Robert Jay Widmer MD PhD

Interventional Cardiology

Clinical Assistant Professor and Chief of Cardiology, The McKinney Heart Hospital

Summary

Dr. Robert Widmer is a cardiologist based in McKinney, TX, specializing in interventional cardiology. He completed his medical degree at Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, followed by a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester. Currently serving as the Chief at The Heart Hospital McKinney and an Assistant Professor at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, he has been involved with the Mayo Clinic as a CV Fellow since 2012. Dr. Widmer has expertise in cardiac critical care, health technology/informatics, structural cardiology, and coronary physiology. His recent publications have appeared in notable journals such as the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and the European Heart Journal. Additionally, he holds several certifications related to CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 and Stage 2 from Centricity Enterprise and the Mayo Clinic.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2012 - 2016
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Texas A&M; Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2009

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity Enterprise (CE), GE Healthcare, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Centricity Patient Online, GE Healthcare, 2013-2014, 2016-2017

PubMed

Five-Year Outcomes of Measured and Predicted Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Following Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Karim Al-Azizi, Ghadi Moubarak, Mohamad Bader Abo Hajar, Taylor Pickering, Cody W Dorton
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2026-02-08
Impact of Measured and Predicted Patient-Prosthesis Mismatch on Quality of Life Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Karim Al-Azizi, Mohamad Bader Abo Hajar, Taylor Pickering, Ghadi Moubarak, Cody W Dorton
Structural Heart. 2026-01-01
Incidence and Sex-Based Comparison of Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Karim Al-Azizi, Taylor Pickering, Mohamad Bader AboHajar, Ghadi Moubarak, Asim Mohiuddin
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2025-07-01

Journal Articles

The Impact of Social Media on Negative Online Physician Reviews: An Observational Study in a Large, Academic, Multispecialty Practice
R Jay Widmer, Sandhya Pruthi, John T Wald, Farris K Timimi, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Focus on Pulmonary Vascular Intervention Assessment and Management of Pulmonary Vein Occlusion After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Douglas L Packer, Erin A Fender, R Jay Widmer, ScienceDirect