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Khansa Ahmad MD, FACC

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medicine

General Internal Medicine

Websites

BMC Health

ORCID : 0000-0003-4376-3043

Dr. Khansa Ahmad completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois, Advocate Christ Medical Center. She then pursued a two-year preventive and imaging cardiovascular fellowship, general cardiovascular and interventional cardiology fellowships at Brown University, followed by a Structural and Endovascular fellowship at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Throughout her years of training, she has authored numerous publications on health disparities and clinical outcomes and contributed to book chapters. She serves on the editorial boards of three medical journals and regularly reviews manuscripts for over a dozen others. She is passionate about medical education, remaining involved in mentoring medical students, residents, cardiology fellows, and advanced practitioners.

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Ahmad K, Vallabhajosyula S, Nagaraja V. Pulmonary Embolism Interventions: The Next Frontier. Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Feb; 35(2):155-156. PMID: 41656042

Ahmad K, Vallabhajosyula S, Nagaraja V. Thrombolytics for Myocardial Infarction, Where Progress meets Pragmatism. Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Jan; 35(1):5-7. PMID: 41506815

Mehta A, Bansal M, Nagaraja V, Ahmad K, Ingrassia JJ, Dawn Abbott J, Vallabhajosyula S. Regional Variations in the Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism: A Five-Year United States Analysis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct; 106(4):2632-2636. PMID: 40838428

Bansal M, Mehta A, Ahmad K, Bortnick AE, Nagaraja V, Hyder ON, Dawn Abbott J, Vallabhajosyula S. Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in Women of Reproductive Age Admitted to Urban Versus Rural Areas Compared to Men. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Jan; 105(1):193-199. PMID: 39659102

Machanahalli Balakrishna A, Ahmad K, Joice MG, Truesdell AG, Rab ST, Abbott JD, Vallabhajosyula S. Efficacy of Zwolle Score in Predicting Outcomes of Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024 Dec; 3(12):102389. PMID: 39807227

Vallabhajosyula S, Ahmad K. The Price We Pay: Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JACC Adv. 2024 Aug; 3(8):101048. PMID: 39372364

Ahmad K, Mentias A, Imran H, Elbadawi A, Hyder O, Gordon P, Sharaf B, Saad M. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Special Populations. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Feb; 24(2):49. PMID: 39077422

Imran H, Ahmad K, Baig M, Elgendy IY, Iqbal N, Ehsan A, Sharaf B, Gordon P, Saad M. Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair of Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Closing the Gap to Broaden the Coverage. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jan; 24(1):15. PMID: 39076866

Chen EW, Ahmad K, Erqou S, Wu WC. Particulate matter 2.5, metropolitan status, and heart failure outcomes in US counties: A nationwide ecologic analysis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(12):e0279777. PMID: 36584210

Apenyo T, Vera-Urbina AE, Ahmad K, Taveira TH, Wu WC. Association between median household income, state Medicaid expansion status, and COVID-19 outcomes across US counties. PLoS One. 2022; 17(8):e0272497. PMID: 35951587

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Jafri SH, Duazo C, Imran H, Bencie NN, Imran TF, Ahmad K, Deangelis J, Wu WC. Physical and Psychological Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation and Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2023 Jan 01; 43(1):31-38. PMID: 35836336

Jafri SH, Imran TF, Medbury E, Ursillo J, Ahmad K, Imran H, Drwal K, Wu WC. Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients Referred to Home Based Cardiac Rehabilitation. Heart Lung. 2022; 52:1-7. PMID: 34801771

Ahmad K, Erqou S, Shah N, Nazir U, Morrison AR, Choudhary G, Wu WC. Association of poor housing conditions with COVID-19 incidence and mortality across US counties. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11):e0241327. PMID: 33137155

Ahmad K, Chen EW, Nazir U, Cotts W, Andrade A, Trivedi AN, Erqou S, Wu WC. Regional Variation in the Association of Poverty and Heart Failure Mortality in the 3135 Counties of the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Sep 17; 8(18):e012422. PMID: 31480884; PMCID: PMC6818020; DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012422;

Rachid M, Ahmad K, Saunders-Kurban M, Fatima A, Shah A, Nahhas A. Daptomycin-Induced Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: Late Onset and Quick Recovery. Case Rep Pulmonol. 2017; 2017:8525789. PMID: 29225987; PMCID: PMC5687141; DOI: 10.1155/2017/8525789;

Yousuf T, Brinton T, Murtaza G, Wozniczka D, Ahmad K, Iskandar J, Mehta R, Keshmiri H, Hanif T. Establishing a gradient between partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide and end-tidal carbon dioxide in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Investig Med. 2017 Feb; 65(2):338-341. PMID: 27742745; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2016-000253;

Yousuf T, Brinton T, Ahmed K, Iskander J, Woznicka D, Kramer J, Kopiec A, Chadaga AR, Ortiz K. Tissue Plasminogen Activator Use in Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Fulminant Pulmonary Embolism. J Clin Med Res. 2016 Mar; 8(3):190-5. PMID: 26858790; PMCID: PMC4737028; DOI: 10.14740/jocmr2452w;

Yousuf T, Kramer J, Kopiec A, Jones B, Iskandar J, Ahmad K, Keshmiri H, Dia M. In Search for Equilibrium: Immunosuppression Versus Opportunistic Infection. J Clin Med Res. 2016 Feb; 8(2):175-7. PMID: 26767088; PMCID: PMC4701075; DOI: 10.14740/jocmr2439w;

Yousuf T, Keshmiri H, Ziffra J, Dave A, Hussain S, Iskander J, Ahmed K, Nand B. Impact of Chest Pain Protocol Targeting Intermediate Cardiac Risk Patients in an Observation Unit of an Academic Tertiary Care Center. J Clin Med Res. 2016 Feb; 8(2):111-5. PMID: 26767079; PMCID: PMC4701066; DOI: 10.14740/jocmr2441w;

Kilbourne J. Women and smoking. Who needs equal rights? J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972). 1989; 44(2):58. PMID: 2708756

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2022 and 2024

Bar chart showing 20 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2022 and 2024

Year	Publications
1989	1
2015	2
2016	2
2017	1
2019	1
2020	1
2021	1
2022	3
2023	2
2024	3
2025	1
2026	2

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617.789.2220

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