5 Best Cardiologists in Houston 

Dr. Alireza Nazeri, MD, FACC, FHRS’ area of expertise is clinical cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. Particularly, he excels in detecting and treating disorders of the heart’s rhythm or arrhythmias. 

We appreciate how Dr. Nazeri relays his diagnosis to patients, especially if it’s a severe case. Even though he doesn’t sugarcoat when explaining, he still provides comfort and encouragement by mentioning stories from his previous patients with the same illness.

In terms of medical service, he’ll perform several tests like an electrocardiogram (ECG) to detect electric signals generated by the circulatory system every heartbeat. With the results, the doctor could determine if your heart is beating too fast or too slow.

If needed, Dr. Nazeri could install devices like pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators that would automatically correct a patient’s heartbeat. These devices could help prevent fatal conditions like cardiac arrest and stroke from occurring.

While he provides systematic arrhythmia care, there are instances where the wait time at his clinic is longer than usual because of many patients. It also took some time before some patients could reach his hotlines during busy hours.

Still. We love that Dr. Alireza Nazeri, MD, FACC, FHRS also provides virtual consultations when he’s unavailable for physical visits. With this, he could check his patients’ health status even when he’s somewhere else.

What we love about Dr. Lalitha Sunder, MD excel is her expertise in interventional cardiology. In this field, she deals with the nonsurgical declogging or repair of narrow and weakened blood vessels using a cardiac catheter.

Remember that this procedure is invasive, with the cardiac catheter being inserted dermally. Despite that, there are minimal to no incisions done.

During routine medical checkups, Dr. Sunder makes sure that each of her patients understood the findings from the blood work and other procedures. When someone is having difficulties grasping some information, she would gladly repeat and simplify it.

Dr. Sunder’s long-time patients also commend her meticulous way of providing second opinions.  According to them, the doctor notices even the most minute health problem by just looking through the records.

However, some patients found it difficult to register their records at the doctor’s clinic because the front desk person is somehow inattentive. This slows down the process for a handful of patients and causes long lines during busy hours.

Also, there are times when the cardiologist isn’t answering her phone and e-mails when asked for some clarifications regarding the diagnosis.

Regardless, whenever she misses some calls,  Dr. Lalitha Sunder, MD would always reach back and quickly address these problems.

We praise Dr. Masroor A. Khan, MD,  a specialist in preventive cardiology, due to his systematic risk reduction plans for patients with a high chance of developing heart problems.

During checkups, he’ll provide special attention to patients who have high cholesterol levels, use tobacco or e-cigarettes, are sedentary, or have a family history of heart complications, and diabetes.

After that, Dr. Khan would list the food, drinks, and substances that the patient needs to avoid. He’ll also suggest certain lifestyle changes, which the patients could do together with taking the prescribed maintenance medicine for them.

In case a patient of his has clogged arteries that could lead to a heart attack, Dr. Khan could also do coronary interventional procedures. Here, he could install stents to widen your arteries or use cardiac catheters to remove arterial plaque.

Due to his expertise, Dr. Khan has many patients under his care. So, you may find it hard to contact him regarding your results because he may be taking care of patients with more severe heart diseases at the moment.

With this, it’s also difficult to schedule a medical appointment with him at times. If you’re planning to reach out to him, make sure to call his secretary first to check his availability.

Regardless, it’s great that the office of Dr. Masroor A. Khan, MD could communicate with patients who could only speak Hindi, Spanish, and Urdu. 

This could be useful for those with non-English speaking relatives as they could relay their concerns better in their native tongue.

We’re impressed with how Dr. Patrick J Cook, MD, FACC deals with issues of the heart muscles itself, particularly cardiomyopathy, or the disease that makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood in the circulatory system.

When going to his clinic, patients appreciate the kindness and professionalism of his secretary. Upon arrival, the secretary would hurriedly ask for the medical records needed so Dr. Cook could start the checkup as soon as possible. 

However, some patients noticed that the doctor doesn’t offer many suggestions on how to manage the disease, relying heavily on drugs. He also sometimes forgets to elaborate on the findings in detail, leaving some patients confused about their situation.

Note that prescription drugs like beta-blockers are effective in helping the heart pump blood better. Although, patients also need some advice on their lifestyle to help them manage this disease.

On the other hand, it’s great that Dr. Patrick J Cook, MD, FACC  is also trained to perform invasive surgery like atrial fibrillation ablation for those suffering from cardiomyopathy.

Also, in case of emergencies, the doctor could perform bypass surgeries for heart attack patients.

Dr. Arup Achari, MD, FACC is the expert to call if you need an expert in nuclear cardiology or blood flow imaging using a safe radioactive tracer.

It’s splendid that Dr. Achari’s clinic could do a nuclear stress test. Here, the radioactive tracer would be injected into your bloodstream, which would enable the sensor to map the blood flow in your arteries and veins.

Then, the patient would be asked to perform activities like running on a treadmill so the doctor could compare the flow when you’re resting and when you’re active. With this, Dr. Achari could see if there are significant blockages or abnormalities in your vessels.

Despite his expertise in nuclear cardiology, some patients complain that this doctor doesn’t elaborate much when answering questions about the diagnosis. The consultations are also short, leaving not much time for clarifications.

While we understand that Dr. Achari has many patients, we think his answering method could be improved so patients would be satisfied with the medical care they receive.

Nevertheless, it’s convenient that Dr. Arup Achari, MD, FACC’s clinic is easy to contact. Within minutes after calling, the secretary would provide a date and time of the checkup, saving a lot of the patient’s time.