Faisal Nabi, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

Dr. Nabi is a cardiologist at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He has special interests in preventative and general cardiology, stress testing, cardiac CT, and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Nabi is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Description of Research

Dr. Nabi´s current research is studying optimal risk stratification of emergency room patients using artery calcium scoring, CT angiography, and nuclear cardiology. Resulting data from these studies will be used to develop accurate and cost effective imaging algorithms for triaging relatively low risk patients with chest pain.

Areas Of Expertise

Calcium scoring CT angiography Nuclear cardiology
Education & Training

Residency, Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellowship, University of Oklahoma
MD, Texas Tech University HSC School of Medicine
Publications

Prognostic Interplay Between Exercise Capacity and PET-Derived Myocardial Flow Reserve: FIT-PET Study
Ahmed, AI, Al Rifai, M, Alahdab, F, Alfawara, MS, Han, Y, Nayfeh, M, Mahmarian, JJ, Nabi, F, Soliman, A, Patel, K, Zoghbi, WA & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , JACC. Cardiovascular imaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.11.002

Corrigendum to ‘Relation of Gender to Atherosclerotic Plaque Characteristics by Differing Angiographic Stenosis Severity’ The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 204, 1 October 2023, Pages 276-283 (The American Journal of Cardiology (2023) 204 (276–283), (S0002914923005325), (10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.004))
Jonas, R, Patel, T, Crabtree, TR, Jennings, RS, Heo, R, Park, HB, Marques, H, Chang, HJ, Stuijfzand, WJ, Rosendael, ARV, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Khan, MA, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Al-Mallah, MH, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Thompson, RC, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Généreux, P, Knaapen, P, de Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D, Bax, JJ, Choi, AD, Earls, JP, Hoffmann, U, Min, JK & Villines, TC 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 207, pp. 523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.010

Prognostic value of global myocardial flow reserve in patients with history of coronary artery bypass grafting
Al Rifai, M, Ahmed, AI, Saad, JM, Alahdab, F, Nabi, F & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 1470-1477. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead120

Coronary microvascular health in symptomatic patients with prior COVID-19 infection: an updated analysis
Ahmed, AI, Al Rifai, M, Alahdab, F, Saad, JM, Han, Y, Alfawara, MS, Nayfeh, M, Malahfji, M, Nabi, F, Mahmarian, JJ, Cooke, JP, Zoghbi, WA & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 1544-1554. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead118

Relation of Gender to Atherosclerotic Plaque Characteristics by Differing Angiographic Stenosis Severity
Jonas, R, Patel, T, Crabtree, TR, Jennings, RS, Heo, R, Park, HB, Marques, H, Chang, HJ, Stuijfzand, WJ, van Rosendael, AR, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Khan, MA, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Al-Mallah, MH, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Thompson, RC, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Généreux, P, Knaapen, P, de Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D, Bax, JJ, Choi, AD, Earls, JP, Hoffmann, U, Min, JK & Villines, TC 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 204, pp. 276-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.07.004

Imaging for implementation of heart failure guidelines
Nagueh, SF, Nabi, F, Chang, SM, Al-Mallah, M, Shah, DJ & Bhimaraj, A 2023, , European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1283-1292. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead163

Splenic switch-off in regadenoson 82Rb-PET myocardial perfusion imaging: assessment of clinical utility
Saad, JM, Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, El Nihum, LI, Alahdab, F, Nabi, F & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1484-1496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-022-03158-3

Coronary microvascular health in symptomatic patients with prior COVID-19 infection: an updated analysis
Ahmed, AI, Al Rifai, M, Alahdab, F, Saad, JM, Han, Y, Alfawara, MS, Nayfeh, M, Malahfji, M, Nabi, F, Mahmarian, JJ, Cooke, JP, Zoghbi, WA & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 24, no. 11, pp. 1544-1554. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jead118

AI Evaluation of Stenosis on Coronary CTA, Comparison With Quantitative Coronary Angiography and Fractional Flow Reserve: A CREDENCE Trial Substudy
Griffin, WF, Choi, AD, Riess, JS, Marques, H, Chang, HJ, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Park, HB, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Khan, MA, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Thompson, R, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Généreux, P, Knaapen, P, de Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D & Earls, JP 2023, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 193-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.10.020

Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, and Stenosis by AI
Jonas, RA, Crabtree, TR, Jennings, RS, Marques, H, Katz, RJ, Chang, HJ, Stuijfzand, WJ, van Rosendael, AR, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Park, HB, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Khan, MA, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Thompson, RC, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Genereux, P, Knaapen, P, de Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D, Al-Mallah, MH, Guglielmo, M, Bax, JJ, Earls, JP, Min, JK, Choi, AD & Villines, TC 2023, , Diabetes care, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 416-424. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc21-1663

Splenic switch-off in regadenoson 82Rb-PET myocardial perfusion imaging: assessment of clinical utility
Saad, JM, Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, El Nihum, LI, Alahdab, F, Nabi, F & Al-Mallah, MH 2023, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 30, pp. 1484-1496. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-022-03158-3

Rationale and design of the CONFIRM2 (Quantitative COroNary CT Angiography Evaluation For Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational, Multicenter Registry) study
The CONFIRM 2 investigators 2024, , Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 11-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2023.10.004

Coronary Microvascular Health in Patients With Prior COVID-19 Infection
Ahmed, AI, Saad, JM, Han, Y, Alahdab, F, Malahfji, M, Nabi, F, Mahmarian, JJ, Cooke, JP, Zoghbi, WA & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 2153-2155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.07.006

Coronary CTA With AI-QCT Interpretation: Comparison With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Detection of Obstructive Stenosis Using Invasive Angiography as Reference Standard
Lipkin, I, Telluri, A, Kim, Y, Sidahmed, A, Krepp, JM, Choi, BG, Jonas, R, Marques, H, Chang, HJ, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Park, HB, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Akram, M, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Genereux, P, Knaapen, P, De Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D, Al-Mallah, MH, Crabtree, TR, Earls, JP, Choi, AD & Min, JK 2022, , American Journal of Roentgenology, vol. 219, no. 3, pp. 407-419. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.21.27289

Sex differences in machine learning computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve
Al Rifai, M, Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, Saad, JM, Alnabelsi, T, Nabi, F, Chang, SM, Cocker, M, Schwemmer, C, Ramirez-Giraldo, JC, Zoghbi, WA, Mahmarian, JJ & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 13861, pp. 13861. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17875-9

Prognostic Interplay Between Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring and Cardiorespiratory FItness: The CAC-FIT Study
Ahmed, AI, Saad, JM, Han, Y, Alfawara, MS, Soliman, A, Nabi, F, Zoghbi, WA & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , Mayo Clinic Proceedings, vol. 97, no. 7, pp. 1269-1281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.03.032

The effect of scan and patient parameters on the diagnostic performance of AI for detecting coronary stenosis on coronary CT angiography
Jonas, RA, Barkovich, E, Choi, AD, Griffin, WF, Riess, J, Marques, H, Chang, HJ, Choi, JH, Doh, JH, Her, AY, Koo, BK, Nam, CW, Park, HB, Shin, SH, Cole, J, Gimelli, A, Khan, MA, Lu, B, Gao, Y, Nabi, F, Nakazato, R, Schoepf, UJ, Driessen, RS, Bom, MJ, Thompson, RC, Jang, JJ, Ridner, M, Rowan, C, Avelar, E, Généreux, P, Knaapen, P, de Waard, GA, Pontone, G, Andreini, D, Guglielmo, M, Al-Mallah, MH, Jennings, RS, Crabtree, TR & Earls, JP 2022, , Clinical Imaging, vol. 84, pp. 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.01.016

Prognostic Value of Computed Tomography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve Comparison With Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, Al Rifai, M, Alnabelsi, T, Nabi, F, Chang, SM, Cocker, M, Schwemmer, C, Ramirez-Giraldo, JC, Kleiman, NS, Zoghbi, WA, Mahmarian, JJ & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 284-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.09.007

Added Prognostic Value of Plaque Burden to Computed Tomography Angiography and Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Diabetes
Alnabelsi, T, Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, Al Rifai, M, Nabi, F, Cainzos-Achirica, M & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , American Journal of Medicine, vol. 135, no. 6, pp. 761-768.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.12.010

Change in positron emission tomography perfusion imaging quality with a data-driven motion correction algorithm
Han, Y, Ahmed, AI, Hayden, C, Jung, AK, Saad, JM, Spottiswoode, B, Nabi, F & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 3426-3431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-021-02902-5