Barry Trachtenberg, MD

Dr. Barry H. Trachtenberg is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure, heart transplantation, and cardio-oncology, an evolving field devoted to prevention and management of cardiovascular complications of cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. He is the director of the Michael DeBakey Cardiology Associates Cardio-Oncology and Cardiac Amyloidosis program and is the Program Director for the Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship program. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and advanced heart failure and transplant.

Dr. Trachtenberg received his B.S. degree 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 the Baylor College of Medicine prior to his cardiology training at the University of Miami School of Medicine.

His clinical experience includes heart failure and heart transplantation, mechanical support pumps, cardiomyopathies, cardiac amyloidosis, 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, cardio-oncology, myocarditis and ventricular assist devices.

Dr. Trachtenberg is a member of the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Association, Heart Failure Society of America, and the International CardiOncology Society of North America. He serves as the Heart Failure Chair for the Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.