Ajith P. Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA
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Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Medicine-Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- Baylor Heart Clinic (Clinic)
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7200 Cambridge St
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2545
- Heart Failure Program (Clinic)
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Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
6720 Berter Avenue
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-3961
ajith.nair@bcm.edu
Education
- BS from University of Texas at Austin
- Austin, Texas United States
- MD from University of Texas Southwestern
- Dallas, Texas United States
- Residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- New York, New York United States
- Internal Medicine
- Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- New York, New York United States
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Clinical Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- New York, New York United States
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Star Award for Clinical Excellence
- Baylor College of Medicine (05/2018)
- Houston Top Doctors
- Houstonia Magazine (01/2019 - 12/2019)
Professional Interests
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiac Transplantation
- Mechanical Assist Devices
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cardiomyopathies
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease
Professional Statement
Ajith Nair is a cardiologist specializing in cardiomyopathies, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, cardiac transplantation, and pulmonary hypertension. He serves as the Director of the Baylor St. Luke's Advanced Heart Failure clinic, and his research interests are in the field of cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension and advanced heart failure therapies. He is the principal site investigator for multiple clinical trials, serves on editorial boards of several cardiology journals, and has a medical education role.Websites
Selected Publications
- "Cardiac Amyloidosis: Evolving Diagnosis and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association." Circulation. 2020 Jun 1; Pubmed PMID: 32476490
- Parikh V, Bhardwaj A, Nair A "Pharmacotherapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension." J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep; Pubmed PMID: 31632754
- Manian N, Thakker J, Nair A "The Use of Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices for ACS Patients with Cardiogenic Shock and High-Risk PCI." Curr Cardiol Rep. 2022 Apr; Pubmed PMID: 35403950
- REDUCE LAP-HF-II investigators "Latent Pulmonary Vascular Disease May Alter the Response to Therapeutic Atrial Shunt Device in Heart Failure." Circulation. 2022 Mar; Pubmed PMID: 35354306
- Bailey AL, Dmytrenko O, Greenberg L, Bredemeyer AL, Ma P, Liu J, Penna V, Winkler ES, Sviben S, Brooks E, Nair AP, Heck KA, Rali AS, Simpson L, Lavine KJ. "SARS-CoV-2 Infects Human Engineered Heart Tissues and Models COVID-19 Myocarditis." JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2021 Apr; Pubmed PMID: 33681537
Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
- International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
- American Medical Association
- Heart Failure Society of America
Skills
- Cardiac catheterization
- Endomyocardial Biopsy
- Echocardiography
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Languages
Spanish, Malayalam
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