Barry Trachtenberg, MD

Dr. Barry H. Trachtenberg is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Institute for Academic Medicine, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure and cardiac transplantation. He is the Director of the Michael Debakey Cardiology Associates Cardio-Oncology program, an evolving field devoted to prevention and management of cardiovascular complications of cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation.

Dr. Trachtenberg is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and advanced heart failure and transplant. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Dr. Trachtenberg, a native Houstonian, completed his residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine prior to his cardiology training at the University of Miami School Of Medicine.

Dr. Trachtenberg’s clinical experience includes heart failure and heart transplantation, mechanical support pumps and cardio-oncology. He performs diagnostic catheterizations (including radial artery approach) and endomyocardial biopsies. He has contributed to many publications related to advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, regenerative therapies, and ventricular assist devices. His clinical interests are heart catheterization, heart transplant, ischemic heart disease and valvular heart disease.

Representative Publications:

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Cardiotoxicity
A Review of Infections in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Prevention, Diagnosis And Management
Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Shared Care Goals of Monitoring and Treating Patients
Local Inhibition of Macrophage and Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation to Suppress Plaque Progression