Barry Trachtenberg, MD
Barry Trachtenberg, MD
About Dr. Barry Trachtenberg
Dr. Barry H. Trachtenberg is a cardiologist specializing in heart failure, heart transplantation, and cardio-oncology, an evolving field devoted to prevention and management of cardiovascular complications of cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and advanced heart failure and transplant.
Dr. Trachtenberg received his B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at the University of Texas-San Antonio. Dr. Trachtenberg, a native Houstonian, completed his residency in internal medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine prior to his cardiology training at the University of Miami School of Medicine.
His clinical experience includes heart failure and heart transplantation, mechanical support pumps, cardiomyopathies, cardiac amyloidosis, and cardio-oncology. He performs diagnostic catheterizations (including radial artery approach) and endomyocardial biopsies. He has contributed to many publications related to advanced heart failure, cardio-oncology, myocarditis and ventricular assist devices.
Dr. Trachtenberg is a member of the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Association, Heart Failure Society of America, and the International Cardio-Oncology Society of North America. He serves as the Heart Failure Chair for the Texas Chapter of the American College of Cardiology.
Clinical Interests
Cardiomyopathies
Heart Failure
Cardio-Oncology
Amyloidosis
Heart Transplant
Ischemic Heart Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Advanced Heart Failure
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Heart Transplant
Accepted Insurance Plans
- 90 Degree/Entrust
- Aetna Affordable Health Choices
- Aetna Choice POS / Open Choice
- Aetna Common Spirit Health KelseyCare
- Aetna Common Spirit Minimum Value Plan
- Aetna EPO
- Aetna Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna International
- Aetna Managed Choice / Elect Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PPO
- Aetna Open Access
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna QPOS
- Aetna Select
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Signature Administrators Allied Benefits
- Aetna Signature Administrators CoreSource
- Aetna Signature Administrators TX Annual Conf of UMC
- Aetna Student Health
- Aetna Transplant
- Aetna Workers' Comp
- All Saver/United Healthcare
- BCBS Federal EMPL PPO-TX, IL, OK, NM, MT
- Beech Street PPO
- Best Doctors International
- Blue Choice POS
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield EPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage HMO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO/UT Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield POS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Blue Edge
- Blue Essentials
- Blue Essentials Access
- Cigna Allegiance Houston Methodist Employee Medical Plan
- Cigna Allegiance OAP
- Cigna Allegiance PPO
- Cigna APWU
- Cigna Choice Fund
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Global Health Benefits (International)
- Cigna Great West
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage HMO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna LocalPlus
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Network
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Qualcare
- Cigna Shared Administration OAP
- Cigna Shared Administration PPO
- Cigna SureFit
- Community Health Choice Marketplace
- Community Health Choice Marketplace Advantage HMO DSNP
- Coventry PPO
- DEVOTED HEALTH CORE GREATER HOUSTON HMO
- DEVOTED HEALTH PRIME GREATER HOUSTON HMO
- Evolutions HealthCare PPO
- First Health PPO
- Galaxy Health Network PPO
- GeoBlue
- HAA Preferred Partners (International)
- HealthSmart Accel PPO
- HealthSmart Payors Organization
- HealthSmart PPO
- HMO Blue
- Humana HMO / EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus/Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Military TRICARE-East Region
- Humana Natl POS Open Access
- Humana POS & Preferred POS
- Humana PPO & Preferred PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Imagine Health
- Imagine Health GPA
- Imagine Health Trustmark
- Imagine Health/SISCO
- Independent Medical Systems PPO (IMS)
- Medica Choice with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- Medicare
- Medicare Railroad
- MultiPlan PPO
- National Preferred Provider Network PPO (NPPN)
- Olympus Managed Care (International)
- Oscar Easy Care Medicare Advantage
- PHCS Healthy Directions
- PHCS PPO
- ProCare Medicare Advantage
- Provider Select PPO
- TexanPlus/Wellcare Medicare Advantage
- Three Rivers Provider Network
- TRS-ActiveCare 2 Group 385002
- TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-South Texas Region Group 295430
- TRS-ActiveCare Fully Insured Plan-West Texas Region Group 295781
- TRS-ActiveCare HD Group 385000
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Group 385003
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Plus Group 385001
- TRS-Care Medicare Advantage
- TRS-Care Standard ALT A I Group 485002
- TRS-Care Standard ALT A II Group 485003
- TRS-Care Standard ALT B I Group 485005
- TRS-Care Standard ALT B II Group 485006
- TRS-Care Standard CMED Group 485001
- TRS-Care Standard Group 485000
- UMR
- United Health Integrated Services
- United HealthCare Community Plan Dual Complete (HMO SNP)
- United Healthcare Nexus ACO
- United Healthcare Plan of the River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare ChoicePlus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Golden Rule
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select / ERS
- UnitedHealthcare Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare West
- UnitedHealthOne
- US Family Health Plan
- USA Managed Care PPO
- WellMed AARP Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- WellMed AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 1 & Plan 2
- WellMed Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- WellMed Medicare Advantage Patriot
- WellMed UHC Dual Complete HMO D-SNP
- WellMed UnitedHealthCare Dual Complete Choice (Regional PPO D-SNP)
- WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Advantage Choice (Regional PPO)
- WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Gold (Regional PPO C-SNP)
- WellMed UnitedHealthCare Medicare Silver (Regional PPO C-SNP)
Credentials
- Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant
- University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio | 2005
- Baylor College of Medicine -Houston, TX | 2005
- Baylor College of Medicine -Houston, TX | 2008
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center
- Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center
- Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Languages
- English
- Spanish