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Office
6565 Fannin St
Ste B157
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-798-5800
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4567 citationsHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart AssociationSalim S. Virani, Alvaro Alonso, Emelia J. Benjamin, Márcio Sommer Bittencourt, Clifton W. Callaway
Circulation. 2020-03-03 - 2315 citationsHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.Connie W Tsao, Aaron W Aday, Zaid I Almarzooq, Alvaro Alonso, Andrea Z Beaton
Circulation. 2022-02-22 - 4297 citationsHeart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.Emelia J. Benjamin, Salim S. Virani, Clifton W. Callaway, Alanna M. Chamberlain, Alex R. Chang
Circulation. 2018-03-20
Journal Articles
- Associations Between Carotid Artery Plaque Burden, Plaque Characteristics, and Cardiovascular EventsSalim S Virani, Vijay Nambi, Christie M Ballantyne, JAMA Cardiology
- Temporal Changes and Institutional Variation in Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disea...Eric A Secemsky, Jeptha P Curtis, Salim S Virani, Ehrin J Armstrong, Kendrick A Shunk, Ralph G Brindis, Deepak Bhatt, Robert W Yeh, JAMA Cardiology
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United StatesRon Blankstein, Michael J Blaha, Salim S Virani, Khurram Nasir, JAMA Cardiology
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Lectures
- Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Highlights Session2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Facts or Alternate Facts: A Case-Based Deep Dive Into the Recently Released Prevention Guidelines2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Debate Con: Coronary Calcium Scoring for Patients With LDL-C 160-189 mg/dL2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
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Authored Content
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Window into Cardiovascular Disease PreventionSeptember 2020
- Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018August 2020
Press Mentions
- A Healthy Fireside Chat with Arianna Huffington and Joseph G. RogersAugust 30th, 2024
- Mortality Rates Increasing in Patients with Diabetes and Cardiovascular DiseaseMay 15th, 2023
- Reminders for Clinicians Improve Prescribing for High CholesterolMarch 23rd, 2023
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