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  • John Erikson

John Erikson, M.D.

Practice Locations

  • Cardiology - Medical Arts & Research Center - MARC
    210-450-4888
  • Cardiology - Robert B. Green Campus - Downtown
    210-358-3555
erikson@uthscsa.edu

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Specialties

    • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Internal Medicine

Expertise

  • Non-invasive cardiology
  • Echocardiography
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John Erikson, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular imaging, is Professor of Medicine in the Cardiology Division at The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas and Program Director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. He is a staff physician at the University Health System’s University Hospital, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital, UT Health Physicians, and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center, Medical Director of the University Hospital Non-Invasive Laboratories, and Medical Director of the Bartter Research Unit at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veteran’s Hospital.

After completing undergraduate study in biochemistry at North Texas State University, Dr. Erikson attended medical and graduate school at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas where he received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, and completed his residency training at Parkland Memorial Hospital. He received his cardiology training at Southwestern Medical Center and received advanced echocardiography training at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Hospital before joining the faculty in San Antonio, where he participates in patient care, teaching, and clinical research. He has been elected to Fellowship in the, American College of Cardiology, American Society of Echocardiography, and American Heart Association.

Dr. Erikson has received grant support from the Texas Affiliate of the American Heart Association to study proinflammatory cytokines in acute ischemia/reperfusion and investigating novel delivery techniques for gene therapy in the acute setting. His current research and clinical interests are related to non-invasive imaging, valvular heart disease, and percutaneous valve therapies. 

Education

1989 MD Medicine UT Southwestern Medical School
Dallas , TX
1988 PhD Biochemistry UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Dallas , TX
1981 BS Biochemistry (Magna Cum Laude, University Honors) North Texas State University
Denton , TX
  Residency Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas , TX
  Clinical Fellowship Advanced Echocardiography Washington University School of Medicine, Cardiology Division
St. Louis , MO
  Clinical Fellowship Cardiovascular Disease UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas , TX
  Internship Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas , TX
  Postdoctoral Training Cardiovascular Research UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas , TX
Medical School: 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Internship: 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Residency: 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Fellowship: 
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Washington University Medical Center - Missouri

Qualifications

Board Certification:
  • American Board of Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease
More about this provider

  • UT Medicine physicians recognized as Best Doctors in America®
  • Health Science Center lands $11.6 million to study cardiac proteins
  • Center meets needs of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy


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