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Office
13325 Hargrave Rd
Houston, TX 77070Phone+1 832-478-5067
Education & Training
- Baylor College of Medicine/St Luke's Episcopal HospitalFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2009
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2002
- Dartmouth CollegeA.B., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cum Laude, 1994 - 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- ID State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- MT State Medical License 2011 - 2025
- OR State Medical License 2017 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2016 - 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Electrophysiology
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Grateful Patient and Family Program Recognition Northwest Healthcare Foundation, 2013, 2015
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Chief EP Fellow Texas Heart Institute, 2009
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Clinical Trials
- REVEAL AF: Incidence of AF in High Risk Patients Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 13
- MIRACLE EF Clinical Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
- AdaptResponse Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsThe role of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in steroid hormone specificityAnikó Náray-Fejes-Tóth, Ilyas K Colombowala, Géza Fejes-Tóth
The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 1998-04-01 - 8 citationsSinus node sparing novel hybrid approach for treatment of inappropriate sinus tachycardia/postural sinus tachycardia: multicenter experienceCarlo de Asmundis, Gian-Battista Chierchia, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Ahmed Romeya, Eric Okum
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2021-08-23 - 24 citationsPeptide containing the BCR oligomerization domain (AA 1-160) reverses the transformed phenotype of p210(bcr-abl) positive 32D myeloid leukemia cellsXiang Yang D. Guo, Jean Marie Cuillerot, Tao Wang, Yun Wu, Ralph B. Arlinghaus
Oncogene. 1998-08-20
Journal Articles
- Variability in Post-pacing Intervals Predicts Global Ventricular Activation Pattern during TachycardiaColombowala, I., A. Massumi, A. Rasekh, M. Saeed, J. Cheng, B. Fakhri, M. Shuraih, M. Razavi, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 1/1/2010
- Variability in Post-pacing Intervals Predicts Global Ventricular Activation Pattern during TachycardiaColombowala, I., A. Massumi, A. Rasekh, M. Saeed, J. Cheng, B. Fakhri, M. Shuraih, M. Razavi, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 1/1/2008
- Interatrial Conduction Measured during Biventricular Pacemaker Implantation Accurately Predicts Optimal Paced Atrioventricular IntervalsLevin V, Nemeth M, Colombowala I, Massumi A, Rasekh A, Cheng J, Coles JA Jr, Ujhelyi MR, Razavi M, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 1/1/2007
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Abstracts/Posters
- Optimal Paced Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients Can Be Determined during ImplantLevin, M., I. Colombowala, M. Nemeth, J. Coles Jr., J. J. Sims, M. Razavi, Cardiostim, Nice, France, 6/18/2008
- Postpacing Interval Variability Predicts Activation Pattern during Ventricular TachycardiaColombowala, I., A. Massumi, A. Rasekh, M. Saeed, J. Cheng, B. Fakhri, M. Shuraih, M. Razavi, Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions 2008, San Francisco, CA, 5/14/2008
- The Optimal Paced Atrioventricular Delay in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients Can Be Determined during ImplantLevin, M., I. Colombowala, M. Nemeth, J. Coles Jr., J. J. Sims, M. Razavi, Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions 2008, San Francisco, CA, 5/14/2008
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Lectures
- EKG Case Presentation9/1/2013
- Special Topics in Cardiac Electrophysiology11/1/2012
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Identifying and Protecting Patients at Risk8/1/2012
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Press Mentions
- Kalispell Doctors Use New Heart Monitoring TechnologyMarch 13th, 2014
- Colombowala SurgeryDecember 29th, 2016
- These two strangers created N95-like masks to protect Idaho’s hospital workers from COVID-19January 21st, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Gujarati
Industry Relationships
- Medical Director, Octagos Health2022 - Present
- Site Principal Investigator, CVRx, Inc.The purpose of this trial is to develop valid scientific evidence for safety and effectiveness of Baroreflex Activation Therapy® with the BAROSTIM NEO® System in subjects with heart failure, defined as NYHA class III/IV and EF ≤ 35% despite optimal GDMT and not eligible for CRT.2017 - Present
- Speakers' Bureau, PfizerDisclosure: Honoraria
- Speaker' Bureau, Boehringer IngelheimDisclosure: Honoraria
- Speaker, MedtronicLINQ and subcutaneous diagnostics.Disclosure: Honoraria.
- Site Principal Investigator, MedtronicSite principal investigator for Reveal-AF, MIRACLE EF, and Adapt Response.Disclosure: Research support.
- Speaker, ZollDisclosure: Honoraria
- Advisory Board, MedtronicElectrophysiology and Subcutaneous Diagnostics advisory boards.Disclosure: Fees, Honoraria
- Speakers' Bureau, BMSDisclosure: Honoraria
External Links
- Saint Alphonsus Heart Institutehttps://www.saintalphonsus.org/providers/ilyas-colombowala
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