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Office
1500 S Lake Park Ave
Ste 110
Hobart, IN 46342Phone+1 219-947-6017Fax+1 219-947-6018
Summary
- Dr. Tarek Ajam is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist in Northwest Indiana. and is affiliated with St. Mary's Medical center and Methodist hospitals. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, and then eight years of post graduate training including internal medicine, cardiology, and electrophysiology. He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. He has more than 30 publications and over 100 citings. He is dedicated into diagnosing and treating cardiac rhythm disorders.
With advanced diagnostic tools, including electrophysiology studies, he tailors treatment plans for conditions like atrial fibrillation, SVT, ventricular tachycardias, heart block, and syncope. Expertise extends to innovative interventions such as cardiac ablation and implantable devices.
Education & Training
Aurora Health CareFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2021 - 2023- Aurora Health CareFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2018 - 2021
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2018
Indiana University School of MedicineClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2018 - 2023
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2018- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Suture closure AFtEr large bore vein access (SAFE-VEIN): A randomized, prospective study of the efficacy and safety of venous closure device.Mahmoud Ali, Faisal Masood, Lynn Erickson, James Adefisoye, Jim Kanani
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024-10-01 - Monckeberg calcification of coronary arteries: a string of pearls.Blair L Tilkens, Tarek Ajam, Marc Atzenhoefer, Mahmoud Ali, Steven C Port
Radiology Case Reports. 2022-10-01 - 4 citationsPrognosis for patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction with and without diabetes: A 7 year nationwide veteran administration analysis.Marat Fudim, Srikant Devaraj, Marius Chukwurah, Tarek Ajam, Amir Razaghizad
International Journal of Cardiology. 2021-11-17
Journal Articles
- Effect of Carvedilol vs Metoprolol Succinate on Mortality in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection FractionTarek Ajam, Samer Ajam, Srikant Devaraj, Kahee Mohammed, Stephen Sawada, Masoor Kamalesh, American Heart Journal
- It’s time to focus on decreasing cardiovascular mortality in NAFLD population: potential use of statins and PCSK9 inhibitorsTarek Ajam, Anuj Chhaparia, Zachary Oman, Ali Mehdirad, Current Trends in Cardiology, 9/18/2017
- Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case ReportTarek Ajam, Gina Hyun, Brandon Blue, Nabeel Rajeh, Annals of Hematology & Oncology, 2016
Abstracts/Posters
- HIGHER AMBULATORY HEART RATES PREDICT INCREASED LONG TERM MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH HFREFM Kamalesh, T Ajam, S Ajam, S Devaraj, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 10.1016/S0735-1097(17)34291-2, 11/29/2017
- Effect of carvedilol vs metoprolol succinate on mortality in heart failure with reduced ejection fractionTarek Ajam, Samer Ajam, Srikant Deveraj, Masoor Kamalesh, European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure, Paris, France, 4/2017
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Heart Failure Among a Nationwide Sample of US VeteransLukasz P Cerbin, Marat Fudim, Srikant Devaraj, Tarek Ajam, Sunil V Rao, Masoor Kamalesh, Circulation, 2017
Lectures
- Higher Beta-blocker Versus Lower Heart Rate in Patients with Heart Failure Due to Systolic DysfunctionWashington D.C. - 3/2017
Other
- CHADS2 Score for Stroke Risk Assessment in Atrial FibrillationTarek Ajam, Ali A Mehdirad, Medscape
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2172597-overview
4/19/2017 - ElectrocardiographyTarek Ajam, Ali Mehdirad, Richard Lange
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1894014-overview
Medscape - 4/17/2017
Authored Content
- Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Safety Issues in the ElderlyAugust 2020
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