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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.
Brown WR, Levine, G. “Chest Pains and Angina”. In Levine, G, Cardiology Secrets (4th , pp. 110-116). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders. (2014).
Salloum FN, Abbate A, Houser J, Mudrick C, Roy S, Brown WR, Qureshi I, Prabhakar S and Kukreja R. “Sildenafil (Viagra) Attenuates Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Mice”. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Mar;294(3):H1398-406. Epub. Jan 25, 2008.
Majid M, Brown WR, Divakaran V, Virani S. “Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis, A Case Report.” Submitted to Texas Heart Inst Journal.
Divakaran VG, Brown WR, Virani S. “Images in Echocardiography: A Freely Floating Saphenous Vein Graft.” Echocardiography. Vol 26. Aug, 2009.
Brown WR. Assisted Drs. R. Kukreja and F. Salloum in the investigation of PDE-5 inhibitors and their role in cardio protection. “Chronic Inhibition of PDE-5 with Sildenafil (Viagra) Attenuates Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Mice”. 2007.
Brown WR. Worked with Dr. T. Duane (Trauma Surgery) in the Medical College of Virginia Emergency Department. This research considered the value of pelvic/cervical spine films, and outcomes in various patient populations, including the obese and the diabetic patient. “The Role and Influence of Plain Films and Patient Demographics on Outcomes in the Trauma Bay." 2006.
Brown WR. Worked with Dr. J. Feher to complete a thesis in physiology research. “Continuous Chemiluminescent Measurement of Superoxide in Intact Rat Hearts During Ischemia-Reperfusion.” 2002-2003.
Brown WR. As a candidate for Biology departmental honors, worked with Dr. K. Loesser to complete a thesis in biological research. In May of 2001, presented research to the Virginia Academy of Science. The work subsequently appeared in the Academy’s publication. “Vitamin E: Efficacy of Gamma-Tocopherol vs. Alpha-Tocopherol in Atherosclerosis Prevention.” 2000-2001.
Poster Presentations:
Oliver PA, Brown WR, Regan C, Stoltzfus J, Ornato JP. “Correlation Between Heart Rate in Pre-Hospital Patients In Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response And Blood Serum Magnesium Levels”. AAEM meeting, Las Vegas, NV. Feb 2010.
Salloum F, Abbate A, Brown WR, Hoke N, Kukreja RC. “Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Reduce Myocardial Infarction, Apoptosis and Improve Post Ischemic Ventricular Function in Female Mice”. ACC meeting, Chicago, IL. March, 2008.
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BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI)
LANGUAGES: English Arabic
HOSPITALS: Heart and Vascular Surgical Center Medical City Fort Worth Medical City Arlington Methodist Mansfield Texas Health Azle Texas Health Fort Worth Texas Health Heart and Vascular Arlington Texas Health SW Fort Worth
EDUCATION: Internship: University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Residency: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Fellowship, Cardiology: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE Fellowship, Interventional/Cardiovascular: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: American College of Cardiology Society for Cardiovascular Angiography/Interventions, Fellow
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
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)
Brown WR, Levine, G. “Chest Pains and Angina”. In Levine, G, Cardiology Secrets (4th , pp. 110-116). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders. (2014).
Salloum FN, Abbate A, Houser J, Mudrick C, Roy S, Brown WR, Qureshi I, Prabhakar S and Kukreja R. “Sildenafil (Viagra) Attenuates Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Mice”. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Mar;294(3):H1398-406. Epub. Jan 25, 2008.
Majid M, Brown WR, Divakaran V, Virani S. “Pulmonic Valve Endocarditis, A Case Report.” Submitted to Texas Heart Inst Journal.
Divakaran VG, Brown WR, Virani S. “Images in Echocardiography: A Freely Floating Saphenous Vein Graft.” Echocardiography. Vol 26. Aug, 2009.
Brown WR. Assisted Drs. R. Kukreja and F. Salloum in the investigation of PDE-5 inhibitors and their role in cardio protection. “Chronic Inhibition of PDE-5 with Sildenafil (Viagra) Attenuates Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Mice”. 2007.
Brown WR. Worked with Dr. T. Duane (Trauma Surgery) in the Medical College of Virginia Emergency Department. This research considered the value of pelvic/cervical spine films, and outcomes in various patient populations, including the obese and the diabetic patient. “The Role and Influence of Plain Films and Patient Demographics on Outcomes in the Trauma Bay." 2006.
Brown WR. Worked with Dr. J. Feher to complete a thesis in physiology research. “Continuous Chemiluminescent Measurement of Superoxide in Intact Rat Hearts During Ischemia-Reperfusion.” 2002-2003.
Brown WR. As a candidate for Biology departmental honors, worked with Dr. K. Loesser to complete a thesis in biological research. In May of 2001, presented research to the Virginia Academy of Science. The work subsequently appeared in the Academy’s publication. “Vitamin E: Efficacy of Gamma-Tocopherol vs. Alpha-Tocopherol in Atherosclerosis Prevention.” 2000-2001.
Poster Presentations:
Oliver PA, Brown WR, Regan C, Stoltzfus J, Ornato JP. “Correlation Between Heart Rate in Pre-Hospital Patients In Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response And Blood Serum Magnesium Levels”. AAEM meeting, Las Vegas, NV. Feb 2010.
Salloum F, Abbate A, Brown WR, Hoke N, Kukreja RC. “Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors Reduce Myocardial Infarction, Apoptosis and Improve Post Ischemic Ventricular Function in Female Mice”. ACC meeting, Chicago, IL. March, 2008.
Outstanding Critical Care Resident Award, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 2010
Nominated for Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2006
Baylor College of Medicine, Clinical Vignette Competition, 1st place, 2006
Department of Medicine, Clinical Honors: Core Medicine, General Medicine Externship, Clinical Renal Disease, Infectious Disease, 2006
Department of Anthropology Award for Excellence, 2003
Golden Key International Honor Society: Membership granted for outstanding academic achievement and excellence, top 15% juniors/seniors, 2002
Washington University Dean's List, 2000, Fall 2001
Policy Debate Top Speaker Awards: UMKC Classic, Bowman Intercollegiate tournaments, 2001 9th top speaker in the nation, NFL National tournament, 1999
PUBLICATIONS/MEDIA:
Patel R, Kini A, Sharma S. The Mount Sinai Handbook of Interventional Cardiology. Chapters: Hemodynamic assessment of aortic and mitral valvular disease; Alcohol septal ablation; Right heart catheterization. Manuscript in preparation. 2013-2014
Patel R, Love B. Device Retrieval in Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Cases presented at the NYC-Metro Consortium for Congenital - Structural Heart Fellowship Education, October 5, 2013.
Patel R, Eng M, Mancuso J, Erikson J, Sako E, Carpenter AJ, Bailey SR. Aortic Valve Annular Assessment: a Comparative Analysis of Echocardiographic and Surgical Sizing for Aortic Valve Replacement. Presented (poster) at The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, May 8, 2013.
Patel R, Eng M, Mancuso J, Erikson J, Sako E, Carpenter AJ, Bailey SR. Aortic Valve Annular Assessment: a Comparative Analysis of Echocardiographic and Surgical Sizing for Aortic Valve Replacement. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions' 36th Annual Scientific Sessions. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent, 2013 81: S1-S173.
Patel R, Dao T, Rivera O, Kanakia R, Oliveros R, Chilton RJ. Diagnosis and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease: a Review and Application of Current Literature with a Focus on Diabetes. Manuscript in final preparation. 2013
Patel R, Chilton RJ. Another telescope for examining statins: the SATURN trial. Clinical Diabetes. 2012 July;30(3):115-19.
Maraj S, Patel R, Oliveros R, Sanon S, Dao T, Hur S, Chilton RJ. Potential Cardiometabolic Benefits of Renal Artery Denervation in Diabetics. J Diabetes Metab. 2012 July;S3:007.
Patel R., Bloody Balloon Pump: Diagnosis and Management of Superficial Femoral Artery Perforation and Hemorrhage. Selected to present at the American College of Cardiology Conference, Non-Coronary Complications Case Review Session, ACC-i2 with TCT, March 26, 2012.
Sanon S, Patel R, Eshelbrenner C, Sanon VP, Allhaddad M, Oliveros R, Pham SV, Chilton RJ. Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Diabetes: Perspectives of an Interventional Cardiologist. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 6;110(9 Suppl):13B-23B.
Stent-related artifacts in optical coherence tomography. Marc D. Feldman M.D., Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Completed literature review for hypothesis generation to examine the relationship between stent strut coverage (blood and neo-intimal hyperplasia) and degree of sunflower and merry-go-round artifacts; performed preliminary data analysis. 2011-2012
Kirtane AJ, Caixeta A, Généreux P, Patel R, Moses JW. Sirolimus and Paclitaxel Eluting Stent Clinical Studies, in Interventional Cardiology: Principles and Practice (eds C. Di Mario, G. D. Dangas and P. Barlis), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. 2011; Chapter 34.
Patel R, Kirtane AJ, Voeltz MD, Feit F, Saucedo JF, Stone GW, White HD, Mehran R, Cohen EA, Lincoff AM, Manoukian SV. Outcomes With Eptifibatide plus Heparin Compared to Bivalirudin in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Manuscript in final preparation. 2010
Kirtane AJ, Patel R, O'Shaughnessy C, Overlie P, McLaurin B, Solomon S, Mauri L, Fitzgerald P, Popma JJ, Kandzari DE, Leon MB. Clinical and angiographic outcomes in diabetics from the ENDEAVOR IV trial: randomized comparison of zotarolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients with coronary artery disease. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions. 2009 Oct;2(10):967-76.
Patel R. Distilling Down to a Diagnosis. Texas Academy of Internal Medicine, Texas Chapter of American College of Physicians, presented a case of Adult Onset Still's Disease at state Clinical Vignette Competition. 2006
Directional bias of light perception in patients with visuospatial neglect. Maurizio Corbetta M.D., Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis - School of Medicine. Refined stimuli; collected and analyzed data. 2000-2002
