Heart & Vascular Medical Team

Dr. Frank Laws, MD, FACC

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIST & INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST

Frank A. Laws, MD, is one of the few physicians in the United States who specializes in both Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology. As a ‘Hybrid’ physician, Dr. Laws offers patients with both cardiac arrhythmias and obstructive coronary artery disease the most comprehensive care on the Western Slope of Colorado. Dr. Laws completed his Cardiology Fellowship and his sub-specialty fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Texas Houston Medical School. In 2001, while at the University of Texas, he received special commendation from the University of Texas Board of Regents for being the first American College of Cardiology (ACC) Merck Cardiology Research Fellow. As an assistant professor, in clinical internal medicine at the University of South Carolina, he began an interventional cardiology program at the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC. While at WJB Dorn he helped to pioneer a cardiac program without cardiovascular surgical backup. Dr. Laws was recruited in 2006 to Valley View to develop the Heart and Vascular program including the Heart Catheterization lab. Most recently, Dr. Laws embarked upon a secondary year-long fellowship in 2014 at a training program with the Tufts University School of Medicine to provide better care for patients with cardiac arrhythmias. His additional education has raised the level of expertise so that Valley View is now able to offer advanced cardiac services.

Marcus Howell, MD, FACC

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST

Marcus Howell, MD, specializes in the treatment of cardiac and peripheral vascular disorders including: carotid artery disease, aortic aneurysms, and lower extremity arterial disease. As a board-certified
interventional cardiologist, Dr. Howell treats a variety of cardiovascular disorders including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, and arrhythmias. Dr. Howell received his
medical degree at Georgetown University and then spent six years on active duty with the U.S. Navy as an internal medicine physician. He then pursued a cardiology fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston including specialty training in interventional cardiology and vascular medicine. He has spent 14 years practicing cardiology in Western Colorado, both locally and in Grand Junction. He looks forward to offering advance treatment for cardiac and peripheral vascular disease with the use of the new hybrid cath lab.

Michael Rubinstein, MD, FACC

CLINICAL CARDIOLOGIST

With more than 25 years practicing cardiology in Baltimore, MD, Dr. Rubinstein brings a high level of experience in quality patient care to Valley View. While in Baltimore, he served as director of cardiac prevention at Union Memorial Hospital and chief of cardiology at Bon Secours Hospital. Since 2008, Dr. Rubinstein has provided personalized care to patients in the Roaring Fork Valley. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, and has a special interest in the early detection of coronary artery disease and the prevention of heart attack. Dr. Rubinstein is most interested in practicing collaborative care with patients – explaining clinical situations in clear terms and encouraging ongoing communication to develop a relationship with patients, helping them maximize their heart health, and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Qaisar Khan, MD

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGIST

Dr. Khan specializes in complex coronary stents, pacemakers, defibrillators, peripheral arterial and venous disease, clots and vein ablation procedures. He was drawn to a career in medicine and specifically heart care, after seeing heart disease first-hand within his own family, when his father had heart stents inserted.

Dr. Khan attended medical school at the Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He then completed his residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, followed by a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Khan has also completed fellowships for cardiovascular CT angiography, and interventional cardiology at Indiana University.

Dr. Khan is board-certified in interventional cardiology, endovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He brings a deep understanding of the human heart and the vascular system with him to Valley View, and greatly enjoys problem solving.