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Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil

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Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD

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Specialty:
Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Interests:
Obesity and Diabetes, Heart Failure, Consultative and Outpatient Cardiology, Electrocardiography
Board Certification:
American Board of Internal Medicine
General
Cardiovascular Disease
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Education/Training

Medical School
Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg, 1968

Residency
Boston City Hospital, 1973

Fellowship
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1976


Dr. Taegtmeyer is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, a Fellow of the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, and the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences. He served as President of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism 2006 to 2009. Dr. Taegtmeyer is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. He has supervised 12 graduate students and 16 postdoctoral fellows, and he has mentored 15 medical or surgical residents on research rotations as well as 43 summer students. Many of his students hold academic appointments in the US (Yale, UCLA, UCSD, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and The University of Texas Houston Medical School) and in Germany.

Dr. Taegtmeyer was a full member of the NIH Metabolism Study Section from 1989 to 1993 and has since served as an ad hoc member of various NIH study sections on a yearly basis. In 2005 the Director of the NHLBI named Dr. Taegtmeyer to the NIH Protocol Review Committee for the IMMEDIATE Trial. In 2006 he was named to the NHLBI Data Safety Monitoring Board for the IMMEDIATE Trial. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of the University Clinical Research Center since 1995, and on the MacDonald Fund Research Committee since 2007.

23 Patient Review(s) / 37 Surveys

11/30/20
Outstanding care and bed manners!
11/24/20
interactive
11/14/20
A very thoughtful and caring doctor.
10/12/20
*Dr. Heinrich Taegtmeyer and [...] [...] on [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...]. He is a first rate, world class cardiologist. Highest ratings!
10/07/20
*Dr. T. knows me better than I know myself. *Dr. T. has been my dr. since [...].
09/01/20
it is always a treat to have session with Dr T. I know I am in good hands with him. also want to add that the assistant doctor he has with him now impressed me with his thoroughness and attention to detail.
08/25/20
Always great customer service.
07/30/20
Dr. Taegtmeyer is the most knowledgable and best cardiologist in Houston, which makes him the best in the world. He is kind, thoughtful and understanding as well. He treats me like a colleague and a brother!!! I consider myself an extremely lucky man to know that he is there with his care!!!
07/22/20
Outstanding overall experience!
05/28/20
Outstanding care.
05/19/20
Dr. Taegtmeyer is the best cardiologist in the world!!!
05/14/20
Under current conditions (COVID-19), the telephone visit was adequate.
04/13/20
Very good nothing very nothing bad.
04/13/20
Everything were very good.
04/13/20
All very good.
04/13/20
Everything was very good.
04/13/20
Very good.
04/13/20
All very good.
04/10/20
outstanding patient service.
04/10/20
Excellent care.
04/10/20
Outstanding/extraordinary care and patient service!
04/02/20
Excellent treatment.
03/10/20
Health care provider(s) were allowed me to express all of my concerns and provided information in simple & clear language with excellent service.
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