Irfan M Asif MD

Summary

• Irfan M. Asif, MD
  Heersink Endowed Professor of Sports and Exercise Medicine
  Associate Dean for Primary Care & Rural Health | Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine
  Co-Director, UAB Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center
  University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine
  Director, Primary Care Service Line | UAB Health System
  
  Dr. Irfan Asif is Associate Dean for Primary Care and Rural Health and Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine within the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. He has served on the Board of Directors for both the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM 2015-2019) and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM 2020-2024). For 10 years, he served as Associate Editor for the journal Sports Health and is now a Senior Editor for the British Journal of Sports Medicine, while also serving as team physician for UAB Athletics, Birmingham Legion FC, and USA Wheelchair Rugby. His research explores several domains within sports cardiology with an emphasis on combating physical inactivity for the prevention of cardiometabolic disease. Additionally, he is a pioneer in developing educational training programs, with a focus on those who are under-represented in the medical and science fields. Dr. Asif’s cumulative work has garnered significant funding, totaling $36 million as a Principal Investigator and $28 million as a Co-Investigator. He was recently named the Heersink Endowed Professor in Sports and Exercise Medicine at UAB.