Abdi Rasekh, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Abdi Rasekh specializes in Cardiology and works at BCM Medicine - Cardiology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 529-5530. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Rasekh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Brian Le is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Le is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Martin Berk is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Berk is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Sitosterolemia.

Jorge Cheirif, M.D., was born and raised in Mexico City. He obtained his medical degree from the National University of Mexico and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.Cheirif is the director of the non-invasive cardiology lab, medical director of the Hispanic Initiative, and immediate past president and director of the Behavioral Event Review Committee (BERC) at Texas Health Dallas. He also serves as chair of the Heart & Vascular Accreditation Case Manager (HV-ACM) strategy committee. He is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, focusing on consultative cardiology, echocardiography, CT angiography and cardiac catheterization.Cheirif was on the American Heart Association local affiliate board of directors for two years; has received the Clinician Scientist Award from the American Heart Association; and was named Teacher of the Year by Ochsner Clinic, Texas Health Dallas, and Baylor College of Medicine. In addition, he has been named to Best Doctors in Dallas and Texas Super Doctors for 10 years. Cheirif speaks Spanish, Yiddish and Hebrew, and lives in Dallas with his wife, Heidy. Dr. Cheirif is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Brandie Williams, M.D., graduated with honors in biochemistry from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. After receiving her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, she completed her residency training in internal medicine — and fellowship training in cardiology — at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She is board-certified in internal medicine and echocardiography.Williams has earned several humanitarian awards, including the Gold DOC Award from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation for her exemplary sensitivity, compassion and clinical excellence in the care of patients and their families. Her areas of focus include diagnostic heart catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear medicine and vascular studies, with special interests in women’s cardiovascular care, preventive cardiology and sports cardiology.Williams enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and two children. Dr. Williams is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Matthew Dickson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., is fellowship-trained and board-certified in internal medicine, cardiac CT, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiology. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a bachelor's degree in biology before going on to receive his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and fellowships in cardiology and advanced multimodality cardiovascular imaging at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.Dr. Dickson's areas of special interest include cardiovascular risks in women after menopause, echocardiography, cardiovascular imaging, ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. When not caring for the heart-health needs of his patients, Dr. Dickson enjoys jogging, skiing, scuba diving and playing the trumpet. . Dr. Dickson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Fainting.

Parin Parikh, M.D., FACC, is a native Texan, having grown up in Plano and attended Plano Senior High School. He graduated from Yale University in New Haven, Conn., with honors and obtained his medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He stayed in New York to complete his general and interventional cardiology fellowship at NYU Langone Medical Center, where he served as chief fellow in interventional cardiology.Parikh is one of the only cardiologists in North Texas to obtain six board certifications: interventional cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and registered physician in vascular interpretation. He also has advanced training in complex coronary and peripheral stenting and interventions. Parikh has special training in performing cardiac catheterization procedures from the wrist (radial artery catheterization), which can be safer and more comfortable for patients than the traditional femoral (groin) approach. Currently, less than five percent of the procedures in the United States are being performed using this new, innovative approach.Parikh also has specialty training in non-invasive cardiac and vascular imaging, including echocardiography, stress tests, nuclear medicine and peripheral vascular ultrasound studies. His areas of clinical expertise include coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease (including diabetic ulcers), critical limb ischemia, valvular heart disease, venous disease, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. Parikh is also conversant in Spanish.Parikh and his wife live in Dallas, and feel blessed to be close to over 40 extended family members in the DFW Metroplex. Dr. Parikh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Angioplasty, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Kenneth Saland is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Saland is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Angina, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Tulio Diaz earned his medical degree from Universidad Libre de Cali in Cali, Colombia, in 1999. After medical school, he completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. Following, he went on to a Fellowship in Cardiovascular and Vascular Medicine; As well as completing Interventional Cardiology training, both at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. Being a board-certified interventional cardiologist, he is the first cardiologist in the metroplex to specifically obtain a certification in vascular interpretation through ARDMS. As well as, obtaining certifications in Endovascular Interventions for peripheral vascular disease through SMVB and a certification in Vascular Medicine.Furthermore, he is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Completing a post-doctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is also a Member of the Massachusetts Medical Society. As well as the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Internal Medicine. Dr. Diaz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Unstable Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Atherectomy.

Jason Zagrodzky is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Waco, Texas. Dr. Zagrodzky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, His Bundle Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Jeremy Ruskin is a Cardiologist in Cypress,, Texas. Dr. Ruskin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Geetha Ramaswamy was always inspired by her uncle, who practiced family medicine for more than 40 years. When she decided to attend medical school, she knew early on that she wanted to focus on cardiology because of the ever-evolving nature of the field. Dr. Ramaswamy is an interventional cardiologist with subspecialty board certification in adult echocardiology and nuclear cardiology. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and has been serving the heart and vascular needs of patients since 2006. After serving North Texas communities for several years, Dr. Ramaswamy spent more than a decade in Northern Arkansas as a trailblazer in the fields of radial interventional cardiology, women’s heart care and heart valve treatments. She returned to the DFW area in 2021 to continue her work in interventional/structural cardiology.Dr. Ramaswamy earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from Chennai Medical College in India. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Dr. Ramaswamy completed her clinical cardiology fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.She is also fellowship trained in advanced nuclear cardiology and interventional cardiology through Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.Dr. Ramaswamy is fluent in the Tamil and Hindi languages. When not with her patients, she enjoys meditating and the practice of yoga to strengthen not only her physical being but also for the mental strength and emotional balance they provide. Dr. Ramaswamy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Tulika Jain is a Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Rockwall, Texas. Dr. Jain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Atrial Fibrillation, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Sridevi Pitta is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Denton, Texas. Dr. Pitta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Necrosis, Atherectomy, and Angioplasty.

Atif Hussain is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Denton, Texas. Dr. Hussain is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Disease, Familial Hypertension, and Hypertension.

Robert Brockie is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Sunnyvale, Texas. Dr. Brockie has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Necrosis, Heart Attack, Aortic Regurgitation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Carl Horton, M.D., is an Indianapolis, Ind., native. After deciding at an early age to pursue medicine as a career, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., with that specific goal in mind. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate, he returned home to the Indiana University School of Medicine, where he completed his doctorate in medicine. He then spent six years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for his residency training in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular diseases.Horton's research interests at that time included cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients, and echocardiography. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and is board-certified in cardiovascular diseases.After completing his fellowship, Horton moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and entered into private practice. He has practiced in several locations throughout the area. His clinical interests include valvular heart disease, hemodynamics, cardiac imaging, cardiomyopathies, cardiology in special populations, and bedside clinical cardiology. Dr. Horton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

Ashesh Parikh is a Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Plano, Texas. Dr. Parikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Nina Asrani, M.D., was born in the Bronx, N.Y., but grew up in Fort Worth. She received her bachelor's degree from Rice University in Houston as a dual major in biochemistry and Spanish literature and graduated with high honors from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.She completed training in internal medicine at Washington University in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where she also served as a chief resident at their VA hospital. She completed her training in cardiovascular diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., with additional subspecialty training in non-invasive cardiac imaging. She has completed level III certification (the highest level of certification, which is required to be a clinical lab director) in echocardiography, cardiac CT, and cardiac MRI, and also has specialty training in nuclear stress testing.Asrani is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. Her professional interests include general cardiology; women's cardiovascular health; and non-invasive imaging, including cardiac CT and MRI.Asrani is married and has four children. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking and traveling. Dr. Asrani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Arrhythmias.

Dr. Nitin Kulkarni grew up in northeastern North Carolina, but has called North Texas home since 2013. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and cardiac electrophysiology, and fellowship-trained in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.Dr. Kulkarni earned his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society in 2010. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City before making his way to Texas. He received his fellowship training at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. At the completion of his fellowship training, , Dr. Kulkarni was honored with the Jo Ann McWhorter Award for embodying integrity, leadership and excellence in medicine. Upon graduation, he was recruited to stay on as faculty as Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern. During his tenure, he had the pleasure of taking care of our nation’s veterans at the Dallas Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, and mentoring medical students, internal medicine residents, and cardiology fellows. Dr. Kulkarni’s areas of special focus as a clinician, researcher and teacher is in the treatment of patients with heart rhythm disorders, such as supraventricular tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular tachycardia. In addition to performing cardiac ablation procedures for the management of these conditions, he also has expertise in implanting pacemakers, implantable cardiac defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization devices. He has written and spoke on a variety of topics in electrophysiology, including the treatment of atrial fibrillation, the evaluation of syncope, and the management of patients with pacemakers and defibrillators. Dr. Kulkarni is a member of the American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Kulkarni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Sick Sinus Syndrome, Pulmonary Edema, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.