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Mehrdad Salamat, MD, FAAP, FACC

Locations:

Driscoll Pediatric Cardiology Clinic - South
5802 Saratoga Blvd
Corpus Christi, 
TX 
78414
Cardiology
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Physician Details:

Medical Specialties & Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Cardiology)
American Board of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics)
Residency Institution:
Pediatric Residency: Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas
Medical School Name/Location:
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany
Language Fluency:
English, Persian, German
Fellowship Name/Location:
Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship: The Johns Hopkins Hospital 
Baltimore, Maryland
Recognition & Awards:
1989-1990
Scholarship by the German Foundation for International Development

1996-1997
Chief Pediatric Resident, Driscoll Children’s Hospital

June 20, 1997
John G. And Elena Suess Kennedy Award, Driscoll Children’s Hospital

2022
Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow of American College of Cardiology

Jun 25, 2004
Specialty Teaching Attending of the Year Award, Class 2004, Driscoll Children’s Hospital

June 14, 2013
Specialty Teaching Attending of the Year Award, Class 2013, Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Doctor Publications:

Park’s Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners (7th Edition).
Mung K. Park, Mehrdad Salamat. Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia (2020)

Park’s The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook (6th Edition).
Mung K. Park, Mehrdad Salamat. Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia (2021)

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