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Dr. Vikas Jindal brings his expertise in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease to the team at HeartPlace Baylor Heart & Vascular Hospital. He welcomes new patients and continues to provide compassionate, individualized care to current patients at his office in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Jindal offers comprehensive cardiovascular care with expert diagnosis and management of chronic conditions such as hypertension and high cholesterol and provides advanced intervention to treat arrhythmias and repair cardiovascular disease.
After receiving his medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Jindal relocated to Rochester, New York, for residency training in internal medicine at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital. He also completed fellowship training in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the University of Rochester. Over the course of his medical training, Dr. Jindal has published in The Journal of Clinical Hypertension and presented numerous studies at professional cardiovascular conferences.
Dr. Jindal maintains active membership in the American College of Cardiology, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, and the American Society of Hypertension.
Dr. Jindal's office is conveniently located in the heart of Dallas, in the center between Oak Lawn, Uptown, the Design District, Kessler, Cedars, South Dallas/Fairpark, Old East Dallas, and Knox/Henderson. Call or request an appointment online today!
Pulse Care Heart and Vascular is a cardiology practice in Frisco and in Carrollton, TX, led by Dr. Kiran Kumar Mangalpally, an interventional cardiologist. Dr. Mangalpally and his team specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart attack and peripheral artery disease. They offer a wide range of services, including non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular testing, preventive cardiology, and interventional cardiology procedures
Pulse Care Heart and Vascular is a cardiology practice in Frisco and in Carrollton, TX, led by Dr. Kiran Kumar Mangalpally, an interventional cardiologist. Dr. Mangalpally and his team specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart and vascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart attack and peripheral artery disease. They offer a wide range of services, including non-invasive and invasive cardiovascular testing, preventive cardiology, and interventional cardiology procedures
Shahnaz Begum, MD, FACC, is a Board-certified cardiovascular disease specialist. She is an experienced physician who has been practicing cardiology for over 15 years.
Dr. Begum received her medical degree from State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical College in New York. She subsequently completed 3 years of training in Internal Medicine followed by another 3 years of specialized training in Cardiovascular disease/cardiology. She then worked at SUNY Downstate as a faculty physician and Assistant Professor of Cardiology until she moved to Dallas. After that she worked at Texas Health Resource and Plano Presbyterian Hospital for several years as an attending Cardiologist. Since then, she has been providing outstanding cardiac care at Heart Care located in Frisco, Texas.
Dr. Begum has exceptional knowledge and skills. She excels in diagnosing and treating heart conditions including heart failure, coronary artery disease (CAD), valvular heart disease, arrhythmias, and many more. She also believes in prevention and therefore focuses on hypertension, cholesterol and multiple other conditions that can lead to heart diseases.
In addition to assuring that her patients benefit from cutting-edge new technology, Dr. Begum is compassionate and values their time. She ensures patients have a minimal wait while maximizing the time she spends with each person. She is an excellent listener and her patients love her for her thoroughness and personalized care that she provides to them.
At Heart Care, Dr. Begum offers exceptional care and ensures that her patients’ concerns are properly addressed. She welcomes her patients and looks forward to improving their heart health.
Bowden DM, Dubach MF, Snyder II RW, Askaris, German DC. Three-Dimensional Computer Analysis of MPTP-Induced Dopaminergic Cell Loss in the Monkey. Neuroscience Abstracts 9:166, 1985
Nominated for Best Resident Teacher Award by medical students as residents (2002)
Elected UW Alumni Representative for class 2001 - University of Washington School of Medicine (2001)
Klea Bartirakas Award - Western Regional Medical Student Research Forum, Carmel, CA, Best Oral Presentation out of over 400 medical students from all over North America (2000)
Best Oral Research Presentation, National Student Research Forum, Galveston, TX - In Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases for AIDS project in North India (1999)
Elected Medical Student Association (MSA) Class Secretary (1999)
Pheochromocytoma: Presenting with regular cyclic blood pressure and inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension Feb 2009.
Heart Failure Conference: Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia in Heart Failure Patients. Department of Cardiology, University of Rochester. Mar 2007.
Poster presentation: Idiopathic right ventricular failure post-pericardial window in a patient with cardiac tamponade. American College of Physicians: New York Chapter, 2004.
Microchip Technology for DNA Sequencing and Macromolecule Identification. l3th Annual Senior Project Conference, Department of Biomedical Engineering. Boston University. Apr 1998.
Natural history and long-term outcomes in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Department of Cardiology, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY- Jun '08- Jun '10
Elucidation of the role of tissue kallikreins hKL2 and hKLs in renin-angiotensin system. Department of Cardiology, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY- Aug '06- Jun '07
Correlation if transient ischemic dilation with echocardiogram documented left ventricular hypertrophy. Department of Cardiology, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY Dec '04- Jun '05
Design and analysis of semi-conductor microchips for DNA sequencing. Boston University, College of Engineering, Boston, MA- Sep '97- May '98.
Baylor Scott & White | The Heart Hospital - Denton
Baylor Scott & White | The Heart Hospital - Plano
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
EDUCATION:
Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology: Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Centers, NY
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease: Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Centers, NY
Residency, Internal Medicine: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, NY
Medical School, MD Degree: SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine, NY
Undergraduate, BS Degree: CUNY City College, NY
HONORS/AWARDS:
Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Centers, New York (2007-2008)
Saint Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Centers, New York (2004-2007)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York (2001-2004)
SUNY Stonybrook School of Medicine, New York (1994-2001)
CUNY City College, New York (1994-2001)
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
Medical Executive Committee, Member - Baylor Scott and White Medical Center at Garland, Texas (2012-2018)
American Heart Association/Fellows Society of Greater New York, Fellow Liaison – St. Vincent's Hospital, NY (2005-2006)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, SCAI-Member (2007-present)
North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging, NASCI-Member (2006-present)
American Society of Echocardiography, ASE-Member (2004-present)
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, ASNC-Affiliate Member (2004-present)
American College of Cardiology, ACC-Member (2004-present)
American Heart Association, AHA-Member (2004-present)
American Medical Association, AMA-Member (2001-present)
PUBLICATIONS:
Research:
Co-Investigator, "Vascular Supply of the Anterobasal Segment of the Left Ventricle, Retrospective review of 45 consecutive coronary angiography cases looking at the Anterobasal Segment contractility along with patency of the native Left Anterior Descending Artery and Left Internal Mammary Artery." (2005-2006)
Co-Investigator, Worked with Dr.Thierry LeJemtel on the Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) study. The purpose of the project was to determine if BNP levels could be used to determine the cardiovascular status of patients with Congestive Heart Failure (2002)
Presentations:
Presentation: Pre-Op Clearance to the Anesthesia department at St.Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center. (2006)
Electrocardiogram Interpretation for medical students and house staff at St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center/New York Medical College. (2004-2006)
Over 100 presentations through out fellowship in case management conferences, cardiac catheterization conferences, M & M and cardiac surgical conferences, Journal club conferences, Cardiac Critical Care conferences, EP, Echo, EKG, CHF and Nuclear conferences
Thamwiwat, A, Sudhakar D, Paniagua D, and Denktas AE. Suspected coronary fat embolism after liposuction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018;1-4.
Thamwiwat A, Levine GN. Chapter 14: Chest pains and Angina. Cardiology Secrets, 5th Edition. Ed. Glenn N. Levine. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2018.125-134. Print.
Thamwiwat A, Mejia R, Nutman TB, Bates JT. (2014). Strongyloidiasis as a cause of chronic diarrhea, identified using next-generation Strongyloides stercoralis-specific immunoassays. Curr Trop Med Rep. 2014; 1:145-147.
Hira RS, Thamwiwat A, Kar B. Tandem. Heart placement for cardiogenic shock in acute severe mitral regurgitation and right ventricular failure. Catheter Cardiovascular Interv. 2014;82(2):319-322.