Dr. Ram Aligeti has more than 15 years of experience taking care of patients with cardiovascular diseases. He takes a holistic approach in treating his patients, addressing the whole person, not just symptoms and disease. His motto is “live better and happier”. He believes prevention is key to maintaining excellent health, but at the same time as a board-certified Interventional cardiologist he is ready to offer and perform any required procedures promptly only when necessary. He respects patients’ autonomy, and lets them make an informed decision after providing a full explanation.
Dr. Aligeti, after completing medical school in India, did Internal medicine residency at University of Tennessee, Memphis, cardiology fellowship at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, echocardiography fellowship at Harvard University, Boston, MA, and Interventional cardiology fellowship at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.
Dr. Aligeti and his wife have two children, each of them are very active in several extracurricular activities and the community. Outside of the office he enjoys spending time with his family and supporting his children with their activities. He is an avid reader, practices yoga and meditation.
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Preventive cardiology (stroke and heart attack prevention, cholesterol & high blood pressure management, tobacco cessation)
- Interventional cardiology (acute MI management, angioplasty, stenting)
- Peripheral Arterial Disease (angioplasty and stenting in the extremities)
- Carotid Disease (carotid stenting and stroke prevention)
- Aortic aneurysm repairs (endovascular repair of the aneurysms)
- Closure of the atrial septal defect and PFO
- Venous disorders-varicose veins, edema, deep vein thrombosis and ulcers
- Pulmonary embolism
- Congestive heart failure
- Valvular heart disease
- Nuclear stress testing
- Echocardiography
- Holter monitoring
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Atrial fibrillation management and stroke prevention
- Cardiac CT angiography
- Obesity/weight loss, intermittent fasting, screening, and prevention of diabetes
- Screening for coronary artery disease
- Holistic approach, meditation, yoga, and mind/body effect
Education
- Fellowship interventional cardiology
- Drexel University/Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship cardiovascular disease
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Fellowship cardiac imaging
- VA Boston Health Care System/Harvard University. Boston, MA
- Internal medicine residency
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Memphis, TN
- Internal medicine internship
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Chicago Medical School: Chicago; Illinois
- Master of public health
- University of Alabama, Birmingham
Medical school
Kakatiya medical college/Osmania university Telangana, India.
Languages Spoken
- English
- Hindi
- Telugu
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology.
Hospital Appointments
- Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco/Centennial
Memberships
Fellow American college of cardiology
Publications
- A comparison of VerifyNowR with PlateletMappingR-detected aspirin resistance and correlation with urinary thromboxane.
- A completely fractured zotarolimus-eluting stent in an aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft.
- Aorto-right atrial fistula following transseptal catheterization and catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
- Effect of combination lipid-modifying therapy on the triglyceride lowering effect of fish oil.
- Turner’s syndrome and coronary artery disease.
- Primary gluteal abscess due to Salmonella typhimurium: a case report and review of the literature.
- Homocysteine Levels Correlate with Left Atrial Size and Clinical Outcomes in Systolic Heart Failure
- Journal of Cardiac Failure., Volume 13, Issue 6
A comparison of VerifyNowR with PlateletMappingR-detected aspirin resistance and correlation with urinary thromboxane. Carroll RC, Craft RM, Snider CC, Aligeti VR, Wortham DC Anesth Analg. 2013 Feb;116(2):282-6. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318277de06. Epub 2013 Jan 9.
Venero CV, Aligeti VR, Wortham DC. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Jan 1;81(1):62-5. doi: 10.1002/ccd.24312. Epub 2012 May 2.
Aligeti VR, South HL, Hirsh JB, Wortham DCJ Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2012 Jun;23(6):659-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02253.x. Epub 2012 Jan 11.
Effect of combination lipid-modifying therapy on the triglyceride lowering effect of fish oil. Aligeti VR, Gandhi M, Braden R, Rezk A, Elam MB. Am J Med Sci. 2007 Mar;333(3):168-72.
Aligeti VR, Horn HR. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Mar 1;99(5):741-2. Epub 2007 Jan 12.
Aligeti VR, Horn HR. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Mar 1;99(5):741-2. Epub 2007 Jan 12.
David E. Solarz, Prasad Maddukuri, Venkata Aligeti, Jayashri Aragam, G.V.R.K. Sharma and Jacob Joseph
Supplement 2, August 2007, Pages S99-S100
