The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care provides more than traditional medicine. We are a direct patient care offering that is fully integrated with our world-class research and education arms. We truly are a center – where we have first-hand access to innovative research, training, and education, and can share our learnings with others around the world.
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care brings together world-renowned cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons and a level of expertise that attracts local, regional, and international patients. We provide the highest-quality medical care in a sophisticated and welcoming patient-oriented atmosphere.
Our practice includes physicians and surgeons specializing in all areas of cardiac care and peripheral vascular disease. Our doctors are board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases and cardiac surgery and hold faculty appointments at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. As a natural progression of The Texas Heart Institute’s mission and our commitment to excellence in cardiac care, we research, teach, and treat—all in one place.
Briana Costello, M.D.
Stephanie Coulter, M.D.
Jennifer R. Cozart, M.D.
Nikolaos Diakos, M.D., Ph.D.
Jorge M. Escobar, M.D.
R. David Fish, M.D.
Charles H. Hallman, M.D.
Eduardo Hernandez, M.D.
Zvonimir Krajcer, M.D.
D. Richard Leachman, M.D.
James J. Livesay, M.D.
Alberto Lopez, M.D.
Hector M. Medina, M.D., M.P.H.
Robert Paisley, M.D.
Emerson C. Perin, M.D., Ph.D.
Alexander Postalian, M.D.
Joseph G. Rogers, M.D.
The Texas Heart Institute Center for Cardiovascular Care is on the forefront of patient care through the use and development of cutting-edge technologies and techniques. Read the latest stories about our doctors, our patients, and our practice.
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We participate in the majority of health insurance plans, including Medicare, with a physician available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and in-office testing.
