Dr. Loor is passionate about helping to build a better future for patients with advanced heart and lung disease through clinical excellence, innovation and leadership. Dr. Loor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Constrictive Pericarditis, Lung Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Dr. Dorothy Pei has been in practice since 2017. She is board-certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Advanced Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. She has numerous journal publications and has presented at several national conferences.Dr. Pei is passionate about all aspects of cardiology and takes a particular interest in women’s cardiology, preventative cardiology, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and cardiac imaging. . Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Heart Valve Repair, and Cardiac Ablation.

Pranav Loyalka is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Loyalka is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

World renown for treating all cardiac and vascular problems WITHOUT SURGERY and excellent clinical outcomes. Dr. Strickman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Zvonimir Krajcer specializes in Cardiology and works at Texas Heart Medical Group. To make an appointment, please call (713) 790-9401. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Krajcer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Brian Walton is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Walton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Angina, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Abhijeet Dhoble is a Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Dhoble is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Richard Smalling is a Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Smalling is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Jose Gregorio Casar received his medical degree from the Universidad La Salle School of Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico, in 1978. He completed an internship at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta in 1979, and returned to Mexico to complete additional studies at the Universidad La Salle, Physiology Department and the Instituto Nacional De Nutricion, Critical Care Medicine in 1980. Dr. Casar then completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Instituto Nacional de Nutricion in 1984. Following this, he came to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to do a fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine which he completed in 1987. Dr. Casar is board certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine. He sees inpatients only on the Cardiothoracic, General Thoracic and Vascular services at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. Dr. Casar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Dr. Jose G. Diez is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology. He serves as senior research scientist in interventional cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute at CHI Baylor St Luke's Medical Center (THI at BSLMC) and clinical associate professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He is on the interventional cardiology professional staff at THI at BSLMC and the consulting staff of the cardiology service at the Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. Dr. Diez is also an associate editor of the Texas Heart Institute Journal. A graduate of Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia, Dr. Diez completed an internal medicine residency at the same institution and another at Boston University in Massachusetts. Dr. Diez completed his training in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, where he served as chief fellow. His previous academic experience includes appointments at Baylor College of Medicine as director of invasive cardiology at the Baylor Heart Clinic and director of interventional cardiology research. At Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as director of clinical and interventional research and co-director of the cardiovascular catheterization laboratories. He has received research and education awards from the Mueller Foundation, the EVEREST program, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association. His interests include acute coronary syndromes; acute and chronic aortic syndromes (aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, Marfan syndrome); valvular disease (with a focus on the aortic valve and new therapies, such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation TAVI/TAVR); atherothrombosis; antiplatelet and antithrombin therapy; interventional strategies and devices; and vascular biology. Dr. Diez is fluent in both English and Spanish. He is currently accepting new patients, including those seeking to begin cardiovascular care and treatment and those seeking secondary opinions and consultations. Dr. Diez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Richard Fish, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Richard Fish specializes in Cardiology and works at Texas Heart Medical Group. To make an appointment, please call (713) 790-9401. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Fish is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Salman Bandeali, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Salman Bandeali specializes in Cardiology and works at MEDICAL CENTER CARDIOVASCULAR ASSOCIATION. To make an appointment, please call (713) 797-0200. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted. Dr. Bandeali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Michael Reardon is a Thoracic Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Reardon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Tumor, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Neal Kleiman is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kleiman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Guilherme Silva is a Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Silva is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Sriram Nathan is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Nathan is currently accepting new patients.

Earl Mangin is a Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Mangin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Pacemaker Implantation, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Angelo Nascimbene is an Interventional Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nascimbene is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Thrombectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Biswajit Kar is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kar is currently accepting new patients.

Konstantinos Charitakis is an Interventional Cardiologist in Houston,, Texas. Dr. Charitakis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Carney Complex, Coronary Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).