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Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC

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(Dr. Sasrutha Rasika Wickramasinghe, PH.D.)

(13 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2009)

Professional interests include: high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), hypertension (high blood pressure), peripheral vascular disease, and more.

16537 Southwest Freeway Suite 475
Sugar Land, TX 77479

(281) 491-6808

Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC is an interventional cardiologist in Sugar Land, TX specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2009 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC is affiliated with Houston Methodist and TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

16537 Southwest Freeway Suite 475
Sugar Land, TX 77479

Some issues Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

cardiac procedures	27
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	55
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

cardiac procedures	202
doctor visit	183
hospital care	299
inpatient care	299
minimally invasive procedures	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	208

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	78
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	87
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	469
catheterization	119
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	444
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
minimally invasive procedures	117
nuclear scan	38
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	75
ultrasound (sonogram)	273
vascular procedures	51

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	140
Hispanic	101
Asian	78
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	119
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	53
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	462
catheterization	86
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	602
hospital care	299
inpatient care	299
minimally invasive procedures	84
nuclear scan	53
stent placement (stenting)	13
stress testing	107
ultrasound (sonogram)	267
vascular procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	104
Hispanic	69
Asian	74
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	98
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	51
Dementia	25
Cancer	12

angioplasty	20
cardiac procedures	456
catheterization	63
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	417
hospital care	350
inpatient care	350
minimally invasive procedures	61
nuclear scan	78
stent placement (stenting)	10
stress testing	156
ultrasound (sonogram)	235
vascular procedures	31

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	92
Hispanic	66
Asian	56
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	179
85 and over	89
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	51
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	932
catheterization	92
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	755
hospital care	764
inpatient care	764
minimally invasive procedures	90
nuclear scan	168
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	336
ultrasound (sonogram)	522
vascular procedures	65

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	134
Hispanic	63
Asian	123
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	124
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	1235
catheterization	119
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	1157
hospital care	1097
inpatient care	1097
minimally invasive procedures	129
nuclear scan	238
stent placement (stenting)	18
stress testing	456
ultrasound (sonogram)	758
vascular procedures	163

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	531

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	150
Hispanic	87
Asian	171
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	138
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC treated as an interventional cardiologist in Sugar Land, TX were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	31
cardiac procedures	545
catheterization	96
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	595
hospital care	462
inpatient care	462
minimally invasive procedures	85
nuclear scan	115
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	226
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	73

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	69
Asian / Pacific Islander	50
Non-Hispanic White	247
Hispanic	47
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	65
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	186

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC From 2016 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	8
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2009. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2009)

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals (2012)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rasi Rasika Wickramasinghe, MD, PHD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Houston Methodist

TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC

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