Hall-Garcia Cardiology
6624 Fannin, #2480
Houston, Texas 77030-2312
P: (713) 529-5530
F: (713) 791-1786
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Our Cardiologists

Virendra S. Mathur, M.D
Dr. Mathur specializes in Cardiovascular Research, management of coronary artery disease, and, particularly,balloon angioplasty. He has been teaching at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, for over 25 years and is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine. He is a member of the attending staff, Cardiology Section of St. Luke's Hospital, Houston, Texas, and cardiologist at the Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas


Contacts: Clinical:Jennifer Hildebrand, LVN x256Adminstrative: Marcia McKinney x222

Ali Massumi, M.D.
Dr. Massumi is an interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist specializing in cardiac rhythm disorders, radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, defibrillators, pacemakers, coronary interventions, and mitral valve balloon valvuloplasty. He is the Director of the Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and is the Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.

Contacts: Clinical: Mary Kay Varvaro,RN/ANP-C x219 Adminstrative: Kristen Matticks x252

Neil E. Strickman, M.D
Dr. Strickman is an interventional cardiologist at the Texas Heart Institute with specialization in balloon angioplasty and stents, peripheral vascular diseases, Carotid Artery stenting and non-surgical (Endovascular) treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. He is a former co-director of the non-invasive department of the St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (1982-1985). He is a full time Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. Daily he treats patients without surgery with fewer complications than might occur with open surgical procedures. He is the regions only authorized physician investigator of Carotid artery neck blockages for the landmark Sapphire trial comparing surgery to stenting for patients at extremely high risk. Click here for Curriculm Vitae

Contacts: Clinical: Griselda Reyes, LVN x216 Adminstrative: Alice Galvan x221

Raymond F. Stainback, M.D.Dr.
Stainback received his education at Vanderbilt University, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. Dr. Stainback is recognized as an expert in noninvasive cardiology. He serves as Medical Director of Noninvasive Cardiology and Medical Director of the Adult Echocardiography Laboratories at the world-renowned St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, home of the Texas Heart Institute

Contacts: Clinical: Melissa Miko, LVN x248 Adminstrative: Yvonne Zermeno x259

James Michael Wilson, M. D.
Dr. Wilson is a general cardiologist with special expertise in coronary and peripheral vascular interventions. He completed training in Cardiovascular Disease at the Texas Heart Institute where he performed research exploring the origin of unstable coronary syndromes, the use of antithrombotic therapy during coronary intervention, appropriate methods of revascularization, and the treatment of coronary stent restenosis. He currently holds an appointment as Clinical Instructor at the Baylor College of Medicine. In addition to coronary atherosclerosis, his interests include the use of pulmonary artery input impedance in the evaluation of pulmonary hypertension and the evaluation of ventricular function in the setting of mitral regurgitation.


Contacts: Clinical: Jennifer Hildebrand, LVN x256 Adminstrative: Marcia McKinney x222

Abdi Rasekh, M.D.
Abdi Rasekh is an interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Paris XIII where his thesis won the Bronze Medical Award for Clinical Research. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Graduate Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Baylor College of Medicine and served as the chief interventional cardiology fellow at the Texas Heart Institute. He completed a clinical electrophysiology fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute in 1999.

Dr. Rasekh's interest include sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ablation of arrhythmias, device therapy for congestive heart failure and management of coronary artery disease. He has been the author and co-author of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chaptersDr. Rasekh is a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine , Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of Heart Rhythm Society.

Contacts: Clinical: Mary Kay Varvaro, RN/ANP-C x219 Adminstrative: Vanessa Gomez x251

Joseph P. Navarijo, M.D.
Dr. Navarijo received his medical education through the University of Texas Health Science Center and cardiology training through the Baylor College of Medicine. Dr Navarijo's expertise is in the field of noninvasive cardiology. He serves as Clinical Instructor for Baylor College of Medicine and directs the adult echocardiography laboratory at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. He also serves as Director of Nuclear cardiology for Hall-Garcia Cariology associates. His clinical interests include management of cardiac issues in pregnancy and noninvasive assessment of cardiac disease and its risk.

Contacts: Clinical: Melissa Miko, LVN x248 Adminstrative: Yvonne Zermeno x259

Sheila K. Heinle, M.D.
Dr. Heinle is a general cardiologist with national recognition and special expertise in the noninvasive field of echocardiography. She received her undergraduate degree as an Echols Scholar and Lawn Resident at the University of Virginia. She graduated in the top ten percent of her medical school class at the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine whereas she received the Heard Junior Prize for Outstanding Student, in Medicine.


Contacts: Clinical: Melissa Miko, LVN x248 Adminstrative: Yvonne Zermeno x259

Mehdi Razavi, M.D.
Dr. Mehdi Razavi joined Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates in 2004. He attended medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He subsequently completed his residency, cardiology fellowship, and electrophysiology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rodchester, Minnesota. He was an Associate Professor of Medicine at Penn State University School of Medicine for one year prior to moving to Houston where he holds the same title at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Texas Heart Institute. Over the last two years he has been the lead or senior author of five manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. He recently received the Outstanding Faculty Award at Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Razavi has authored a textbook chapter on the mechanisms of sudden cardiac death and has given many presentations in the field of pharmacologic treatment of arrhythmias. Dr. Razavi is involved with numerous clinical trials assessing the efficacy of cutting edge technology in the field of cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Razavi is Board Certified in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Contacts: Clinical: Jennifer Hildebrand, LVN x256 Adminstrative: Kristen Matticks x252

Mohammad Saeed, MD, FACC
Focusing his practice on treatment and prevention of cardiovascular arrhythmias, Dr. Mohammad Saeed is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Fellow American College of Cardiology. He specializes in implantation of pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, biventricular devices and ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation. He is also active in research in order to better understand and treat life threatening arrhythmias. Dr. Saeed's research work has been extensively published and presented both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Saeed finished his internship, residency and chief residency from University of Wisconsin. He completed his fellowship in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology from Tufts-New England Medical Center before becoming the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch. He is now a staff cardiologist at St. Luke's Hospital and Texas Heart Institute where he combines his practice of cutting-edge specialized cardiac care with pursuit of academic medicine and teaching of young doctors.


Contacts: Clinical: Griselda Reyes, LVN x216 Adminstrative: Vanessa Gomez x251

Christopher Frank, MD, FACC
Dr. Christopher Frank is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist who currently sees patients at our main location in Texas Medical Center as well as at satellite locations in downtown Houston and northwest Houston, and plans to see patients at our location in Sugar Land when it opens in the fall of 2008. He is a native of New York City and Connecticut who moved here to Houston several years ago; he completed medical school and residency in internal medicine at Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital before training in cardiology and electrophysiology here at Texas Heart Institute. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology, and is board eligible in clinical cardiac electrophysiology. His practice involves all areas of cardiac electrophysiology, including pacing, implantable defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy, invasive and noninvasive electrophysiological evaluation, and radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias.

Contacts: Clinical: Griselda Reyes, LVN x216 Adminstrative: Vanessa Gomez x251