AblationforCardiacArrhythmias near College Station, TX

Biography: Dr. Pranav Loyalka is a board certified Cardiologist with Houston Heart in Houston, TX. Dr Loyalka began his medical studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He went on to complete his Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then finished his fellowship in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr Loyalka is fluent in English, Hindi, and German.Dr. Loyalka is board certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) as well as Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, and Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Dr. Loyalka specializes in advanced heart failure and transplant, congenital heart disease, heart transplant, high-risk angioplasty, interventional cardiology, mechanical support and structural heart disease. In addition, Dr. Loyalka is a national leader in Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). This is a minimally invasive surgery where Dr. Loyalka replaces a failing heart valve without removing the old valve. TAVR is an important procedure because it can be used to treat patients who have an aortic valve thickening or narrowing, which is known as aortic stenosis. It can be an alternative for patients who are otherwise unable to be treated surgically with traditional open-heart surgery.Dr Loyalka has participated and led many clinical research, presentations, and publications throughout his 16+ year career. He is an active member of the Texas Heart Institute Society, Musser Burch Society, and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.Dr Loyalka welcomes new patients and referrals.

Care Philosophy: I am passionate about Cardiology and strive to provide the best care to all my patients.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kirkland is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He specializes in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including ventricular assist device therapy and heart transplantation. He currently serves as the Director of Cardiac Services at Seton Medical Center Hays. Dr. Kirkland is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, AMA, Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, TMA, and TCMS.

Biography: This physician is accepting telehealth visits.

Biography: Dr. Almahmoud is a board-certified cardiologist specialized in general and interventional cardiology with interest in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease and valvular/structural heart disease.Dr. Almahmoud has expertise in clinical research with interests in weight loss, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, valvular heart disease, atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). He completed two years of NIH sponsored clinical research fellowship and participated in several landmark clinical trials targeting atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease.His expertise includes advanced coronary interventions, peripheral vascular disease and structural/valvular heart disease. Including a variety of minimally invasive trans-catheter procedures for patients with deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, aortic stenosis (TAVR and aortic valvuloplasty), mitral regurgitation (MitraClip), atrial septal defect (ASD), patent foramen ovale (PFO), and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM).He is also trained on advanced mechanical support devices for patients with acute heart failure and cardiogenic shock.Dr. Almahmoud loves to spend his free time playing sports and spending time with his family.