Overview
Christie Ballantyne is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ballantyne has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, High Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Ballantyne is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 816 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Familial Dysautonomia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- UnitedHealthcare
- Humana
Locations
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
UT Physicians
Mohammed Numan is a Pediatric Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Numan and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Fainting, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), and Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. Dr. Numan is currently accepting new patients.
UT Physicians
Poyee Tung is a Cardiologist in Missouri City, Texas. Dr. Tung and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, and Necrosis. Dr. Tung is currently accepting new patients.
Payam Pournazari is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pournazari and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Fainting, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Familial Dysautonomia, and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM).
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- Atherosclerosis
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Familial Hypertriglyceridemia
- Heart Failure
- High Cholesterol
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Distinguished
- Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency
- Defective Apolipoprotein B-100
- Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
- Heart Attack
- Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH)
- Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
- Advanced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Angina
- Antigen-Peptide-Transporter 2 Deficiency
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 2 Deficiency
- Carotid Artery Surgery