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Office
Pulse Heart Institute
1901 S Cedar St, Suite 301
Tacoma, WA 98405Phone+1 253-572-7320
Summary
- Dr. Ahmad Slim is a cardiologist in Tacoma, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Washington Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center. He received his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and non-invasive cardiology.
Education & Training
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- Ascension St John HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
- American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2014 - 2021
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular CTCardiac CT
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Rosiglitazone And Fenofibrate Additive Effects on Lipids (RAFAEL) Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- Aspirin and Plavix Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
- Study to Evaluate the Effects of BMS-813160 on Protein Loss in the Urine of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 25 citationsCardiac computed tomographic imaging in cardio-oncology: An expert consensus document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT). Endorsed by the Inte...Juan Lopez-Mattei, Eric H Yang, Lauren A Baldassarre, Ali Agha, Ron Blankstein
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2022-09-15 - 12 citationsA review of anomalous origination of a coronary artery from an opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) impact on major adverse cardiovascular events based on coronary compu...Richard A. Clark, Adam T. Marler, Charles K. Lin, Ryan J. McDonough, Ryan L. Prentice
Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease. 2014-08-10 - 24 citationsManagement of Coronary Artery Calcium and Coronary CTA FindingsDustin M. Thomas, Sanjay Divakaran, Todd C. Villines, Khurram Nasir, Nishant R. Shah
Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports. 2015-04-15
Journal Articles
- HypothesisAhmad M Slim, Emilio Fentanes, Jennifer N Slim, Clinical Cardiology
Authored Content
- A flag Not my fathersJuly 2012
Press Mentions
- Coronary CTA Reimbursement for US Hospitals Will Double in 2025November 8th, 2024
- Medicare to More Than Double Reimbursement for CCTA, Likely Spurring Greater DemandNovember 5th, 2024
- ‘A Huge Win’: CMS Significantly Increases Medicare Payments for Cardiac CTNovember 2nd, 2024
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Committees
- Chair of Governance committee, Pulse Heart Institute Board of Directors 2023 - 2023
- SCCT advisor to the panel, AMA CPT Panel 2021 - 2023
- Chair, Diagnostics and procedures committee, Tacoma General & Allenmore Hospital 2019 - 2023
- Member, ACC, Coding Task Force 2017 - 2019
- Member, SCCT Board of Directors 2016 - 2023
- member, SCCT, advocacy committee 2014 - 2023
- Member, Item writing Committe, CBNC 2013 - 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyFellow
Other Languages
- Arabic
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