
Overview
Dr. Saira Samani is a fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist with board certifications in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and cardiovascular computed tomography. She is also a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation qualified to access blood flow using vascular ultrasound imaging. As a skilled interventional cardiologist, Dr. Samani also uses catheter-based procedures to treat common and complex heart valve and vascular diseases. Her other areas of focus include the management of heart rhythm disorders and heart health in women. Dr. Samani earned her medical degree in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her internal medicine residency at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., serving as chief resident in her final year. She went on to complete her cardiology fellowship at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and her interventional cardiology fellowship at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y. Dr. Samani previously served for three years as an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston before working as an interventional cardiologist within the Ochsner Health System in Louisiana beginning in 2019. She set down roots in North Texas in 2023.Dr. Samani is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is fluent in the Urdu language.
Dr. Samani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Atherectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- PPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1105 Central Expy N, Ste 120, Allen, TX 75013
3080 Sam Rayburn Hwy, Melissa, TX 75454
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.
Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
Matthew Dickson, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C., is fellowship-trained and board-certified in internal medicine, cardiac CT, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiology. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., with a bachelor's degree in biology before going on to receive his M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and fellowships in cardiology and advanced multimodality cardiovascular imaging at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.Dr. Dickson's areas of special interest include cardiovascular risks in women after menopause, echocardiography, cardiovascular imaging, ambulatory monitoring and exercise testing. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, American Society for Preventive Cardiology and North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. When not caring for the heart-health needs of his patients, Dr. Dickson enjoys jogging, skiing, scuba diving and playing the trumpet. . Dr. Dickson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Regurgitation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Fainting.
Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
"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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. Her top areas of expertise are Orthostatic Hypotension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Pediatric Myocarditis.
Texas Cardiology Associates
Neil Phung is a Cardiologist and an Internal Medicine provider in Richardson, Texas. Dr. Phung is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Orthostatic Hypotension. His top areas of expertise are Low Blood Pressure, Orthostatic Hypotension, Heart Murmurs, and Cardiac Diverticulum.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- FaintingDr. Samani isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Samani isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Samani isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Samani isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Samani isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy



