
William Zoghbi MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Non-Invasive Cardiology
Chair, Department of Cardiology Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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6550 Fannin StSte 1901Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-1100
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Summary
- William A. Zoghbi is the Elkins Family Distinguished Chair in Cardiac Health, Chairman of the Department of Cardiology at The Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Institute of Academic Medicine.
Dr. Zoghbi is a renowned leader in cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiac imaging. He has developed new techniques to evaluate heart function and valve disorders without resorting to invasive procedures. These accomplishments led him to preside over the development of national and international guidelines for evaluating heart valves. He is known for his research on ischemic heart disease, myocardial function and hibernation, and for developing echocardiographic techniques to evaluate valvular dynamics and measure valvular regurgitation. Dr. Zoghbi has authored more than 300 original publications and has been invited to lecture on his work at every major cardiology conference around the globe.
Always looking forward, Dr. Zoghbi is dedicated to cardiovascular education. He is a much sought-after mentor and has trained over 100 cardiology fellows in advanced cardiovascular imaging. Many of his former students now hold leadership positions worldwide. Dr. Zoghbi’s commitment to physician training and education is evident at the national level: In 2004, the American Society of Echocardiography presented him with the Richard Popp Excellence in Teaching Award. Moreover, he co-chaired the American College of Cardiology committee that wrote a monograph on how best to train the new generation of cardiologists in cardiovascular imaging.
As an advocate for scientific communication, Dr. Zoghbi lends his expertise to several journals. He has served as associate editor of Circulation and is currently a senior editor of JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, the global health section editor for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and an editorial board member of Global Heart.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1980 - 1985
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1981
- University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsInternship, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1980
- Meharry Medical CollegeClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1980 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2009-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Growth of Multimodality Cardiac Imagers in the United States, 2013-2022.Ahmed Sayed, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Maria Alwan, Ahmad El Yaman, Asim Shaikh
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-03-29 - Machine Learning Identification of Patient Phenoclusters in Aortic Regurgitation.Maan Malahfji, Xin Tan, Yodying Kaolawanich, Mujtaba Saeed, Andrada Guta
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-03-11 - Timing of Intervention in Aortic Regurgitation: Steering Management Beyond Current Guideline Indications.William A Zoghbi, Maan Malahfji
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-03-01
Journal Articles
- Images in Intervention Left Main Coronary Trunk Compression by a Severely Enlarged Pulmonary Artery: Noninvasive and Invasive AssessmentColin M Barker, Faheemullah Beg, William A Zoghbi, ScienceDirect
- Assessment of the Severity of Native Mitral Valve RegurgitationWilliam Zoghbi, MD, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- Assessment of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Regurgitation: Guidelines and BeyondCRF Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - Annual Symposium 2019 - Miami, FL - 9/26/2019
- Highlighted Original Research: Non Invasive Imaging and the Year in Review2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Comprehensive Echocardiographic Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
Press Mentions
- WATCH: Roundtable Discussion Explores Impact of Environmental and Social Determinants on Heart HealthMarch 25th, 2025
- Two Studies Assess Echocardiography Evaluation Performance, Relationship Between Markers of Early LV Dysfunction and Mortality in Aortic RegurgitationNovember 19th, 2024
- 9 Weird Symptoms Cardiologists Say You Should Never IgnoreAugust 28th, 2024
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Arabic
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