David Rawitscher MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation
Legacy Heart Center
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6601 Preston RdPlano, TX 75024
Phone+1 469-326-3400
Fax+1 469-326-3499
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Summary
- David Rawitscher, MD, is a cardiologist based in Plano, TX, with subspecialties in Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure & Transplantation. Dr. Rawitscher completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago, after graduating from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in 1991. The doctor has expertise in general cardiology, cardiomyopathies, sarcoidosis-related cardiomyopathy, and cardio-oncology. The publications include research on outcomes related to left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and associated procedures. Dr. Rawitscher has received multiple certifications for CMS Meaningful Use and was honored as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly starting in 2014. He has been named numerous times as a Texas Top Doctor by Texas Monthly magazine as well as a Dallas Best Doctor by D Magazine.
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997- University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2028
LA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
IL State Medical License 1991 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Society of EchocardiographyBoard certified in echocardiography- American Society of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear cardiology board certifiction
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity EMR, GE Healthcare, 2011, 2013-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MedTeam, Trellix Engineering Corp., 2011, 2013-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Everyone deserves a second chance: The importance of second opinions for left ventricular assist device candidacy.Timothy J George, David A Rawitscher, Nitin Kabra, Greg Milligan, Akash Rusia
JHLT Open. 2026-05-01 - Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.Cody W Dorton, Timothy J George, Akash Rusia, Aasim Afzal, Nitin Kabra
BMC Nephrology. 2025-12-05 - Prognostic value of the vasoactive-inotropic score in predicting outcomes following LVAD implantation.Taylor Pickering, Kyle A McCullough, Cody W Dorton, David A Rawitscher, J Michael DiMaio
JHLT Open. 2025-08-01
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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