Advanced in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)

Dr. David Rawitscher

Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 
Offers Telehealth
35 Years of Experience

Advanced in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 
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Overview

David Rawitscher is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Rawitscher has been practicing medicine for over 35 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM). His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Houston Health Science Center, 1991.0
Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System
Specialties
Cardiology
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Cardiovascular Medicine
Fellowships
Cardiovascular Disease, University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Mckinney
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano
Baylor Sott & White The Heart Hospital Plano
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 75024
Call: 469-800-7200

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.


2 Clinical Trials

MB001-067 A PROSPECTIVE, DOUBLE BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP, RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF EXTENDED RELEASE EXENATIDE VERSUS PLACEBO (COHORT A) AND A PROSPECTIVE, SINGLE GROUP, OPEN-LABEL, BLINDED OUTCOME TRIAL OF EXTENDED RELEASE EXENATIDE (COHORT B) IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH TYPE 4 CARDIORENAL SYNDROME (EXTEND-CRS TRIAL) AMENDMENT 3
MB001-067 A PROSPECTIVE, DOUBLE BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED, PARALLEL GROUP, RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF EXTENDED RELEASE EXENATIDE VERSUS PLACEBO (COHORT A) AND A PROSPECTIVE, SINGLE GROUP, OPEN-LABEL, BLINDED OUTCOME TRIAL OF EXTENDED RELEASE EXENATIDE (COHORT B) IN DIABETIC PATIENTS WITH TYPE 4 CARDIORENAL SYNDROME (EXTEND-CRS TRIAL) AMENDMENT 3
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: May 17, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
Care Optimization Through Patient and Hospital Engagement Clinical Trial for Heart Failure (CONNECT-HF)
Care Optimization Through Patient and Hospital Engagement Clinical Trial for Heart Failure (CONNECT-HF)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 25, 2021
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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18 Total Publications

Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Journal: BMC nephrology
Published: September 15, 2025
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    • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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    • Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
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