Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD, FACC

“For me, cardiology is the most exciting specialty in medicine. After being trained in a different specialty, I decided that cardiology and interventional cardiology were an ideal combination of my love of research, ability to work well with my hands and desire to benefit people’s lives. Also, the diseases that affect the heart and vasculature can be challenging, and I enjoy meeting challenges head-on. This is at the very center of my commitment to the people in my care. My goal is to provide the very best care for each individual, which is why it’s so important to me that I remain at the forefront of cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiology. Through research, through innovation and by making a personal commitment to each patient, I’m able to offer real, meaningful and often immediate help. It’s rewarding to see tangible results, especially in the faces of the people who trust me to help them with problems that are real and often quite serious.”

• Board-Certified: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology
• Fellow: American College of Cardiology
• Fellowship: Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Medical Center, Miami, FL
• Internship: Internal Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Medical Center, Miami, FL
• PhD: Cardiology, Postgraduate Health Sciences Program, Instituto De Cardiologia/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• MD: School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Staff Cardiologist: Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
• Staff Cardiologist: St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX
• Director: New Interventional Cardiovascular Technology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
• Director: Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
• Medical Director: Stem Cell Center, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
• Clinical Assistant Professor: Baylor College of Medicine and TUSK Houston, Houston, TX
• Member: American Heart Association, American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, Texas Medical Association, Harris County Medical Society
• Author: Numerous articles & abstracts published in Circulation, American Heart Journal, American Journal of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute Journal, Catheterization & Cardiovascular Diagnosis, Chest, International Journal of Cardiology, Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Lasers in Medical Science, Lasers in Surgical Medicine, Angiology, Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, National Clinical Practices in Cardiovascular Medicine & others
• Author: Textbook, An Essential Guide to Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy
• Author: Chapters in numerous textbooks, including Myocardial Revascularization: Novel Percutaneous Approaches, Invasive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Genetics & Genomics for the Cardiologist, Handbook of Vulnerable Plaque, Treatment of Advanced Ischemic Heart Disease