Shabatun Islam

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Shabatun Islam, MD is a cardiologist based in Boston, MA with subspecialties in heart failure and transplantation. She completed her fellowship on cardiovascular disease at Emory University School of Medicine from 2019 to 2023 and her residency in internal medicine at Boston University Medical Center from 2016 to 2019. She is a graduate of Boston University School of Medicine's Class of 2016. In addition, she completed another fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital from 2023 to 2024. Dr. Islam has numerous publications in reputable medical journals, with many focusing on cardiovascular disease and how it is influenced by social factors or linked with other conditions.

Publications

  • Published 7/12/2025

    Islam SJ, Teruya S, Fine D, Sabogal N, Fils S, Ullah I, Sanchorawala A, Miller E, Gallegos C, DE Freitas C, Kurian D, Ionescu N, Janvier I, Raiszadeh F, Benjamin EJ, Magnani JW, Maurer MS, Ruberg FL. Health Literacy and Physical Function Among Older Black and Hispanic Individuals With Heart Failure. J Card Fail. 2026 Feb; 32(2):523-527. PMID: 40659241.

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  • Published 1/20/2024

    Islam SJ, Liu C, Mohandas AN, Rooney K, Nayak A, Mehta A, Ko YA, Kim JH, Sun YV, Dunbar SB, Lewis TT, Taylor HA, Uppal K, Jones DP, Quyyumi AA, Searles CD. Metabolomic signatures of ideal cardiovascular health in black adults. Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 20; 14(1):1794. PMID: 38245568.

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  • Published 1/4/2024

    Desai SR, Ko YA, Liu C, Hafeez Z, Park J, Faaborg-Andersen C, Alvi Z, Alras Z, Alkhoder AA, Martini A, Varughese A, Ejaz K, Cheung B, Wang M, Gold DA, Gold ME, Jain V, Vatsa N, Islam SJ, Almuwaqqat Z, Dhindsa DS, Mehta A, Kim JH, Wilson P, Waller EK, Vaccarino V, Quyyumi AA. Vitamin D Deficiency, Inflammation, and Diminished Endogenous Regenerative Capacity in Coronary Heart Disease. JACC Adv. 2024 Feb; 3(2):100804. PMID: 38939377.

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  • Published 7/28/2023

    Desai SR, Dhindsa DS, Ko YA, Sandesara PB, Mehta A, Liu C, Tahhan AS, Hayek SS, Ejaz K, Hooda A, Alkhoder A, Islam SJ, Rogers SC, Beshiri A, Murtagh G, Kim JH, Wilson P, Almuwaqqat Z, Sperling LS, Quyyumi AA. Aggregate Clinical and Biomarker-Based Model Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Sep 15; 203:315-324. PMID: 37517126.

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  • Published 1/3/2023

    Islam SJ, Kim JH, Li X, Ko YA, Baltrus P, Mitchell GF, Fox ER, Mujahid MS, Vaccarino V, Lewis TT, Taylor HA, Sims M, Quyyumi AA. Neighborhood characteristics and arterial stiffness among Black adults - Results from the Jackson Heart Study and Morehouse-Emory Cardiovascular Center for Health Equity. Vasc Med. 2023 Jun; 28(3):188-196. PMID: 36597615.

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