Cardiology Fellowship Research Updates

Name: Matthew Brown, MD
Where Are You From? Fort Wayne, IN
How did you get into Cardiology? While in residency, I gravitated towards Cardiology because I felt there was a great balance of high acuity, procedures and longitudinal care in an innovative field. Each day, I believe we have the opportunity to utilize multiple disciplines in order to take care of someone during the most difficult time in their life, and I find that very humbling and gratifying.
Tell us about your current research and what you love about it. As fellows at UT, we are very fortunate to provide cardiovascular care to patients afflicted with cancer at MD Anderson, one of the premier cancer centers in the country. I really enjoyed the challenge of providing care to such a vulnerable patient population. Pairing this with my passion for interventional cardiology, I have been evaluating the use of transcatheter valve replacement and repair in patients with cancer. Unfortunately this patient population tends to be poor surgical candidates, so our hope is that with ongoing improvements in transcatheter options we can continue to help patients in their ongoing fight and recovery from cancer.