Dr. Alan Heldman

Dr. Heldman was educated at Harvard College, UAB School of Medicine, and trained in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology all at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was a faculty interventional cardiologist for 12 more years at Johns Hopkins, and for 8 years at University of Miami. Areas of special clinical interest and research publication include prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease, genetics and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and management of valvular heart disease. He has performed thousands of complex interventional procedures and hundreds of transcatheter valve replacements. He has led research using stem cell therapy for heart failure. Dr. Heldman is intrigued with the potential of apps and wireless self-monitoring devices to change the way cardiovascular medical care is delivered. To improve patients' experiences here on HealthTap, Dr. Heldman noted that "I find that Inbox Consults work much better than the time-limited virtual consults lasting only a few minutes. With an Inbox consult we can email back and forth until we have resolved the questions you have. Give it a try!"