Tasneem Z. Naqvi, MBBS, MD

Dr. Tasneem Z. Naqvi is a Professor and Consultant Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, where she practices at both the Phoenix and Scottsdale campuses. She specializes in non-invasive cardiology, with particular expertise in echocardiography and vascular ultrasound. Since joining Mayo Clinic in 2013, she has played a pivotal role in advancing cardiac imaging and preventive cardiology, drawn to the institution’s pioneering leadership in non-invasive cardiovascular care. In her clinical practice, Dr. Naqvi interprets inpatient transthoracic echocardiograms, performs transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) under sedation or anesthesia, conducts cardioversions for patients with arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, and leads multidisciplinary hospital rounds, often caring for 30 to 35 patients daily alongside fellows, nurse practitioners, and medical trainees.

A recognized innovator in cardiac imaging, Dr. Naqvi is known for performing pacemaker optimization using echocardiographic guidance, a specialized procedure designed to improve outcomes in patients who have not responded adequately to conventional pacemaker therapy. She also serves as the principal investigator at her site for the multicenter E-VOID clinical trial, which explores therapies aimed at preventing calcium deposition and slowing the progression of aortic stenosis. In her outpatient practice, she treats a broad range of cardiovascular conditions, including valvular heart disease, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, resistant hypertension, post-surgical cardiac complications, and autonomic disorders such as POTS. A distinctive feature of her approach is the use of point-of-care echocardiography during consultations, allowing her to obtain immediate diagnostic insights and guide treatment decisions in real time.

Dr. Naqvi is a leader in preventive cardiology and directs Mayo Clinic’s carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque screening program, which uses advanced ultrasound imaging to detect early atherosclerosis in otherwise healthy individuals. This initiative enables earlier identification of cardiovascular risk and proactive intervention before significant disease develops. Beyond clinical care, she is deeply committed to research and education, regularly lecturing internationally, training cardiology fellows in echocardiographic interpretation, and mentoring physicians and trainees in advanced cardiac imaging techniques. She is the author and editor of Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Case-Based Visual Guide and has developed a virtual educational course on point-of-care echocardiography available through Mayo Clinic’s educational platform.

Her academic career spans several prestigious institutions. Dr. Naqvi previously served on the cardiology faculty at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and later became Director of Non-Invasive Cardiology at the University of Southern California, where she was appointed Professor and Clinical Scholar in Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine. She has also held an academic affiliation with UCLA as Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. A graduate of Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, she completed postgraduate medical training in England, earning her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in London in 1989 and serving as Registrar in Internal Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. She later completed her internal medicine residency at Stony Brook University in New York and a cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Dr. Naqvi has authored more than 400 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, editorials, and book chapters, with research contributions spanning subclinical atherosclerosis imaging, echocardiographic guidance of biventricular pacemaker optimization, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, and emerging echocardiographic technologies. She has received extensive institutional, federal, and industry research funding and has served as a consultant to leading medical device companies. A Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK) and board-certified in cardiovascular medicine and echocardiography, she has held numerous leadership roles, including service on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Echocardiography and representation of the American College of Cardiology on national accreditation boards. An active journal reviewer, editorial consultant, and invited speaker at major scientific meetings worldwide, Dr. Naqvi has mentored more than 67 students, residents, and cardiology fellows. She maintains a unique bi-coastal lifestyle, commuting between Phoenix and Los Angeles, where her husband practices as a child psychiatrist, balancing a distinguished academic career with a strong commitment to family life.

• Masters - Masters in Medical Management (MMM) University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
• Fellow - Clinical Cardiology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Resident - Internal Medicine Stony Brook University Hospital
• Resident - Internal Medicine Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
• Resident - Internal Medicine Worcester Royal Infirmary
• Resident - Internal Medicine Lister Hospital
• Resident - Internal Medicine Civil Hospital
• Resident Medical Officer - Internal Medicine/Surgery/Cardiology, House Officer Aga Khan University Hospital
• Resident - Internal Medicine Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center
• MB BS Karachi University, Dow Medical College
• BSc St. Joseph's College

• Adult Comp Echocardiography National Board of Echocardiography
• Cardiovascular Diseases American Board of Internal Medicine
• General Medicine Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom

• 2012 Invited Membership - Beta Gamma Sigma National Honorary Business Society
• 2011 Mentor, Women's Echocardiography Endowed Fellowship Award St. Jude Foundation
• Top Women Southern California Super Doctors Southern California Super Doctors

• ImageGuideEcho Registry Committee, American Society of Echocardiology
• American Society of Echocardiography, Workflow & Lab Management Task Force

Dr. Naqvi is a prolific researcher and author with an h-index of 44 on Google Scholar. She has 104 publications that have been cited at least 10 times each, and approximately 200 total manuscripts. She has also written numerous editorials, review articles, and book chapters. Her book 'Point-of-Care Echocardiography: A Case-Based Visual Guide' is available on Amazon. She has published extensively on handheld echocardiography, demonstrating in her research that physicians who have immediate echocardiographic information during consultations prescribe more targeted medications and make more appropriate referrals for advanced testing compared to those without this information. She has also published significant research on carotid IMT and plaque screening for preventive cardiology, and continues to conduct research on various cardiovascular topics. She is currently the principal investigator of the E-VOID multicenter trial studying a drug to prevent aortic stenosis progression. As she describes it, 'if I stop writing, my soul starts complaining.'