Positions
- Director, Structural Heart Disease
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Associate Professor
Medicine-Cardiology
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
- Director of Structural Heart Disease
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ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Addresses
- Baylor Clinic (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St
Suite 6C
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2545
- Administrative Office (Office)
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6624 Fannin Street, #2089
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
- Baylor CHI St. Luke's Hospital (Clinic)
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1101 Bates Ave
THI Clinic - Suite P115
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2776
Education
- MD from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- 12/1994 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
- 07/2013 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Structural Heart Disease
- Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- 06/2008 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Interventional Cardiology
- Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital/ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- 06/2007 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Adult Cardiology
- Residency at University of Texas Health Science Center
- 06/2003 - Houston, Texas, United States
- Internal Medicine
Certifications
- Interventional Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- National Board of Echocardiography
Honors & Awards
- Star Award for Excellence in Patient Care (2024)
- ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- Top Doctors 2021
- Houstonia (09/2021)
Professional Interests
- Structural Heart Disease Intervention
- Interventional cardiology
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular disease
Professional Statement
Guilherme Vianna Silva, M.D, is Director of Structural Heart Disease at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine and at the Texas Heart Institute, and Assistant Professor at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography.
Dr. Silva earned his medical degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and subsequently trained for three years in Cardiology. After coming to the United States, he completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at The University of Texas-Houston, as well as four years in Research and Adult Cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. Dr. Silva held the position of Chief Cardiology Fellow at Texas Heart Institute and was awarded The Tauber Award for Outstanding Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Silva also completed his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute was Chief Interventional Cardiology Fellow during that time. Dr. Silva subsequently completed a fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Structural Heart Disease.
The major focus of Dr. Silva has been in cardiovascular disease research. He is one of the pioneers in the utilization of stem cells for treating heart attacks and heart failure. He has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed literature, over 100 abstracts, and 13 books and book chapters along with multiple invitations to teach in the United States and South America. This is a testament of his commitment to clinical research and patient care. Dr. Silva’s academic work includes topics such as: stem cell therapy for heart disease, interventional cardiology, coronary imaging, and structural heart disease interventions.
Dr. Silva is an expert in complex interventional cardiology procedures, as well as structural heart disease interventions and procedures. Dr. Silva specializes in percutaneous techniques to treat Mitral Valve Disease, as well as MitraClip, a less-invasive treatment option for those with mitral regurgitation who are high risk for surgery. Dr Silva and his Team also perform Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) and Pascal Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER).
Dr. Silva earned his medical degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and subsequently trained for three years in Cardiology. After coming to the United States, he completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at The University of Texas-Houston, as well as four years in Research and Adult Cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. Dr. Silva held the position of Chief Cardiology Fellow at Texas Heart Institute and was awarded The Tauber Award for Outstanding Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Silva also completed his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute was Chief Interventional Cardiology Fellow during that time. Dr. Silva subsequently completed a fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Structural Heart Disease.
The major focus of Dr. Silva has been in cardiovascular disease research. He is one of the pioneers in the utilization of stem cells for treating heart attacks and heart failure. He has over 60 publications in peer-reviewed literature, over 100 abstracts, and 13 books and book chapters along with multiple invitations to teach in the United States and South America. This is a testament of his commitment to clinical research and patient care. Dr. Silva’s academic work includes topics such as: stem cell therapy for heart disease, interventional cardiology, coronary imaging, and structural heart disease interventions.
Dr. Silva is an expert in complex interventional cardiology procedures, as well as structural heart disease interventions and procedures. Dr. Silva specializes in percutaneous techniques to treat Mitral Valve Disease, as well as MitraClip, a less-invasive treatment option for those with mitral regurgitation who are high risk for surgery. Dr Silva and his Team also perform Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) and Pascal Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER).
Videos
Selected Publications
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Gao F, Kherallah R, Koetting M, Simpson L, Seger J, Koneru S, Coselli J, Preventza O, Orozco-Sevilla V, Manon N, Silva GV.. " " Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 ; 46 (7) : 615-622.
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Patel V, Gray Z, Alam M, Silva GV, Simpson L, Liao K.. " " J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 ; 13 : 92-100.
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Cekmecelioglu D, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, Chatterjee S, Green SY, Silva GV, DÃez JG, Coselli JS.. " " Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 ; 10 (5) : 641-650.
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Kherallah RY, Koneru S, Krajcer Z, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, McCormack ML, Costello BT, Coulter S, Strickman NE, Plana Gomez JC, Mortazavi A, DÃez JG, Livesay JJ, Coselli JS, Silva GV.. " " Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 ; 10 (5) : 630-640.
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Languages
Portuguese, Spanish
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