Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Dr. Khurram Nasir holds the William A. Zoghbi Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Health, serves as Chief of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Wellness at Houston Methodist, and is a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. Recently, he was appointed Co-Director of the newly established Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute (HM-DHI), where he collaborates with Rice University to drive transformative innovations in digital health, AI, and personalized healthcare. Dr. Nasir received his MD from a medical school in Pakistan, followed by an MPH from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Nasir completed his internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center and cardiology fellowship at Yale University. He also received postdoctoral research training at the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was a recipient of an NIH T-32 fellowship in cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. He recently earned a Master's degree in Health Economics and Policy Management from the London School of Economics & Political Science.
With over 1,000 publications and an h-index of 124, Dr. Nasir ranks among the top 2% of cited scientists globally. Supported by three NIH R01 grants and a major PCORI contract, his research is dedicated to advancing cardiovascular prevention through precision medicine tools designed to promote equitable, population-level health outcomes. Dr. Nasir has served as Associate Editor for Circulation: Quality of Care and Outcomes and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. He will begin his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology in January 2026 and is currently a member of the board of directors for the American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). Dr. Nasir's contributions have earned him numerous accolades, including the Johns Hopkins Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013 for outstanding achievement and humanitarian service, the 2020 Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award in recognition of his innovative work in coronary artery disease prevention, and, most recently, the Inaugural Game Changer Award from Asia Society Texas, celebrating trailblazers in science, technology, and healthcare.