Johri | Department of Medicine | School of Medicine

Amer Johri MD MSc FRCPC FASE

Position(s)

Professor

Contact Info

613-549-6666. ext 6255

Dr. Johri joined the Echocardiography group at Queen’s University in 2010 after completing an Advanced Fellowship in Echocardiography (Level III) and Multi-modality Imaging at Harvard University Medical School, Boston MA. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Founder/Director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Network at Queen's (CINQ). Dr. Johri has the distinction of Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in recognition of his various contributions to the advancement of the field of ultrasound. He has served on the Boards of the ASE and Canadian Society of Echo, is the immediate past Chair of the ASE Circulation and Vascular Ultrasound (CAVUS) Council and is the Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of POCUS Journal.

His particular interest is in 3D echocardiography, quality control in the echo lab, interventional echocardiography, and Hand Held Cardiac Ultrasound. He also has extensive experience in echo-guided CRT optimization and TEE guided percutaneous aortic valve replacement (TAVI). Dr. Johri’s research focus involves patient-oriented research projects and the innovation of non-invasive techniques to predict and diagnose atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. This includes: carotid intimal medial thickening, 3D strain and 3D stress testing, cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), screening of special populations such as competitive athletes and women, analysis of vulnerable atherosclerotic carotid plaque through 3D, composition, and novel ultrasound contrast applications. He is chair of the ASE guideline for the Assessment of Carotid Arterial Plaque by Ultrasound, and also chaired the ASE Statement on Point-of-Care Ultrasound during the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. His laboratory is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Dr. Johri and his team can be reached at:

Admin Telephone (613-549-6666):

Congenital and HCM clinics, ext. 6255

Research, ext. 8174

Athletes clinic, ext. 8175

Other clinical (to leave message), ext. 8177

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