Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Elmariah graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He subsequently served as Chief Medical Resident at Lankenau Hospital. Dr. Elmariah completed his fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York where he also served as Chief Fellow. While a fellow, he also completed a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Elmariah completed further fellowship training in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

His clinical interest is in the management of valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, and adult congenital heart disease. He performs transcatheter valve replacement, percutaneous coronary interventions (stents), and transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defects (ASD).

Dr. Elmariah has a specific research interest in valvular heart disease. In addition to ongoing clinical investigation of valve calcification and the progression of aortic stenosis, Dr. Elmariah is evaluating the impact of transcatheter aortic valve replacement on myocardial metabolism and myocardial remodeling. Dr. Elmariah is an MGH Heart Center Hassenfeld Research Scholar and has been awarded the Jeremiah Stamler Distinguished Young Investigator Award and an American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award.

Publications

  • Published 12/29/2025

    Tanguturi VK, Elmariah S. Response by Tanguturi and Elmariah to Letter Regarding Article, "Electronic Provider Notification to Facilitate the Recognition and Management of Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial". Circulation. 2026 Jan 06; 153(1):e2-e3. PMID: 41460937.

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  • Published 12/19/2025

    Kany S, Rämö JT, Hou C, Jurgens SJ, Khurshid S, Nauffal V, Cunningham JW, Lau ES, Koyama S, Ho JE, Olgin JE, Elmariah S, Palotie A, Lindsay ME, Ellinor PT, Pirruccello JP. Multitrait analyses identify genetic variants associated with aortic valve function and aortic stenosis risk. Nat Genet. 2026 Jan; 58(1):47-56. PMID: 41419685.

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  • Published 12/19/2025

    von Stein P, Guthoff H, Redfors B, Thompson JB, Spitzer E, Pibarot P, Bax JJ, Tijssen JGP, Chuang ML, Kobayashi Y, Abu-Much A, Cristell N, Popma A, Cohen DJ, Elmariah S, Leon MB, Van Mieghem NM. Ischemic vs. Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in TAVR for Moderate Aortic Stenosis: A TAVR UNLOAD Sub Analysis. Struct Heart. 2026 Apr; 10(4):100787. PMID: 41660065.

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  • Published 12/3/2025

    Rumman RK, Faggioni M, Elmariah S. From Damage Control to Damage Prevention: Early TAVR and Cardiac Remodeling. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Feb 03; 87(4):359-361. PMID: 41335082.

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  • Published 11/25/2025

    Crousillat D, Shariff D, Duan R, Tanguturi V, Elmariah S. Sex Differences in the Clinical Recognition of Significant Aortic Stenosis. JACC Adv. 2025 Dec; 4(12 Pt 2):102370. PMID: 41447283.

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Education

  • University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Emory University, BS

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