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POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

Interventional Cardiology Fellowship                                       1998 -1999
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Non-invasive Cardiology Fellowship                                        1997 -1998
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Cardiology Fellowship                                                               1995 -1998
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Internal Medicine Internship/Residency                                 1992 -1995
Barnes/Jewish Hospital
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO
 

EDUCATION

Escuela Colombiana de Medicina                                               1983 -1989
Bogota, Colombia
M. D.  Degree

BOARD CERTIFICATION / LICENSURE

Diplomate, Interventional Cardiology (ABIM)                               1999
Diplomate, Cardiovascular Diseases (ABIM)                                1998
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine                          1995
Diplomate, Board of Nuclear Cardiology                                      1998
Diplomate, Echocardiography (ASE)                                            1998
Fellow, American College of Cardiology                                       2001
ACC Electrocardiography Certification                                         1998
E.C.F.M.G. Certificate                                                                 1991
F.L.E.X. Certificate                                                                      1992
Texas Medical License                                                                 1998
Pennsylvania Medical License                                                       1997
Florida Medical License                                                               1999
Colombian License                                                                       1990 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cardiology Specialists of Houston                                           2001- Present
6624 Fannin, Suite 2590
Houston, TX

Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates                                           2000 - 2001
6624 Fannin, Suite 2480
Houston, TX

Clinical Instructor in Medicine                                                   2000 - Present
Baylor College of Medicine
Cardiology I teaching service, Baylor / St. Luke's Internal Medicine
Houston, TX

Medical Staff                                                                               2000 - Present
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Echocardiography lab
Houston, TX

Medical Staff                                                                               2000 - Present
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Catheterization lab
Houston, TX

Medical Staff                                                                               2001 - Present
East Regional Medical Center
Houston, TX

Texas Heart Institute Professional Staff                                   2000-Present
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX

Telemetry/Cardiology Physician                                               1996 -1998
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

 Family Practice Physician                                                         1989 -1990
Government Medical Service
Centro de Salud - Hospital Bosa
Bogotá, Colombia

HONORS/AWARDS

Best Medical Student                                                                 1983 -1989
Escuela Colombiana de Medicina
Bogota, Colombia

Representative of the Alumni of the Faculty of Medicine       1989
Colombian School of Medicine

Cardiology Fellows Abstract Award                                          1998
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

Miembro Correspondiente                                                        2003
Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología

Huésped Ilustre                                                                           2003
Municipalidad de San Pablo de Manta

AFFILIATIONS

American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association
Harris County Medical Society
Texas Heart Institute Cardiac Society
Texas Medical Foundation
American Society of Echocardiography
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
The Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions

LANGUAGES

English and Spanish

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Interventional Coronary procedures (PTCA, Stents,DCA,ROTA,TEC, IVUS, Doppler)
• Interventional Peripheral Procedures
• Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
• Echocardiography, T.T.E., T.E.E., Dobutamine Stress Echo
• Nuclear Cardiology
• Peripheral Vascular Non-Invasive Studies
• Permanent Pacemaker Placement

_{Featured Speaker}

Long-Term Prognosis of Women with Normal Dobutamine Stress Echocardiograms. Mesa A., Falcone M., Hernandez A., Stainback R., Wilansky S. Speaker . Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society. 11^th International Symposium.  Colorado Springs. August,1998.

Overview in Hypertension. Speaker. Texas Heart Institute/Roche Laboratories Pharmaceutical Seminar. Houston, September, 1998.

Overview in Echocardiography. Speaker. Texas Heart Institute/Roche Laboratories Pharmaceutical Seminar. Houston. May, 1997.

Echocardiography in the Prognosis of Bacterial Endocarditis. Speaker. U. S. Colombian Medical Association XVI Annual Congress. Miami, Aug., 1996.

Peripheral Vascular Disease: Evaluation and Treatment. Speaker. I Jornadas Internacionales de Cardiologia. Hospital Clínica Kennedy. Abril , 27, 2002.Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Overview of the Intracoronary Ultrasound. Speaker. I Jornadas Internacionales de Cardiologia. Hospital Clínica Kennedy. Abril, 27, 2002.Guayaquil, Ecuador.

How to Approach Intermediate Coronary Lesion in the Cath lab by Intravascular ultrasound. Speaker. VII Congreso de la Sociedad Latinoamericana de Cardiología Intervencionista. SOLACI. July 31- August 3,2002. Lima, Perú.

Vulnerable Coronary Plaque seen by Intravascular Ultrasound. Speaker. Jornada de la Sociedad Antioquena de Cardiología .Marzo, 2003. Medellín, Colombia.

Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease: Advantaged using Intravascular Protective Devices. Speaker. Segunda Jornada Colombiana de Cardiología Intervencionista. Marzo 13 al 16, 2003. Isla Mucura, Colombia.

Evaluation of Intermediate Coronary Lesions with Intravascualr Ultrasound. Speaker. Segunda Jornada Colombiana de Cardiología Intervencionista. Marzo 13 al 16. Isla Mucura, Colombia.

How to Approach an Intermediate Coronary Lesion with Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR). Speaker. Segunda Jornada Colombiana de Cardiología Intervencionista. Marzo 13 al 16. Isla Mucura, Colombia.

When to used Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound in the Cath Lab. Speaker .XIX Congreso Peruano de Cardiología. May 2-3, 2003. Lima, Perú.

Percutaneous Endovascular Carotid Treatment. Speaker. XIX Congreso Peruano de Cardiología. May 2-3, 2003. Lima, Perú.

New Concepts learned from Intravascular Ultrasound and the Vulnerable Plaque. Speaker. VI Congreso Hondureño de Cardiología. Septiembre 5-6, 2003. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Using Intravascular Coronary Ultrasound and Fractional Flow Reserve Wire  During Catheterization. Speaker. VI Congreso Hondureño de Cardiología. Septiembre 5-6, 2003. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Utility of Protective Devices Systems on Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting. Speaker. VI Congreso Hondureño de Cardiología. Septiembre 5-6, 2003. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Coronary Artery Disease : Chest Pain of Difficult Diagnosis. Moderator. XIV Congreso Ecuatoriano de Cardiología / XXIX Jornadas Internacionales de Cardiología / III Curso de Cardiología Pediátrica. Sep. 30 a Octubre 3, 2003. Manta, Ecuador.

New Concept learned from Intravascular Ultrasound in Artherosclerosis.Speaker. XIV Congreso Ecuatoriano de Cardiología / XXIX Jornadas Internacionales de Cardiología / III Curso de Cardiología Pediátrica. Sep. 30 a Octubre 3, 2003. Manta, Ecuador.

New Approach for the Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease. Speaker. XIV Congreso Ecuatoriano de Cardiología / XXIX Jornadas Internacionales de Cardiología / III Curso de Cardiología Pediátrica. Sep. 30 a Octubre 3, 2003. Manta, Ecuador.

Women and Cardiovascular Disease. Speaker. Club Naval. Noviembre, 19, 2003. Cartagena, Colombia.

Intravascular Ultrasound and Coronary Arterioesclerosis. Speaker. XX Congreso de la Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología. Noviembre 20,2003. Cartagena, Colombia.

Carotid Treatment with Protective Devices. Speaker. XX Congreso de la Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología. Noviembre 21,2003. Cartagena, Colombia.