Raymundo Quintana, MD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor

Recognitions

• Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Travel Award for Young Investigators, American Heart Association (2019)
• Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Award, Society of Vascular Medicine (2019)
• Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigator Forum Award Finalist, Northwestern University Division of Cardiology (2019)
• 25th Annual Cardiology Research Symposium Best Oral Presentation Award, Emory University School of Medicine Division of Cardiology (2019)
• Osler Cup - Champion of the National ACP Annual Doctor’s Dilemma Competition, American College of Physicians (2017)
• Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation (2017)
• Outstanding Intern of the Year Award, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2015)

Publications

• Maniya MT, Siddiqi AK, Ali KM, Ayalew BD, Saqib S, Garcia M, Quintana RA, Amin S, Dabbagh MF, De Cecco CN, Abdou MH, Naeem M. Demographic and regional disparities in acute kidney injury-related heart failure mortality among American adults from 1999 to 2023: A retrospective cohort study using the CDC WONDER database. JRSM Cardiovasc Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec;14:20480040251400854. PubMed PMID: 41394032
• Farì R, van Assen M, Quintana R, von Knebel Doeberitz P, Böttcher B, Ligabue G, Rezai A, Schoebinger M, Fung GSK, De Cecco CN. Impact of Deep Learning-based Artificial Intelligence Assistance on Reader Agreement in Coronary CT Angiography Interpretation. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2025 Oct;7(5):e240563. PubMed PMID: 41065550
• Vatsa N, Quintana RA, Doeberitz PK, Onnis C, Vatsa S, Newman N, Kauser T, Rahbar A, Gold DA, Jain V, Gold ME, Razavi A, Yadalam A, Mehta C, Bedi B, Nguyen TB, Moran CA, Michopoulos V, Hagen K, Ofotokun I, Lahiri CD, Vaccarino V, Sperling LS, Mehta PK, Van Assen M, De Cecco CN, Quyyumi AA. Interleukin-6 is associated with high-risk plaque on coronary computed tomography angiography in asymptomatic women. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep;23:101264. PubMed PMID: 40978298
• Siddiqi AK, Maniya MT, Ali KM, Saqib S, Abdou MH, Garcia M, Quintana RA, Amin S, Dabbagh MF, Naeem M, De Cecco CN. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in U.S. Children: A 20-Year Look at Lives Lost and Gaps That Remain. Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Aug 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 40789834
• Gupta P, Bast JA, Razavi AC, Canonico ME, Shahzad A, Naeem M, Bonaca MP, Sperling LS, Quintana RA. Hypertension in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: insights into epidemiology, management strategies, and outcomes. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2025 Jul 1;40(4):206-212. PubMed PMID: 40305167
• Siddiqi AK, Shahzad M, Maniya MT, Chachar MA, Saleem N, Garcia M, Quintana RA, Amin S, Dabbagh MF, De Cecco CN, Naeem M. Shifting trends and disparities in colorectal cancer and heart failure-related mortality in the United States: A two-decade retrospective analysis. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2025 Jun;50(6):103034. PubMed PMID: 40120869
• Bast J, Asmuth M, Prabhu N, Kondapalli L, Quintana RA. Oncologic Brugada. JACC Case Rep. 2025 Jan 1;30(1):102985. PubMed PMID: 39822822
• Konon E, Shahzad A, Quintana Quezada R, Kolfenbach J. Coronary Vasculitis in Takayasu's: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Optimal Surgical Intervention. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2025 Jan-Dec;13:23247096251342427. PubMed PMID: 40415671
• Siddiqi AK, Ali KM, Maniya MT, Rashid AM, Khatri SA, Garcia M, Quintana RA, Naeem M. The hidden epidemic: Hypertension-related mortality surges amongst younger adults in the United States. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Dec;49(12):102842. PubMed PMID: 39270766
• Vatsa N, Faaborg-Andersen C, Dong T, Blaha MJ, Shaw LJ, Quintana RA. Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden Assessment by Computed Tomography and Its Clinical Implications. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug;17(8):e016443. PubMed PMID: 39163370
• Quintana RA, von Knebel Doeberitz P, Vatsa N, Liu C, Ko YA, De Cecco CN, van Assen M, Quyyumi AA. Intra- and inter-reader reproducibility in quantitative coronary plaque analysis on coronary computed tomography angiography. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Jul;49(7):102585. PubMed PMID: 38688396
• Gupta P, Canonico ME, Faaborg-Andersen C, Prabhu N, Kondapalli L, Quintana RA. Updates in the management of cancer therapy-related hypertension. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2024 Jul 1;39(4):235-243. PubMed PMID: 38391284
• Barillas-Lara MI, Faaborg-Andersen CC, Quintana RA, Loro-Ferrer JF, Mandras SA, daSilva-deAbreu A. Clinical considerations and pathophysiological associations among obesity, weight loss, heart failure, and hypertension. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2023 Sep 1;38(5):447-455. PubMed PMID: 37522803
• Quintana RA, Ghosh AK, Kondapalli L. Mind the Gap: Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Due to a Cancer Diagnosis in England. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2023 Jun;16(6):e010080. PubMed PMID: 37339192
• Dong T, Faaborg-Andersen C, Garcia M, Blaha M, Klein AL, Gill E, Quintana RA. Multimodality cardiovascular imaging in hypertension. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2023 Jul 1;38(4):287-296. PubMed PMID: 37115822
• Quintana RA, Dong T, Vajapey R, Reyaldeen R, Kwon DH, Harb S, Wang TKM, Klein AL. Preprocedural Multimodality Imaging in Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Oct;15(10):e014386. PubMed PMID: 36256725
• Quintana RA, Dong T, Vajapey R, Reyaldeen R, Kwon DH, Harb S, Wang TKM, Klein AL. Intra- and Postprocedural Multimodality Imaging in Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Nov;15(11):e014804 doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.122.014804 PMID: 36378776

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Specialty Information

• Cardiology