Dr. Bilhartz grew up in Huntsville, TX, and is a graduate of Rice University. He received a joint Medical Doctor (M.D.) and Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with specialization in Health Organizational Management from Texas Tech University Health Science Center. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine, fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, and subspecialty fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, in Temple, Texas. During this time, he was chosen as Intern of the Year, elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and received the C. Charles Welch Scott & White Hospital Outstanding Resident Award.

Dr. Bilhartz is the author of Finding Truth in Transparency: Our Broken Healthcare System and How We Can Heal It, which provides a riveting uncensored look into the healthcare problems our country is facing and the individuals best equipped to solve them.

Dr. Bilhartz is the developer of ECGsource (http://ecgsource.com), an online cardiovascular medical education resource, and he is the creator of three mobile medical education applications for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad devices: ECGsource, CathSource, and EchoSource.

Dr. Bilhartz has been named to the Texas Super Doctors 2014 Rising Stars List in Texas Monthly Magazine, and he is board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology, and Internal Medicine. Dr. Bilhartz is a Fellow in both the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. To follow Dr. Bilhartz online, visit BilhartzMD.com