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Personal profile
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.
Research interests
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.
External positions
Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
May 1 2021 → …
Research Area Keywords
- Heart & Vascular
- Outcomes, Quality & Health Care Performance
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Cardiovascular Disease Health System Registry
Nasir, K., Jones, S. L., Lador, A., Patel, K. V. & Vahidy, F. S.
11/16/21 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Contemporary Classification of Myocardial Injury Events in MESA: Defining Distinct Risk Factor Associations with Myocardial Infarction Type 1-5 and Acute Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury.
8/20/21 → 7/31/26
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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CMR for COVID Patients
Shah, D. J., Graviss, E. A., Malahfji, M. & Nasir, K.
6/16/20 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Coronary Artery Calcium Density in Clinical Risk Prediction: Ready for Primetime?
Nasir, K., Razavi, A. C. & Dzaye, O., Feb 1 2023, In: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. 16, 2, p. E015150Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Coronary Artery Calcium Dispersion and Cause-Specific Mortality
Dudum, R., Dardari, Z. A., Feldman, D. I., Berman, D. S., Budoff, M. J., Miedema, M. D., Nasir, K., Rozanski, A., Rumberger, J. A., Shaw, L., Dzaye, O., Caínzos-Achirica, M., Patel, J. & Blaha, M. J., Mar 15 2023, In: American Journal of Cardiology. 191, p. 76-83 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., Mar 1 2023, In: American Journal of Cardiology. 190, p. 48-53 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of trail and greenspace exposure on hospitalisations in a highly populated urban area: retrospective cohort study of the Houston Bayou Greenways program
Simon-Friedt, B. R., Pan, A. P., Nisar, T., Al-Kindi, S., Nunley, A., Graiff, L., Kash, B. A., Maddock, J. E. & Nasir, K., 2023, In: Local Environment. 28, 3, p. 365-378 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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, O. M., Nwana, N., Nicolas, J. C., Gullapelli, R., Pan, A., Bose, B., Parekh, T., Al-Kindi, S., Yahya, T., Hagan, K., Javed, Z., Patel, K., Sharma, G., Jones, S. L., Cainzos-Achirica, M., Maddock, J. E. & Nasir, K., Feb 9 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Current Problems in Cardiology. p. 101642Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review