SavitriErikaFedsonMD
Cardiology • Houston, TXHeart Failure & Transplantation
Professor of Medicine, Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-794-7300
Summary
- Dr. Savitri Fedson is a cardiologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Virginia School of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. She specializes in adult congenital heart disease and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in cardiac catheterization, cardiac critical care, and heart failure and transplantation.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2003
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000- University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1996 - 2017- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Clinical Trials
- ACT-HF: Attention, Cognition and Self-Management in Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- REGISTRY EVALUATION OF VITAL INFORMATION FOR VADs IN AMBULATORY LIFE Start of enrollment: 2015 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The relevance of the ethics statement of the ISHLT.Savitri Fedson, Kelly Bryce, Andrew Courtwright, Jon Dark, Tom Egan
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-11-01 - 1 citationsEthical considerations in xenotransplantation of thoracic organs - a call for a debate on value based decisions.Savitri Fedson, Jacob Lavee, Kelly Bryce, Tom Egan, Anne Olland
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-07-01 - Dementia Screening: Lest We Forget.Savitri Fedson
JACC. Heart Failure. 2024-05-01
Authored Content
- Cardiac Transplant Patients Should Receive a Booster for COVID-19 VaccinationAugust 2021
Press Mentions
Novel Strategy Could Improve Heart Transplant AllocationApril 27th, 2023- Novel Strategy Could Improve Heart Transplant AllocationApril 27th, 2023
Exclusive: More Texas City Nursing Home Patients Get Hydroxychloroquine as Doctor Sees ProgressApril 10th, 2020- Join now to see all
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