
Dr. Alan W Nugent MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
6621 Fannin St # Mc19345c Att: Diana Estrada Houston TX, 77030About
Dr. Alan Nugent is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Nugent specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine 1997
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Device closure of an atrial septal defect following successful balloon valvuloplasty in a neonate with critical pulmonary valve stenosis and persistent cyanosis.
- Device closure rates of simple atrial septal defects optimized by the STARFlex device.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Incomplete endothelialization and late development of acute bacterial endocarditis after implantation of an Amplatzer septal occluder device.
- Long-term follow-up of the STARFlex device for closure of secundum atrial septal defect.
- Long-term follow-up of the STARFlex device for closure of secundum atrial septal defect.
- Atherotome dislodgement and successful retrieval during cutting balloon pulmonary angioplasty.
- High-takeoff single coronary artery with intramural course in truncus arteriosus: prospective echocardiographic identification.
- A novel biodegradable stent applicable for use in congenital heart disease: bench testing and feasibility results in a rabbit model.
- Morphology of interatrial defects created by interventional techniques in a neonatal animal model.
- Optimization of preoperative status in hypoplastic left heart syndrome with intact atrial septum by left atrial decompression and bilateral pulmonary artery bands.
- A novel design biodegradable stent for use in congenital heart disease: mid-term results in rabbit descending aorta.
- Transcatheter removal of atrial septal stent placed to decompress left atrium with VA ECMO.
- Bench and initial preclinical results of a novel 8 mm diameter double opposed helical biodegradable stent.
- Mechanical and microstructural analysis of a radially expandable vascular conduit for neonatal and pediatric cardiovascular surgery.
Awards
- 2011 Best Doctors in America - First awarded 2007
Treatments
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Heart Disease
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Cardiology
- Member American Heart Association
- Member Dallas County Medical Society
- Member Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Member Texas Medical Association
Fellowships
- Children's Hospital Boston - Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology 2002
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