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M. Rizwan Sohail, MD, Infectious Disease, Houston, TX, St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

M. RizwanSohailMDFIDSA

Infectious Disease • Houston, TX

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Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine

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    7200 Cambridge St., Suite 8A-223
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston, TX 77030
    Phone+1 713-798-9121
    Fax+1 713-798-0171
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Summary

  • Dr. Sohail is a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. His research interests is in cardiovascular infections, including native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis, vascular closure device infections, cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections, ventricular assist device infections, and vascular graft infections. He has published over 190 original peer-reviewed articles in major medical journals such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Archives of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Catheterization Cardiovascular Intervention, and Mayo Clinic Proceedings, among others. These papers address important clinical questions related to the epidemiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, complications, outcomes and cost associated with cardiovascular infections. In addition, he has authored 29 book chapters on endocarditis and device infections.

    Being an expert in the field of cardiovascular infections, Dr Sohail has been an invited speaker at the meetings of the Heart Rhythm Society, the American Heart Association, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the European Society of Cardiology, among others. In addition, he has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Naples in Italy.

    He is currently a member of the Council of Clinical Cardiology, and the Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research for the American Heart Association. He is reviewer of numerous scientific journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and JAMA.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Infectious Disease, 2005
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
    University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2002
  • Aga Khan Medical College
    Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2002 - 2022
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1999 - 2002
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

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