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Richard W. Smalling, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained specialist in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology with expertise in the treatment of adult congenital heart disease and valvular heart disease percutaneously, as well as peripheral vascular disease interventions, including carotid stenting and percutaneous endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Additionally, his team is experienced in utilizing left ventricular assist devices to support high-risk coronary angioplasty and complicated valve treatment procedures.
He’s also a professor, the Jay Brent Sterling Professor, and the James D. Woods Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Named an America’s Top Doctor for the past 14 years, Smalling has received a number of professional and service awards, including the Distinguished Service Award from the American Heart Association Texas Affiliate. He is on the editorial boards of “Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions” and “The Journal of Interventional Cardiology.” In addition, he holds several patents and co-founded Windmill Cardiovascular Systems, a company that’s developing an implantable left ventricular assist device.
His research interests include advanced intravascular imaging procedures for coronary artery disease, mechanical and pharmacologic reduction of ischemic myocardial injury, and developing advanced heart attack treatment systems.
Smalling is the author of over 240 scientific papers, 145 abstracts, 25 book chapters, two books, and more than 15 web-based CME articles.
He and his wife Sharon have three children, Geoffrey, Elizabeth, and Stephanie, and two grandchildren. They enjoy cooking, cycling, skiing, and traveling together.
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