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Biographical Sketch
Athar Mahmood Qureshi, MD, is a Staff member in Pediatric Cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease in Cleveland, Ohio. A Pediatric Cardiologist, Dr. Qureshi joined the Children’s Hospital in 2005. He also holds the positions of Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Quality Improvement Officer of The Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at The Cleveland Clinic, and Pediatric Institute Physician Liaison for Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.
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. He is a team member of International Children's Heart Foundation, a US-based organization that provides care for patients with congenital heart disease in underprivileged areas of the world.
In his leisure time, Dr. Qureshi enjoys his time with his family, traveling, hiking and playing cricket.
Specialty Interests
Interventional and diagnostic catheterization in children and adults with congenital heart disease
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