
Ahmad Abdul-Aziz MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiac Critical Care
Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support
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3300 Gallows RdFalls Church, VA 22042
Phone+1 703-776-3582
Fax+1 571-665-6492
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Summary
- Dr. Ahmad Abdul-Aziz is an advanced heart failure, transplant cardiology, and cardiac critical care physician at Inova Health System in Falls Church, Virginia. He serves as Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support, with clinical interests in durable LVAD therapy, cardiogenic shock, cardiac transplantation, and extracorporeal life support.
He completed internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology fellowships at the University of Michigan, followed by fellowship training in critical care medicine at Stanford Health Care.
Education & Training
Stanford Health CareCritical Care Medicine, 2021 - 2022
University of MichiganFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2020 - 2021
University of MichiganFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2017 - 2020
University of MichiganResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Northeast Ohio Medical UniversityClass of 2014
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2022 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine- National Board of Echocardiography Adult Echocardiography
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Graduation Award: Doctor You Want Taking Care of Your Family Award University of Michigan Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, 2020
- Fellow of the Year University of Michigan Cardiovascular Disease Training Program, 2019
- Inductee Alpha Omega Alpha, 2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsThe Cardiogenic Shock Recovery Clinic.Iyad N Isseh, Amika McBurnie, Ahmad A Abdul Aziz, Carolyn Rosner, Alexander G Truesdell
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-06-01 - Determining the individualized probability of myocardial recovery: The multicenter RecoverHeart calculator.Iosif Taleb, Christos P Kyriakopoulos, Omar Wever-Pinzon, Eleni Maneta, Craig H Selzman
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2026-04-17 - 2 citationsTwo-year outcomes in the direct oral anticoagulant apixaban in left ventricular assist devices (DOAC LVAD) study.Aditya Mehta, Pramita Bagchi, Mary Looby, Matthew Dimond, Iyad Isseh
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-12-01
Abstracts/Posters
- [Board 019] Can We Forego Routine Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission in Patients Undergoing Primary PCI For STEMI? Insights From the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michiga...Ahmad Abdul-Aziz, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
- [Board 020] Predictors of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Utilization Among Patients With ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction: Insights From the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michi...Ahmad Abdul-Aziz, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
- Change in 30-Day Risk Standardized Heart Failure Mortality Rates Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction ProgramAbdul-Aziz AA, Chakrabarti AK, Aaronson KD, Hummel SL, Heart Failure Society of America National Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 9/18/2017
Press Mentions
Death vs. Another Hospital Stay: Study Suggests Medicare Should Weigh Them Equally When Paying HospitalsOctober 27th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Heart Failure Society of America - HFSAMember
- International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation - ISHLTMember
- Society of Critical Care CardiologyMember
Other Languages
- Arabic
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