Dr. James W. Choi
Overview
Dr. James Choi has been caring for Texas hearts since 2004. He is fellowship-trained in interventional cardiology. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Choi’s areas of clinical interest and focus include cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients; highly complex cardiology interventions: left main coronary artery and chronic total occlusions; valvular heart interventions; structural heart interventions: ASD/PFO/Left atrial appendage closure; and peripheral vascular disease. He has published numerous articles and conducted clinical research on coronary stent implantation and chronic total occlusions as well as novel renal artery denervation treatment for resistant hypertension.Dr. Choi earned his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is the current medical director of Coronary, Renal and Structural Heart Technologies for the Baylor Research Institute in Dallas. He previously served as an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in College Station and as the director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.Dr. Choi is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. He currently chairs the DFW AngioClub and is a member of the American Heart Association, Texas Medical Association and Dallas County Medical Association. Dr. Choi has sat on numerous advisory boards, completed clinical research into various devices and cardiovascular procedures, and is active in the Korean-American medical community.
Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 132 peer reviewed articles and participating in 9 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
8230 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 220, Dallas, TX 75231
3920 W Wheatland Rd, Ste 134, Dallas, TX 75237
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.
9 Clinical Trials
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Kartik Agusala is a Cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Agusala is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
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Rafic Berbarie is a Cardiologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Berbarie is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Splenectomy.
Texas Health Heart And Vascular Specialists
Dr. Jainy Savla is fellowship-trained in cardiovascular disease and holds board certifications in internal medicine, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. She specializes in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects the heart muscle, and cardiogenetics to assess the likelihood of heart disease development. Dr. Savla uses noninvasive cardiovascular imaging such as transthoracic, stress and transesophageal echocardiography to diagnose and treat heart failure and circulatory disorders. Dr. Savla earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California-San Diego before going on to complete her cardiovascular disease fellowship at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas in 2019. Dr. Savla previously served for four years as an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, at the University of Washington in Seattle. She returned to North Texas in 2023. Dr. Salva is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Savla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart Bypass SurgeryDr. Choi isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Bypass Surgery.
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- AngioplastyDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Choi isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Choi isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Choi isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Choi isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Choi isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Arterial Tortuosity SyndromeDr. Choi isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome.