Risheng Xu, D.O.

Assistant Professor - Hospitalist

(713) 798-3111

Email

risheng.xu@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor - Hospitalist: Medicine - General Medicine
Hospital Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital (Hospital): 20171 Chasewood Park Dr
Houston, TX, 77070
United States

Education

Fellowship at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: 06/2017 - Galveston, Texas, United States

Residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Department of Internal Medicine: 06/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States

DO from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine: 05/2010 - Fort Worth, Texas, United States

BS from University of Houston: 05/2006 - Houston, Texas, United States

Certifications

DO: Texas Medical Board

Diplomate: American Board of Internal Medicine

Diplomate: American Board of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism,

Professional Interests

General Internal Medicine
General Endocrinology

Professional Statement

The pursuit of excellence in patient care!

Selected Publications

Xu, R., Azimuddin B.. " Is it simple UTI or Staghorn Renal Calculus with Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis and Reno-Colic Fistula " Practical Gastroenterology. 2015 Aug ; 39 (8) : 60-62.
Xu, R, Pham J.. " Frank's Sign: A Coronary Artery Disease Predictor " BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Jul 15;
Pubmed PMID: 25028409.
Negi S., Xu, R., Anand A.. " A murmur and a bleed: the Heyde syndrome " N Z Med J. 2013 Mar 15; 126 (1371) : 95-97.
Pubmed PMID: 23793126.
Sargsyan, L. A., Xu, R., Romero, A., Stephens, B. W. and Molony, D. A.. " Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator reduces incidence of catheter malfunction and bacteremia " Dialysis & Transplantation. 2011 Jun ; 268-271.
Stephens, B. W., De Golovine, A. M., Xu, R. and Molony, D. A.. " How the latest evidence from clinical research informs patient care. " Dialysis & Transplantation. 2011 Oct ; 467-470.
Jiang, G.; Baba, A.; Ikarashi, H.; Xu, R.; Locklin, J.; Khan, K. R.; Shinbo, K.; Kato, K.; Kaneko, F.; Advincula, R. " Signal Enhancement and Tuning of Surface Plasmon Resonance in Au Nanoparticle/Polyelectrolyte Ultrathin Films " J. Phys. Chem. C. 2007 ;
Baba, A.; Locklin, J.; Xu, R.; Advincula, R.. " "Nanopatterning and Nanocharge Writing in Layer-by-Layer Quinquethiophene/Phthalocyanine Ultrathin Films " J. Phys. Chem. B.. 2006 Jan 12; 110 (1) : 42-45.
Pubmed PMID: 16471495.
Risheng Xu, Austin Vaughan, Mitchell Fagan, Dylan Schumacher, Verra Wekullo, Bruce Gehrke. " Colovesical fistula in men with chronic urinary tract infection: A diagnostic challenge " Cleve Clin J Med. 2023 Mar 1; 90 (3) : 165-171.
Pubmed PMID: 36858611.
Risheng Xu, Nicola Abate, Nalini Ram, Kristina Little. " Most elderly patients with subclinical hypothyroidism do not need to be treated " 2025 Apr 1; 92 (4) : 221-231.
Pubmed PMID: 40169223.

Memberships

American College of Physicians: Member (01/2022)

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)