Anum Shahzad, MBBS, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine-Cardiology

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Medical School
  • MBBS, King Edward Medical University
Internship
  • Einstein Medical Center Program-Philadelphia, PA (2018)
Residency
  • Einstein Medical Center Program-Philadelphia, PA, Internal Medicine (2020)
Fellowships
  • Einstein Medical Center Program-Philadelphia, PA, Cardiology (2023)
  • University of Colorado, Advanced Cardiac Imaging (2024)
Languages
English, Urdu
Department
Medicine-Cardiology

Publications

  • 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
  • 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
  • Patil S, Rojulpote C, Frick W, Bhattaru A, Sandhu K, Bakhshi A, Shahzad A, Pressman G, Chamoun A, Verma D, Lin CJ. Gender, racial and ethnic disparities in acute coronary syndromes with coronary in-stent restenosis. Am Heart J Plus. 2024 Jul;43:100405. PubMed PMID: 38831788
  • Sarfraz, Zouina, et al. "Cardiovascular Manifestations of Amphetamine Misuse: A Pooled Analysis." Circulation 150.Suppl_1 (2024): A4147796-A4147796.
  • Fresno, C. M. U., Shahzad, A., Ocazionez, D., Rajiah, P. S., & Vargas, D. (2024). Role of Computed Tomography in Structural Heart Disease. Advances in Clinical Radiology, 6(1), 209-225.
  • Shahzad, Anum, et al. "ALL THAT'PLOPS’IS NOT ALWAYS A MASS." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 81.8_Supplement (2023): 3043-3043.
  • Shahzad, Anum, et al. "A STARVED SINUS NODE." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 81.8_Supplement (2023): 3244-3244.
  • Butt, Nausharwan, Anum Shahzad, and Lovely Chhabra. "NON-VALVULAR ENDOCARDITIS IN A PATIENT WITH INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 81.8_Supplement (2023): 3365-3365.
  • Babar F, Cheema AM, Ahmad Z, Sarfraz A, Sarfraz Z, Ashraff H, Tayyab H, Bajwa AM, Ali H, Sarfraz M, Shahzad A, Sabzwari SRA. Sensitivity and Specificity of Wearables for Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Populations: A Systematic Review. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 Jul;25(7):761-779. PubMed PMID: 37222916
  • Gulab A, Torres R, Pelayo J, Lo KB, Shahzad A, Pradhan S, Rangaswami J. Uric acid as a cardiorenal mediator: pathogenesis and mechanistic insights. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2021 Jun;19(6):547-556. PubMed PMID: 34112023
  • Swaminathan N, Sedhom R, Shahzad A, Azmaiparashvili Z. Post-partum occurrence of Wunderlich syndrome and microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (MAHA): a case report. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2021 Mar 23;11(2):277-279. PubMed PMID: 33889338
  • Lo KB, Toroghi HM, Salacup G, Jiang J, Bhargav R, Quintero E, Balestrini K, Shahzad A, Mathew RO, McCullough PA, Rangaswami J. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in acute heart failure: invasive hemodynamic parameters and clinical outcomes. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Mar 30;22(1):199-206. PubMed PMID: 33792263
  • Pelayo J, Shahzad A, Peterson E, Pressman G. Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in patent foramen ovale and fenestrated atrial septal aneurysm with normal right atrial pressure: what is the culprit?. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 1;14(7). PubMed PMID: 34210690
  • Oliveros E, Oni ET, Shahzad A, Kluger AY, Lo KB, Rangaswami J, McCullough PA. Benefits and Risks of Continuing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists, and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists during Hospitalizations for Acute Heart Failure. Cardiorenal Med. 2020;10(2):69-84. PubMed PMID: 32062648
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Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Lone Tree Medical Center
9548 Park Meadows Drive
Lone Tree, CO 80124
720-848-2200

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2020)
  • General Cardiology, Board Certification (2024)
  • American board of echocardiography, Board Certification (2022)
  • American board of nuclear cardiology, Board Certification (2022)

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Campus Box C290

Aurora, CO 80045


303.724.5375