The Practice

The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care physicians are internationally known for their expertise in diagnosing, treating, and preventing cardiovascular diseases.

Bringing the future of cardiovascular health to life.

Emerson Perin, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Emerson Perin has provided guidance at The Texas Heart Institute for over 25 years and is an alumnus of The Texas Heart Institute Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship programs. He is a leading cardiologist known around the world for his work developing stem cell therapies for cardiovascular diseases. He currently serves as Director of the Center for Clinical Research, Director of the Stem Cell Center and Medical Director of The Texas Heart Institute as appointed by the Board of Trustees. Dr. Perin was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil and spent equal amounts of time in the United States and Brazil throughout his life. He studied graduate violin and obtained his MD at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and continued his educational training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology in the U.S., where he graduated as Outstanding Fellow of his class from The Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Perin has been ranked in the top 1% of interventional cardiologists in the United States.

Patient Testimonials

  • I have been a patient of Dr. Perin for a long time and, to me, there is no other Cardiologist that compares. I'm still alive at 83 because of him. Not only is he a top notch doctor but he is wonderful, very knowledgeable and has great sense of humor.

    – H. H.

  • I love coming to this doctor.

    – Elizabeth G.

  • I transferred to Dr. Perrin after being a patient of Dr. Patrick Hogan for decades. Dr. Perrin is excellent, he listens, interacts, responds, and offers the very best care anyone could expect. His staff at Texas Heart Medical Group are also excellent. Anytime I have reached out to them, they have responded immediately. I have not experienced the level of care they offer at any other of my caregivers and feel very fortunate to have such an esteemed and capable physician.

    – Alexander P.