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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

John Lee, M.D., is fellowship-trained and board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, echocardiography and vascular medicine. His areas of specialization include catheter-based treatments for coronary artery disease, cardiac imaging and peripheral vascular disease including complex coronary disease, carotid disease, and claudication. Lee graduated Cum Laude from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. While there, he received the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in chemistry. He earned his medical degree from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. While there, Lee was awarded the Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment for Cardiovascular Sciences.He went on to complete his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.Lee completed clinical and research fellowships in cardiology at the University of California Los Angeles and his interventional cardiology fellowship at Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Program in Houston. He is twice the recipient of the Tibor Fabian Research Award from the David Geffen School of Medicine in UCLA's STAR program. He is a Diplomat of the National Board of Echocardiography and a fellow in the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Lee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

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 Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

"Shirley Ann Williams, M.D., was born in Peoria, Ill. Raised in a family with 12 children, she received her B.S. in Biology from Peoria's Bradley University, where she graduated cum laude. After completing medical school in 1977 at the University of Iowa School of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, Williams continued her education at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, where she completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in noninvasive cardiology.Upon completion of her formal medical training, Williams became a staff cardiologist at the Veterans Administration Center in Temple, Texas. While there, she also served as assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine. These experiences inspired Williams to expand her skills by pursuing an additional fellowship in invasive cardiology at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1990. Prior to her move to Dallas, she was in private practice in Macon, Ga., for 4 1/2 years. A Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Williams is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), and the ABIM Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Diseases.In 2011, Williams was nominated as ""Cardiologist of the Year"" for Denton County. She serves as medical director and chairman of the quality improvement committee and utilization review committee at Lewisville Medical Center, where she is also a member of the leadership team and serves as secretary of the medical staff. Williams is also a member the hospital's critical care committee and open heart committee. She received the Thomas F. Frist humanitarian award from Lewisville Medical Center in April 2011. Williams also serves on the HCA North Texas Division physician quality advisory committee for the nine north Texas hospitals.Williams holds active medical staff privileges at Texas Health Flower Mound, Lewisville Medical Center and Texas Health Denton.Williams joined Cardiovascular Specialists P.A. in April, 1995. One of her strengths is an ability to relate to different kinds of people much of which she attributes to growing up with so many siblings. She also has a special fondness for the elderly, and counts her experiences in caring for older patients as some of her most rewarding.". Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Pediatric Myocarditis.

Mary Youssef, M.D. was born in Egypt, then moved with her family to Nigeria in West Africa where she spent her formative years. Influenced by her father, a physician, she returned to her native Egypt to attend the Alexandria University Medical School in Alexandria, where she graduated with top honors in 1991. After serving as a hospital-based physician in Egypt from 1992 to 1994, she continued her education at The Institute for Child Health, University of London in London, England, where she was honored to receive her graduate diploma, granted with distinction.Following graduation, she moved to the United States, completing her residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Seton Hall University. She joined the medical staff of the East Texas Medical Center, where she practiced as an invasive cardiologist from 2002 through 2008, then joining the Holy Family Memorial Hospital System in Wisconsin. Having enough of the cold weather, she returned to Texas, where she has practiced since 2011.Board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, she also holds special board certifications in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular computed tomography. Youssef's special interest is in women's health and women's heart disease.She holds active staff privileges at the Texas Health Flower Mound, The Medical Center of Lewisville, and Texas Health Denton.Married with a young son and daughter, her favorite activities outside of medicine include cooking and doing handicrafts with her family. Dr. Youssef is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Molly Szerlip is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Szerlip is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Block, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Michael Mack is a Thoracic Surgeon in Plano, Texas. Dr. Mack is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Mitchel Kruger is a Cardiologist in Lewisville,, Texas. Dr. Kruger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Metabolic Syndrome, Stable Angina, Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Sina Rahmani is a Cardiologist in Coppell, Texas. Dr. Rahmani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), and Necrosis.

Sabrina Stone is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Stone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Atrial Fibrillation, Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, and Angina.

Ahmad Zankar, M.D., FACC, is fellowship-trained in general cardiology and interventional cardiology from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and board-certified in general cardiology, echocardiography, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology. He brings nearly a decade of clinical, research and training experience to Presbyterian Heart & Vascular Group. Zankar's areas of specialization include minimally invasive, non-surgical therapy for heart and peripheral vascular disease; heart stent procedures; and complex peripheral vascular disease treatments, including laser, atherectomy and totally occluded artery techniques.Zankar attended medical school in Lebanon before coming to the United States for his residency training at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology. His previous work includes serving as an assistant professor in the Cardiology Division at UT Southwestern Medical School and as acting director for the Congestive Heart Failure Clinic and Transplantation Services at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, both in Dallas. Dr. Zankar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Shruti Boorla, D.O., is fellowship-trained and board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology. She grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth community and received all of her medical training in-state.Boorla graduated with honors from Baylor University in Waco with a bachelor’s degree in biology before going on to earn her medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. She excelled during her medical training, as she was chosen as chief resident and chief fellow in cardiology through the internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship programs at Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth.Boorla’s areas of specialization include diagnostic catheterization, cardiac imaging and women’s cardiovascular health. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology. She has been in practice since 2010. Dr. Boorla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Endocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Necrosis.

Manisha Shah is a Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Denton, Texas. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Angina, and Aortic Regurgitation.

Raul Santos is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Highland Village, Texas. Dr. Santos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Angina, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Mark Peterman is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Peterman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, Arterial Embolism, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Trent Pettijohn is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Pettijohn has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, and Aortic Regurgitation.

Phillip Hecht is a Cardiologist in Grapevine, Texas. Dr. Hecht is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Timothy George is a Thoracic Surgeon in Plano, Texas. Dr. George has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Sameh Sayfo is an Interventional Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Plano, Texas. Dr. Sayfo has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Cor Pulmonale, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Angioplasty, and Lithotripsy.

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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Transplant.