Richard W Smalling MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
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6410 Fannin StSuite 600Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-500-8828
Fax+1 713-500-6560
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Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1978 - 1981- University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1978
McGovern Medical School at UTHealthClass of 1975
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1975 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Master Interventionalist - MSCAI Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
- James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine UTHealth/McGovern Medical School
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013, 2017
Clinical Trials
- Prostaglandin E1 (Liprostin) Treatment With Lower Limb Angioplasty for Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease
- Pre-hospital Administration of Thrombolytic Therapy With Urgent Culprit Artery Revascularization
- A Single Center of Carotid Stenting With Distal Protection for the Treatment of Obstructive Carotid Artery Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Conduction disturbance recovery and permanent pacing requirement in bicuspid aortic valves post-TAVR.Iad Alhallak, Xena Moore, Ken Chan, Biswajit Kar, Richard Smalling
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2026-08-14 - Sex-based differences in long-term mortality after TAVR among patients with bicuspid aortic valve.Xena Moore, Ken Chan, Siu-Chun M Ho, Sukhdeep Basra, Richard Smalling
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2026-06-24 - 10-Year Outcomes of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement or Surgery in Intermediate-Risk Patients.Tamim M Nazif, Matheus Simonato, Raj R Makkar, Vinod H Thourani, Nimesh D Desai
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-06-16
Journal Articles
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveBrian Whisenant, Samir R Kapadia, Mackram F Eleid, James M Mccabe, Amar Krishnaswamy, Richard W Smalling, Charanjit S Rihal, Raj R Makkar, JAMA Cardiology
- Regional Artery Specific Thresholds of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion by PET Associated with Reduced MI and Death After Revascularization in Stable CADMohammad Madjid, Igor Gregoric, Richard W Smalling, Nils P Johnson, Monica B Patel, Salman Arain, David McPherson, Pranav Loyalka, Hazim Safi, Anthony Estrera, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Authored Content
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveJuly 2020
- One-Year Outcomes of Mitral Valve-in-Valve Using the SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart ValveJuly 2020
Press Mentions
professional.diabetes.org/primaryJune 22nd, 2018- UTHealth Physicians Give Track Star New Lease on Life with PFO Closure ProcedureSeptember 14th, 2017
Call for Accelerated Global Action to Tackle Endemic Cardiovascular Disease (World Heart Federation)June 8th, 2016
Committees
- member, 2014 AHA/ACC NSTE-ACS Guideline
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Cardiac Angiography and InterventionsMSCAI
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