Email

enrique.garcia-sayan@bcm.edu

Positions

Medical Director, Fannin Tower Cardiology

Associate Professor
Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center/Texas Heart Institute (Hospital)

6720 Bertner Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-1000

Baylor Cardiology - Fannin Tower (Clinic)

6624 Fannin Street
Suite 2480
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5570
Fax: (713) 796-8186
https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/for-patients/locations/cardiology-fannin-tower

Education

MD from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

04/2004 - Lima, Peru

Residency at Henry Ford Hospital

06/2009 - Detroit, Michigan United States

Clinical Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center

06/2012 - Chicago, Illinois United States

Certifications

Board Certified - Internal Medicine

American Board of Internal Medicine

Board Certified - Cardiovascular Disease

American Board of Internal Medicine

Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography

National Board of Echocardiography

Diplomate

Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology

Diplomate

Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Honors & Awards

Elected to the American Society of Echocardiography Board of Directors (2023)

07/2023

Elected to the Delta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2022)

Elected to the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission Echocardiography Board of Directors (2019)

Elected as Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (2016)

Elected as Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (2015)

Professional Interests

• General Cardiology
• Adult Echocardiography
• Structural and Interventional Echocardiography
• Cardiac Computed Tomography
• Valvular Heart Disease

Professional Statement

Dr. Enrique Garcia-Sayan is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and serves as the Medical Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. He previously held faculty appointments at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago and UTHealth McGovern Medical School in Houston before joining Baylor College of Medicine in 2023. His clinical expertise includes advanced imaging of complex valvular and structural heart disease, interventional echocardiography, and quality echocardiography laboratory operations.

Board-certified in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Garcia-Sayan holds additional certifications in adult echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and cardiovascular computed tomography. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in the field of cardiovascular imaging, focusing on innovations in echocardiographic techniques, valvular heart disease, and multimodality imaging. His work also extends to the development of guideline documents, including his participation in several writing groups for guidelines related to structural heart interventions and echocardiography.

Dr. Garcia-Sayan is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), where he plays an active leadership role. He has served on the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission's Echocardiography Board of Directors since 2020, was elected to the ASE Board of Directors for the 2023-2025 term and is a member of the ASE Interventional Echocardiography Council Steering Committee for 2024-2026. In addition to his national leadership, Dr. Garcia-Sayan has served as President of the Greater Houston Society of Echocardiography and Vascular (GHSEV) since 2021, and is co-director of the Annual Houston Echo Board Review, fostering regional collaboration and education in echocardiography.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Garcia-Sayan E, Raghunathan D, Li FM, Dhoble A, Sheu RD, Jelacic S, Reisman M, Smalling RW, Mackensen GB. "Initial experience with the fourth generation MitraClip™: Outcomes, procedural aspects, and considerations for device selection.." Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Oct;98(4):E626-E636. Pubmed PMID: 33847434
• Garcia-Sayan E, Chen T, Khalique OK. "Multimodality Cardiac Imaging for Procedural Planning and Guidance of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement and Mitral Paravalvular Leak Closure.." Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Feb 22;8 Pubmed PMID: 33693033
• Little SH, Rigolin VH, Garcia-Sayan E, Hahn RT, Hung J, Mackensen GB, Mankad S, Quader N, Saric M. "Recommendations for Special Competency in Echocardiographic Guidance of Structural Heart Disease Interventions: From the American Society of Echocardiography.." J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Apr;36(4):350-365. Pubmed PMID: 36841670
• Garcia-Sayan E, Jain R, Wessly P, Mackensen GB, Johnson B, Quader N "Radiation Exposure to the Interventional Echocardiographers and Sonographers: A Call to Action." J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2024 Jul;37(7):698-705. Pubmed PMID: 38490315

Languages

Spanish