Dr. Richard F. Ammar

Dr. Szerlip received her medical degree and completed her residency at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was a Major in the US Army where she was Vice Chief of the Internal Medicine Clinic at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. She completed her fellowship in cardiology at Medical College of Georgia and her interventional cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Dr. Szerlip joined the Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital in Plano in 2013. She is the Medical Director of the Percutaneous Valve Program, which oversees both the large TAVR program as well as the percutaneous mitral and tricuspid programs. She helped start and grow the Structural Heart Fellowship Program in 2015 and in 2019 she helped develop and became the Program Director for the newly formed Cardiology Fellowship. She will also oversee the Interventional, EP and Heart failure sub-specialties. Prior to arriving at the Heart Hospital, she was faculty at the University of Arizona. Dr. Szerlip helped develop the structural heart program which was highlighted by the first percutaneous aortic valve program in Tucson. She was also Director of the Coronary Hybrid Revascularization program where she worked closely with the cardiothoracic surgeons in the combination of stenting the coronaries and robotic bypass. At the University of Arizona she developed her expertise in structural heart disease, which has led her to lecture nationally and internationally at major meetings and to become a rising figurehead in major studies pertaining to percutaneous valve treatments. In 2015, Dr. Szerlip was chosen by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) to participate in the Emerging Leader Mentorship (ELM) Program. As a member of this highly select group of physicians, Dr. Szerlip participated in a two-year mentorship program designed to further develop her skills as a leader in medicine, ambassador for her specialty, and advocate for her patients.  She is currently the Chairmen of SCAI publication committee and is a member of the SCAI Board of trustees. Her specialty and interests in interventional cardiology include structural heart disease, complex coronary disease and cardiogenic shock. Dr. Szerlip is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Block, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Srini Potluri is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Potluri is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Patent Foramen Ovale, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Steven Kindsvater, MD is a board-certified cardiovascular specialist skilled in the full range of heart and vascular care including cardiovascular disease prevention and advanced imaging. His expertise lies in the areas of coronary, carotid and peripheral vascular intervention, electrophysiology, and congestive heart failure. Dr. Kindsvater has a special interest in heart rhythm management and pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, as well as advanced heart failure therapies to include cardiac resynchronization therapy and the newest heart failure medical and device treatments. He is actively involved in cardiovascular research around congestive heart failure, electrophysiology devices and preventative cardiovascular therapies. Dr. Kindsvater was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force prior to attending medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. He subsequently completed his internship and residency in internal medicine from Wilford Hall Medical Center. Dr. Kindsvater also completed two fellowships, one in cardiology at Brooke Army Medical Center and one in interventional cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. In 2004, Dr. Kindsvater was assigned as the Chief of Cardiovascular Services at Keesler Medical in Biloxi, Mississippi. After Hurricane Katrina destroyed the hospital in 2005, he played a key role in rebuilding the hospital amidst discussions of permanent closure. During his tenure from 2004 to 2015, Dr. Kindsvater led the busiest heart and vascular center in the U.S. Military. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Kindsvater is an active faculty member of the General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, and Electrophysiology fellowship programs at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital where he also serves as vice chairman of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Kindsvater is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Heart Attack, and Pacemaker Implantation.