AblationforCardiacArrhythmias near New Braunfels, TX

Care Philosophy: Dr. Kirkland is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He specializes in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery including ventricular assist device therapy and heart transplantation. He currently serves as the Director of Cardiac Services at Seton Medical Center Hays. Dr. Kirkland is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, AMA, Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, Houston Surgical Society, TMA, and TCMS.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Neill is passionate about providing comprehensive cardiac care for his patients.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Joseph Wu believes in having honest conversations with his patients and determining if their health situation is preventing the life they want to live. If it is, he can help fix it and lead them to live a normal and happy life.

Biography: Matthew B. Stahlman, MD, FACC, FSCAI has practiced cardiology in Austin since 2006. He received a bachelor degree in Biology from the University of Texas in Austin with honors in 1992. Subsequently, he attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston where he graduated at the top of his class and received the honor of becoming a Member of Alpha Omega Alpha (medical honor society). After completing an internship in Surgery at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee, he then completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern (Parkland Hospital) in Dallas Texas. Dr. Stahlman returned to Vanderbilt and completed his Cardiology training in both Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Cardiology.Dr. Stahlman currently practices general and interventional cardiology at St. David's Medical Center in Austin. During his time in Austin, he has served as a Director of multiple area cardiac cath labs and on multiple executive, advisory, and peer review committees. Dr. Stahlman is distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. He is a member of the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the Travis County Medical Society. Dr. Stahlman is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology.Dr. Stahlman's clinical passion remains providing quality oriented and compassionate patient care. He specializes in cardiovascular diagnostic and therapeutic treatments for heart disease and stroke. He enjoys getting to know his patients in the office and assisting his patients throughout the spectrum of their care, including in the hospital setting.Away from the practice, Dr. Stahlman enjoys outdoor activities, fishing, cooking, baking, and (most importantly) spending time with his wife and participating in his three son's multiple activities.

Care Philosophy: Medical mission work is one of his passions, and he has participated in numerous international trips to provide medical care to underserved populations. Recently, through his involvement with VOOM Foundation, he has traveled to Nigeria to facilitate the development of a cardiac surgery program and to perform cardiac surgical procedures for the local population. He has received the Edwards Life Sciences Every Heart Beat Matters Award from the Thoracic Surgery Foundation on multiple occasions to help fund his work in Nigeria.