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Office
100 East Ridge Road
Suite A
McAllen, TX 78503Phone+1 956-682-5665Fax+1 956-682-5567- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Cardiology fellow at UTMB/TMHS continuing training in Interventional Cardiology at UAMS in 2013. Most of my research involves the immune system and its role in heart failure.
Have a passion for the innovative use of emerging technologies in the field of medicine in order to improve the lives of patients and the approach taken by healthcare providers to get there.
Education & Training
- U Arkansas2012
- Singularity University: FutureMedMD, MedTech, 2012
- Methodist Hospital (Houston)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2010
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2013 - 2014
- Singularity University: FutureMedMD, MedTech, 2011 - 2011
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
- Methodist Hospital (Houston)Heart Failure and Transplant Research Fellow, 2006 - 2007
- Monterrey Inst TechClass of 2004
- Escuela de Medicina Ignacio A. SantosClass of 2004
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2014 - Present
- TX State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- EVIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSION Best International Research project Award: Annual Congress of International Interventional Cardiology 2012, 2012
- EVALUATION OF HUMORAL IMMUNITY IN HEART FAILURE: PLASMAPHERESIS POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY 1st Place Research Presentation. The American College of Physicians 2009 Texas Meeting, 2009
- REVERSE REMODELING OF FAILING MYOCARDIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED DEPOSITION OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODIES: INITIAL RESULTS OF PLASMAPHERESIS AS A NOVEL THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE 1st Place Research Presentation. The American College of Physicians, 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 12 citationsModified dual guide catheter ("ping-pong") technique to treat left internal mammary artery graft perforation.Christian Assad-Kottner, Abdul Hakeem, Barry F. Uretsky> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2015 Jul 1
- 37 citationsHigh proportion of patients with end-stage heart failure regardless of aetiology demonstrates anti-cardiac antibody deposition in failing myocardium: humoral activatio...Keith A. Youker, Christian Assad-Kottner, Andrea M. Cordero-Reyes, Alejandro R. Trevino, Jose H. Flores-Arredondo, Roberto Barrios, Evaristo Fernández-Sada, Jerry D. E...> ;European Heart Journal. 2014 Apr 21
- 9 citations“Tele-Mentoring”: An Interventional Procedure Using a Wearable Computer: First-in-ManChristian Assad-Kottner, Abdul Hakeem, Eudice E. Fontenot, Barry F. Uretsky> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2014 Mar 18
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- INCREASED MYOCYTE SIZE PREDICTS CELLULAR REVERSE REMODELING FOLLOWING CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPYAssad-Kottner C, Oliveri G, Thohan V, Towbin J, Nasir N, Torre-Amione G, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2006
- HIGH SUCCESS RATES WITH MILRINONE AS A BRIDGE TO TRANSPLANT FOR PATIENTS WITH SHORT WIAITNG TIMESAssad-Kottner C, Chen D, Cordova F, Torre-Amione G, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2006
- INITIAL RESULTS OF A NON-RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY OF THE USE OF PLASMAPHERESIS FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHYAssad-Kottner C, Chen D, Wang J, Torre-Amione G, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART & LUNG TRANSPLANTATION MEETING 2006
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Lectures
- VIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSIONCADECI Annual congress of International Interventional Cardiology 2012 Meeting
Other
- EVIDENCE OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN END-STAGE FAILING MYOCARDIUM: A POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTOR TO DIESASE PROGRESSIONChristian Assad-Kottner, MD1, 2; Andrea M Cordero-Reyes, MD2; Alejandro R Trevino, MD2; Jose H Flores-Arredondo, MD2; Evaristo Fernandez2, MD; Roberto Barrios, MD2; ...
Mexico
Committees
- Member of organizing committee, American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Innovation and Educational Forum 2012 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
Other Languages
- Spanish, German
Hospital Affiliations
- Rio Grande Regional HospitalMcAllen, Texas
External Links
- TheMedbonsaihttp://medbonsai.wordpress.com/
- Medical Technologyhttp://zeen.com/futuremed
- Medhackerhttp://medhacker.com
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