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Email

diez@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Medicine-Cardiology
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Houston, TX US

Addresses

Fannin Tower (Clinic)

6624 Fannin Street, #2480
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570

HCA Houston ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú Medical Center (Hospital)

1313 Hermann Drive
Houston, TX 77004
United States
Phone: (713) 527-5000

CHI St. Luke's Health (Hospital)

1101 Bates Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1000

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-1000

Education

MD from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Medical School

01/1989 - Bogota, Colombia

Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute, ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú

06/1998 - Houston, Texas United States

Cardiology

Residency at Carney Hospital – Categorical Program, Boston University School of Medicine

06/1995 - Boston, Massachusetts United States

Internal Medicine

Residency at Universitario San Ignacio, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

10/1993 - Bogota, Colombia

Internal Medicine

Certifications

Interventional Cardiology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

American Board of Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

All-Star Physician

²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú (10/2022)

Interventional Scientific Council and Section Member

American College of Cardiology (01/2005 - 12/2008)

Professional Interests

• Acute Coronary Syndromes
• Acute and Chronic Aortic Syndromes
• Atherothrombosis
• Valvular Disease
• Antiplatelet and Antithrombin Therapy
• Antiplatelet and Antithrombin Therapy
• Interventional Strategies and Devices
• Vascular Biology

Professional Statement

Dr. José G. Díez is board certified in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology. He serves as senior research scientist in interventional cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute at CHI Baylor St Luke's Medical Center (THI at BSLMC) and clinical associate professor of medicine at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú in Houston, Texas. He is on the interventional cardiology professional staff at THI at BSLMC and the consulting staff of the cardiology service at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.
Dr. Díez is an associate editor of the Texas Heart Institute Journal. He is also a member of the Texas Heart Institute Cardiac Society. In addition, he is a member of the AHA Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Council, the American College of Physicians and the National Marfan Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.
A graduate of Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia, Dr. Díez completed an internal medicine residency at the same institution and another at Boston University in Massachusetts. Dr. Díez completed his training in cardiovascular diseases and interventional cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, where he served as chief fellow. His previous academic experience includes appointments at ²ÝÁñÉçÇøÈë¿Ú as director of invasive cardiology at the Baylor Heart Clinic and director of interventional cardiology research. At Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served as director of clinical and interventional research and co-director of the cardiovascular catheterization laboratories.
He has received research and education awards from the Mueller Foundation, the EVEREST program, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association.
He is currently accepting new patients, including those seeking to begin cardiovascular care and treatment and those seeking secondary opinions and consultations.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

• Hong JC, Orozco-Sevilla V, Diez JG, Coselli JS. "." Tex Heart Inst J.. 2023 Mar 1;50(2):e227874. Pubmed PMID:
• Farmer DM, Díez JG, Orozco-Sevilla V, Coselli JS. "." J Card Surg.. 2022;37(10):3413-3416. Pubmed PMID:
• Kherallah RY, Koneru S, Krajcer Z, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, McCormack ML, Costello BT, Coulter S, Strickman NE, Plana Gomez JC, Mortazavi A, Díez JG, Livesay JJ, Coselli JS, Silva GV. "." Ann Cardiothorac Surg.. 2021;10(5):630-640. Pubmed PMID:
• Cekmecelioglu D, Preventza O, Dougherty KG, Chatterjee S, Green SY, Silva GV, Díez JG, Coselli JS. "." Ann Cardiothorac Surg.. 2021;10(5):641-650. Pubmed PMID:

Languages

Spanish