Salim S. Virani, M.D., Ph.D.
Investigator, Health Policy and Quality Program, Houston VA Health Services Research and Development CoE, Staff Cardiologist, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine
Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
Email: salim.virani@va.gov
Phone: 713-794-8517
Research Interests
- To understand organizational determinants of behavior especially as they apply to implementation of the National Cholesterol Education Panel (NCEP) guidelines
- To identify gaps in the current system of care associated with poor adherence to NCEP guidelines, especially with regard to Non-HDL-Cholesterol
- To identify factors associated with clinical inertia in cholesterol management
- To identify implementation strategies to improve adherence to NCEP guidelines
Education
- Undergraduate, Adamjee Science College, Karachi, Pakistan
- M.D., The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
- Internal Medicine Residency, The University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
- Cardiology Fellowship/Chief Cardiology Fellow, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
- Ph.D., Clinical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Awards and Activities
- Finalist, Young Investigators' Award competition, American Heart Association, Epidemiology and Prevention/ Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Council Scientific Session, 2011
- Finalist, Young Investigators' Award competition, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, 2011
- Member, Statistics Committee of the American Heart Association, 2010 to present
- Member, Early Career Committee of the American Heart Association Epidemiology Council and the Young Clinicians and Investigator Committee of the American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Council, 2010 to present
- Career Development Award, Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D), 2010
- Finalist, North Western Young Investigators' Forum, Chicago, Illinois, 2009, 2010
- Finalist, Best Poster competition, American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session, 2008
- Finalist, Young Investigators' Forum, National Lipid Association Annual Scientific Session, 2008
- Tauber Award for the Outstanding Cardiology Fellow, Texas Heart Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, 2008
- Award for Excellence in teaching medical students, University of Miami, 2005
- Gold medal by the Pakistan Medical Association, 1998
- Best Medical Graduate of the Aga Khan University, Class of 1998