Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD

Dr. Salim S. Virani is an associate professor in the Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research sections and director of the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship program at Baylor College of Medicine. In clinical practice, Dr. Virani is a preventive cardiologist with a special emphasis on management of complex dyslipidemias. His research aims to understand several domains in the delivery of high-quality primary and secondary cardiovascular disease preventive care including effectiveness, equity, safety, and efficiency. Through funded research grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs, American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association, his team evaluates: models of delivery of primary cardiovascular disease preventive care; how to leverage machine learning to identify statin intolerance; and how point-of-care informatics-driven interventions can improve guideline-concordant care delivery.