The 20 Best Carotid Artery Surgery Doctors Near Me

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Dr. Christie Ballantyne

Cardiology
6655 Travis St, 
Houston, TX 
6655 Travis St, 
Houston, TX 
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Overview

Christie Ballantyne is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ballantyne is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Carotid Artery Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, High Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 832 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor Medicine Atherosclerosis
6655 Travis St, Houston, TX 77030
Call: 713-798-5800

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.

3 Clinical Trials

A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease
A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Trial Assessing the Impact of Lipoprotein (a) Lowering With Pelacarsen (TQJ230) on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: December 31, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: TQJ230
Study Phase: Phase 3
A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ARO-ANG3 in Adults With Mixed Dyslipidemia
A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ARO-ANG3 in Adults With Mixed Dyslipidemia
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ARO-APOC3 in Adults With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2b Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ARO-APOC3 in Adults With Severe Hypertriglyceridemia
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: ARO-APOC3
Study Phase: Phase 2
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849 Total Publications

cpiVAE: Robust and Interpretable Cross-Platform Proteomics Imputation.
cpiVAE: Robust and Interpretable Cross-Platform Proteomics Imputation.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: December 03, 2025
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  • Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency
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  • Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
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  • Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
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  • Defective Apolipoprotein B-100
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  • Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)
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  • Unstable Angina
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  • Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
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  • Angina
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  • Antigen-Peptide-Transporter 2 Deficiency
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  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
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  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
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  • Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency
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