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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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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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Retrospective/Multi-modal AI to Predict Cardiovascular Risk/Dept Funded
Project: Clinical Trial
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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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Association of cardiovascular risk profile with premature all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in US adults: findings from a national study
Nguyen, R. T., Jain, V., Acquah, I., Khan, S. U., Parekh, T., Taha, M., Virani, S. S., Blaha, M. J., Nasir, K. & Javed, Z., Dec 2024, In: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 24, 1, 91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of Environmental Injustice and Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in the United States
Khadke, S., Kumar, A., Al-Kindi, S., Rajagopalan, S., Kong, Y., Nasir, K., Ahmad, J., Adamkiewicz, G., Delaney, S., Nohria, A., Dani, S. S. & Ganatra, S., Apr 2 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 7, p. e033428Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epidemiology and Prognostic Implications of Coronary Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Individuals With Prediabetes: A Multicohort Study
Rifai, M. A., Al-Mallah, M. H., Blaha, M. J., Patel, J., McEvoy, J. W., Nasir, K., Shahid, I., Patel, K. V., Sharma, G., Marrugat, J., Tizon-Marcos, H., Erbel, R., Stang, A., Jöckel, K. H., Lehmann, N., Schramm, S., Schmidt, B., Blumenthal, R. S., Virani, S. S., Nambi, V., & 1 others , Apr 2024, In: Diabetes care. 47, 4, p. 698-706 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Food Environment Quality and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States: a County-Level Analysis from 2017 to 2019
Parekh, T., Xue, H., Al-Kindi, S., Nasir, K., Cheskin, L. J. & Cuellar, A. E., Feb 2024, In: Journal of General Internal Medicine. 39, 2, p. 176-185 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review