Biography


John J. Mahmarian, MD, FACC, FASNC, FSCCT

Dr. John J. Mahmarian is Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Director of the Nuclear Cardiology and CT Laboratories at the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center of The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Recognized both nationally and internationally as an authority in nuclear cardiology, Dr. Mahmarian is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology as well as a fellow and Founding Member of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. He currently serves as Vice President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and in the recent past has served on the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. He is often called upon to grade abstracts submitted to national meetings and to review articles written for peer-reviewed journals. His research interests focus on how to better tailor therapy, reduce healthcare costs, and improve patient outcome. He has also written extensively on myocardial perfusion imaging, calcium scoring, and cardiac CT angiography. He is board-certified in cardiology, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT angiography, and internal medicine.