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Vijay Nambi

Nambi

Vijay Nambi, M.D.

Professor

(713) 798-5800

Positions

Professor
Medicine-Cardiology
91¹ú²úÊÓÆµ
Houston, TX, US
Staff Cardiologist
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Hospital
Program Director, Lipids and Lipoprotein Fellowship
Medicine-Cardiovascular Research
91¹ú²úÊÓÆµ
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (Clinic)
6655 Travis Street, Suite 320
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-5800

Education

MBBS from Madras Medical College
01/1998 - Madras, India
Fellowship at 91¹ú²úÊÓÆµ
06/2008 - Houston, Texas, United States
Cardiology
Internship at Michael Reese Hospital
06/1999 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Internal Medicine
Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation
06/2002 - Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Internal Medicine
PhD from 91¹ú²úÊÓÆµ
01/2012 - Houston, Texas, United States

Certifications

Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Interests

  • Atherosclerosis imaging
  • Biomarkers
  • Cardiovascular disease prevention

Professional Statement

Dr. Nambi’s clinical background includes training in Internal Medicine, Cardiology (with a focus on prevention and non-invasive cardiology) and Vascular Medicine with expertise in ultrasound based imaging, while his PhD was in clinical research. He currently serves as the program director of the lipids and lipoprotein fellowship at 91¹ú²úÊÓÆµ and is a staff cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs hospital. Dr. Nambi has served several national societies in several capacities: he has been an officer in the Southwest Lipid Association, served as the chair of the vascular council and member of the education committee at the American Society of Echocardiography, as a speaker/ grant reviewer for the American Heart Association; he is the topic coordinator for the prevention sessions for the upcoming scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology. He is locally and nationally known as an expert in lipidology and cardiovascular prevention.
His research interests are primarily in evaluating the use of imaging (ultrasound) and biomarkers in cardiovascular risk prediction and prevention. He has been very involved with the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study and serves on the ancillary study section of the ARIC study. He has over than 90 publications and has been an invited speaker in several national conferences.

Selected Publications

  • Saunders JT, Nambi V, de Lemos JA, Chambless LE, Virani SS, Boerwinkle E, Hoogeveen RC, Liu X, Astor BC, Mosley TH, Folsom AR, Heiss G, Coresh J, Ballantyne CM. " " Circulation. 2011 Apr 5; 123 (13) : 1367-76.
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  • Yang EY, Chambless L, Sharrett AR, Virani SS, Liu X, Tang Z, Boerwinkle E, Ballantyne CM, Nambi V. " " Stroke. 2012 Jan ; 43 (1) : 103-8.
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  • Nambi V, Pedroza C, Kao LS. " " Lancet. 2012 Jun 2; 379 (9831) : 2028-30.
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  • Nambi V, Chambless L, Folsom AR, He M, Hu Y, Mosley T, Volcik K, Boerwinkle E, Ballantyne CM. " " J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.. 2010 Apr 13; 55 (15) : 1600-7.
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Memberships

American College of Cardiology
American Society of Echocardiography

Intellectual Property

Biomarkers for heart failure
Product Patent (Pending)

Languages

Tamil, Hindi, French

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