Positions
- Associate Professor
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Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Addresses
- Fannin Tower (Clinic)
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6624 Fannin, #2480
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570
- Clear Lake (Clinic)
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450 Medical Center Blvd., Ste. 510
Webster, TX, 77598
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570
- HCA Healthcare Clear Lake Hospital (Hospital)
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500 W. Medical Center Blvd.
Webster, TX, 77598
United States
Phone: (281) 332-2511
- CHI St. Luke's Health (Hospital)
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6720 Bertner Ave.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1000
- HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Hospital)
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1313 Hermann Dr.
Houston, TX, 77004
United States
Phone: (713) 527-5000
Education
- MD from University of Paris 13, Bobigny School of Medicine
- 05/1991 - Paris, France
- Residency at The Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- 06/1994 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fellowship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine
- 06/1997 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine
- Fellowship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine
- 07/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Section of Electrophysiology
Certifications
- Board Certified - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Board Certified - Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Board Certified - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Elected Fellow
- American College of Cardiology
Professional Interests
- Sudden cardiac death
- Atrial fibrillation
- Ablation of arrhythmias
- Device therapy for congestive heart failure
- Management of coronary artery disease
Professional Statement
Abdi Rasekh is an interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Paris XIII where his thesis won the Bronze Medical Award for Clinical Research. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Graduate Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Baylor College of Medicine and served as the chief interventional cardiology fellow at the Texas Heart Institute. He completed a clinical electrophysiology fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute in 1999.
Dr. Rasekh's interest include sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ablation of arrhythmias, device therapy for congestive heart failure and management of coronary artery disease. He has been the author and co-author of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Dr. Rasekh is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of Heart Rhythm Society.
Dr. Rasekh's interest include sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ablation of arrhythmias, device therapy for congestive heart failure and management of coronary artery disease. He has been the author and co-author of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Dr. Rasekh is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of Heart Rhythm Society.
Selected Publications
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Kim SE, Khawaja M, Kim JA, Safavi-Naeini P, Pickett J, Molina-Razavi J, Saeed M, Razavi M, Rasekh A, Chelu M.. " Detection of atrial fibrillation in real world setting in patients with cryptogenic stroke and an implantable loop recorder. " Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.. 2023 Jul ; 46 (7) : 788-795.
Pubmed PMID: 37323035. -
Segar MW, Zhang A, Paisley RD, Badjatiya A, Lambeth KD, Mullins K, Razavi M, Molina-Razavi JE, Rasekh A, Saeed M.. " Risk Stratification in Patients Who Underwent Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. " Am J Cardiol.. 2023 Aug ; 200 : 50-56.
Pubmed PMID: 37295180. -
Huang S, Safavi-Naeini P, Rasekh A. Medical and Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.. " Medical and Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. " Tex Heart Inst J.. 2021 Sep ; 48 (4) : e217549. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-21-7549.
Pubmed PMID: 34669950. -
Ganapathy AV, Nazeri A, Ashton J, Ganapathy KS, Safavi-Naeini P, Saeed M, Rasekh A, Razavi M.. " Contact-force recovery predicts the absence of cardiac perforation during steam pops. " J Interv Card Electrophysiol.. 2020 Jun ; 61 (1) : 181-186.
Pubmed PMID: 32533277.
Languages
French, Farsi
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