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Sohail Zahid, MD, PhD

I study obesity and cardiovascular disease using genetics, multiomics, and artificial intelligence.

I am a cardiology fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University. My work brings together biomedical engineering and clinical medicine to improve cardiometabolic health through scientific discovery, patient care, and community outreach.

I received my PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and my MD from Harvard Medical School, and completed my internal medicine residency at NYU Langone Health and Bellevue Hospital.

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Sohail Zahid
Sohail Zahid, MD, PhD
Cardiology Fellow
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Areas of research focus

01

Obesity genetics

Understanding the genetic determinants and environmental impacts of clinical obesity, and developing polygenic approaches to predict risk.

02

Cardiometabolic health

Studying the cardiovascular implications of clinical obesity, implementing definitions beyond BMI, and investigating how bariatric surgery changes lipid health.

03

Computational cardiology

Combining cardiac imaging, machine learning, and electrophysiology to create patient-specific models of atrial fibrillation and inform treatment.

Selected research

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Experience

Johns Hopkins Hospital logo

2025–Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Johns Hopkins University

Labs of Alexis Battle, PhD, and Michael Blaha, MD, MPH

2024–Present

Cardiology Fellow

Johns Hopkins Hospital

NYU Langone Health logo

2022–2024

Research

NYU Langone Health

Lab of Sean Heffron, MD

2021–2024

Internal Medicine Resident

NYU Langone Health / Bellevue Hospital

SpectraWave Inc. logo

2020–2021

Engineering Consultant

SpectraWave Inc.

Acquired by Philips in 2026

Broad Institute logo

2018–2019

Research

Broad Institute

Lab of Sekar Kathiresan, MD

Johns Hopkins University logo

2013–2017

PhD Research

Johns Hopkins University

Lab of Natalia Trayanova, PhD

Archon Medical Technologies logo

2012–2013

Founder

Archon Medical Technologies

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