Khurram Nasir, MD, MPH
Chief, Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness, Houston Methodist Hospital, Co-Director, Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
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 Pakistan, followed by a MPH at John 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 recipient of 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 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 Journal of American College of Cardiology. He will start his tenure as Editor in Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology from Jan 2026 and is currently on the board of directors for 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.
Research interests
Dr. Nasir’s area of expertise in preventive cardiology involves the identification of high-risk individuals — those likely to have a heart attack or stroke. His research helps to identify the at-risk population so that treatments may be targeted to them.