RamiKahwashMD
Cardiology • Columbus, OHHeart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology
Professor in Internal Medicine Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Section of Heart Failure/Transplant Director of the Heart and Vascular Research Organization The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, Ohio
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Office
410 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210Phone+1 614-293-8000Fax+1 614-293-3465- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Rami Kahwash is a cardiologist in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in heart failure & transplantation and interventional cardiology and is experienced in general cardiology, myocarditis, cardiomyopathies, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and sarcoidosis-related cardiomyopathy.
Education & Training
Ohio State University HospitalFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2008 - 2009
University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2007- University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
OH State Medical License 2007 - 2024
KY State Medical License 2003 - 2011- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (IBHRE) Certified Cardiac Device Specialist(CCDS)
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best doctor
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Clinical Trials
- REDUCE LAP-HF TRIAL II Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 01
- REmodeling the Left Ventricle With Atrial Modulated Pacing Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 15
- Post Approval Study (PAS) of the OPTIMIZER Smart and CCM Therapy Start of enrollment: 2020 Jan 21
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Left atrial to coronary sinus shunting for treatment of heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction: The ALT FLOW Early Feasibility Study 1-year r...Marcus A Urey, Benjamin Hibbert, Ulrich Jorde, Peter Eckman, Trevor Simard, Marino Labinaz, Babak Nazer, Mark Wiley, Bhanu Gupta, Andrew Sauer, Hirak Shah, Paul Sorajj...> ;European Journal of Heart Failure. 2024 Apr 12
- A retrospective analysis of anticoagulant safety among heart transplant recipients undergoing endomyocardial biopsy.James Christian Stock, Jason Carlquist, Megan Melnyk, Sakima Smith, Indra Bole, Vaiibhav Patel, Sitaramesh Emani, Beth Foreman, Ayesha Hasan, Veronica Franco, Brent Ch...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2024 Feb 1
- Cardiac Contractility Modulation: Implications in Heart Failure, a Current Review.Alexander L Wallner, Salvatore Savona, Rami Kahwash> ;Heart Failure Clinics. 2024 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- Evidence of Aldosterone Synthesis in Human Myocardium in Acute MyocarditisRami Kahwash, Subha V Raman, International Journal of Cardiology
Abstracts/Posters
- AL Amyloidosis: The Effects of Maintenance Therapy on Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation OutcomesRami Kahwash, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- The Effect of Cytogenetic Abnormalities on Organ Involvement and Survival in Patients with AL AmyloidosisRami Kahwash, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Press Mentions
Ohio Heart Center 1st in World to Study Efficacy of Diastolic Heart Failure TreatmentDecember 6th, 2022- Can You Have Sex After a Heart Attack?July 27th, 2022
- Ohio State Cardiologists First in US to Perform New Heart Failure Treatment—Patient Feels ‘100% Better’November 5th, 2021
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- International Society of Heart & Lung TransplantationMember
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Hospital Affiliations
Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbus, Ohio
The OSUCCC - JamesColumbus, Ohio
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