Dr. Deepak H. Patel

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 Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Venkata Aligeti is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Aligeti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Srinivas N. Paranandi, M.D., is the director of the Imaging Center at the Cardiac & Vascular Center of North Texas. He is fellowship-trained in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He completed his medical training in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, which is recognized and ranked as the nation's top hospital in heart care by U.S. News & World Report</em> for the past couple of decades. After several years of medical practice in Ohio, Dr. Paranandi moved to Texas at the end of 1999.He is board-certified in eight different specialties including Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine; CT Angiography by the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography; Echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography; Nuclear Cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology; and Peripheral Vascular Medicine and Peripheral Endovascular Intervention by the American Board of Vascular Medicine. He remains up-to-date in all these medical specialty areas by maintaining current recertifications.Dr. Paranandi's clinical interests and efforts have expanded his professional expertise to include diagnostic imaging (CT, Echo, Nuclear Cardiology) and peripheral vascular medicine and interventions. He was involved in clinical research, and was a principal investigator for the SAPPHIRE I/II clinical trials that involved carotid stenting.He believes in evidence-based, patient centric, compassionate clinical care and has been recognized as most compassionate doctor several times.Dr. Paranandi has a strong commitment to providing quality medical care and is a member of various quality improvement and peer review committees within Texas Health. Dr. Paranandi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Necrosis, and Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT).