John P. Higgins
Sports Cardiologist at Memorial Hermann, Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, McGovern Medical School (UTHealth)
- Role
- Sports Cardiologist at Memorial Hermann Health System
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About John P. Higgins
John P. Higgins, MD, MBA (GWU), MPHIL (Cantab), FACC, FAHA, FACP, FACSM, FASNC, FSGC.Professor of Medicine at The McGovern Medical School (University of Texas), Senior Cardiologist at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Director of Exercise Physiology, Memorial Hermann Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, & a Sports Cardiologist with the Houston Rockets and Rice Athletics. He is a member of the Admissions Committee at McGovern Medical School. • M.D: University of Queensland, Australia; • M.PHIL. Masters in Philosophy: University of Cambridge, England; • M.B.A: George Washington University, Washington, DC - HonorsCardiology Fellowship: Brigham and Women\'s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Received the prestigious annual Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award 8 times. His research:(1) Screening athletes (2) Energy drinks (3) Smartphone Apps & Activity Trackers (4) Teaching young children first-aid.He has appeared 700+ times on local TV & radio including CNN & ABC World News. He is the author of 3 books, 2 book chapters, 55 manuscripts, 308 web-based publications, 3 YouTube, 16 abstracts, and the Houston Chronicle newspaper 9 times. He is Chief Editor on a book on Apps, and is a co-author of the “Marvelous Maxx” picture book series designed to teach children first-aid, new words, and be comfortable with doctors’ visits.He believes that “exercise is medicine.” Completed 13 marathons & the 10x10 challenge (running 10 miles/day for 10 consecutive days = total 100 miles). His favorite quote:\"Promise me you\'ll always remember: You\'re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.\"- Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne\'s Winnie the Pooh).
Experience
Sports Cardiologist
Memorial Hermann Health System
Jan 2009 — Present
Sports Medicine and Exercise Physiology for several sports teams in Houston as well as weekend warriers
Education
The University of Queensland
MD
1983 — 1990
The George Washington University School of Business
MBA, Healthcare MBA
2009 — 2010
University of Cambridge
M.Phil., Epidemiology
1998 — 1999
Harvard Medical School
Fellowship, Cardiology
1995 — 1998
University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Medicine
Resident, Internal medicine
1991 — 1994
Skills
- Clinical Research
- Radio Broadcasting
- Sports Cardiology
- Public Health
- Cancer
- Emr
- Medical Writing
- Healthcare Information Technology
- Media
- Fitness
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Consulting
- Nuclear Medicine
- Marathon
- Radio
- Quality Improvement
- Hospitals
- Health Promotion
- Internal Medicine
- Healthcare
- Oncology
- Informatics
- Acsm
- Medical Research
- Cardiovascular Fitness
- Management
- Healthcare Management
- Exercise Physiology
- Acsm Health Fitness
- Teaching
- Health Education
- Television
- Clinical Trials
- Radio Host
- Telecommunications
- Board Certified
- Epidemiology
- Physicians
- Medicine
- Wellness
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