Vincent Aquino
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Woodlands North Houston Heart Center
Office
(281) 444-3278
17350 St. Luke's Way Suite 400 (MAC II) The Woodlands, TX 77384
About
Vincent Aquino
Vincent Aquino, M.D., F.A.C.C. is an interventional cardiologist and recognized leader in cardiovascular medicine serving The Woodlands and North Houston communities. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and educated at Florida State University. Dr. Aquino received his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. Following Internal Medicine training at the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Dr. Aquino completed his cardiovascular fellowship at the University of Texas-Houston affiliated teaching hospitals, Hermann Hospital, and St. Luke's Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Aquino has been in practice since 1985. Dr. Aquino is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the Subspecialty of Cardiovascular Disease, is a diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He has further board certification in Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Aquino has been involved in clinical investigations and has published several clinical reports and basic research articles in peer-review journals, including the prestigious Circulation and New England Journal of Medicine. He has received numerous recognitions as one of Houston's Top Doctors and is listed in Top Doctors in America. Historically, Dr. Aquino was instrumental in developing the North Houston Division of the American Heart Association (AHA). He served as president of the Houston Cardiology Society in the year 2000. Professional appointments have included Chief of Staff at Houston Northwest Medical Center (1999), as well as Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services (1995-1997). He also served as Director of Cardiology at Memorial-Hermann Hospital-The Woodlands (1986-1988). More recently, he has served as Chief of Staff at the St. Luke's Woodlands Hospital where he is current Director of Cardiovascular Services. Dr. Aquino has been a catalyst in the development and implementation of cost-effective practice guidelines and measures that will continue to assure the highest quality of care for all patients in this community. As a member of the Woodlands North Houston Heart Center, Dr. Aquino has led the development of one of Houston's most progressive and respected cardiology groups. His personal areas of clinical interest and expertise include the primary prevention of heart disease, interventional cardiology in the treatment of coronary artery disease, and the management of congestive heart failure. Dr. Aquino believes the greatest results in heart attack prevention can be achieved through simple patient awareness of risk. Only then can we as physicians make the best use of modern diagnostic techniques, preventive measures, and treatments.
Primary Specialty
Doctor
Practice
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Woodlands North Houston Heart Center
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Admar Corporation, Aetna, Ambetter, Amerigroup/Amerivantage, Beech Street, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Distinction, Blue Distinction Center for Transplant, Cigna, Cigna LifeSource Transplant Network, Coastal Comp Health Network, Community Health Choice, Coventry/First Health, Devoted Health, Inc., Direct Care America, Entrust, Evolutions Healthcare System, Galaxy Health Network, Great-West HealthCare (GWH-Cigna Network)HealthSmart, Humana, Humana Military - Tricare South Region, Humana National Transplant Network, Independent Medical Systems, Integrated Health Plan, Interlink, Interplan Health Group (A HealthSmart Network), KelseyCare Adm by Boon ChapmanKelseyCare Advantage, KelseyCare Powered by Aetna, KelseyCare Powered by CIGNA, Life Trac (Transplants), Medicare (Traditional Part A), MultiPlan, National Preferred Provide Network a Coalition Americal Company (Currently known as Stratose), NX Health Network (NHXN), Optum HealthCare Solutions, Private Healtcare Systems (PHCS), Provider Networks of America, Renaissance Physician Organization, Reny Company, Rockport, Texas Children's Health Plan, Texas Plus (Universal American/SelectCare), Texas True Choice (A Multiplan Network), Tricare South Region, TriWest, Unicare, United Healthcare, United Healthcare Community Plan, USA Managed Care Organization, Government Plans
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Admitting Hospitals
The Vintage Hospital - Houston, TX
Office Name
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Woodlands North Houston Heart Center
Languages
English, Spanish
Services
Cardiology, Cardiology: Invasive-Interventional, Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology: Interventional
Additional Services
Cardiologist
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