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 Pulmonary Edema. 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.
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Locations
17350 St. Luke's Way, Ste 400, The Woodlands, TX 77384
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Aertker isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.