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Office
Pulse Heart Institute
1901 S Cedar St, Suite 301
Tacoma, WA 98405Phone+1 253-572-7320- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Ahmad Slim is a cardiologist in Tacoma, WA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Washington Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center. He received his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease and non-invasive cardiology.
Education & Training
- San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- Ascension St John HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
- American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- HI State Medical License 2004 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- MI State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- WA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2014 - 2021
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular CTCardiac CT
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Rosiglitazone And Fenofibrate Additive Effects on Lipids (RAFAEL) Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
- Aspirin and Plavix Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
- Study to Evaluate the Effects of BMS-813160 on Protein Loss in the Urine of Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 18
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Advancing cardiovascular CT whilst keeping it affordable.Joanne M Olson, Ed Nicol, Ahmad M Slim> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2024 Mar 18
- Gender Differences in Radiation Dose From Nuclear Cardiology Studies Across the World: Findings From the INCAPS Registry.Shi L, Dorbala S, Paez D, Shaw LJ, Zukotynski KA, Pascual TN, Karthikeyan G, Vitola JV, Better N, Bokhari N, Rehani MM, Kashyap R, Dondi M, Mercuri M, Einstein AJ, INC...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular imaging.
- International Impact of COVID-19 on the Diagnosis of Heart Disease.Einstein AJ, Shaw LJ, Hirschfeld C, Williams MC, Villines TC, Better N, Vitola JV, Cerci R, Dorbala S, Raggi P, Choi AD, Lu B, Sinitsyn V, Sergienko V, Kudo T, Nørgaar...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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Journal Articles
- HypothesisAhmad M Slim, Emilio Fentanes, Jennifer N Slim, Clinical Cardiology
Authored Content
- A flag Not my fathersJuly 2012
Press Mentions
- Pulse cardiologist leads nationwide effort to prevent early death in high-risk professionsAugust 3rd, 2021
- Doubling Down on SCOT-HEART: Mechanisms, Applicability, and Future DirectionsJuly 19th, 2018
Committees
- Chair of Governance committee, Pulse Heart Institute Board of Directors 2023 - 2023
- SCCT advisor to the panel, AMA CPT Panel 2021 - 2023
- Chair, Diagnostics and procedures committee, Tacoma General & Allenmore Hospital 2019 - 2023
- Member, ACC, Coding Task Force 2017 - 2019
- Member, SCCT Board of Directors 2016 - 2023
- member, SCCT, advocacy committee 2014 - 2023
- Member, Item writing Committe, CBNC 2013 - 2023
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyFellow
Other Languages
- Arabic
Hospital Affiliations
- UW Medicine/University of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, Washington
- MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallup, Washington
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