Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
Practice Location
Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates
Smith Tower
6550 Fannin, Suite 1901
Houston, TX 77030
713-441-1100
Medical School
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
Medicine Residency
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Cardiology Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Areas of Interest
- Interventional Cardiology
- Angioplasty
- Stenting
- Coronary artery disease
Board Certification
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Interventional Cardiology
Languages
English
Biography
Dr. Neal S. Kleiman is the Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center at The Methodist Hospital and a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. His expertise is in interventional cardiology angioplasty, stenting, coronary artery diseases.
His research lies in the relationship between angioplasty, stenting and clotting. His laboratory, recognized nationally as a select site for platelet research, examines the effects of antiplatelet therapy, the use of medications to prevent platelets from clumping and blood from clotting in patients with coronary artery disease who undergo interventional cardiac procedures.
Dr. Kleiman has been the principal investigator and/or collaborating investigator in more than 100 studies and multi-center trials related to arterial thrombosis, the formation of blood clots in the arteries, clotting and angioplasty, which have altered the management of patients with chest pain undergoing catheterization.
After receiving his medical degree from Columbia University in New York, Kleiman completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, as well as a fellowship in cardiology.
Dr. Kleiman has published over 250 manuscripts, book chapters and abstracts. His work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Circulation, The American College of Cardiology and The European Heart Journal. He is on the editorial board of The Journal of Interventional Cardiology, Circulation, The American Heart Journal and The Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis.
Dr. Kleiman is a member of numerous professional organizations including The American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Thrombosis, and he is a fellow of The American College of Cardiology and the Society for Coronary Angiography and Interventions.
