Ajith P Nair MD FACC FAHA

Heart Failure & Transplantation

Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Summary

Ajith Nair, MD, is a cardiologist based in Houston, TX, specializing in heart failure and transplantation. He completed his medical education and training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, including fellowships in cardiovascular disease and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Dr. Nair currently holds academic positions at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, and he is part of the professional staff at The Texas Heart Institute. His clinical experience spans general cardiology, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cardiomyopathies. He has contributed to several publications focused on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and kidney function in mechanical circulatory support. Additionally, Dr. Nair is involved in multiple clinical trials concerning heart failure and pulmonary arterial hypertension. He has received several honors, including recognition as a Super Doctor by Texas Monthly and a Star Award for Clinical Excellence from Baylor College of Medicine.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2008 - 2009
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 2001

TX State Medical License 2014 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2008 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

REDUCE LAP-HF III Corvia Protocol 1701 Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 12
Recruiting
Hemodynamic-GUIDEd Management of Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 15
COMPLETED
NA
Surveillance HeartCare® Outcomes Registry Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 28
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

PubMed

1 citations
Aficamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multidomain, Patient-Level Analysis of the MAPLE-HCM Trial.
Andrew Wang, Pablo Garcia-Pavia, Ahmad Masri, Bela Merkely, Michael E Nassif
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-03-03
1 citations
Effect of Aficamten vs Metoprolol on Patient-Reported Health Status in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Michael E Nassif, Pablo Garcia-Pavia, Ahmad Masri, Bela Merkely, Maria Luisa Peña-Peña
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-03-03
Management of Dialysis for Patients Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Carl P Walther, Ajith P Nair
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2026-03-01

Journal Articles

Anticoagulation in Heart Failure: Who, When and Why
Nair AP, Sealove B, Halperin, J, Webber G, Fuster V, Eur Heart J Suppl, 2006

Books/Book Chapters

Sex Differences in Cardiac Diseases: Pathophysiology, Presentation, Diagnosis and Management
Chapter: Sex differences in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Mohammed S, Aggarwal N, Nair A, Deswal AEditors: Aggarwal N, Wood M.Elsevier2021
Sex Differences in Cardiac Diseases: Pathophysiology, Presentation, Diagnosis and Management
Chapter: Sex differences in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Nair A, Mohammed S, Aggarwal N, Deswal AEditors: Aggarwal N, Wood M..Elsevier2021
Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery
Chapter: Mechanical circulatory support
Bhardwaj A, Shafii A, Civitello A, Nair AEditors: Mukherjee D, Lange RA.Wolters Kluwer2021

Abstracts/Posters

Investigating Genetic Variants in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices for Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Scott C, Posey J, Butac C, Lamba H, Oberton S, Shafii A, Liao K, Loor G, George J, Simpson L, Delgado R, Civitello A, Nair A, International Society of Heart Lung Transplant, Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO, 4/2023
Greater Burden of Biventricular Dysfunction in Female Recipients of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Devices
Lamba H, Kherallah RY, Kassi M, Delgado R, Mattar A, Nair A, Chatterjee S, Shafii A, Loor G, Rogers J, Civitello A, Liao K, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Denver, CO, 4/2023
Sex Disparities in the Use of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support for Nonischemic-Cardiogenic Shock
Bhardwaj A, Rajapreyar I, Kumar S, Nair A, Brailovsky Y, Pirlamarla P, Baran D, International Society of Heart Lung Transplant, Denver, CO, 4/2023

Lectures

Treatment Strategies for the Right Heart in Pulmonary Hypertension: Which Therapies, in Whom and When?
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019