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Deepika Gopal,
M.D. F.A.C.C.

Dr. Gopal is a clinical cardiologist with The Dallas Heart Group at Medical City Dallas, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, and at Baylor Regional Medical Center in Plano, Texas. In addition, she is Medical Director of Cardiac CT and Women’s Cardiovascular Diseases at the Heart Hospital Baylor in Plano. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, Echocardiography, and Nuclear Cardiology. Her special interests include early diagnosis of heart disease with specialized imaging techniques, the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart disease in women, heart disease during pregnancy, and state-of-the-art
cardiovascular imaging, as well as transesophageal echocardiography.

She also has a special interest in the treatment of varicose veins with Endovenous laser techniques.

Dr. Gopal is fellowship trained in cardiovascular CT Angiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. In addition, she is the chairperson on the Medical Committee of the American Heart Association, is a strong supporter of the “Go Red For Women” campaign and a speaker for the American Heart Association. She is a founding member of the Society for Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and well-published in her field.

About Dr. Deepika Gopal

Specialty:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Imaging

Academic Background:
Medical School, University of Madras, India
Henry Ford Hospital (University of Michigan affiliate), Detroit, Michigan,
Internal Medicine Residency
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at the Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri: Cardiovascular MRI Fellowship
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at the Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri: Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at the Washington University School of Medicine,
St. Louis, Missouri: Advanced Echocardiography Fellowship

Professional Associations:
American College of Cardiology
Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Dallas County Medical Society
American Society of Echocardiography
Society for Cardiac Computed Tomography

Medical Interests:
Diagnosis of Heart disease with state-of- the-art imaging techniques
Prevention of Cardiovascular disease
Heart Disease during pregnancy
Heart Disease in Women
Varicose Veins Treatment and treatment of chronic venous insufficiency Cardiovascular Imaging – MRI, CT calcium score and CT Angiogram,
ECHO, Nuclear Cardiology, Pet Scan
Transesophageal Echocardiography
Advanced Echocardiographic techniques such as Myocardial Contrast
Echo for assessment of myocardial perfusion, utilization of Contrast
Echo in alcohol septal ablation procedures.

Hospital Privileges:
Medical City Dallas Hospital
THE HEART HOSPITAL Baylor Plano
Baylor Regional Medical Center of Plano
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Practice Locations:
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano