Sneha Parmar, MD, FACC
Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English
13105 Wortham Center Drive,
Houston,
TX
77065
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: December 2023
Ways to Schedule an Appointment
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Awards & Publications
Sneha Parmar, MD, attended M P Shah Medical College in Gujarat, India, earning her degree in 2007. She completed both a cardiovascular fellowship and an Internal Medicine residency at Roslind Franklin residency at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago in 2015 and 2013, respectively. She joined Kelsey-Seybold in December 2023.
As a cardiologist, Dr. Parmar diagnoses, treats, and manages a variety of cardiovascular conditions and symptoms, such as hypertension, heart failure, preeclampsia, chest pain, shortness of breath, and more.
Publications
- Does it matter who intubates patients? A Comparison of Endotracheal Intubation Practice patterns: Yenal Harper, Waheed Irfan, Sneha Parmar, A Nadeem, R Gazmuri: Society of Critical Care Medicine 2015 Congress: Abstract ID:3077
- When Routine Physical Exams Save Lives: A Case of Massive Thoracic Aneurysm With Dissection in a Healthy Young Active Male: Yenal Harper, MD; Khalid Al-Khafaji, MD; Zaid Haddad, MD; George Sousanieh, MD; Marwan Odeesh, MD; Sneha Parmar, MD; Yazan Ghosheh, MD; Raul Gazmuri, MD; Amin Nadeem, MD American College of Chest Physicians/Chest.2236052
- When Life Threatening Conditions Appear Clinically Silent; An Atypical Presentation Of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection In A 60-Year Old Female. Harper, Y. Agarwal, M. Gannamraj, K. Parmar, S. Hwang, I. Alsafwah, S.Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. (2016)
- PCI is as safe and efficacious as CABG for treatment of unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery disease: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sukhchain Singh, Omar Husseini, Daniela Kovacs, Sneha Parmar, Rohit R Arora, Sandeep Khosla. Abstract no: 14989 Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions(SCAI’ 2017)
- Prevalence of iatrogenic Atrial Septal Defect after interatrial transseptal punctures for various procedures: A meta-analysis and metaregression: Sukhchain Singh, Omar Husseini, Imtiaz Ismail, Sneha Parmar, Daniela Kovacs, Rohit Arora, Sandeep Khosla Scientific conference: SCAI 2017-Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA. May 10-13th, 2017
- Successful PCI of Chronic Total Occlusion of Coronary Arteries with Drug Eluting Stents improves outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis: Sukhchain Singh, Imtiaz Ismail, Sneha Parmar Daniela Kovacs Rohit R Arora: SCAI 2017- Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention Scientific Sessions. May 10-13th, 2017
Accepted Insurance
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Aetna Plans
KelseyCare Aetna
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact Aetna at the phone number on the back of your member ID card, or go online to the Aetna CVS member portal to change to a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
Effective January 1, 2024
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 5
- Silver 6
- Silver 7
- Silver S
- Gold 3
- Gold 4
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Anthem BCBS PPO
- Blue Access Choice PPO
- Blue Access PPO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT Select
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products. View FAQ (pdf)
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact Cigna at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the Cigna member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact Cigna at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the Cigna member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Humana Plans
Humana
Non-Medicare Advantage
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana ChoiceCare PPO
- Humana National POS Open Access
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Kelsey Plans
Kelsey Plan
When you select a Kelsey Plan, you’re choosing the doctors at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic to deliver and coordinate your care. Learn more here.
KelseyCare Advantage
KelseyCare Aetna
Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
KelseyCare Powered by Cigna
HMO - More Information
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Individual & Family Plans
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Bronze Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Bronze-A Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Bronze-B Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Bronze-X Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-E Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-D Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-C Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-A Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-B Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Silver-X Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Gold Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Gold-A Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Gold-B Copay Focus
- UHC Kelsey-Seybold Gold-X Copay Focus
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact United Healthcare Charter at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the United Healthcare member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact United Healthcare Navigate at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the United Healthcare member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact United Healthcare Navigate Plus at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the United Healthcare member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO-R
- Note: A Kelsey-Seybold PCP is required to schedule a primary care appointment. Please contact United Healthcare NexusACO at the phone number on the back of your member ID card or go online to the United Healthcare member portal to select a Kelsey-Seybold PCP prior to your appointment.
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO (OAP and OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
Education and Board Certifications
Education
- M P Shah Medical College in (Gujarat, India), 2007
Internship/Residency
- Rosalind Franklin University (North Chicago), 2013
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine
- National Board of Echocardiography