Dr. Dorothy Pei has been in practice since 2017. She is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Advanced Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. She has numerous journal publications and has presented at several national conferences.Dr. Pei is passionate about all aspects of cardiology and takes a particular interest in women’s cardiology, preventative cardiology, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and cardiac imaging. . Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Heart Valve Repair, and Cardiac Ablation.

Khurram Nasir is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nasir is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Pranav Loyalka is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Loyalka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Joseph Navarijo, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Joseph Navarijo 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. Navarijo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Endocarditis, Low Blood Pressure, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.

Dr. Jorge Escobar is an interventional and clinical cardiologist specializing in peripheral and coronary interventions and mechanical circulatory support. He practices Interventional Cardiology at The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care (UTHSC) in Houston. He is also an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Interventional Cardiology at UTHSC.Dr. Escobar received his medical degree from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquila, Colombia and completed his residency in internal medicine at UTHSC, followed by fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine.Dr. Escobar is board-certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He also has COCATS Level II certification from the National Board of Echocardiography and the National Board of Nuclear Cardiology, and is certified as a Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support provider by the American Heart Association. Dr. Escobar received Outstanding Fellow of the Year Award from The Texas Heart Institute and Resident of the Year Award from UTHSC. He has also been named a Top Doctor by Houstonia Magazine. Dr. Escobar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Heart Failure.

Medical School: Indiana School of Medicine AOA Internship: UTMB Galveston, TX Residency: Indiana University Hospitals, Indianapolis, IN Cardiology Fellowship: Indiana University Hospitals & Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN Assistant Professor of Medicine, Director of NonInvasive Lab VAH, Indianapolis, IN Military: Chief of Cardiology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Jacksonville, FL Texas Heart Institute St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, TX Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Mihalick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure.

Salman Bandeali, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Salman Bandeali specializes in Cardiology and works at MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATION. To make an appointment, please call (713) 797-0200. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Bandeali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Santiago Valdes is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Valdes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Jeffrey Kim is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Arrhythmias, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

Sara Sexson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sexson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Kawasaki Disease, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Coronary Artery Fistula, and Gastrostomy.

Christina Miyake is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Miyake is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Heart Block, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Yochai Birnbaum, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Yochai Birnbaum specializes in Cardiology and works at BCM - Cardiology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2545. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Birnbaum is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Block, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Sherif Nagueh is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nagueh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation.

Mahwash Kassi is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kassi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Primary Localized Cutaneous Amyloidosis, and Heart Transplant.

Aamir Jeewa is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jeewa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Pediatric Myocarditis, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

Basant Arya, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Basant Arya specializes in Cardiology and works at BCM Medicine - Cardiology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2545. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Arya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome 1, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), and Long QT Syndrome 3.

Dr. Mihail G. Chelu is a Cardiologist and Associate Professor of Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also Director of Electrophysiology at Baylor Heart Clinic; Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research at BCM; Medical Director of BCM’s Inherited Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy Clinic; and Associate Program Director of BCM’s Electrophysiology Fellowship.Dr. Chelu’s clinical interests include inherited cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies; ablation of complex atrial flutters and fibrillation; ablation of ventricular arrhythmias; and implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.Dr. Chelu’s extensive research interests include: molecular mechanisms and genetics of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies; MRI protocols to image left atrial scar and characterize biophysics of ablation; integration of sensors and mobile platforms to monitor and identify disease signatures and determine impact on quality of life; and cybersecurity of cardiac electrophysiology devices.Dr. Chelu earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics and Theoretical Physics from abes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He received his medical degree from Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania; and his Ph.D in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Chelu completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center; a postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Baylor College of Medicine; and Clinical Fellowships in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Texas Heart Institute.Dr. Chelu holds certifications in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine; Adult Echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography; and Nuclear Cardiology from the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and the European Heart Rhythm Association. Dr. Chelu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Sanket Borgaonkar is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Borgaonkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Michael Stephen is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Stephen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Prolapse, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Kevin Lisman is a Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Lisman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Artery Spasm, Prinzmetal's Variant Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.