Robert Aertker
Experienced in Fainting

Dr. Robert Aertker

Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine
CommonSpirit Health
Woodlands North Houston Heart Center - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group - The Woodlands, TX
17350 St. Luke's Way, Ste 400, 
The Woodlands, TX 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Fainting
CommonSpirit Health
Woodlands North Houston Heart Center - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group - The Woodlands, TX
17350 St. Luke's Way, Ste 400, 
The Woodlands, TX 
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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 Fainting. 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.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
Specialties
Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Nuclear Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital - Houston, TX
St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Woodlands North Houston Heart Center - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group - The Woodlands, TX
17350 St. Luke's Way, Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77384
Call: 281-444-3278

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.


1 Total Publications

Inflammation and Rupture of a Congenital Pericardial Cyst Manifesting Itself as an Acute Chest Pain Syndrome.
Inflammation and Rupture of a Congenital Pericardial Cyst Manifesting Itself as an Acute Chest Pain Syndrome.
Journal: Texas Heart Institute journal
Published: January 20, 2017
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