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Yasser Al-Khadra, MD, FACC, is a highly trained cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston, Katy, and Cypress, Texas.
Dr. Al-Khadra is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, nuclear cardiology and cardiac computed tomography. He completed his General Cardiology fellowship at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. Then, went on for his Interventional Cardiology training at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. During his fellowships, he was trained to perform high risk coronary procedures and chronic total occlusions.
Dr. Al-Khadra is well versed in multiple imaging modalities including PET scans, nuclear cardiology, cardiac computed tomography and echocardiography. He is skilled in complex coronary interventions, peripheral vascular interventions, patent foramen oval occlusion and management of pulmonary embolisms and deep vein thrombosis.
Dr. Al-Khadra has served as the director of study design and statistical analysis for the Cardiovascular Research Network research group and is well published with over 40 publications. His areas of interest in research include preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease, chronic total occlusions and transcatheter aortic valve replacement. His research has been presented in national and international conferences and collected many awards over the years.
Also, Dr. Al-Khadra is a professional musician who enjoys writing and arranging music on top of playing multiple instruments, the guitar being his main.
Tariq Dayah, MD, MPH, FACC is a renowned cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston, Katy, and Cypress, Texas.
Dr. Dayah is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiovascular disease, nuclear medicine, and echocardiography. He offers expertise in preventative medicine (blood pressure, heart rate, and cholesterol control), transradial and transfemoral coronary artery interventions, interventional cardio-oncology, peripheral artery interventions, repair of congenital heart defects, such as percutaneous atrial septal defects, and the latest technology involving structural heart interventions.
Dr. Dayah is skilled in numerous noninvasive cardiac imaging modalities such as PET scans, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound imaging. He has been in practice since 2012. He is interested in the latest advancements in coronary artery disease therapies, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and cardio-oncology. Dr. Dayah currently serves as the Director of Structural Heart at Houston Methodist West Hospital.
A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Dayah conducts research into transcatheter aortic valves and energy drink-induced endothelial vascular dysfunction. He has published several journal articles on these research topics.
Dr. Mamillapalli is a compassionate cardiologist specializing in personal, evidence-based care with a passion for women’s health. She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Connecticut, where she received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Minnesota and served veterans at the Minneapolis VA Hospital before training in General and Interventional Cardiology at Northwell Health in New York, where she was Chief Fellow.
Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Medicine, she brings extensive expertise in cardiovascular procedures along with a strong focus on prevention and advocacy for women’s cardiovascular health. Patients value her empathy and patient-centered approach. Outside of medicine, she enjoys horseback riding, staying active, exploring Texas, and time with her family.
George Mammen, MD, FACC, is a talented cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston and Katy, Texas.
Dr. Mammen grew up in Kerala, India, and earned his medical degree at Trivandrum Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Moving to the United States to continue his education, Dr. Mammen completed a residency in internal medicine at South Baltimore General Hospital in Maryland and a cardiology fellowship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute in Houston.
Dr. Mammen is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiology. His clinical interests include interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease, with a particular focus on invasive procedures such as angioplasty, stent implantation, and pacemakers. He is trained in all aspects of adult cardiology, with an emphasis on coronary artery disease and heart failure. He joined Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in 1982.
Dr. Mammen is active in hospital and physician affairs and has served as Chief of Cardiology at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital and Medical Director of the ICU at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. When not at the office, Dr. Mammen’s personal interests include tennis and skiing. He likes to spend his spare time with his wife and three children.
John Sunew, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a skilled cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston, Katy, Cypress and Fulshear, Texas.
Dr. Sunew is triple-board-certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Nuclear Cardiology. He is listed among Top Doctors 2015 in H Texas Magazine and Houstonia Magazine. He was born in Connecticut and grew up in New York state.
Dr. Sunew attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and went on to earn his medical degree at the State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York. He then completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He fulfilled his interventional cardiology fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
Before moving to Katy, Texas, Dr. Sunew practiced interventional cardiology for ten years in northern Virginia. He held many leadership roles with the Inova Health System, including Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Inova Alexandria Hospital and Chairman of the Inova Cardiology Quality Steering Committee. He was also Regional Leader for Northern Virginia in the Virginia Heart Attack Coalition. In addition, Dr. Sunew served as Assistant Professor for the Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Inova Campus. He was also involved in several clinical research trials and academic publications.
Dr. Sunew can offer the latest and most innovative treatments in cardiology, interventional cardiology, and peripheral vascular disease. He provides expertise in complex coronary angioplasty procedures, peripheral arterial angioplasty, and transradial cardiac catheterization. His non-invasive skills include transesophageal echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.
Rajen Mehta, MD, FACC, is a skilled cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston and Katy, Texas.
Born in Winnipeg, Canada, Dr. Mehta grew up in Houston, Texas, and graduated from Memorial High School. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and graduated on the Dean’s List. He continued to medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He furthered his training in cardiology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, where he was trained in specialized invasive procedures and diagnostic imaging. He joined Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in 1998.
Dr. Mehta has expertise in cardiology, including the evaluation of common cardiac complaints such as chest pain, shortness of breath, passing out, leg swelling, and palpitations. He has a particular interest in preventive cardiology, including management of high blood pressure and cholesterol disorders, as well as management of the disease after they have developed such circulatory problems of the legs, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Dr. Mehta places special emphasis on patient education. Dr. Mehta is trained in special cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography and angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, and transesophageal echocardiography. His main research has been in cardiac imaging, and he has several publications on echocardiography.
Dr. Mehta’s personal interests include playing guitar and spending time with his wife, two daughters, and golden retriever.
James Feldman, MD, FACC, is an exceptional cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston, Katy and Cypress, Texas.
Dr. Feldman was born in Houston, Texas. He grew up in the Memorial area and attended Memorial High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics with honors from The University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Feldman completed his medical training at Creighton University School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Feldman is a board-certified cardiologist with a strong interest in medical imaging. He is also board certified in Echocardiography with Level III training. He is a proud fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiology, and internal medicine, Dr. Feldman’s clinical interests include cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine. He also has a strong interest in medical imaging.
Outside of his practice, Dr. Feldman’s favorite activity is spending time with his family.
Anil Odhav, MD, FACC, is an expert cardiologist at Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in Houston and Katy, Texas.
Dr. Odhav was born in Zambia, Africa. After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Zambia, he attended the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, where he completed his Internal Medicine residency and a year as Chief Resident and Clinical Instructor.
Dr. Odhav performed his cardiovascular training at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and joined Memorial Katy Cardiology Associates in January 2001.
He is interested in all aspects of adult cardiology with a particular interest in invasive cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiogram, hypertension, and peripheral vascular diseases. Certification was obtained from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1995 for Internal Medicine and in 2000 for Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Odhav is a proud member of the American College of Cardiology and the Harris County Medical Society.
During Dr. Odhav's spare time, he enjoys traveling alongside his wife and their children.
Dr. Mukesh Sinha is a native Houstonian and completed his undergraduate degree at Texas A&M University in 2000. He is a 2004 graduate of The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. After his graduation, he relocated to Rochester, Minnesota, where he received his training in Internal Medicine at the internationally renowned Mayo Clinic. He remained at Mayo Clinic to complete his fellowship in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension. During his fellowship he published several manuscripts and was appointed as Instructor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine. He was honored with the Clinical Fellow of the Year Award for academic year 2009-2010. He joined Renal Clinic of Houston in 2010.
Dr. Sinha has his medical license in Minnesota and Texas. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American Society of Nephrology and Renal Physicians Association.
Dr. Sinha is board certified by American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) as a Diplomate in Nephrology.
Raoul Perez, MD, is a primary care physician. He joined the elite team of providers at Calvary Medical Clinic in 2021, bringing his many years of knowledge and experience to the Livingston, Texas, office.
Dr. Perez began his education and training in 1968. After earning his medical degree, he started practicing medicine in the upper northwestern United States and Canada. Upon relocating to Texas in the early 1980s, Dr. Perez obtained valuable experience as the emergency room physician at McAllen Methodist Hospital before opening a primary care practice and settling into his forever home in Livingston, Texas. He quickly became a pillar of the community, joining a three-physician team of providers while consecutively serving as the medical director for the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation.
In 2008, Dr. Perez joined Livingston Memorial Hospital as their clinical practicing primary care physician. As the hospital organization consolidated with Baylor and then with CHI St. Luke’s, Dr. Perez stayed on in his role as their clinic PCP, all the while continuing with his previous commitment at the Reservation.
Dr. Perez has been a member of the Texas Medical Association and has held his Texas Medical License since 1979. He holds his AHA BLS certification. He has been a San Jacinto County Medical Society member since 1979 and a staff physician at the hospital in Livingston, Texas, since 1982. Dr. Perez is fluent in three languages, Spanish, English, and French.
Call the office or reach out online to schedule an appointment with Dr. Perez.
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Tomas G. Rios, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine specialist serving patients at Rios Healthcare Associates in Houston, Texas. He maintains the highest levels of accreditation and pursues continuing medical education to stay at the forefront of the latest trends in the medical field.
Dr. Rios received his medical degree (MD) from Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 2010 with a distinction in research. He completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston (UT Health) in Houston, Texas. He then completed an additional year of training in cardiovascular medicine at UT Health.
During his time at UT Health, Dr. Rios gained invaluable experience with rotations at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Texas Heart Institute/Baylor St Luke's Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston, Texas.
In 2015, Dr. Rios started practicing as a hospitalist at Baylor St Luke's Medical Center. A quaternary care hospital, he gained additional experience in caring for the most critically ill patients requiring a multi-disciplinary approach to achieve the best outcomes.
In 2018, frustrated with the depersonalized nature of the current healthcare system, Dr. Rios sought to change the healthcare landscape. He imagined an industry where patients came first - above money and politics. Thus, he created Rios Healthcare Associates. Rios Healthcare Associates is where you can go for healthcare and know that your needs are the first priority.
Nicolin Neal, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine practitioner and an integral part of the team at Rios Healthcare Associates. By providing highly personalized primary care services to residents of Houston, Texas, and the surrounding region, Dr. Neal enhances the health and wellness of those in her care.
Education has always shaped Dr. Neal’s life. She earned her medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri. Dr. Neal went on to refine her knowledge and skills through training in internal medicine at the University of Texas at Houston and a fellowship in geriatric medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Waco, Texas.
In her professional life, Dr. Neal has focused extensively on geriatric care. She’s presented research at the American Delirium Society National Conferences and has authored a chapter in Ethical Considerations and Challenges in Geriatrics, a textbook used to train medical professionals. She has also worked to educate medical colleagues in geriatric care.
Patients love working with Dr. Neal because of her warm and welcoming nature. She takes the time to get to know those in her care, listening to their concerns and exploring the ways their social, emotional, and mental health interact with their overall health and wellness.
Through her work at Rios Healthcare Associates, Dr. Neal has the opportunity to create lasting change for her patients. She finds her work deeply rewarding and loves meeting new patients and welcoming them into the practice family.
Ali El-Halwagi, MD, MPH, is double board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. He is dedicated to delivering compassionate, personalized care to every patient he serves. Dr. El-Halwagi graduated summa cum laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. He then relocated to Houston to attend Baylor College of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree with honors. In addition, he holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Texas, reflecting his commitment to understanding and addressing the diverse needs of the community.
Dr. El-Halwagi completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he also served as chief resident. During this time, he gained valuable experience as a hospitalist at Ben Taub General Hospital and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He went on to complete his fellowship in Rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine.
Throughout his training, Dr. El-Halwagi has been recognized with multiple honors for his humanistic approach to medicine, dedication to teaching, and excellence in patient care. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He remains actively engaged with the American College of Rheumatology, participating in networking, conference planning, and ongoing professional development.
Dr. El-Halwagi is passionate about improving patient outcomes and building lasting relationships with his patients. Outside of medicine, he enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.
Elite IVF is an infertility and reproductive medicine practice with locations in The Woodlands, Odessa, Houston and Fulshear, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Fairhope, Alabama. Led by infertility expert Botros Rizk, MD, MA, FACOG, FACS, HCLD, FRCOG, FRCS, the practice helps people achieve their dreams of becoming parents with advanced fertility treatments and concierge services.
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The Elite IVF team is dedicated to helping patients find correct diagnoses and successful treatments. They frequently treat patients for polycystic ovary syndrome, noncancerous growths like fibroids and polyps, recurrent pregnancy loss, and other forms of infertility. They often recommend in vitro fertilization, a highly successful alternative to traditional conception.
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