Aasim Afzal, MD, MBA
Baylor University Medical Center
Plano,
TX
USA
Biographical Sketch: Aasim Afzal, MD, MBA is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist at The Heart Hospital Baylor and a leader in the care of patients with complex heart failure and cardiogenic shock. He serves as Program Director for the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship, Core Faculty for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, and Regional Director for the Heart Failure Service Line for The Heart Hospital and Heart Hospital Medical Group.
Dr. Afzal’s clinical and research interests focus on cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, infiltrative cardiomyopathies including amyloidosis and sarcoidosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, durable mechanical circulatory support, and heart transplantation. He has been instrumental in developing multidisciplinary programs for the management of advanced heart failure and shock.
An invited national speaker, Dr. Afzal serves as a principal investigator on multiple clinical trials, leads investigator-initiated research, and actively mentors cardiology fellows and trainees. His work has been published in several high-impact cardiovascular journals.
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