Muhammad Zulfiqar Ahmad

Dynamic educational leader as Chief Fellow with extensive experience in organizing didactics, journal clubs, and case conferences, ensuring seamless curriculum delivery aligned with ACGME requirements. Proven track record in mentoring junior fellows in clinical reasoning, research skills, and professional development while enhancing faculty teaching sessions through constructive feedback. Skilled in creating and managing rotation and call schedules, troubleshooting clinical workflow issues, and serving as a liaison to resolve conflicts regarding workload and supervision. Committed to promoting fellow well-being by identifying burnout risks and fostering a supportive environment, while leading research initiatives and quality improvement projects to advance academic contributions.

Outstanding resident Award (2022)

Chief Cardiology Fellow (2025-2026)

• American College of Cardiology (ACC), 2023-01-01, Present
• American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), 2026-01-01, Present

• American Board of Internal Medicine, 2023
• National Board of Echocardiography, 2025

• Outstanding PGY-2 Award (Resident of the year), Mclaren Flint Department of Medicine, 2022
• Chief Cardiology Fellow, 2026

• FRAILTY-BASED OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE INTERVENTIONS FOR A FAILED BIOPROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE, Ali, Shafaqat, Duhan, Sanchit, Ishaq, Syed, Kumar, Manoj, Farooq, Faryal, Keisham, Bijeta, Alsaeed, Thannon, Ahmad, Muhammad, Manan, Malalai, Younas, Hafiz, Taha, Amro, Hamza, Mohammad, Modi, Malak, Abdul, Karim, Munir, Ahmad, Alraies, M Chadi, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83, 956, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)02946-2, 2024
• SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES AND HEALTHCARE BURDEN OF TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH CONCOMITANT TRICUSPID REGURGITATION, Ali, Shafaqat, Alsaeed, Thannon, Kumar, Manoj, Duhan, Sanchit, Farooq, Faryal, Keisham, Bijeta, Ahmad, Muhammad, Manan, Malalai, Thotamgari, Sahith Reddy, Abdul, Karim, Modi, Malak, Younas, Hafiz, Taha, Amro, Hamza, Mohammad, Sattar, Yasar, Changezi, Hameem, Munir, Ahmad, Alraies, M Chadi, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83, 977, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)02967-X, 2024
• TRENDS AND CORRELATES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG COCAINE USERS IN USA FROM 2008 TO 2020, Ali, Shafaqat, Kumar, Manoj, Erdem, Saliha, Khlidj, Yehya, Farooq, Faryal, Duhan, Sanchit, Keisham, Bijeta, Nwagbara, Kenechukwu, Ponna, Pramod, Manan, Malalai, Ahmad, Muhammad, Bhuiyan, Md Shenuarin, Aamir, Muhammad, Thyagaturu, Harshith, Mustafa, Usman, Changezi, Hameem, Munir, Ahmad, Modi, Kalgi, Bhuiyan, Mohammad Alfrad Nobel, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83, 1239, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)03229-7, 2024
• EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRENDS AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG METHAMPHETAMINE USERS IN USA FROM 2008 TO 2020, Ali, Shafaqat, Kumar, Manoj, Alsaeed, Thannon, Duhan, Sanchit, Ponna, Pramod, Farooq, Faryal, Keisham, Bijeta, Ahmad, Muhammad, Modi, Malak, Thotamgari, Sahith Reddy, Younas, Hafiz, Talpur, Abdul, Abdul, Karim, Sattar, Yasar, Surapaneni, Phani, Helmy, Tarek, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83, 1240, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)03230-3, 2024
• OUTCOMES OF CATHETER ABLATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A PROPENSITY-MATCHED NATIONAL STUDY, Ali, Shafaqat, Kumar, Manoj, Alsaeed, Thannon, Duhan, Sanchit, Ponna, Pramod, Farooq, Faryal, Keisham, Bijeta, Ahmad, Muhammad, Modi, Malak, Thotamgari, Sahith Reddy, Younas, Hafiz, Talpur, Abdul, Abdul, Karim, Sattar, Yasar, Surapaneni, Phani, Helmy, Tarek, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83, 146, 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)02136-3, 2024

• An Elderly Smoker Presenting with Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: An Unusual Demographic, Malik B, Ahmad M, Kalantary A, Ghatol A, Cureus, 2021-05-08, 13, 5, 10.7759/cureus.14901, 34109087, PMC8183309
• Accuracy of predictive scores of hemorrhagic transformations in patients with acute ischemic stroke, Andrade JBC, Mohr JP, Ahmad M, Lima FO, Barros LCM, Silva GS, Arq Neuropsiquiatr, 2022-03-14, 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP 20210091, 35293556
• Mycobacterium chimaera lung infection and empyema in a patient without cardiopulmonary bypass, Ahmad M, Yousaf A, Khan HMW, Munir A, Chandran A, Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 2022-07-11, 35, 6, 10.1080/08998280.2022.2095894, 36304603, PMC9586671
• Gas in the myocardium: a fatal presentation of Clostridium perfringens: a case report, Khan HMW, Yousaf A, Ahmad M, Changezi HU, Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2023-01-02, 7, 1, 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac488
• Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Infective Endocarditis Leading to Mitral Anterior Leaflet Perforation: A Case Report, Yousaf A, Ahmad M, Qureshi K, Khan H, Munir A, Cureus, 2023-02-01, 15, 2, 10.7759/cureus.35049, 36938290, PMC10022910
• Complete Recovery of an Occluded Coronary Artery Secondary to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection With Medical Management in a Young Patient Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome, Khan H, Yousaf A, Ahmad M, Munir A, Moza A, Cureus, 2022-10-06, 14, 10, 10.7759/cureus.29980
• Myopericarditis Following the Third Dose of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: A Case Report, Saeed A, Yousaf A, Ahmad M, Ghumman GM, Khan AA, Cureus, 2023-04-01, 15, 4, 10.7759/cureus.37005
• Accelerated Atherosclerosis in EarlyStage Breast Cancer Following Chemotherapy, Varkoly, K, Khan, A, Ahmad, M, J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep, 2025-09-30, 30, 27

• Aviation
• Cricket
• Cats
• Video games especially Microsoft Flight simulator