Dr. Khurram Nasir, MD
Not yet claimedPreventive cardiologist, Cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Houston, TX
Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and holder of the William A. Zoghbi, MD Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Health; his research uses precision medicine approaches to identify high-risk cardiovascular patients and improve equitable outcomes.
About Dr. Khurram Nasir, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Khurram Nasir is a preventive cardiologist in Houston, Texas. He is Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and holds the William A. Zoghbi, MD Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Health. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Professor of Cardiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute.
His training includes a medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Pakistan (1999), an MPH from Johns Hopkins University, internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center, and a cardiology fellowship at Yale University. He also completed research training at Johns Hopkins Hospital and an NIH fellowship in cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital, and holds a master's degree in health economics and policy management from the London School of Economics.
Much of his public record is research and leadership. He directs a research program funded by three NIH R01 grants and a PCORI contract, focused on precision prevention tools and fairer population health outcomes. He publishes on topics such as blood pressure and heart disease risk, and the out-of-pocket costs and financial strain faced by low-income adults with heart disease. He will become Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology in January 2026 and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology.
Federal Open Payments records list $80,583.27 in industry payments to him across 92 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from Amgen, Novo Nordisk, E.R. Squibb & Sons, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Novartis. Payments from drug and device companies to physicians are common and legal, and are reported publicly by Medicare.
- Leads preventive cardiology division
- He is Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center. aspconline.org
- Endowed chair and professorships
- He holds the William A. Zoghbi, MD Centennial Chair in Cardiovascular Health and is a Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Professor of Cardiology at Houston Methodist Academic Institute. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- Cardiology training at Yale
- He completed his cardiology fellowship at Yale University and earned an MPH at Johns Hopkins University. rice360.rice.edu
- Residency and research fellowships
- He completed internal medicine residency at Boston Medical Center, postdoctoral cardiology research at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and an NIH T32 cardiac imaging fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. newswise.com
- NIH-funded research program
- His research is supported by three NIH R01 grants and a PCORI contract, focused on precision-medicine prevention tools and equitable population health outcomes. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- Incoming journal editor
- He is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, with a term beginning January 2026. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- Society leadership
- He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- Awards in prevention research
- He received the Johns Hopkins Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013 and the Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award in 2020. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- Digital health and AI roles
- He is founding director of the Center for Cardiovascular Computational Health & Precision Medicine, co-director of the Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute, and leads an endowment supporting AI and big-data approaches to early heart disease detection. houstonmethodist.org
- Industry payments on record
- CMS Open Payments lists $80,583.27 across 92 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest totals from Amgen ($26,230.64) and Novo Nordisk ($21,579.23). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Board certification in Cardiovascular Disease appears in an online directory listing, but was not confirmed against the certifying board's own records during this research. connect.medicalnewstoday.com
- No clinical guideline writing-committee role was found in the sources reviewed; this does not confirm that none exists. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
- This profile is based on a partial review. Recent news coverage, public statements on topics such as vaccines or supplements, and license discipline, lawsuit, or criminal records were not searched, so nothing is claimed in either direction. scholars.houstonmethodist.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$80,583
92 payments
| 2021 | $38,482 |
| 2022 | $27,822 |
| 2023 | $665 |
| 2024 | $9,279 |
| 2025 | $4,336 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$26,231
- Novo Nordisk Inc$21,579
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$9,115
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$9,005
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$5,706
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$53,542
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$22,722
- Food and Beverage$3,189
- Travel and Lodging$1,129
- Education$2
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center - Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center - Cardiovascular Prevention and Wellness
Houston, TX
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