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Office
6410 Fannin St
Ste 600
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-500-6559Fax+1 713-500-6560
Summary
- Dr. Salman Arain is a cardiology specialist with a subspecialty in interventional cardiology, based in Bellaire, TX. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology at Ochsner Clinic Foundation, and his internship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is educated in numerous areas such as general cardiology and cardiac critical care, among others. Dr. Arain has multiple publications tied to his name, with some being cited multiple times by other publications. He has been honored as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and has received the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Education & Training
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2005 - 2006
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2005
- St Mary's Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInternship, Transitional Year, 1997 - 1998
- Allama Iqbal Medical CollegeClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1999 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- IL State Medical License 2013 - 2023
- LA State Medical License 2002 - 2014
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- HydroDynamic contrast Recanalization (HDR): Description of a new crossing technique for coronary chronic total occlusions.Mauro Carlino, Angelo Nascimbene, Emmanouil S Brilakis, Akshitha Yarrabothula, Antonio Colombo
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-11-01 - 12 citationsCoronary flow capacity and survival prediction after revascularization: physiological basis and clinical implications.K Lance Gould, Nils P Johnson, Amanda E Roby, Linh Bui, Danai Kitkungvan
European Heart Journal. 2024-01-14 - 1 citationsPercutaneous revascularization for the treatment of refractory digital ischemia in systemic sclerosis.Lily A Romero-Karam, Kevin A Honan, Salman A Arain, Maureen D Mayes
Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders. 2023-02-01
Journal Articles
- Regional Artery Specific Thresholds of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion by PET Associated with Reduced MI and Death After Revascularization in Stable CADMohammad Madjid, Igor Gregoric, Richard W Smalling, Nils P Johnson, Monica B Patel, Salman Arain, David McPherson, Pranav Loyalka, Hazim Safi, Anthony Estrera, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Press Mentions
- Doctors Explain How ‘Rare’ Heart Condition After Hit Could’ve Led to Bills’ Damar Hamlin’s CollapseJanuary 3rd, 2023
- Chest Pain? It Might Be One of These 7 ThingsFebruary 16th, 2017
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