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Office
4301 Garth Rd
Suite 100
Baytown, TX 77521Phone+1 281-837-7587
Summary
- Dr. Waqas Qureshi is a cardiologist in Baytown, TX and Houston, TX. He is affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital and Weil Cornell College of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Rawalpindi Medical College and has been in practice for 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu. He specializes in Interventional Cardiology and is experienced in transcatheter aortic valve replacement, aortic stenosis, mitral valve transcatheter repair, PFO and ASD closures, Left atrial appendage closure, high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, chronic total occlusions, atherosclerosis, echocardiography, venous thromboembolism, angioplasty, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Education & Training
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2017 - 2018
- Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2017
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2009
- Rawalpindi Medical CollegeClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- MA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2024
- GA State Medical License 2018 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 2013 - 2020
- MI State Medical License 2009 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Travel award for participation National meeting of American College of Physicians at New Orleans, Louisiana, 2012
- Young Investigator Award American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2010
Clinical Trials
- Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (EchoCRT) Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 22 citationsPerceived Stress and Atrial Fibrillation: The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study.Wesley T. O'Neal, Waqas Qureshi, Suzanne E. Judd, Stephen P. Glasser, Lama Ghazi
Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2015-06-05 - 14 citationsBlood pressure indices and cardiovascular disease mortality in persons with or without diabetes mellitus.Pallavi S. Gomadam, Amit J. Shah, Waqas Qureshi, Phyllis Yeboah, Barry I. Freedman
Journal of Hypertension. 2018-01-01 - 5 citationsDetermination and distribution of left ventricular size as measured by noncontrast CT in the Multi-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisWaqas Qureshi, Khurram Nasir, Yalcin Hacioglu, Christopher T. Sibley, Mohit Gupta
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2015-03-01
Journal Articles
- Fatty Acid Biomarkers of Dairy Fat Consumption and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort StudiesNona Sotoodehnia, Dariush Mozaffarian, Waqas Qureshi, Michael Y Tsai, PLoS One
- Low prevalence of coronary artery disease on CT angiography in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Qureshi W, Swadia T, Khalid F, Al-Mallah MH., Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Supplement 2010 July; 4(4S):S50.
- Iron status in non-anemic pregnant females during the third trimester.Inamul Haq I, Butt IF, Hassan K, Asif N, Tariq W, Ann. Pak. Inst. Med. Sci. 2008; 4(2): 88-91.
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Relationship between atherosclerosis on CT angiography and new statin prescription.Alqarqaz M, Zaidan M, Qureshi W, Chattahi J, Khalid F, Al-Mallah MH, American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke
- Erythromelalgia – an unusual presentation of cellulitis.Waquas T Qureshi, Annual meeting of SGIM, Orlando, FL
- An unusual presentation of Wegener's Granulomatosis of genitalia.Qureshi W, Karam M, Salman, Drake S, Annual meeting of SGIM, Orlando, FL
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Lectures
- Clinically significant findings on attenuation corrected CT at World Congress of CardiologyDubai April 18-21, 2012
- Coronary Plaque Composition in Symptomatic African American and White Patients: Insights From with Coronary CT Angiography.American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Nov 13-15 2011 at Orlando, FL
- Impact of nursing documentation on inpatient outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure.Regional ACP meeting, Michigan Sept 8-11, 2011.
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Authored Content
- Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure the ARIC StudyJanuary 2018
- Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure the ARIC StudyJanuary 2018
Press Mentions
- Many Hispanic Patients Undertreated for High CholesterolNovember 12th, 2015
- Many Hispanic Patients Undertreated for High CholesterolNovember 12th, 2015
- Too Few U.S. Hispanics Have Cholesterol Under ControlNovember 9th, 2015
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Grant Support
- Ruth L. Kirschstein T32 FellowshipNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute2013–2015
Committees
- Member, Internal Medicine Resident Council 2010 - Present
- Member, Wayne State Medical Society 2009 - Present
Research History
- Cardiology Research Fellow2013 - 2017
Professional Memberships
- Associate
Other Languages
- Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
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