FarazShafiqueAhmadMDMS, FACC

Cardiology • Chicago, IL

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology

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Office
675 N Saint Clair St
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-664-3278

Fax+1 312-695-5774

Education & Training

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Controversy in Hypertension: Pro-Side of the Argument Using Artificial Intelligence for Hypertension Diagnosis and Management.
Antonis A Armoundas, Faraz S Ahmad, Zachi I Attia, Dimitrios Doudesis, Rohan Khera
Hypertension. 2025-03-17
3 citations
Automated Identification of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Using Deep Learning-Based Natural Language Processing.
Arash A Nargesi, Philip Adejumo, Lovedeep Singh Dhingra, Benjamin Rosand, Astrid Hengartner
JACC. Heart Failure. 2025-01-01
3 citations
Transforming Hypertension Diagnosis and Management in The Era of Artificial Intelligence: A 2023 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Workshop Report.
Daichi Shimbo, Rashmee U Shah, Marwah Abdalla, Ritu Agarwal, Faraz S Ahmad
Hypertension. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Heart Failure Home Management Challenges and Reasons for Readmission: A Qualitative Study to Understand the Patient’s Perspective
Shreya Kangovi, Stephen E Kimmel, Faraz S Ahmad, Journal of General Internal Medicine

Press Mentions

2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Evaluation and Disposition of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight CommitteeOctober 11th, 2022
Strategies to Diversify the Medical Student Training Pipeline into CardiologySeptember 30th, 2022
Association of Blood Viscosity with Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19July 31st, 2022
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Grant Support

Electronic Health Record Nudges to Improve Quality of Care in Heart FailureNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2025