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Anita Deswal, MD, Cardiology, Houston, TX

AnitaDeswalMDMPH

Cardiology Houston, TX

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Distinguished Chair & Professor of Medicine Chair, Department of Cardiology UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Tx

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  • Office

    1515 Holcombe Blvd
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-792-6161
    Fax+1 713-563-1830

Summary

  • Dr. Anita Deswal is a cardiologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her medical degree from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and has been in practice 30 years. She specializes in echocardiography and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in echocardiography, transplant cardiology, congestive heart failure, pediatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences
    All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1998 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • MS State Medical License
    MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Highlighted Original Research: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies and the Year in Review 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
  • HFpEF: Why Is My Patient Huffing and Puffing? How Can We Help? 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
  • Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American Medical Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trials 
    2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
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Press Mentions

  • Atorvastatin Cut Anthracycline Cardiac Dysfunction in Lymphoma
    Atorvastatin Cut Anthracycline Cardiac Dysfunction in LymphomaMarch 4th, 2023
  • Clinical Practice Guideline: Full Text 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
    Clinical Practice Guideline: Full Text 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice GuidelinesDecember 17th, 2020
  • Impact of Physiologic Pacing Versus Right Ventricular Pacing Among Patients With...
    Impact of Physiologic Pacing Versus Right Ventricular Pacing Among Patients With...August 20th, 2019
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Grant Support

  • The Texas Medical Center Regional Coordinating Center For Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011

Professional Memberships