Ali K Salah, MD
Current Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
- Director, Cardiac Imaging
Hospital Campus
- Downtown
- Community
Clinical Section Affiliations
- Medicine: Cardiology
- Medicine - Community Campus: Cardiology
Clinic/Unit
- Heart & Vascular Center
Upstate University Hospital - Downtown Campus
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6th Floor, 750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-5735
- Heart Failure Center
University Health Care Center
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5th Fl., 90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 464-9335
- Cardiac Clinic
University Health Care Center
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5th Fl., 90 Presidential Plaza
Syracuse, NY 13202
315 464-9335
- Cardiovascular MRI
Upstate University Hospital - Downtown Campus
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750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-5735
- Echocardiography, Adult
Upstate University Hospital - Downtown Campus
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Rm. 2603, 750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315 464-5735
Education & Fellowships
- Fellowship: Saint Francis Heart Hospital/State University of New York at Stony Brook, 2009, Cardiovascular MRI, Cardiovascular CT and Echocardiography
- Fellowship: Gill Heart Institute/University of Kentucky, 2008, Cardiology
- Fellowship: Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University, 2007, Cardiovascular MRI
- Residency: Medical College of Georgia/Georgia Health Sciences University, 2005, Internal Medicine
- Internship: Medical College of Georgia/Georgia Health Sciences University, 2002, Internal Medicine
- MD: Addis Ababa University, 1998
Clinical Interests
Director, Cardiac Imaging
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Hypertension
- Critical Care Cardiology
- Cardiovascular MRI
- 3D/4D Echocardiography
Research Interests
Coronary and Peripheral Vascular endothelial Function using MRI; Cardiomyopathy and Scar Imaging with MRI, Cardiac CT and Coronary Artery Plaque Characterization. Evaluation of Diastolic Dysfunction using Echocardiographic Strain Imaging. The Role of Strain Imaging in Detecting Sub-Clinical Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular and Atrial Remodeling. The Role of 3D/4D Echocardiography in Assessing Regional Contractile Function in Cardiomyopathy.
Specialties & Certification
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiology
- Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Cardiovascular MRI
- Nuclear Cardiology
Diseases & Conditions Treated
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Arrhythmias
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain (Heart Related)
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diabetes and Heart Disease
- Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
- Endocarditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Conditions in Pregnancy
- Heart Failure
- Heart Valve Disease
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Hypertensive Heart Disease
- Hyperthrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pericarditis
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Regurgitation
- Shortness of Breath
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
- Syncope - Heart Related
- Tricuspid Regurgitation/Stenosis
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Treats
- Adults
Treatments/Services
- Arterial Access
- Cardiovascular MRI
- Cardioversion
- Central Arterial Access
- Central Venous Access
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Echocardiogram
- Heart Event Monitor
- Heart Holter Monitor
- Heart MRI
- Heart Nuclear Imaging
- Heart Nuclear Stress Testing
- MRI, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- MRI, Aortic Aneurysm
- MRI, Atrial Septal Defect
- MRI, Cardiomyopathy
- MRI, Heart Failure
- MRI, Heart Stress Testing
- MRI, Heart Tumors
- MRI, Myocardial Scar and Fibrosis
- MRI, Pericardial Tumors
- MRI, RV Dysplasia
- MRI, Tetralogy of Fallot
- MRI, Ventricular Septal Defect
- Non-Invasive Testing for Vascular Disease
- Nuclear Adenosine Stress Test
- Nuclear Exercise Stress Test
- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
- Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE)
- Ultrasound Tests - Heart and Vascular
Associations/Memberships
- American College of Physicians (ACP)
- American College of Cardiology (ACC)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- Society of Cardiovascular CT (SCCT)
- Society of Cardiovascular MRI (SCMR)
- American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
Current Hospital Privileges
- Upstate University Hospital
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10/12/12 Cardiovascular MRI at UpstatePublications
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Faculty Profile Shortcut: http://www.upstate.edu/faculty/salaha
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