Overview
Salim Virani is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Virani is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 778 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 74 articles in the study of Stroke.
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Locations
6565 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
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.
Utmb Faculty Group Practice
Ali Ezzo is a Neurosurgery specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Ezzo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Gastrostomy, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Ezzo is currently accepting new patients.
Modern Heart And Vascular
When Dr. Agarwal sees patients, his focus is on prevention. “Why wait for a heart attack or stroke to happen, why not prevent it?” is his philosophy. With excellent bedside manners, he takes his time listening to his patients’ concerns. His goal is to seek a cure, not just a long-term treatment plan. He brings an individualized approach to patient care, making each patient feel special, as if he/she is his closest family member. His clinical expertise is top-notch; hence, Dr. Agarwal has become the personal cardiologist for many doctors and their family members. Dr. Agarwal, cardiologist, finished medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas in 1999. Then, he completed his internal medicine residency at UT-Houston Medical School. He was selected as Chief Resident in Internal Medicine. Subsequently, he followed his “heart” and joined the cardiovascular medicine fellowship program at UT-Houston and served as Chief Cardiology Fellow. Next, the final phase of his training took him to the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic for fellowship in advanced cardiac imaging. He has published numerous articles, presented at national and international conferences, and written a chapter in a cardiac imaging textbook. Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Venous Insufficiency, and Coronary Heart Disease.
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
- Elite
- AtherosclerosisDr. Virani isElite. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Virani isElite. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- High CholesterolDr. Virani isElite. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Distinguished
- Familial HypercholesterolemiaDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
- Familial HypertriglyceridemiaDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypertriglyceridemia.
- Heart AttackDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- HypertensionDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Peripheral Artery DiseaseDr. Virani isDistinguished. Learn about Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Advanced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Virani isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- CalcinosisDr. Virani isAdvanced. Learn about Calcinosis.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Virani isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Defective Apolipoprotein B-100Dr. Virani isAdvanced. Learn about Defective Apolipoprotein B-100.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- AngioplastyDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- AtherectomyDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Breast CancerDr. Virani isExperienced. Learn about Breast Cancer.
