Khansa Ahmad FACC
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
72 E. Concord Street | (617) 789-2220khansaa@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Biography
Dr. Khansa Ahmad completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois, Advocate Christ Medical Center. She then pursued a two-year preventive and imaging cardiovascular fellowship, general cardiovascular and interventional cardiology fellowships at Brown University, followed by a Structural and Endovascular fellowship at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center. Throughout her years of training, she has authored numerous publications on health disparities and clinical outcomes and contributed to book chapters. She serves on the editorial boards of three medical journals and regularly reviews manuscripts for over a dozen others. She is passionate about medical education, remaining involved in mentoring medical students, residents, cardiology fellows, and advanced practitioners.
Publications
Ahmad K, Vallabhajosyula S, Nagaraja V. Pulmonary Embolism Interventions: The Next Frontier. Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Feb; 35(2):155-156. PMID: 41656042.
Published on 1/1/2026Ahmad K, Vallabhajosyula S, Nagaraja V. Thrombolytics for Myocardial Infarction, Where Progress meets Pragmatism. Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Jan; 35(1):5-7. PMID: 41506815.
Published on 12/18/2025Ahmad K, Elgendy IY. Sex-Specific Coronary Artery Calcium Score Thresholds Predictive of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Ready for Prime Time? J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2026 Jan; 5(1):104113. PMID: 41919024.
Published on 12/15/2025Ahmad K, Khan SA, Gadey G, Piemonte TC. A Novel Technique for Augmented Hemostasis After Perclose Deployment: Tamponade on Perclose-Hemostasis Augmentation Technique (TOP-HAT). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Mar; 107(4):955-959. PMID: 41398529.
Published on 8/21/2025Mehta A, Bansal M, Nagaraja V, Ahmad K, Ingrassia JJ, Dawn Abbott J, Vallabhajosyula S. Regional Variations in the Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism: A Five-Year United States Analysis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct; 106(4):2632-2636. PMID: 40838428.
Published on 6/30/2025Ullah I, Ahmad K, Ahmed H, Cortese B. Charting the Course and Uncharted Territories: SCAI 2025 Guidelines for Chronic Venous Disease. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2025 Aug; 4(8):103810. PMID: 41019909.
Published on 12/10/2024Bansal M, Mehta A, Ahmad K, Bortnick AE, Nagaraja V, Hyder ON, Dawn Abbott J, Vallabhajosyula S. Management and Outcomes of Pulmonary Embolism in Women of Reproductive Age Admitted to Urban Versus Rural Areas Compared to Men. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Jan; 105(1):193-199. PMID: 39659102.
Published on 9/26/2024Machanahalli Balakrishna A, Ahmad K, Joice MG, Truesdell AG, Rab ST, Abbott JD, Vallabhajosyula S. Efficacy of Zwolle Score in Predicting Outcomes of Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2024 Dec; 3(12):102389. PMID: 39807227.
Published on 6/27/2024Vallabhajosyula S, Ahmad K. The Price We Pay: Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction. JACC Adv. 2024 Aug; 3(8):101048. PMID: 39372364.
Published on 2/6/2023Ahmad K, Mentias A, Imran H, Elbadawi A, Hyder O, Gordon P, Sharaf B, Saad M. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Special Populations. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Feb; 24(2):49. PMID: 39077422.