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Abdi Rasekh, MD, FACC

Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

4/5(30)
6624 Fannin #2480 Houston TX, 77030
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4/5

About

Dr. Abdi Rasekh is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Rasekh performs testing procedures on patients hearts electrical system in order to assess timing and abnormalities associated with electrical activities of the heart. Adult Cardiac Electrophysiologists are trained to treat irregular heartbeats, and carry out electrophysiology studies or ablations.

Education and Training

University of Paris 13, Bobigny School of Medicine medical degree 1991

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

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Awards

  • Bronze Medical Award for Clinical Research Thesis at the University of Paris XIII Year  

Treatments

  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Vascular Disease

Professional Memberships

  • Heart Rhythm Society  

Fellowships

  • St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine cardiology   1997
  • St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine clinical cardiac electrophysiology  1999

Fellowships

  • St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Society Memberships

  • Heart Rhythm Society

Abdi Rasekh, MD, FACC's Practice location

Practice At 6624 Fannin #2480

6624 Fannin #2480 -
Houston, TX 77030
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Abdi Rasekh, MD, FACC has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 30 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Cardiac Electrophysiologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Interventional Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Abdi Rasekh, who serves patients in Houston, Texas

Dr. Rasekh is a board-certified cardiologist and clinical cardiac electrophysiologist practicing at Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas. He holds three more positions with THI, including Teaching Staff for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Teaching Staff for the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, and Editorial Consultant for the Texas Heart Institute Journal.

Dr. Rasekh’s clinical interests include sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ablation of arrhythmias, device therapy for congestive heart failure, and management of coronary artery disease. In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Rasekh is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Practice locations include the O'Quinn Medical Tower Clinic (Houston, TX), Clear Lake Clinic (Webster, TX), HCA Healthcare Clear Lake Hospital (Webster, TX), CHI St. Luke's Health (Houston, TX), and HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston, TX).

Dr. Rasekh received his medical degree in 1991 from the University of Paris 13, Bobigny School of Medicine in Paris, France. He then completed his internal medicine residency at The Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1994), followed by his cardiology fellowship (1997) and clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship (1999) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute and Baylor College of Medicine. 

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease medicine, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The American Board of Internal Medicine is a 501 nonprofit, self-appointed physician-evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is a branch of the medical specialty of cardiology and is concerned with the study and treatment of rhythm disorders of the heart.

A member of the Heart Rhythm Society, Dr. Rasekh is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is the recipient of the Bronze Medical Award for Clinical Research Thesis at the University of Paris XIII, as well as Chief Fellow at Texas Heart Institute Cardiology Disease Fellowship at St. Luke's.

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