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Alexander Postalian, MD

Dr. Postalian is a cardiologist at The Texas Heart Institute, acting as a member of the teaching staff for the Institute's cardiovascular disease training programs and as an associate editor for The Texas Heart Institute Journal. Dr. Postalian specializes in coronary, peripheral vascular, and structural/valvular heart disease intervention. His specific clinical and research areas of interest include cardiovascular disease prevention – including complex lipid disorder management, state-of-the-art coronary intervention guided by intravascular imaging and flow assessment, next-day discharge transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and minimally invasive abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment. Dr. Postalian has completed board certification examinations in Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Internal Medicine. He has been recognized as a Texas Superdoctors Rising Star and as a Houstonia Top Doctor.

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Matthew Segar, MD

Dr. Segar is a cardiology fellow at The Texas Heart Institute. He graduated from Internal Medicine residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center and received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine. He also graduated with a degree in computer science with Honors from Bucknell University and a Masters of Science in Bioinformatics from Indiana University. His current research focuses on using machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve risk prediction and tailor medical therapies to identify and treat heart failure.

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Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD

Dr. Salim Virani is an alumnus of The Texas Heart Institute, a member of The Texas Heart Institute Professional Staff, and the first Vice Provost for Research at Aga Khan University. He is a world expert in cholesterol, among the top 0.01% of scholars writing about cholesterol from 2011-2021 and among the top 2% of the most cited scientists worldwide by PLos Biology in 2022. Dr. Virani has served as a faculty for over 50 online literary and educational programs and has participated in more than 100 online or in-person media interviews.

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