Faraz Shafique Ahmad MD MS, FACC
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation
Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology
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675 N Saint Clair StChicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-664-3278
Fax+1 312-695-5774
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Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2013 - 2029
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsScreening Strategies for Identification of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.Anthony E Peters, Faraz S Ahmad, Trejeeve Martyn, Martha Grogan, Mazen Hanna
JACC. Heart Failure. 2026-05-01 - 6 citationsPredicting Heart Failure From 12-Lead ECGs Using AI: A HeartShare/AMP-HF Pooled Cohort Analysis.Akshay S Desai, Ambarish Pandey, Rohit Suratekar, Faraz S Ahmad, Heather M Alger
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2026-03-03 - Functional Limitations in Heart Failure and Cancer: An Analysis of the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey 2016-2020.Havisha Pedamallu, Sadiya S Khan, Carol Haywood, Abigail S Baldridge, Kathleen L Grady
Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections. 2026-03-01
Journal Articles
- Heart Failure Home Management Challenges and Reasons for Readmission: A Qualitative Study to Understand the Patient’s PerspectiveStephen E Kimmel, Faraz S Ahmad, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Press Mentions
How Can AI Improve Cardiac Care Within Health Systems? A Conversation with ExpertsDecember 5th, 2025- 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Evaluation and Disposition of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight CommitteeOctober 11th, 2022
- Strategies to Diversify the Medical Student Training Pipeline into CardiologySeptember 30th, 2022
Grant Support
- Electronic Health Record Nudges to Improve Quality of Care in Heart FailureNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2021–2025
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