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Milad El Hajj, MD, RPVI

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Milad El Hajj, MD, RPVI, attended Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans, earning his medical degree in 2017. He went on to the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in Charleston to complete his internship and Internal Medicine residency in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Dr. Hajj also completed General, Peripheral Vascular and Interventional Cardiology fellowships at Texas Heart Institute in 2024. He joined Kelsey-Seybold as a board-certified cardiologist in August 2024.

Inspired to pursue medicine by the compassionate care his ill family members received and the passionate mentors who guided him in his career, Dr. El Hajj has a deep curiosity about the workings of the human body. With an interest in problem-solving and a desire to help others, Dr. El Hajj treats the full scope of cardiovascular disease, emphasizing prevention before issues arise by focusing on cholesterol, blood pressure control, and other modifiable risk factors. When cardiovascular conditions do occur, Dr. El Hajj addresses a range of issues from heart pump weakness, leaky or narrow heart valves, and arrhythmias to conditions that produce chest or leg pain with activity. He specializes in minimally invasive valve replacement and interventional procedures for heart, leg, and neck artery blockages, as well as blood clots in the legs and lungs.

Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2024

Awards & Publications

Awards

  • 2020, MUSC Internal Medicine Triple Threat Award: Excellent in Education, Research and Clinical Practice.
  • 2020 Alpha Omega Alpha
  • 2019 - 2020 and 2018 - 2019, Outstanding Resident Educator
  • 2019, MUSC Health System Physician of the Month

Publications

Agca C, El Hajj M.C., Klein W.H., Venuti J.M. Neurosensory and neuromuscular organization in tube feet of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. J Comp Neurol. 2011; 519:3566-3579. 

Bradley J.M., Cryar K.A., El Hajj M.C., El Hajj E.C., Gardner J.D. Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particulates Induces Cardiac Dysfunction and Remodeling. Journal of Applied Physiology, 115(7):1099-106, 2013. 

El Hajj E.C., El Hajj M.C., Voloshenyuk T.G., Mouton A.J., Khoutorova E., Molina P.E., Gilpin N.W., Gardner J.D. Alcohol Modulation of MMP and TIMP Expression in the Heart Favors Collagen Accumulation, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38(2): 448-56, 2014. 

El Hajj E.C., El Hajj M.C., Ninh V.K., Gardner J.D. Cardioprotective Effects of Lysyl Oxidase Inhibition Against Volume Overload-induced Extracellular Matrix Remodeling. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 241(5):539-49, 2016. Selected as “Featured Article” 

El Hajj M.C., Ninh V.K., El Hajj E.C., Bradley J.M., Gardner J.D. Estrogen receptor antagonism exacerbates cardiac structural and functional remodeling in female rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 312(1):H98-H105, 2017. 

Mouton A.J., Ninh V.K., El Hajj E.C., El Hajj M.C., Gilpin N.W., Gardner J.D. Exposure to chronic alcohol accelerates development of wall stress and eccentric remodeling in rats with volume overload. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. Apr 2016;97:15-23.  

El Hajj E.C., El Hajj M.C., Ninh V.K., Bradley J.M., Claudino M.A., Gardner J.D. Detrimental role of lysyl oxidase in cardiac remodeling. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 109:17-26, August 2017.  

Ninh V.K., El Hajj E.C., Mouton A.J., El Hajj M.C., Gilpin N.W., Gardner J.D. Chronic Ethanol Administration Prevents Compensatory Cardiac Hypertrophy in Pressure Overload. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, May 2018. Doi:10.111/acer.13799. [Epub ahead of print].  

El Hajj S.C., El Hajj M.C., Hage F.G. Safety of Regadenoson as a Pharmacologic Stress Agent in Patients with Chronic Kidney and Pulmonary Disease. Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI): Performance, Potential Risks and Outcomes, Chapter 10, May 2018.  

El Hajj M.C., El Hajj S.C., Maran A. GuideLiner-Assisted Orbital Atherectomy for PCI of Calcific and Tortuous RCA Stenoses. Cath Lab Digest, Atherectomy,26(6), June 2018. 

El Hajj M.C., El Hajj E.C., Ninh V.K., Gardner J.D. Inhibitor of lysyl oxidase improves cardiac function and the collagen/MMP profile in response to volume overload. American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 315(3):463-73, August 2018.  

El Hajj M.C., Hill A., El Hajj S.C. et al. One Year Outcomes of Orbital versus Rotation Atherectomy for the Treatment of Heavily Calcific Coronary Disease. Interventional Cardiology, January 2020, 12 (2): 11-16.  

El Hajj M.C., Cai A.W., Houston B.A. and Tedford R.J. Recurrent but Preventable Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest. Circulation: Heart Failure, March 2020, 13 (3). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006781 

El Hajj M.C., Viray M.C., Tedford R.J. Right Heart Failure: A Hemodynamic Review. Cardiology Clinics, March 2020, 38 (2): 161-173 

El Hajj M.C. and Litwin S.E. Echocardiography in the Era of Obesity. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, July 2020, 33 (7) : 779-787.  

Saeed D., Muslem R., Rasheed M. et al. Less invasive surgical implant strategy and right heart failure following LVAD implantation. The Journal of heart and lung transplantation. April 2021. 40 (4): 289-297.  

Jha K.H, El Hajj M.C., Nealy Z. et al. Prognostic implications of prior contrast reaction in patients with emergency premedication before undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. International Journal of Cardiology. May 2021. 330: 30-34.  

El Hajj E.C., El Hajj M.C., Sykes B. et al. Pragmatic Weight Management Program for Patients With Obesity and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Journal of the American Heart Association. October 2021. 10e022930.  

Remillard T.C, Cronley A., Pilch N.A. … El Hajj M.C. and Tedford R.J. Hemodynamic and Clinical Determinants of Left Atrial Enlargement in Liver Transplant Candidates. The American Journal of Cardiology. June 2022. 172: 121-129.  

El Hajj M.C. and Krajcer Z. Percutaneous tricuspid valve repair: A safer alternative to traditional approaches? Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. December 2022. 100(7):1300-1301.  

El Hajj M.C. and Krajcer Z. A roadmap to arrhythmias after transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in pediatric patients. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. February 2023. Online ahead of print 

El Hajj M.C. and Krajcer Z. The Role of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Bicuspid Valves in 2023. Texas Heart Institute Journal. April 2023. In Press.  

El Hajj M.C. and Krajcer Z. Bioresorbable stents: We have more work to do. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. May 2023. Online ahead of print. 

Research

Texas Heart Institute, 2021

  • Mentor - Dr. Zvonimir Krajcer. Reviewing our data for endoleak repair. Upcoming manuscript on coiling carotid pseudoaneurysms. Editorials and invited lectures.

Medical University of South Carolina Resident Physician, 2018 - 2020

  • Mentor - Dr. Ryan Tedford. RV failure and hemodynamics research as well as looking at surrogate measures of occult heart failure to predict outcomes in liver transplant recipients.
  • Mentor - Dr. Anbukarasi Maran. Studying the similarities and differences between rotational and orbital atherectomy for safe and effective coronary plaque modification.
  • Mentor - Dr. Litwin. We are currently writing a state-of-the-art review on echocardiography and obesity and the role of TEE.

Medical Student Research Assistant, Gardner Lab, Physiology, LSUHSC, 2013 - 2017

  • Lysyl oxidase inhibition and reversal of cardiac dysfunction, and adverse extracellular matrix remodeling.
  • Estrogen receptor inhibition in volume overload model of heart failure.

Hobbies & Interests

Dr. El Hajj is an avid swimmer and runner. He also enjoys spending time with his family.

Education

  • Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans – New Orleans, LA, 2017

Internship/Residency

  • Internal Medicine residency: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine – Charleston, SC, 2020; General and Interventional Cardiology fellowship: Texas Heart Institute, 2024

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology
Dr. El Hajj is a member of the Texas Heart Institute Cardiac Society, Critical Limb Ischemia Global Society, American College of Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, and Alpha Omega Alpha.

Locations

Memorial City Clinic

929 Gessner Road, Suites 1450 and 1600,
Houston, TX 77024

Get Directions 713-442-5200

Hospital Affiliations

  • Memorial Hermann - Memorial City Medical Center
  • Houston Methodist - West
  • St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

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