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Ajith P. Nair

Nair

Ajith P. Nair, MD, FACC, FAHA

Associate Professor

(832) 355-3961

Positions

Associate Professor
Medicine-Cardiology
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Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Baylor Heart Clinic (Clinic)
7200 Cambridge St
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-2545
Administrative Office (Office)
6624 Fannin Street, #2089
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Heart Failure Program (Clinic)
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
6720 Berter Avenue
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 355-3961
ajith.nair@bcm.edu

Education

BS from University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
MD from University of Texas Southwestern
Dallas, Texas, United States
Residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Internal Medicine
Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Cardiovascular Diseases
Clinical Fellowship at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Certifications

Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
American Board of Internal Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Norton Rose Fulbright Educational Materials Award
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Norton Rose Fulbright Teaching and Evaluation Faculty Award
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï of Medicine (05/2024)
Robert J. Hall Teaching Award
The Texas Heart Institute (07/2023 - 06/2024)
Super Doctor
Texas Monthly Magazine (01/2025)
Star Award for Clinical Excellence
ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï of Medicine (05/2018)

Professional Interests

  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Transplantation
  • Mechanical Assist Devices
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiac Amyloidosis
  • Cardiac Sarcoidosis
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Valvular Heart Disease

Professional Statement

Ajith Nair is a cardiologist specializing in cardiomyopathies, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, cardiac transplantation, and pulmonary hypertension. He serves as the Director of the Baylor St. Luke's Advanced Heart Failure clinic, and his research interests are in the field of cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension and advanced heart failure therapies. He is the principal site investigator for multiple clinical trials, serves on editorial boards of several cardiology journals, and has a medical education role.

Websites

Videos

Selected Publications

  • MAPLE-HCM Investigators. " " N Engl J Med. 2025 Sep 11; 10 : 949-960.
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  • " Circulation. 2020 Jun 1;
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  • Ilonze OJ, Ebong IA, Guglin M, Nair A, Rich J, McLaughlin V, Tedford RJ, Mazimba S. " " JACC Heart Fail. 2024 Jun 24;
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  • Fioretti F, Nair AP, Anker SD, Borlaug BA, Kereiakes DJ, Lindenfeld J, Stone GW, Butler J.. " " Eur Heart J. 2025 May 14; 46 (19) : 1787-1802.
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Languages

Spanish

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