Wissam Khalife, MD, FACC, MACC
UTMB Health Physician
- Accepting new patients
- English
My Specialties
Where I See Patients
Cardiology, Clear Lake Campus
- 250 Blossom Street, 4th Floor
Webster, TX 77598 - Phone: (409) 762-2328
- All providers at Cardiology, Clear Lake Campus
Cardiology, PCP Galveston
- 400 Harborside Drive, Suite 112, Entrance A
Galveston, TX 77555 - Phone: (409) 762-2328
- All providers at Cardiology, PCP Galveston
Schedule a Visit
A subspecialty of cardiology, heart failure focuses on the heart’s decreased ability to pump blood to the rest of the body.
If you have not been diagnosed with heart failure, please make an appointment with our general cardiologists, and, if needed, they can refer you for the appropriate specialized treatment.
About Me
Dr. Khalife is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UTMB Division of Cardiology. His educational background includes Heart Failure/Transplant Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute and Cardiology Fellowship at UTMB. He is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, Heart Failure and transplantation, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. He was awarded the title of Master of the American Academy of Cardiology in 2010.
Dr. Khalife is currently the Director of the Heart Failure/Transplant and Left Ventricular Assist Device Program at UTMB. He is interested in invasive cardiology, invasive heart failure and transplant as well as cardiology imaging. He has multiple ongoing research projects and many publications.
Education & Training
Medical/Professional School:
Antonine University - Baabda, Lebanon, MD, 1999
Internships:
Transitional, Antonine University - Baabda, Lebanon, 2000
Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota School of Medicine - Vermillion, SD, 2003
Residencies:
Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota School of Medicine - Vermillion, SD, 2005
Fellowships:
Heart Failure and Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX, 2006
Cardiology, University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, TX, 2009
Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease