Deep in the Heart of Texas
Peterson Health in Kerrville, Texas is proud to announce the addition of Interventional Cardiologist, Dr. Bryan S. Waits, to Peterson Medical Associates. Offering local access to life-saving care, Dr. Waits is accepting new patients in a newly expanded cardiology clinic located on the 3rd floor of the Cailloux Professional Building.
Moving to Kerrville from Louisiana, Waits spent his undergraduate years at Texas Tech University and attended Ross University School of Medicine before doing a year of surgery of Texas Tech and a year of surgery at State University in New York – Stoneybrook. He continued with a residency in internal medicine, graduate fellowship in general cardiology at Louisiana State University and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Rochester in New York. After several years in private practice in Louisiana, Waits was selected for this new role as the Medical Director of Cardiology for Peterson Specialty Care – Cardiology.
Waits is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine and specializes in the following:
- Preventative and Therapeutic Adult Cardiovascular Medicine
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Refractory Angina
- Peripheral Vascular Disease and Intervention
- Abdominal Aneurysm
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Claudication
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Defibrillators
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Mesenteric Ischemia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renovascular Condition
- Venous Insufficiency
- Stress Tests
- Endocardiography
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pacemakers
As featured recently in the Kerrville Daily Times, Waits shared his passion for being a cardiologist. “I wanted to do something that’s challenging every day, and cardiology challenges me every day…Just when I think I’ve seen it all, something else comes along.”
Waits new practice opened February 25th and in addition to his medical services, he has been the featured speaker of two major community events drawing a standing-room crowd. Shares, Lisa Winters, Marketing Director for Peterson Health, “Our community has been waiting on Waits for many months and excited about the easy access to life-saving, big-city heart care, right here in Kerrville. Waits wants to be involved in the community and give of his time and energy inside and outside of the new clinic. Peterson Health is excited about adding another needed specialty to their growing family of services and continuing to elevate the health of our community.”
To learn more about Waits and our heart and vascular team, visit petersonhealth.com or call his office at 830.258.6244.