Khurram Nasir VIEW CLINICAL PROFILE

Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH

Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Jerold B. Katz Investigator, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Department of Cardiology
Co-director, Center for Health Data Science and Analytics
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


VIEW CLINICAL PROFILE

Nasir Lab


Biography

Dr. Nasir received his MD from Pakistan, followed by a MPH at John Hopkins University. Dr. Nasir completed his internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center and cardiology fellowship at Yale University. He also received postdoctoral research training at the division of cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was recipient of NIH T-32 fellowship in cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. He recently earned a Master’s degree in Health Economics and Policy Management from London School of Economics & Political Science.

Dr. Nasir serves as Associate Editor for Circulation: Quality of Care and Outcomes, editorial board member for Circulation as well on the board of directors for American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). He was honored with the Johns Hopkins Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2013, which acknowledges alumni who have typified Johns Hopkins tradition of excellence and brought credit to the University by their personal accomplishments, professional achievements, or humanitarian service

Dr. Nasir has over 500 peer-reviewed articles which are published in top journals such as Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, Archives of Internal Medicine, Circulation, Journal of American College of Cardiology and European Heart Journal. Dr. Nasir has lectured extensively throughout the world on coronary arthrosclerosis, cardiac imaging and prevention.

Description of Research

Dr. Nasir’s area of expertise in preventive cardiology involves the identification of high-risk individuals — those likely to have a heart attack or stroke. His research helps to identify the at-risk population so that treatments may be targeted to them.

Publications

Risk factors and geographic disparities in premature cardiovascular mortality in US counties: a machine learning approach
Dong, W, Motairek, I, Nasir, K, Chen, Z, Kim, U, Khalifa, Y, Freedman, D, Griggs, S, Rajagopalan, S & Al-Kindi, SG 2023, , Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, 2978. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30188-9

Author Correction: Risk factors and geographic disparities in premature cardiovascular mortality in US counties: a machine learning approach (Scientific Reports, (2023), 13, 1, (2978), 10.1038/s41598-023-30188-9)
Dong, W, Motairek, I, Nasir, K, Chen, Z, Kim, U, Khalifa, Y, Freedman, D, Griggs, S, Rajagopalan, S & Al-Kindi, SG 2023, , Scientific Reports, vol. 13, no. 1, 4946. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32047-z

Characteristics and outcomes in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations among the older population (age =80 years) in the United States, 2004-2018
Ijaz, SH, Minhas, AMK, Jain, V, Rifai, MA, Sharma, G, Mehta, A, Dani, SS, Fudim, M, Al-Kindi, SG, Sperling, L, Shapiro, MD, Alam, M, Virani, SS, Goel, S, Nasir, K & Khan, SU 2023, , Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 111, 104930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.104930

Favorable Neighborhood Walkability is Associated With Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Within an Integrated Health System: The Houston Methodist Learning Health System Outpatient Registry
Makram, OM, Nwana, N, Nicolas, JC, Gullapelli, R, Pan, A, Bose, B, Parekh, T, Al-Kindi, S, Yahya, T, Hagan, K, Javed, Z, Patel, K, Sharma, G, Jones, SL, Cainzos-Achirica, M, Maddock, JE & Nasir, K 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, vol. 48, no. 6, 101642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101642

Residing in a Food Desert and Adverse Cardiovascular Events in US Veterans With Established Cardiovascular Disease
Lloyd, M, Amos, ME, Milfred-Laforest, S, Motairek, IK, Pascuzzi, K, Petermann-Rocha, F, Elgudin, Y, Nasir, K, Freedman, D, Al-Kindi, S, Pell, J & Deo, SV 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 196, pp. 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.03.010

Prescription for Affordable Health Care: Promise and Perils of Inflation Reduction Act Tackling Financial Toxicity
Nasir, K, Salami, JA & Mossialos, E 2023, , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 81, no. 15, pp. 1502-1504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.02.028

Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Is Predominantly Associated With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events in Patients With Evidence of Coronary Atherosclerosis: The Western Denmark Heart Registry
Mortensen, MB, Dzaye, O, Bøtker, HE, Jensen, JM, Maeng, M, Bentzon, JF, Kanstrup, H, Sørensen, HT, Leipsic, J, Blankstein, R, Nasir, K, Blaha, MJ & Nørgaard, BL 2023, , Circulation, vol. 147, no. 14, pp. 1053-1063. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.061010

Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Risk, Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease, and Cardiovascular Events
Acquah, I, Hagan, K, Javed, Z, Taha, MB, Valero-Elizondo, J, Nwana, N, Yahya, T, Sharma, G, Gulati, M, Hammoud, A, Shapiro, MD, Blankstein, R, Blaha, MJ, Cainzos-Achirica, M & Nasir, K 2023, , Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 12, no. 6, e025581. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.025581

Coronary Artery Calcium Dispersion and Cause-Specific Mortality
Dudum, R, Dardari, ZA, Feldman, DI, Berman, DS, Budoff, MJ, Miedema, MD, Nasir, K, Rozanski, A, Rumberger, JA, Shaw, L, Dzaye, O, Caínzos-Achirica, M, Patel, J & Blaha, MJ 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 191, pp. 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.12.014

Neighborhood Walkability and Cardiovascular Risk in the United States
Makhlouf, MHE, Motairek, I, Chen, Z, Nasir, K, Deo, SV, Rajagopalan, S & Al-Kindi, SG 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, vol. 48, no. 3, 101533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101533

Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring for Risk Assessment in Patients With Severe Hypercholesterolemia
Dong, T, Tashtish, N, Walker, J, Neeland, I, Nasir, K, Rajagopalan, S & Al-Kindi, S 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 190, pp. 48-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.10.060

Rising trend of acute myocardial infarction among young cannabis users: A 10-year nationwide gender and race stratified analysis
Sandhyavenu, H, Patel, HP, Patel, RH, Desai, R, Patel, AA, Patel, BA, Patel, J, Zahid, S, Khan, SU, Deshmukh, A, Nasir, K, DeSimone, CV, Dani, SS & Thakkar, S 2023, , International Journal of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, vol. 16, 200167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcrp.2022.200167

When Opportunity Knocks: Capitalizing on Incidental Coronary Arterial Calcification
Joshi, PH, Nasir, K & Navar, AM 2023, , Circulation, vol. 147, no. 9, pp. 715-717. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.063207

Social Determinants of Health, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Individuals of Vietnamese Origin
Nguyen, RT, Meyer, O, Chu, J, Le, V, Ho, TV, Le, A, Trinh, T, Shah, NS, Zhao, H, Nasir, K & Cainzos-Achirica, M 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 189, pp. 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.11.028

Prevalence and Professional Impact of Mental Health Conditions Among Cardiologists
Sharma, G, Rao, SJ, Douglas, PS, Rzeszut, A, Itchhaporia, D, Wood, MJ, Nasir, K, Blumenthal, RS, Poppas, A, Kuvin, J, Miller, AP, Mehran, R, Valentine, M, Summers, RF & Mehta, LS 2023, , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 81, no. 6, pp. 574-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.11.025

Favorable Neighborhood Walkability is Associated with Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients Within an Integrated Health System: The Houston Methodist Learning Health System Outpatient Registry
Makram, OM, Nwana, N, Nicolas, JC, Gullapelli, R, Pan, A, Bose, B, Parekh, T, Al-Kindi, S, Yahya, T, Hagan, K, Javed, Z, Patel, K, Sharma, G, Jones, SL, Cainzos-Achirica, M, Maddock, JE & Nasir, K 2023, , Current Problems in Cardiology, pp. 101642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101642

Food insecurity and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in adults with diabetes
Dong, T, Harris, K, Freedman, D, Janus, S, Griggs, S, Iyer, Y, Nasir, K, Neeland, IJ, Rajagopalan, S & Al-Kindi, SG 2023, , Nutrition, vol. 106, 111865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2022.111865

Neighborhood deprivation and morbid obesity: Insights from the Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Disease Health System Learning Registry
Nwana, N, Taha, MB, Javed, Z, Gullapelli, R, Nicolas, JC, Jones, SL, Acquah, I, Khan, S, Satish, P, Mahajan, S, Cainzos-Achirica, M & Nasir, K 2023, , Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 31, 102100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102100

Neighborhood deprivation and morbid obesity: Insights from the Houston Methodist Cardiovascular Disease Health System Learning Registry
Nwana, N, Taha, MB, Javed, Z, Gullapelli, R, Nicolas, JC, Jones, SL, Acquah, I, Khan, S, Satish, P, Mahajan, S, Cainzos-Achirica, M & Nasir, K 2023, , Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 31, pp. 102100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102100

Coronary Artery Calcium Density in Clinical Risk Prediction: Ready for Primetime?
Nasir, K, Razavi, AC & Dzaye, O 2023, , Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. E015150. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.123.015150

VIEW FULL PUBLICATIONS