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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., Kash, B. 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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Research output
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Association of Coronary Plaque with Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Events among Symptomatic Adults
Mortensen, M. B., Caínzos-Achirica, M., Steffensen, F. H., Bøtker, H. E., Jensen, J. M., Sand, N. P. R., Maeng, M., Bruun, J. M., Blaha, M. J., Sørensen, H. T., Pareek, M., Nasir, K. & Nørgaard, B. L., Feb 11 2022, In: JAMA Network Open. 5, 2, e2148139.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of inflammatory disease and long-term outcomes among young adults with myocardial infarction: The Mass General Brigham YOUNG-MI Registry
Weber, B., Biery, D. W., Singh, A., Divakaran, S., Berman, A. N., Wu, W. Y., Brown, J. M., Hainer, J., Nasir, K., Liao, K., Bhatt, D. L., Di Carli, M. F. & Blankstein, R., Jan 1 2022, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29, 2, p. 352-359 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Big Data and ASCVD Risk Prediction: Building a Better Mouse Trap?
Nasir, K. & DeFilippis, A., Mar 29 2022, In: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79, 12, p. 1167-1169 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in five Asian groups in Catalonia: a disaggregated, population-based analysis of 121 000 first-generation Asian immigrants
Satish, P., Vela, E., Bilal, U., Cleries, M., Kanaya, A. M., Kandula, N., Virani, S. S., Islam, N., Valero-Elizondo, J., Yahya, T., Comin-Colet, J., Nasir, K., Mauri, J. & Cainzos-Achirica, M., May 6 2022, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29, 6, p. 916-924 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CAC for Risk Stratification Among Individuals With Hypertriglyceridemia Free of Clinical Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cainzos-Achirica, M., Quispe, R., Dudum, R., Greenland, P., Lloyd-Jones, D., Rana, J. S., Lima, J. A. C., Doria de Vasconcellos, H., Joshi, P. H., Khera, A., Ayers, C., Erbel, R., Stang, A., Jöckel, K. H., Lehmann, N., Schramm, S., Schmidt, B., Toth, P. P., Patel, K. V., Blaha, M. J. & 2 others, , Apr 2022, In: JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 15, 4, p. 641-651 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review