Juan Carlos Rozo, MD, FAAP, FACC, FASE, RVPI

Hospital affiliation: St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital
Language: Spanish
Academic appointment: Medical Director, Noninvasive Laboratory, St. Luke's Sugar Land; Clinical Assistant Professor, Baylor.
Medical school: Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Bogota
Specialty training: Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston; Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Certification: American Board Internal Medicine (Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, Coronary CT Angiography).
Specialty interests: Echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, peripheral non-invasive imaging, CT angiography.

Office Address
6624 Fannin Suite 1420
Houston, Texas 77030.
Phone::713-797-1620 Fax: 713-797-1543
e-mail: jrozo@texas-heart.net

Graduate education

Diplomate of the American Boards of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Echocardiography, Pediatrics, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) & American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP).

Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter (RPVI), Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT), Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS).

Coronary CT angiography (Level III)

May 2007 – June 15, 2007
Cleveland Clinic, Lenox Hill Hospital
Cleveland Ohio, New York New York

Cardiac MRI (Level II)

August 1 - November 30, 2003
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas

Invasive Cardiovascular Disease Specialist

July 1- 2000 - June 30, 2003

Clinical Echocardiography (Level III)

Nuclear Cardiology (Level II)

Texas Heart Institute (THI)/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas

Med/Peds Chief Resident

March 1- 2000 - June 30, 2000
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
Galveston, Texas

Residency: Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

July 1- 1996 - June 30, 2000
University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
Galveston, Texas

Hospital Universitario La Princesa

September 1999 - October 1999
Clinical Echocardiography
Madrid, Spain

University of Texas Houston (UH)

January 1996--February 1996
Critical Care Unit rotation. (MICU)
Herman Hospital. Houston, Texas

Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)

March 1995-December 1995
Cardiology, CCU, Pulmonary and Critical Care,
Nephrology service.
Methodist hospital, Houston VA, Ben Taub hospital. Houston, Texas

Medical School

Doctor of Medicine and Surgery

January 1986-December 1991
Escuela Colombiana de Medicina
Colombian School of Medicine (six year program)
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia

Military Service

July 1984-October 1985
Honorably discharged as Reserve Lieutenant
Miguel Antonio Caro Battalion. Santafé de Bogotá Colombia

Undergraduate Education

Bachelor in Science and Liberal Arts

September 1979-June 1984
Colegio Colombo Gales
Combined high school and college education. Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia

Venezuelan Bachelor degree in Sciences equivalent

Andrés Bello treaty (Convenio). Caracas, Venezuela

Professional Experience

Non Invasive Cardiac and Vascular Laboratory August 2008 - Present
St Lukes Episcopal Hospital Sugar Land
Medical Director
Sugar Land, Texas

St Lukes Episcopal Hospital Medical center/Sugar land

August 2008 - Present
Cardiology Staff member
Houston, Texas

Cardiology Specialists of Houston

July 2008 - Present

Echocardiography Laboratory and Peripheral Vascular Laboratory

Medical Director

East Houston Regional Medical Center

July 2008 - Present
Cardiology Staff member
Houston, Texas

Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi

June 2007 - July 2008

Echocardiography Laboratory and Peripheral Vascular Laboratory

Medical Director

Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline and Memorial

June 2007- July 2008
Cardiology Staff member
Corpus Christi, Texas

Doctors Regional Medical Center (HCA)

June 2007- July 2008
Cardiology Staff member
Corpus Christi, Texas

Bay Area Medical Center/ Heart Hospital (HCA)

June 2007 - July 2008
Cardiology Staff member
Corpus Christi, Texas

Heart Institute of Brownsville (ICAEL)

Certified Echocardiography Laboratory

January 2006 – May 2007
Medical Director

Heart Institute of Brownsville (RVPI)

January 2006 – May 2007
Peripheral Vascular Laboratory
Medical Director

Heart Institute of Brownsville

December 2003- May 2007
Invasive Cardiovascular Disease
Brownsville, Texas

Valley Baptist Medical Center

December 2003- May 2007
Cardiology Associate, staff member
Brownsville, Texas

Valley Regional Medical Center

December 2003- May 2007
Cardiology Associate, staff member
Brownsville, Texas

Ecopetrol Colombian Petroleum Company

March 1996-June 1996
Locum Tenens/Management Protocols developer
Santa fé de Bogotá, Colombia

Ecopetrol Colombian Petroleum Company

January 1993-March 1995
General Medicine Medical Staff
Barrancabermeja Santander, Colombia

Servicio de Salud de Bogotá / Bogotá's Health Department

Catalina Clinic Regional 5 Kennedy Hospital

January 1992-April 1992
Obligatory social service
Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia

Ecopetrol Colombian Petroleum Company

May 1992-December 1992
Obligatory social service
Barrancabermeja Santander, Colombia

Certifications/Licensure/board exams

USMLE Step 1 08/1995.
USMLE Step 2 09/1995.
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates

(ECFMG) Certificate 2/23/1996. Valid indefinitely.

USMLE Step 3 10/1997.
Diplomate of the American Boards of Internal Medicine 08/2000.
Diplomate of the American Boards of Pediatrics 10/2002.
Texas board of Medical Examiners 9//2003.
Diplomate of the American Boards of Echocardiography 09/2004.
Diplomate of the American Boards of Cardiovascular Diseases 11/2004.
Diplomate of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology 10/2005.
Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter RPVI (ARDMS) 11/18/2006.
Cardiovascular Principles and Instrumentation (ARDMS) 2/6/20007.
Vascular Principles and Instrumentation (ARDMS) 2/10/2007.
Vascular Technology RVT (ARDMS) 2/13/2007.
Adult Echocardiography RDCS (ARDMS) 2/15/2007.
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Level III SCCT certification 6/2007
Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT) 12/2008

Committee/Memberships/Awards/Research

Academic Appointments

Texas Heart Institute Clinical Assistant Professor 12/2008
University of Texas Health Science Center Harlingen Clinical Assistant Professor. Department of Medicine – RAHC 8/09/2004
UTB/MBRS-RISE advisory committee Board committee Member. University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas South-most College 8/2004.

Research:

Epicardial echocardiography on a bovine model, post mitral bioprosthetic valve implantation. 2003.
Multicenter randomized study BARI 2D University of Texas Houston/Heart Institute of Brownsville enrollment site 2003.
Horizon MI trial randomized study in acute STEMI eptifibatide vs. bivalirudin enrollment site 2006.

Other projects:

Stainback R, Hall R, Navarijo J, Hernandez A, Rozo JC. Cardiac masses teaching CD 4: Masqueraders and extra cardiac tumors. June 2003.
Coulter S, Stainback R, Jeffries J, Hernandez A, Rozo JC. Congenital Heart Disease teaching CD's. June 2003.
ACLS Adult Advance life support 2001/2002/2003/2005/2008.
ICAEL Echocardiography laboratory certification granted in Cardiology Associates of Corpus Christi Novemeber 2008.
Computed Tomography SCCT member 2007.
Consumers Research Council of America Americas top Cardiologists 2006.
ICAEL Echocardiography laboratory certification granted in Heart Institute of Brownsville August 2006.
IMPPACT (Information Management for Physician and Patient Access with Clinical Transformation)

Physician advisory committee Valley Baptist Medical Center 2006.

ASNC American Society of Nuclear Cardiology since 2004.
ASE American Society of Echocardiography since 2003.
SLEH IT committee (electronic order entry system and EMR) SLEH 2000.
THI Texas Heart Institute Association since 2000.
ACC American College of Cardiology since 2000.
ACP-ASIM spring meeting Award second place on Clinical vignettes 1999.
AMA American Medical Association since 1999.
PALS/NALS: Basic and Pediatric and Neonatal Advanced Life Support certified 1999.
Newton Project: Template developer. Digital templates and management protocols development for

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Hospital.TDCJ Hospital Galveston, Texas 1999 .

ACP-ASIM American College of Physicians 1997.
AAP American Academy of Pediatrics 1996.
Clinical Management Protocols developer (12 protocols) for the petroleum company hospital

Policlíinica Ismael Dario Rincón. Ecopetrol. Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia. March-June 1996.

Template developer for the petroleum company hospital EMR and order entry system developed by Oracle Corporation. Policlíinica Ismael

Patents and Publications

Arango JF, Ortiz E, Perea J, Rodriguez AC, Rozo JC, Velasquez JC. Anthropologic and prospective descriptive study of the " Bella vista" population regarding " The evil eye belief" (1990). Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia June 1990.
Rozo JC. The social role and ethical responsibility of the physician towards society. Colombia Médica Journal (1993). July 1(1):23-24; 1993.
Book Author: Correa A, Forero CA, Fuentes JM, Romero J, Matiz H., Rozo JC. Principios Básicos en Obstetricia. Basic principles in obstetrics. Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia (1994). Colección Médica volumen (18) p. 1-690: 1994.
Rozo JC, Ardila C. Petroleum workers preexistent conditions at enrollment of new applicants' entry system. Access database 95. Santafé de Bogotá December (1994).
Rozo JC, Sabogal J. Medical intensive care unit program for PC Borland C++ IBM compatible ver 1.1. Santafé de Bogotá, February (1995) .
Rozo JC, Barry WL, Stoufer GA. Strategies in Patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function. Part I: Background and treatment of mild Cardiac Dysfunction (1999). The American Journal of Medical Sciences volume 317 (4) April 1999; 247-250.
Rozo JC, Barry WL, Stoufer GA. Strategies in Patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function (1999). Part II: Treatment of moderate to severe Cardiac Dysfunction. The American Journal of Medical Sciences volume 317 (5) May 1999; 312-317.
Rozo JC , Springer et al. 46 y/o woman with progressive dyspnea on exertion. A case of Pulmonic Stenosis, Texas Heart Institute electronic publication. http://www.thics.com/case.html. Houston, Texas June (2001).
Rozo JC . Renal artery stenosis entry system. Access database 2000. 2001/2002.
Mesa A, Rozo JC, Treistman B. et al. (Intravascular ultrasound part I) Ultrasonido Intravascular y enfermedad coronaria: Principios generales. Revista Peruana de Cardiología (2002). Edición especial. 108-114 p. Vol. XXVIII No 1 Enero-Abril 2002.
Mesa A, Rozo JC, Treistman B. et al. (Intravascular ultrasound part II) Ultrasonido intravascular en enfermedad coronaria: Aplicaciones clinicas parte 2. Revista Peruana de cardiología (2002). Edición especial. 115-119 p. Vol. XXVIII No 1 Enero-Abril 2002.
Shriki JE, Nguyen K, Rozo JC et al. Rare chronic gastric volvulus associated with left atrial and mediastinal compression (2002). Texas Heart Institute Journal. P 324-328 Volume 29, No 4. December, 2002.
Stainback R, Lenge V., Navarijo J. Coulter S., Gupta K., Kacere R., Ho J, Rozo JC. Echo patent foramen ovale detection with foot and arm IV saline injection. Abstract presented at the ASE meeting, Las Vegas. June (2003).
Rozo JC, Igor D. Gregoric ID, Conger JL, Rios JM, Gilbert NL, Stainback R, Intraoperative Epicardial Echocardiography in an Open-Chest Bovine Model. In progress (2003).
Stainback R, Hall R, Navarijo J, Hernandez A, Rozo JC. Cardiac masses teaching CD 1: Atrial Myxomas, June (2003).
Stainback R, Hall R, Navarijo J, Hernandez A, Rozo JC. Cardiac masses teaching CD 2: Benign cardiac tumors other than myxomas, June (2003).
Stainback R, Hall R, Navarijo J, Hernandez A, Rozo JC. Cardiac masses teaching CD 3: Malignant primary tumors, June (2003).
Rozo JC, Hernandez E, Flamm S. Renal artery stenosis, a comparison between MRA and conventional angiography. Presented at ACC March (2004).
Rozo J., Lambert B, Hernandez E, Lenge V, Pereyra M, Muthupillai R, Flamm S.D. MR Assessment of Renal artery Stenosis compared to conventional x-ray angiography: Clinical Experience in 134 patients. Presented at MSMR, Tokyo Japan (2004).
Lenge V, Muthupillai, Pereyra M, Douglas e, Hernandez A, Rozo J, Stainback R, Flamm S.D. Pulmonary vein flow to determine Left Atrial Pressure: Can MRI phase velocity mapping compete with echocardiography. Presented at MSMR Tokyo, Japan (2004).
Rozo JC, Jeffries J, Aidem B, Cook P. A suspected case of Kawasaki disease in an adult. Case report Texas Heart Institute/Texas Children's Hospital (2004). Texas Heart Institute Journal. P 160-164 Volume 31, June 2004.
Book Chapter author: Treistman B, Abundes A, Mesa A, Pimentel G, Rozo JC, Waisser R, Palomo A: Cateterismo Cardiaco Intervencionista Diagnóstico (2005). Fisiologia Coronaria. Cardiologia vol I, Editorial el Manual Moderno Chapter 20: p. 349-369. 2005.
Rozo JC , Medina D, Guerrero C, Calderon AM, Mesa A. Accessory Mitral Valve without LVOT Obstruction (2008). Texas Heart Institute Journal. 35: 324-326.
Calderon AM, Merchan JA, Rozo JC, Guerrero CI, Treistman B, Sulak LE, Cheong BY, Rodriguez G, Mesa A. (2008) Intrapericardial Primary Thymic Carcinoma in a 73-Year-Old Man. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 35: 458-461. Dario Rincón. Ecopetrol. Barrancabermeja, Colombia. June-December 1993.