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Abdi Rasekh

Rasekh

Abdi Rasekh, M.D.

Associate Professor

Positions

Associate Professor
Medicine-Cardiology
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Fannin Tower (Clinic)
6624 Fannin, #2480
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570
Clear Lake (Clinic)
450 Medical Center Blvd., Ste. 510
Webster, TX, 77598
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570
HCA ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Clear Lake Hospital (Hospital)
500 W. Medical Center Blvd.
Webster, TX, 77598
United States
Phone: (281) 332-2511
CHI St. Luke's Health (Hospital)
6720 Bertner Ave.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1000
HCA Houston ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ Medical Center (Hospital)
1313 Hermann Dr.
Houston, TX, 77004
United States
Phone: (713) 527-5000

Education

MD from University of Paris 13, Bobigny School of Medicine
05/1991 - Paris, France
Residency at The Graduate Hospital Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
06/1994 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Fellowship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
06/1997 - Houston, Texas, United States
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine
Fellowship at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
07/1999 - Houston, Texas, United States
Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Section of Electrophysiology

Certifications

Board Certified - Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Elected Fellow
American College of Cardiology

Professional Interests

  • Sudden cardiac death
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Ablation of arrhythmias
  • Device therapy for congestive heart failure
  • Management of coronary artery disease

Professional Statement

Abdi Rasekh is an interventional cardiologist and electrophysiologist. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Paris XIII where his thesis won the Bronze Medical Award for Clinical Research. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Graduate Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine and served as the chief interventional cardiology fellow at the Texas Heart Institute. He completed a clinical electrophysiology fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute in 1999.

Dr. Rasekh's interest include sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ablation of arrhythmias, device therapy for congestive heart failure and management of coronary artery disease. He has been the author and co-author of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. Dr. Rasekh is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of Heart Rhythm Society.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Kim SE, Khawaja M, Kim JA, Safavi-Naeini P, Pickett J, Molina-Razavi J, Saeed M, Razavi M, Rasekh A, Chelu M.. " " Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.. 2023 Jul ; 46 (7) : 788-795.
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  • Segar MW, Zhang A, Paisley RD, Badjatiya A, Lambeth KD, Mullins K, Razavi M, Molina-Razavi JE, Rasekh A, Saeed M.. " " Am J Cardiol.. 2023 Aug ; 200 : 50-56.
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  • Huang S, Safavi-Naeini P, Rasekh A. Medical and Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.. " " Tex Heart Inst J.. 2021 Sep ; 48 (4) : e217549. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-21-7549.
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  • Ganapathy AV, Nazeri A, Ashton J, Ganapathy KS, Safavi-Naeini P, Saeed M, Rasekh A, Razavi M.. " " J Interv Card Electrophysiol.. 2020 Jun ; 61 (1) : 181-186.
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Languages

French, Farsi

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