Overview
Andrew B. Civitello, MD FACC is Medical Director of the Heart Transplant Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Co-director of the Advanced Heart Failure Center of Excellence and Program Director for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. He has achieved board certifications in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Civitello treats the entire spectrum of heart failure, with special clinical and research interest in novel therapies, mechanical circulatory support and transplantation. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles for major scientific journals and spoken professionally in both national and international forums.
Dr. Civitello is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 67 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- UnitedHealthcare
- Humana
Locations
6720 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
7200 Cambridge St, Houston, TX 77030
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Civitello has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
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.
5 Clinical Trials
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Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
Khurram Nasir is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nasir and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Nasir is currently accepting new patients.
Palur Balakrishnan is a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Balakrishnan and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemia Type 5. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Balakrishnan is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Distinguished
- Heart Failure
- Experienced
- Angina
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency
- Arrhythmias
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arteriovenous Malformation