Ali Javaheri, MD, PhD

Cardio-Oncologist

Ali Javaheri

Appointment Options

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Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • Heart complications from chemotherapy

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 2012: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2015: American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
  • 2016: American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Training

  • 2008 - 2010: Resident, Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • 2010 - 2012: Fellow, Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2012 - 2013: Fellow, Advanced Heart Failure Transplant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2013 - 2015: Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • 2016 - 2017: Research Fellow, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 2006: PhD, Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • 2008: MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

How lipoproteins regulate cardiac injury responses, with a focus on the role of chemotherapeutic toxicity

Research Publications

Human Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Identifies CD47 as a Therapeutic Target for Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Authors:

Guo Z, Ataran A, Ma P, one or more additional authors omitted Javaheri A

Journal & Year:

Circulation | 2025

Cardiac radiation improves ventricular function in mice and humans with cardiomyopathy
Authors:

Pedersen LN, Valenzuela Ripoll C, Ozcan M, one or more additional authors omitted Javaheri A

Journal & Year:

Med (N Y) | 2023