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Biykem Bozkurt, MD, Cardiology, Houston, TX, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

BiykemBozkurtMDPhD, FHFSA, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FESC

Cardiology • Houston, TX

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Mary and Gordon Cain Chair of Cardiology, Professor of Medicine, Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Director, Winters Center for Heart Failure, Associate Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX Immediate Past President of Heart Failure Society of America Senior Associate Editor, Circulation

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  • Office

    2002 Holcombe Blvd
    Medvamc Cardiology Section-4C115B
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-794-7070
    Fax+1 713-794-7551
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Summary

  • I am an academic heart failure and cardiac transplantation cardiologist, with active participation in health care administration, leadership, patient care, research and education. I serve as the Medicine Department Chair (Medical Care Line Executive at the DeBakey VA Medical Center; W.A. “Tex” and Deborah Moncrief, Jr., Chair; Mary and Gordon Cain Chair and Professor of Medicine; and Vice-Chair of Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine; Director of the Winters Center for Heart Failure and Associate Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute at Baylor College of Medicine. I am the President of the Heart Failure Society of America, and Chair of the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Task Force for Data Standards. I currently serve as a member of the ACC/AHA Task Force for Performance Metrics, and have served as the immediate past Chair of Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Council of the American College of Cardiology. I am a Senior Associate Editor for Circulation; and Heart Failure Section Editor for the Journal of American College of Cardiology. I actively participate in clinical and translational research, national and international scientific sessions in the field of heart failure; teaches medical students, residents, fellows at bedside; mentor trainees in clinical and translational research. I am board certified in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.

Education & Training

  • UPMC Medical Education
    UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 1996 - 1997
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
  • Istanbul University Fom
    Istanbul University FomClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 1998
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recognized among the world's most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year Web of Science, 2019-2020
  • Ben and Margaret Love Foundation Bobby Alford Presidential Award for Academic Clinical Professionalism Baylor College of Medicine, 2019
  • President Heart Failure Society of America, 2019
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in HF 
    76th Annual Scientific Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in HF 
    Japanese Circulation Society, 76th Annual Scientific Meeting, Fukuoka, Japan

Authored Content

  • Cardiac Transplant Patients Should Receive a Booster for COVID-19 VaccinationAugust 2021

Press Mentions

  • 291. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #17 with Dr. Biykem Bozkurt
    291. Guidelines: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure – Question #17 with Dr. Biykem BozkurtApril 28th, 2023
  • Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During Hospitalization
    Virtual Care Team Optimized Heart Failure Medications During HospitalizationMarch 7th, 2023
  • Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAH
    Sotatercept, Fixed-Dose Combo Therapy on the Right Path for PAHMarch 6th, 2023
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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