LAS VEGAS – Nevada Heart & Vascular Center cardiologist Dr. Chowdhury H. Ahsan has been named chair of the International Committee of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), effective immediately. He will serve a two-year term in the role.
“Congratulations to Dr. Chowdhury for this amazing global recognition and honor,” said Dr. Tony Alamo, M.D., Nevada Heart & Vascular’s chief physician executive and chief medical officer. “This speaks to the amazing level of professional physicians we have selected to be part of our team.”
A native of Bangladesh, Ahsan received his medical degree from Dhaka Medical College and was awarded the gold medal in medicine. He received the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and completed a doctorate degree in clinical pharmacology/general medicine at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.
Before joining Nevada Heart and Vascular Center, Ahsan served as associate professor and director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center. Today, he’s also a professor of medicine at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine.
Ahsan is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology.
About Nevada Heart & Vascular Center
Nevada Heart & Vascular Center, founded in Las Vegas in 1998, is Nevada’s largest cardiology practice. The group provides patients with comprehensive cardiac and vascular services, a complete range of the latest technology and treatment options, and its own state-of-the-art vascular imaging center. For more information, visit NevadaHeart.com.
