Bernardo Treistman, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Treistman is board certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases and the prestigious American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Treistman's main interest is interventional cardiology.
In addition to his many board appointments, Dr. Treistman has published numerous papers on cardiology and related coronary issues. Dr. Treistman lectures extensively and shares his knowledge and experience by teaching other medical professionals at various hospitals in Houston and around the world.
Educational Background
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru M.D. – March 1966
- Leon Pinelo School, Lima, Peru Pre-Univeristy studies – December 1957
Post Graduate Training
Fellowship in Cardiology
Texas Heart Institute
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas
July 1971 – June 1971
Fellowship in Cardiology
University of Miami School of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
July 1969 – June 1971
Residency in Internal Medicine
Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D.C.
July 1967 – June 1969
Straight Medical Internship
Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
July 1966 – June 1967
Medical Board
- American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases – 1981
- American Board of Internal Medicine – 1976
- Florida State License – February 1972
- Texas State License – January 1972
- ECFMG – February – 1966
Activities
Associate Cardiologist
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas Since July 1972
Cardiology Consultant
Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas
Houston, Texas
Attending Cardiologist Teaching Program
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute
Honorary Consul of Peru in Houston
Since 1978
Teaching
Cardiology Fellowship Program of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute Service Since 1972
Physical Diagnosis for Baylor College of Medicine Medical Students
Yearly rotation of medical students of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia through an agreement with Baylor College of Medicine Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Medical Societies in the U.S.
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
- Fellow of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
- American Heart Association
- Houston Society of Internal Medicine
- Houston Society of Cardiology
- Denton Cooley Cardiovascular Society
- Texas Medical Association
Foreign Medical Societies
- Peruvian Society of Cardiology
- Peruvian Academy of Surgery
- Peruvian Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Surgical Society of the Atlantic on Colombia
- Distinguished member of the National Institute of Cardiology in Mexico City
- Cardiology Consultant to the Netherlands Antilles
Honors
- Medal of Honor of the Congress of Peru – June 2, 1988
- Gold Medal of Honor of the Ministry of the Navy of Peru – June 2, 1986
Publications
- Diverticulum or Aneurysm of the Left Ventricle. The American Journal of Cardiology 32:119, 1973. B. Treistman, D. Cooley, R. Leachman.
- Atresia of the Left Coronary Ostium. Repair by Saphenous Vein Graft. Circulation 46:989, 1972, G. Al-Said, E. Garcia, B. Treistman, D. McNamara.
- Treadmill Evaluation of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation 1972 Abstract (American Heart Association Meeting in Dallas, Texas.)
- Chest Pain and Abnormal post-exercise Electrocardiograms in Patients with the Midsystoloic Click-Late Systolic Murmur Syndrome. Texas Medicine, August 1973. L. Leatherman, B. Treistman.
- Valvular Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease. Cardiovascular Diseases, Bulletin of the Texas Heart Institute, Volume 2, 1975. B. Treisman, G. Al-Said.
- Coronary Bypass Surgery in Patients with Ascending Aortic Thoracic Aneurysm and Aortic Valvular Insufficiency. Circulation 52:993, October 1975, B. Treistman, D. Cooley.
- False Aneurysm of the Left Ventricle. Case Report with Pre- and Post- operative Evaluation. Cardiovascular Diseases, Bulletin of the Texas Heart Institute. Volume 5, June 1978. B. Treistman, T.A., Sulbaran, and D. Cooley.
- Coarctation of the Aorta in Adults. Presented at the inter-American congress of Cardiology, Caracas, Venezuela, 1977. B. Treistman.
- Saphenous Vein Bypass from the Aorta to the Anterior Interventricular Vein. The Annuals of Thoracic Surgery, Volume 26, Number 4, October, 1978. B. Treistman, T.A., Sulbaran, D. Cooley.
- Total Physiologic Correction of Tricuspid Atresia with Atrial Septal Defect Ventricular Septal Defect Closure and a Right Atrium Right Ventricle Non-Valved conduit: Case Report. Cardiovascular Diseases, Bulletin of the Texas Heart Institute, Volume 5, No. 4, December 1978. B. Treistman, D. Cooley.
- Percutanous Balloon Catheter Angioplasty of Coarctation of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of Two Cases. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 11:401407, 1985. C. Schecter, P. Angelini, B. Treistman.
- Asymptomatic Cavity Pneumonitis Due to Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity. Texas Heart Institute Journal Volume 12, Number 4, December, 1985. C. Schecter, G. O'Neill, H.I. Schweppe, T. Klima, B. Treistman.
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Two Cases with Ventricular Tachycardia and Review of Cardiac Involvement in Sarcoid. Texas Heart Institute Journal, Volume 12, Number 4, December 1985. C. Wilkins, T. Barron, G.A., Massumkhani, T. Klima, A. Younis, B. Treistman.
- Result of 232 Consecutive Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty Procedures in Single and Double-Vessel Coronary Artery Disease. Texas Heart Institute Journal, Volume 14, Number 1, December, 1987. P. Lopez-Velarde, B. Treistman.
- Balloon Aortic Valvulopasty: A "Bridge to Replacement" American Federation for Clinical Research. 1988: 36:311A. E.P. Riuli, A. Massumi, B. Treistinan, P.J. Hogan, R.J. Hall, J.J. Ferguson.
- Transient Response to Occlusion of Stenotic Aortic Valves During Balloon Valvuloplasty. American Federation for Clinical Research 1988; 36:31lA. E.P. Riuli, J.M. Garcia, A. Massumi, B. Treistman, V.S. Mathur, S.K. Edelman, P.J. Hogan, J.P. Murgo, J. Benrey, R.J. Hall, J.J. Ferguson.
- Clinical Follow-up of Patients Undergoing Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. American Federation for Clinical Research. 1988 36;31lA. E.P. Riuli, S.K. Edelman, A. Massumi, B. Treistman, P.J. Hogan, J.P. Murgo, J. Benrey, R.J. Hall, J.J. Ferguson.
- Aneurysm of an Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Presenting as an Anterior Mass. The Annuals of Thoracic Surgery. September, 1988,46:349-350. P. Lopez-Velarde, G.L. Hallman, B. Treistman.
- Long Term Efficacy of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery Interventions. Texas Heart Institute Symposium. September, 1988, S.K. Edelman, E.P. Riuli, A. Massumi, B. Treistman, J.J. Ferguson.
- Invasive and Non-Invasive Assessment of Ejection Dynamics Pre and Post-Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: Interventions, 1988. Texas Heart Institute Symposium, September 1988. H.S. Bush, A. Massumi, E.P. Riuli, B. Treistman, J.J. Ferguson.
- Coronary Angioplasty with a Novel "Balloon on the Wire" Experience in 144 Patients. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: Interventions, Texas Heart Institute Symposium, September 1988. P. Angelini, R.Coronado, S. Edelman, L. Leatherman, W. Dear, P.J. Hogan, J. Benrey, A. Massumi, B. Treistrnan, R. Jinich, R. Leachman.
- Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. The Texas Heart Institute Experience. Texas Heart Institute Journal, Volume 17, Number 1, 1990. J.J. Ferguson, E. Riuli, A. Massumi, B. Treistman, S.K. Edelman, M.V. Harlan, S.E. Brasier, J.P. Murgo.
- Use of a Direct Antithrombin, Hirulog, in Place of Heparin During Angioplasty. Circulation Volume 87, Number 5, May 1993, Cooperative Study.
- Myocarditis-Associated Ventricular Fibrillation, An Unusual Cause of Syncope on Wolf-Parkinson- White Syndrome. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1995; 22:335-8. J. Alberto Lopez, B. Treistman, A. Massumi.
- ReoPro as an Adjunct to Intracoronary Thrombolytic Therapy. Abstract. The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Volume 6, Page 66, 1996. K.J. Reddy, S. Simek, N.E. Strickman, E.C. Perin, B.Treistman, J. Benrey, M. Rogers, D.H. Le, H.M. Waly, J.J. Ferguson.
- Anticoagulacion en la Angioplastia Percutana Transluminal Coronaria. Revista Peruana de Cardiologia. Volume 21, Number 3, 1995. B. Treistman, H. Silberman, J.J. Ferguson.
- ReoPro plus Stenting: Pushing the Envelope of Clinical Applications for Stents. Abstract, Volume 6, 1996, Journal of Invasive Cardiology. R.A. Yaryara, S. Simek, J. Benrey, N.E. Strickman, E.C. Perin, R.D. Fish, B. Treistman, A. Mortazavi, V. Mathurm, J. Garcia-Gregory, G. Christy, M. Rogers, D.H. Le, H.M. Waly, J.J. Ferguson.
- Total Occlusion of the Left Main and Proximal Right Coronary Artery: Case Report and Review of Literature. Cathet Cardiovascular Diagn. 1996 Nov;39(3):265-70. M.N.Leon, S.Abu-Halawa, N. Ramana,J.N.Kokotsakis, B.Treistman
- Mobilization of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet for Excision of a Left Ventricular Myxoma. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Volume 65 No 5, May, 1999 pg 1476 N. G. Talwalker, J.J. Livesay, B.Treistman, C.E.Lacle.
- Cryoablation of Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia. Texas Heart Institute Journal, Volume 27, No. 1, 2000;52-54. H. Afshar, A. Rasekh, B. Treistman, C. VanLeeuwen, J.M. Duncan, A. Massumi.
- Images in Cardiovascular Medicine. Unusual Case of Widened Mediastinum. Circulation. 2000;102:e171-e172. David Paniagua, Jose A. Velasco, Scott D. Flamm, Bernardo Treistman.
- Syncope in a Patient With Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Main Pulmonary Artery. Circulation 2001;103. Bernardo Treistman, Robert J. Card, Tomas Klima, Scott Flamm.
- Medicion De La Reserva De Flujo Fraccional Coronario: Principios Generals Y Aplicacion Clinica. Revista Peruana de Cardiologia, Enero - Abril 2002. B.Treistman, A.Mesa, J.C. Rozo, E. Anaya.
- Ultrasonido Intravascular Y enfermedad Coronaria: Principios Generales (Parte 1) Revista Peruana de Cardiolgia Vol.1 Enero- Abril 2002. A. Mesa, JC Rozo, B. Treistman, E. Anaya
- Ultrasonido Intravascular En La Enfermedad Coronaria: Aplicaciones Clinicaas (Parte II) . Revista Peruana de Cardiologia Vol.XXVIII - No., 1 Enero - Abril 2002, A. Mesa, JC, Rozo, B, Treistman, E. Anaya.
- Prinzmetal angina in a teenage girl. Pediatr. Cardiolol. 2005 Jul-Aug;26(4):486-7.
- Jefferies JL, Treistman B., Online issue, Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, PO Box 20345, MC 1-133, Houston, TX 77225-0345, USA. jjefferies@sleh.com
- CARDIOLOGIA, Editorial El Manual Moderno. ©2005 Chapter 20: Catetereismo cardiaco, intervencionista diagnostico. Fisiologia coronaria. Pg. 349-369. Bernardo Treistman, Arturo Abundes, Andres Mesa, Gela Pimentel, Juan Carlos Rozzo,Efrain Waisser y Jose Antonio Palomo