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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Collaborative Leveraging of Evidence to Assess Real-world Severe Hypertriglyceridemia Outcomes Through Partnerships: CLEARSHOT
10/15/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Dysfunctional High Density Lipoprotein Free Cholesterol Bioavailability and Atherogenesis
Pownall, H. J., Gillard, B. K., Nasir, K., Patel, K. V. & Rosales, C.
3/21/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Adherence Determinants in the Health Electronic Record Evaluation of Statins (ADHERES)
12/15/23 → 11/30/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Special Initiative Participation Incentive Agreement Lp(a) Discovery Project
12/1/23 → 11/30/26
Project: Non Profit
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SPACE: A Study Leveraging Community Partners And Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring to Control Hypertension and Eliminate Health Inequities
9/1/23 → 8/31/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Addition of Social Determinants of Health to Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Murphy, B. S., Nam, Y., McClelland, R. L., Acquah, I., Cainzos-Achirica, M., Nasir, K., Post, W. S., Aldrich, M. C. & Defilippis, A. P., Jul 16 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 14, p. e033651 e033651.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Age- and sex-based heterogeneity in coronary artery plaque presence and burden in familial hypercholesterolemia: A multi-national study
Nasir, K., Mszar, R., Cainzos-Achirica, M., Grandhi, G. R., Tromp, T. R., Alonso, R., Bittencourt, M. S., Bruckert, E., Díaz-Díaz, J. L., Gallo, A., Hovingh, G. K., Miname, M. H., Muñiz-Grijalvo, O., Pang, J., de Isla, L. P., Sijbrands, E. J. G., Watts, G. F., Mata, P. & Santos, R. D., Mar 2024, In: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 17, p. 100611 100611.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aspirin use for primary prevention among US adults with and without elevated Lipoprotein(a)
Razavi, A. C., Richardson, L. T. C., Coronado, F., Dzaye, O., Bhatia, H. S., Mehta, A., Quyyumi, A. A., Vaccarino, V., Budoff, M. J., Nasir, K., Tsimikas, S., Whelton, S. P., Blaha, M. J., Blumenthal, R. S. & Sperling, L. S., Jun 2024, In: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 18, p. 100674 100674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
Association Between Cardiovascular Health Status and Healthcare Utilization in a Large Integrated Healthcare System
Lien, I., Moffet, H., Liu, J., Karter, A., Solomon, M., Go, A., Nasir, K., Sidney, S. & Rana, J., Jun 2024, In: AJPM Focus. 3, 3, p. 100213 100213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association between neighborhood household income and inpatient atrial fibrillation outcomes
Kotta, P. A., Nambi, V., Misra, A., Afshar, H., Chelu, M. G., Nasir, K., Abramov, D. & Minhas, A. M. K., Jul 2024, In: Heart Rhythm. 21, 7, p. 993-1000 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review