Christian Assad-Kottner MD

Cardiology•McAllen, TX

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Cardiology Fellow at TMHS/UTMB -- Interventional Cardiology at UAMS

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Summary

Cardiology fellow at UTMB/TMHS continuing training in Interventional Cardiology at UAMS in 2013. Most of my research involves the immune system and its role in heart failure.
Have a passion for the innovative use of emerging technologies in the field of medicine in order to improve the lives of patients and the approach taken by healthcare providers to get there.

Education & Training

U Arkansas2012
Singularity University: FutureMedMD, MedTech, 2012
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2010
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2013 - 2014
Singularity University: FutureMedMD, MedTech, 2011 - 2011
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center)Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2006 - 2007
Monterrey Inst TechClass of 2004
Escuela de Medicina Ignacio A. SantosClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2014 - Present
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

EVIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSION Best International Research project Award: Annual Congress of International Interventional Cardiology 2012, 2012
EVALUATION OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY IN HEART FAILURE: PLASMAPHERESIS POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY 1st Place Research Presentation. The American College of Physicians 2009 Texas Meeting, 2009
REVERSE REMODELING OF FAILING MYOCARDIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED DEPOSITION OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODIES: INITIAL RESULTS OF PLASMAPHERESIS AS A NOVEL THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE 1st Place Research Presentation. The American College of Physicians, 2008
Young Investigator Award at Mexican Society of Cardiology Meeting Molecular determination of genetic markers in acute coronary syndromes and its relationship to adverse cardiovascular events, 2007
The Polymorphisms -455 G/A and -148C/T and the levels of fibrinogen as a biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease 1st Place in the XXIII National Congress of Biomedical Investigation, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Modified dual guide catheter ("ping-pong") technique to treat left internal mammary artery graft perforation.
Christian Assad-Kottner, Abdul Hakeem, Barry F. Uretsky
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2015-07-01
47 citations
High proportion of patients with end-stage heart failure regardless of aetiology demonstrates anti-cardiac antibody deposition in failing myocardium: humoral activatio...
Keith A. Youker, Christian Assad-Kottner, Andrea M. Cordero-Reyes, Alejandro R. Trevino, Jose H. Flores-Arredondo
European Heart Journal. 2014-04-21
9 citations
“Tele-Mentoring”: An Interventional Procedure Using a Wearable Computer: First-in-Man
Christian Assad-Kottner, Abdul Hakeem, Eudice E. Fontenot, Barry F. Uretsky
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2014-03-18

Books/Book Chapters

Chapter: Immune dysfunction leading to heart disease: induction by pathogens.
Chen D, Assad-Kottner C, Cordova F, Orrego C, Torre-Amione G
Chapter: GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND PHARMACOGENOMICS IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS;
Assad-Morell,MD, Assad-Kottner CAlfil

Abstracts/Posters

PLASMAPHERESIS AS TREATMENT MODALITY TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE
ORREGO C, MD, ASSAD-KOTTNER, C, MD, CHEN D, MD, CORDOVA, F, MD, KHALIL, N, YOUKER, K, PhD, TORRE-AMIONE, G, MD, PhD, Annual congress of International Interventional Cardiology CADECI 2011
LEUCOCYTES AS PREDICTORS OF ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION SUBMITTED TO PHARMACOLOGICAL REPERFUSION. RESULTS FROM...
Iturbe Orbe M, Jerjes-Sánchez C, García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, Assad C., XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
EFFICACY OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FACILITATED WITH REDUCED DOSE OF ALTEPLASE IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION: REALSICA RESULTS
Jerjes-Sánchez C, Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C. , García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
SAFETY OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN AS ADJUNCT THERAPY TO ALTEPLASE IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION: RESULTS OF REALSICA
Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C, García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, Jerjes-Sánchez, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
ACUTE ANGIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION AND FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY: RESULTS FROM REALSICA
Jerjes-Sánchez C, Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C. , García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E,, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
FACILITATED ANGIOPLASTY WITH ALTEPLASE 50MG (30MIN) AND ITS RELATION WITH TIMI FLOW 3 IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION: RESULTS FROM REALSICA
Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C, García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, Jerjes-Sánchez, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
TIME BETWEEN INITIATION OF SYMTPOMS AND FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION: RESULTS FROM REALSICA
Jerjes-Sánchez C, Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C. , García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E,, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
INFLAMMATION MARKERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION AND PHARMACOLOGICAL FIBRINOLYSIS: RESULTS ...
Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C, García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, Jerjes-Sánchez, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
EFFICACY OF ALTEPLASE ACCELERATED DOSE (60MIN) IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION. RESULTS FROM REALSICA
Jerjes-Sánchez C, Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C. , García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E,, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
SAFETY OF ALTEPLASE IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES WITH ST SEGMENT ELEVATION: RESULTS OF REALSICA
Iturbe Orbe M, Assad C, García H, García Sosa A, Garza Ruiz A, Reyes Cerezo E, Jerjes-Sánchez, XXIV National Congress of Cardiology and XX Interamerican Congress of Cardiology
THE POLYMORPHISMS -455 G/A AND -148C/T AND THE LEVELS OF FIBRINOGEN AS A BIOMARKER FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Canseco L, Assad C, Guzman D., Jerjez S, XXIII National Congress of Biomedical Investigation
INCREASED MYOCYTE SIZE PREDICTS CELLULAR REVERSE REMODELING FOLLOWING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
Assad-Kottner C, Oliveri G, Thohan V, Towbin J, Nasir N, Torre-Amione G, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2006
INTRA-MYOCRADIAL COPPER DEPOSITION IN FALING HUMAN HEARTS: A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR THERAPY
Assad-Kottner C, MD, Flores-Arredondo J, MD, Youker K, PhD, Orrego C, MD, Torre-Amione GMD, PhD, The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 29th Annual Meeting and ScientificSessi
HUMORAL ACTIVATION IN HUMAR HEART FAILURE: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR FOR THE PROGRESSION OF HEART FAILURE
Guillermo Torre-Amione, Keith A. Youker, Christian Assad-Kottner, David Chen, Nashwa Khalil, Carlos M. Orrego, MERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING 2008
REDUCED CARDIAC FUNCTION DUE TO HYPERTENSION INDUCE MYOCARDIAL FIBROSIS IN A MURINE HEART FAILURE MODEL
René Celis, MD, Christian Assad-Kottner ,MD Guillermo Torre-Amione, MD, PhD, , MD, Jerry Estep, MD, Keith A. Youker, PhD, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2008
PLASMAPHERESIS A NOVEL MODALITY TO TREAT CHRONIC HEART FAILURE
Carlos M. Orrego1, MD, Christian Assad-Kottner2, MD, David Chen1, MD, Francisco Cordova1, MD, Nashwa Khalil1, BS, Keith Youker1, PhD, Guillermo Torre-Amione1, MD, PhD, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2007
HEMODYNAMIC LOAD INDUCTION OF A PRO-INFLAMMATORY PROFILE IN A MURINE MODEL OF HEART FAILURE
Keith A. Youker, Christian Assad-Kottner, Lindsey Rudloff, and Guillermo Torre-Amione, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2007
ENHANCED ACTIVATION OF T-CELLS IN ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE DECREASES FOLLOWING TREATMENT OF CLINICAL RESOLUTION
David Chen, Nashwa Khalil, Keith Youker, Christian Assad-Kottner, Guillermo Torre-Amione, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2007
REVERSE REMODELING OF FAILING MYOCARDIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED DEPOSITION OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODIES: PLASMAPHERESIS RESULTS
Assad-Kottner C, Chen D, Cordova F, Youker K, Torre-Amione G., AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETING 2007
STEM CELL FACTOR mRNA EXPRESSION DURING MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES CORRELATES WITH CARDIAC MAST CELL POPULATIONS IN THE FAILIN...
Jahanyar J, Youker K, Loebe M, Chai H, Assad-Kottner C, Torre-Amione G, Noon G, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANTATION MEETING 2006
INITIAL RESULTS OF A NON-RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY OF THE USE OF PLASMAPHERESIS FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
Assad-Kottner C, Chen D, Wang J, Torre-Amione G, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANTATION MEETING 2006
HIGH SUCCESS RATES WITH MILRINONE AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS WITH SHORT WIAITNG TIMES
Assad-Kottner C, Chen D, Cordova F, Torre-Amione G, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2006
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Lectures

VIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSION
CADECI Annual congress of International Interventional Cardiology 2012 Meeting

Other

EVIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSION
Christian Assad-Kottner, MD1, 2; Andrea M Cordero-Reyes, MD2; Alejandro R Trevino, MD2; Jose H Flores-Arredondo, MD2; Evaristo Fernandez2, MD; Roberto Barrios, MD2; ...
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