Dr. Osama Niazi

Dr. Osama Niazi is triple Board Certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Niazi specializes in ablation of supraventricular, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. He also has expertise in cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) and implants pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization devices. In addition to implantation, he also has extensive experience in extraction of CIEDs.

Outside of work, Dr. Niazi enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and following Arizona and New York sports.

Dr. Niazi believes in shared decision making when it comes to management of his patients. He believes that both patients and physicians work together to reach a desired goal.

Education

• Undergraduate: Arizona State University
• Doctorate of Medicine: A.T. Still University of Health Sciences.
• Internal Medicine Residency: Rutgers University: NJ Medical School
• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Rutgers University: NJ Medical School
• Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: New York University (Chief Fellow)

Procedures performed

• Catheter Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Electrophysiological Study
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Cardiac Event Monitors
• Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
• Lead Extraction

Languages

M. Sharifi, R. Patel, O.T. Niazi et. al. Peripheral Blood Gene Expression in Patients with and without Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Volume 57 No. 14 April 5, 2011 p. E1202.

M. Sharifi, O.T. Niazi et. al. Efficacy of Viabahn Stents in the Femorpopliteal Venous Segments in the Treatment of Deep Venous Thrombosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Volume 57 No. 14 April 5, 2011 p. E1669.

M. Sharifi, M. Mehdipour, O.T. Niazi et. al. Low Risk of Bleeding in Percutaneous Endovenous Intervention in Patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. Volume 12, Issue 3, Page e2, 137-194 (May–June 2011)

M. Sharifi, M. Mehdipour, O.T. Niazi et. al. Natural History of Venous Stents Implanted During Percutanous Endovenous Intervention for Deep Venous Thrombosis. Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. Volume 77, Issue S1, p. S53. May 2011.

M. Sharifi, M. Mehdipour, O.T. Niazi et. al. Role of Intravascular Ultrasound During Percutaneous Endovenous Intervention for Deep Venous Thrombosis. Cardiac Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. Volume 77, Issue S1, p. S53. May 2011.

S. Gandhi, O.T. Niazi et. al. The Bizarre Tumor: Primary Duodenal Adenocarcinoma. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Volume 7, Issue S1, p. 855. October 2012.

E. Alhaj, U.S. Ahmad, O.T. Niazi et al. Atypical Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Case Series. Acta Cardiologica. Volume 68, Issue 2, p. 222-225. 2013

E. Alhaj, N. Alhaj, I. Rehman, O.T. Niazi et al. Uremic Cardiomyopathy: An Underdiagnosed Disease. Congestive Heart Failure. Volume 19, Issue 2, p. 1-5. April 25, 2013.

T. Imran, O.T. Niazi et al. Risperidone Unmasking an Accessory Pathway. International Journal of Cardiology. 2015 May 6;187:488-90. PMID: 25863733

O.T. Niazi et al. To Tap or not to Tap: Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture With Cardiac Tamponade Treated with Emergent Pericardiocentesis and Emergent Repair. JACC. Volume 65, Issue 10S, A581, March 2015

O.T. Niazi et al. Detection of Cardiac Metastasis Using Flouro-2-Deoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography. JACC. 2015; 65(10S), March 2015

Imran TF, Niazi OT et al.QT Prolongation and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2016. PMID: 27062153