Allison Michelle Pritchett, M.D.

Associate Professor

(713) 873-3935

Email

amp@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Ben Taub General Hospital (Hospital): 1504 Ben Taub Loop
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Ben Taub General Hospital (Office): 1504 Ben Taub Loop
5th Floor
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Ben Taub Towers (Clinic): 1502 Taub Loop
Suite 211
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

MD from University of Wisconsin, Madison: 01/1996 - Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Fellowship at Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education: 01/2003 - Rochester, Minnesota, United States; Cardiovascular Disease

MS from Baylor College Of Medicine: 01/2010 - Houston, Texas, United States; Clinical Research

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: 01/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States

BS from University of Wisconsin: 01/1992 - Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

Certifications

Board Certified - Cardiovascular Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Harris Health Hero: Harris Health System (10/2015)

Fulbright and Jaworski Faculty Excellence Award: Baylor College of Medicine (05/2009)

Fellow: American College of Cardiology (06/2005)

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Ather S, Chan W, Chillar A, Aguilar D, Pritchett AM, Ramasubbu K, Wehrens XH, Deswal A, Bozkurt B. " Association of systolic blood pressure with mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: A complex relationship. " Am. Heart J.. 2011 Mar ; 161 (3) : 567-73.
Pubmed PMID: 21392613.
Pritchett AM, Redfield MM. " Beta-blockers: new standard therapy for heart failure. " Mayo Clin. Proc.. 2002 Aug ; 77 (8) : 839-45; quiz 84.
Pubmed PMID: 12173717.
Patel JB, Valencik ML, Pritchett AM, Burnett JC, McDonald JA, Redfield MM. " Cardiac-specific attenuation of natriuretic peptide A receptor activity accentuates adverse cardiac remodeling and mortality in response to pressure overload. " Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.. 2005 Aug ; 289 (2) : H777-84.
Pubmed PMID: 15778276.
Medina HM, Vazquez J, Pritchett A, Lakkis N, Dokainish H. " Comprehensive imaging including three-dimensional echocardiography of an infected, ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm. " Echocardiography. 2007 Nov ; 24 (10) : 1096-8.
Pubmed PMID: 18001366.
Pritchett AM, Mahoney DW, Jacobsen SJ, Rodeheffer RJ, Karon BL, Redfield MM. " Diastolic dysfunction and left atrial volume: a population-based study. " J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 2005 Jan 4; 45 (1) : 87-92.
Pubmed PMID: 15629380.
Fayolle G, Levick W, Lajiness-O'Neill R, Fastenau P, Briskin S, Bass N, Silva M, Critchfield E, Nakase-Richardson R, Hertza J, Loughan A, Perna R, Northington S, Boyd S, Anderson A, Peery S, Chafetz M, Maris M, Ramezani A, Sylvester C, Goldberg K, Constan. " Grand rounds. " Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2012 Sep ; 27 (6) : 576-685.
Pubmed PMID: 22869605.
Pritchett AM, Jacobsen SJ, Mahoney DW, Rodeheffer RJ, Bailey KR, Redfield MM. " Left atrial volume as an index of left atrial size: a population-based study. " J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 2003 Mar 19; 41 (6) : 1036-43.
Pubmed PMID: 12651054.
Dhaliwal AS, Deswal A, Pritchett A, Aguilar D, Kar B, Souchek J, Bozkurt B. " Reduction in BNP levels with treatment of decompensated heart failure and future clinical events. " J. Card. Fail.. 2009 May ; 15 (4) : 293-9.
Pubmed PMID: 19398076.
Yang EY, Dokainish H, Virani SS, Misra A, Pritchett AM, Lakkis N, Brunner G, Bobek J, McCulloch ML, Hartley CJ, Ballantyne CM, Nagueh SF, Nambi V. " Segmental analysis of carotid arterial strain using speckle-tracking. " J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Nov ; 24 (11) : 1276-1284.e5.
Pubmed PMID: 21907541.
Aguilar D, Bozkurt B, Pritchett A, Petersen NJ, Deswal A. " The impact of thiazolidinedione use on outcomes in ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure. " J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 2007 Jul 3; 50 (1) : 32-6.
Pubmed PMID: 17601542.
Hassan SA, Deswal A, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Mann DL, Pritchett AM. " The metabolic syndrome and mortality in an ethnically diverse heart failure population. " J. Card. Fail.. 2008 Sep ; 14 (7) : 590-5.
Pubmed PMID: 18722325.
Pritchett AM, Foreyt JP, Mann DL. " Treatment of the metabolic syndrome: the impact of lifestyle modification. " Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2005 Mar ; 7 (2) : 95-102.
Pubmed PMID: 15727723.
Pritchett AM, Morrison JF, Edwards WD, Schaff HV, Connolly HM, Espinosa RE. " Valvular heart disease in patients taking pergolide. " Mayo Clin. Proc.. 2002 Dec ; 77 (12) : 1280-6.
Pubmed PMID: 12479512.