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Athar Qureshi, M.D.

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Appointed: 2005
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Pediatric Cardiology

Associate Staff

Phone:(216) 445-8675
Location:Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Mail Code M41
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Athar Mahmood Qureshi, MD, is an Associate Staff member in Pediatric Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. A Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Qureshi joined the Children’s Hospital in 2005. He also holds the position of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University.

Previously, he was a Senior Fellow in Interventional Cardiology at the Children’s Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Pediatric Cardiology. His specialty interests include diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization in pediatric patients and congenital heart disease.

Dr. Qureshi received his medical degree from Aga Khan University Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed a residency and internship at SUNY Health Sciences Center in Syracuse, N.Y., where he also received an award for excellence in teaching. He completed his fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Cleveland Clinic and received the Chairman’s Award for Research Excellence by a Fellow.

Dr. Qureshi is Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator in several ongoing research studies. His articles have been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, and he has authored chapters for books in his areas of expertise.

In his leisure time, Dr. Qureshi enjoys his time with his family, traveling, hiking and playing cricket.

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Professional Highlights
  • Team member, International Children's Heart Foundation, a US-based organization that provides care for patients with congenital heart disease in underprivileged areas of the world

     

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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Aga Khan University, Faculty of Medicine, Karachi, Pakistan
 
Internship:University Hospital-SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Pediatrics, Syracuse, NY
Residency:University Hospital-SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Pediatrics, Syracuse, NY
Fellowship:Children's Hospital of Boston, Congenital Interventional Cardiology, Boston, MA
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic, Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship:Rainbow, Babies & Childrens University Hospitals, Pediatric Cardiology, USA
Other Education:(Undergraduate) F.G. sir Syed College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Certifications

Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatrics

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Specialty Interests
Interventional and Diagnostic Catheterization in patients with Congenital Heart Disease.
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Awards & Honors
  • Chairman’s Award for Research Excellence by a Fellow, Division of Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, 2004
  • Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, NY, 1999, 2001
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Industry Relationships
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