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Physician Profile for Dr. Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, MD

Addresses:
13325 Hargrave Road 100
Houston, TX 77070
21216 Northwest Freeway 415
Cypress, TX 77429
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Male
Years Since Graduation: 21
Practice Member Since: 2006.
Current Title: Physician
Physician Website: http://www.nwhcardio.com
 

Five-Star Doctor at Houston Northwest Medical Center in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Coronary Intervention Procedures.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:
Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA, Consultant Cardiologist
 
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Medical Association
Harris County Medical Society
Fellow, American College of Cardiology
 
Physician Treats:
Cardiac (Heart) Arrhythmias, Cardiac (Heart) Disease, Cardiac (Heart) Palpitations, Cardiac Arrest (Heart Failure), Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular (Heart & Blood Vessel) Disease, Carotid artery disease, Carotid Stenosis, Cerebrovascular disease, Chest pain, Coagulopathy, Congenital Cardiac (Heart) Disease, Congestive Heart Failure (Chf), Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Coronary Risk Factors, Heart attack, Heart Disease, Heart Disease In Women
 
Physician Performs:
Angiogram, Angioplasty, Cardiac (Heart) Catheterization, Cardiac devices, Cardiac Doppler, Cardiac nuclear stress testing, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular Imaging, Carotid stents, Defibrillator implantation, Diagnostic heart catheterization, Dobutamine thalliums test, Echocardiogram (Ecg), Ekg (Electrocardiogram), Interventional catheterization, Pacemakers, Peripheral angioplasty, Tilt table testing, Vascular ultrasound studies
 
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Vietnamese
 

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialties:
Cardiology
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Internal Medicine
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Interventional Cardiology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine)
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Medical School:
Chennai Medical College
Chennai, 1988
 
Residency:
University Hospital Suny Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY 1997
 
Fellowship:
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans, LA 2000
University Of Texas Medical Branch Gal
Galveston, TX 2003
 

Procedure

Procedure Number per Year (Approximate)
Angiogram -
Angioplasty -
Cardiac (Heart) Catheterization -
Cardiac devices -
Cardiac Doppler -
Cardiac nuclear stress testing -
Cardiomyopathies -
Cardiovascular Imaging -
Carotid stents -
Defibrillator implantation -
Diagnostic heart catheterization -
Dobutamine thalliums test -
Echocardiogram (Ecg) -
Ekg (Electrocardiogram) -
Interventional catheterization -
Pacemakers -
Peripheral angioplasty -
Tilt table testing -
Vascular ultrasound studies -

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:
  • Accepts most insurance carriers in our region
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
No
Participates in Clinical Trials:
No

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Krishnamoorthy Vivekananthan, MD as of 12/11/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
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