DOUGLAS R. SALMON, MD, FACC

PERSONAL

Doctor Salmon was born in Schenectady New York. He attended high school in Roseville, Minnesota and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Major: Physics, Minor: Mathematics) from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served in Arizona and Alaska during and after the Vietnam War, as a Weapons Controller (Aircraft Intercept Director). Having been selected for the rank of Captain, he retired early as a First Lieutenant to begin his Medical Education. He met his future Wife in San Antonio, Texas, while in Medical Residency at Bexar County (now Medical Center) Hospital (UTHSC-SA).

MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Arizona; awarded the Arizona Foundation Award as the top Medical Graduate.
Internal Medicine Residency at Bexar County (now Medical Center) Hospital, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio {UTHSC-SA], San Antonio, Texas, (Board Certified IM).
Research Fellow in Cardiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, Board Certified (IM-CV).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Emergency Medicine Physician based in San Antonio, Texas.
Private Practice of Cardiology in Victoria, Texas.
Group Practice of Cardiology with James B. Williams, MD, P.A., which evolved into Austin Cardiovascular Associates, which then split off as Capital Cardiovascular Specialists (2002 to present).
Dr Salmon formed his own Cardiology Practice (Live Oak Cardiology, P.A.) in 2006 to better meet the needs of his patients for personalized, ethical and cost-effective care.
In February, 2003, Dr Salmon received the Cardiac Caregiver of the Year Award for Central Texas from the American Heart Association.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation, Evaluation and Treatment of Adult (16 or older) Cardiovascular Diseases, and advice in Lifestyle Modification.
Noninvasive Services (On-site): ECG, Stress Testing, Echocardiography, Stress-Echo, Complete Vascular Duplex (Ultrasound) Imaging and Interpretation (including Renal, Carotid and Peripheral studies), Finger-Stick Testing for Anticoagulant Therapy and Lipid Screening.
Invasive and Interventional Services: Cardiac Catheterization including Renal Angiography, Coronary Angioplasty and Stent Implantation, Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation/ Replacement, Transesophogeal Echocardiography (TEE), and Endocardial Biopsy.
Other Services Available (by Referral): Full Laboratory Testing and Radiology, Nuclear Imaging and Stress Testing, CT Angiography, and Electrophysiology Testing/ AICD Implantation

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

Primary inpatient facility:

St David’s South Austin Hospital.

Secondary Outpatient/Inpatient Facilities:

Seton Southwest Hospital, Brackenridge Hospital, The Hospital at Westlake, and the Heart Hospital of Austin.

Active Staff Privileges at Round Rock Hospital, Seton Main and Seton Northwest Hospitals, St Davis’s Hospital, Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, North Austin Medical Center, and Lakeside Hospital (in Bastrop), with Patients presenting at these latter Facilities generally referred to other Cardiology Groups (by prior arrangement), or transferred to a Primary/ Secondary Facility.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American College of Cardiology
Travis County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association
Texas Medical Foundation
American Heart Association

HOBBIES, INTERESTS AND RECREATION

Dr Salmon and his Wife operate a working 336 acre livestock ranch 36 miles west of Austin in Blanco County as their primary retreat. He is interested in and widely read in American and Military History, with a special interest in the Civil War era. Leisure time activities include Hunting, Antique and Modern Firearms, Guitar, Snow Skiing, Scuba Diving (Advanced Open Water Certified), and Digital Photography. He is also the proud caretaker of a Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, and 2 cats.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF INTEREST IN CARDIOLOGY

Tailored Pharmacologic management of Cardiomyopathy and Congestive Heart Failure for regression and sustained clinical improvement;
treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction and other Critical Cardiac Emergencies;
medical suppression of Atrial Fibrillation;
Hypertension therapy tailored to lowest cost, side effects and convenience;
and aggressive Lipid-Lowering Therapies including advice regarding lifestyle modifications and proven over-the-counter treatment options and supplements to prescription therapies.

PHILOSOPHY

“It is inherent in my role as a Physician that I act as my Patient’s primary Advocate in guiding them through the confusing and often frightening aspects of a cardiac illness and the attendant necessary medical, diagnostic and interventional treatments. I owe this to my patients, as much as they owe me a commitment to do their part in restoring themselves to health.”

-- Douglas R. Salmon, MD, FACC