Salman Allana, MD

Dr. Salman Allana is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Director of the Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Program. A board-certified interventional cardiologist, Dr. Allana specializes in the management of complex and high-risk coronary interventions, with a clinical and research focus on CTO PCI, cardiogenic shock, coronary physiology, and mechanical circulatory support.

Dr. Allana received his medical degree from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan before completing his internal medicine residency and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin. He went on to complete advanced training in CTO and CHIP (Complex and High-Risk Indicated PCI) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute.

A Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Dr. Allana has served on the Structural Heart Disease Council and contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications and major cardiology textbooks, including Topol’s Textbook of Interventional Cardiology and Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions. He is widely recognized for his commitment to advancing complex coronary care through both innovative practice and academic leadership.