board-certified in cardiology and heart failure. Dr. Amin has served as a clinical educator since 2001 and has been involved with the heart valve and MitraClip™ program at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas since 2019. Earlier in his career, he began serving as the medical director of the Heart Failure Clinic at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He also has served as associate medical director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at UT Southwestern since 2018.Dr. Amin’s areas of clinical interest and focus include advanced heart failure disorders and heart attack, heart valve procedures, and extracorporeal circulation (ECMO) and other mechanical circulatory support. He earned his medical degree at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Medicine before completing an internal medicine residency at the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, Minn. Dr, Amin completed his cardiology and heart failure/transplant fellowships at Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City, Mo. During his final year in cardiology training, he served as chief fellow.Dr. Amin is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He serves as a regional reviewer for the Heart Transplant Committee of the United Network of Organ Sharing. When not with his patients, Dr. Amin enjoys spending time with his family and coaching his children in soccer. He also is active on other committees and groups in cardiology, quality improvement and public health.
Dr. Amin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1300 W Terrell Ave, Ste 500, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Clinical Research
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University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas
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Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
Dr. Gurpreet (Gary) Baweja has been caring for patients’ hearts as a board-certified interventional cardiologist since 1998 and has been a trusted resource in the Fort Worth community since 2007. He has additional training and board certification in cardiovascular diseases, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. Dr. Baweja received advanced cardiac imaging training, including Level III certification in echocardiography (essential training required to be a clinical lab director) and cardiac CT. He is also board-eligible in vascular medicine to perform endovascular procedures.Dr. Baweja currently holds several leadership positions within Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, including chairman of Cardiovascular Services, director of Invasive Cardiology and the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, and cardiology sub-specialty director for the hospital’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is an active participant and lead investigator in trials involving cardiovascular disease, medications, and devices. His clinical expertise includes cardiac catheterization, complex percutaneous coronary and peripheral endovascular interventions, carotid stenting, left atrial closures using the Watchman procedure, and PFO/ASD closures. Dr. Baweja earned his medical degree from King George’s Medical College in India. He completed his internal medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn, N.Y., and his fellowship training in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center in Tucson. Dr. Baweja is a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Cardiology, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his family, exploring new destinations as a globe-trotting traveler, and perfecting his swing as an avid golfer. Dr. Baweja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, and Atherectomy.
Comprehensive Cardiac & Vascular Interventional Group
George Jenkins is a Cardiologist in Dallas,, Texas. Dr. Jenkins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Insufficiency, Angina, Peripheral Artery Disease, and Atherosclerosis.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Amin isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Amin isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Amin isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Amin isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Amin isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Amin isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Amin isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Amin isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Amin isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
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- AnginaDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Amin isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.