WaleedAhmedMD

Cardiology • Houston, TX

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Non-Invasive Cardiology

MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CARDIAC IMAGING, CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL- NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE

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Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1901
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-1100

Fax+1 713-790-2643
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 2009 - 2012
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2002
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1999 - 2000
Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2012 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2022 - 2025
CA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2002 - 2023
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

22 citations
Early Resting Myocardial Computed Tomography Perfusion for the Detection of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
Amit Pursnani, Ashley M. Lee, Thomas Mayrhofer, Waleed Ahmed, Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Maros Ferencik, Stefan Puchner, Fabian Bamberg, Christopher L. Schlett, James E. ...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2015 Mar 1
30 citations
Defining left ventricular noncompaction using cardiac computed tomography.
Manavjot S. Sidhu, Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Waleed Ahmed, Leif Christopher Engel, Yongkasem Vorasettakarnkij, Ashley M. Lee, Udo Hoffmann, Thomas J. Brady, Suhny Abbara...> ;Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 2014 Jan 1
5 citations
High-sensitivity troponin T and C-reactive protein to identify patients without cardiac structural and functional abnormalities as assessed by cardiac CT and SPECT ima...
Christopher L. Schlett, Quynh A. Truong, Waleed Ahmed, Ron Blankstein, Maros Ferencik, Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Fabian Bamberg, Wolfgang Koenig, James L. Januzzi, Udo H...> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2013 Jan 1
33 citations
Single Resting hsTnT Level Predicts Abnormal Myocardial Stress Test in Acute Chest Pain Patients With Normal Initial Standard Troponin
Waleed Ahmed, Christopher L. Schlett, Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Quynh A. Truong, Wolfgang Koenig, Ian S. Rogers, Ron Blankstein, John T. Nagurney, Ahmed Tawakol, James L...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2013 Jan 1
33 citations
Comparison of exercise treadmill testing with cardiac computed tomography angiography among patients presenting to the emergency room with chest pain: the Rule Out Myo...
Ron Blankstein, Waleed Ahmed, Fabian Bamberg, Ian S. Rogers, Christopher L. Schlett, Khurram Nasir, João D. Fontes, Ahmed Tawakol, Thomas J. Brady, John T. Nagurney, U...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2012 Mar 1
243 citations
Utility of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting long-term outcomes in acute decompensated heart failure.
Shanmugam Uthamalingam, Eshan Patvardhan, Sharath Subramanian, Waleed Ahmed, William Martin, Marilyn Daley, Robert Capodilupo> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2011 Feb 1
66 citations
High-Density Lipoprotein Hydrolysis by Endothelial Lipase Activates PPARα: A Candidate Mechanism for High-Density Lipoprotein-Mediated Repression of Leukocyte Adhesion
Waleed Ahmed, Gabriela Orasanu, Vedika Nehra, Liana Asatryan, Daniel J. Rader, Ouliana Ziouzenkova, Jorge Plutzky> ;Circulation Research. 2006 Mar 3
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