Mohammad Al-Ani, MD, FACC, FSCMR
Clinical Assistant Professor
About Mohammad Al-Ani
My name is Dr. Al-Ani, and I specialize in advanced heart failure in the University of Florida Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and serve on the cardiac imaging team with a particular interest in multimodality imaging applications in the advanced heart failure population.
My fascination of the ability to help patients feel better is what drew me toward becoming a doctor. I consider this one of the most worthy goals in life. I am transparent with my patients and tailor their care to their conditions and values.
I earned my medical degree from Jordan University School of Medicine in Amman, Jordan. After moving to the United States, I found a home in Gainesville, Florida, where I completed my residency in internal medicine and fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and advanced heart failure at the UF College of Medicine.
I am an early career board member of the American College of Cardiology – Florida chapter, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American Heart Association as well as the Societies of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Computed Tomography. I am also a CTSI KL2 scholar in artificial intelligence application in heart transplantation. In 2017, I received the Most Outstanding Research Award from UF’s Department of Medicine. Later, in 2019, I received the Carl J. Pepine Award in cardiovascular research.
I have gained experience in advanced imaging applications for patients in cardiomyopathy, which helps me better individualize advanced heart failure therapies. I am certified in cardiology, advanced heart failure, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, echocardiography and nuclear imaging.
My research includes artificial intelligence in heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support as a bridge to heart transplantation and quantitative imaging of cardiac sarcoidosis by cardiac MRI.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my two young boys, grilling and baking, cooking Indian and Arabic food, learning about automotive technology and swimming.
Additional Positions:
Early career board member
2023 – Current
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American college of cardiology – Florida Chapter
Accomplishments
AI2Heal Datathon – 1st place
2023
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University of Florida
Exemplary Teacher Award
2021
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UF College of Medicine
Carl J Pepine award in cardiovascular research
2019
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University of Florida
Florida Quality Improvement in Cardiology – Third place award
2019
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Florida Chapter American College of Cardiology
Annual meeting travel award
2017
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Heart Failure Society of America
Most Outstanding Research Award
2017
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University of Florida
Annual meeting travel award
2015
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Heart Failure Society of America
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2024-2025
BMS6633 The Cv System
Board Certifications
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Adult EchocardiographyNational Board of Echocardiography
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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Computed TomographyCertification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
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Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
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Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceCertification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
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Nuclear CardiologyCertification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
Clinical Profile
Specialties
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- Cardiology
Areas of Interest
- Cardiomyopathy
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Heart CT Scan
- Heart MRI
- Heart Transplant
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Imaging and Radiology
- Mechanical Circulatory Assist Device
- Personalized Medicine
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-7220-1114
Areas of Interest
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging Techniques
- Application of artificial intelligence in cardiovascular medicine
- Circulatory support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Donor heart recovery post heart transplantation
- Infiltrative cardiomyopathies
- Myocardial characterization by cardiac MRI
- Recovery of the ischemic myocardium
Publications
Academic Articles
2025
Advancing the frontier of left ventricular assist device outflow graft stenting: Stenting techniques and outcomes in a landmark case series.
JHLT open.
8
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100235.
[PMID] 40144717.
2025
Anatomic Suitability for Axillary Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Circulatory Support.
Artificial organs.
49(7):1207-1214
[DOI] 10.1111/aor.14994.
[PMID] 40094171.
2025
Multimodality Imaging for the Diagnosis and Evaluation of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.
Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging.
7(2)
[DOI] 10.1148/ryct.240294.
[PMID] 40047549.
2025
Patient-specific hemodynamic modeling to optimize LVAD speed and right heart health.
JHLT open.
7
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jhlto.2024.100190.
[PMID] 40144814.
2025
Preoperative use of intra-aortic balloon pump before left ventricular assist device implantation.
JHLT open.
8
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100222.
[PMID] 40144729.
2025
The evolving role of MRI in pulmonary sarcoidosis: Comparative analysis with PFTs and progression markers.
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG.
42(1)
[DOI] 10.36141/svdld.v42i1.15304.
[PMID] 40100106.
2024
A new opportunity for patient selection and optimization: Systematic review of cognitive frailty in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.
Geriatrics & gerontology international.
24(2):204-210
[DOI] 10.1111/ggi.14798.
[PMID] 38199969.
2024
An explainable machine learning approach using contemporary UNOS data to identify patients who fail to bridge to heart transplantation.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1383800.
[PMID] 38832313.
2024
Cardiac metastatic melanoma presenting with ventricular tachycardia: a multimodality imaging evaluation case report.
European heart journal. Case reports.
8(10)
[DOI] 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae505.
[PMID] 39386287.
2024
Cold precision: Enhancing organ preservation with controlled hypothermia.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.
43(9):1527-1528
[DOI] 10.1016/j.healun.2024.05.002.
[PMID] 38759764.
2024
Combination diuretic therapies in heart failure: Insights from GUIDE-IT.
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice.
45
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100436.
[PMID] 39220719.
2024
Contemporary Bridge to Heart Transplantation With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.).
19(4):425-432
[DOI] 10.1177/15569845241272161.
[PMID] 39494492.
2024
Enhancing Frailty Assessments for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Using Structured and Unstructured Data: Real-World Evidence Study.
JMIR aging.
7
[DOI] 10.2196/58980.
[PMID] 39602825.
2024
Impella 5.5: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.).
19(4):15569845241266527-389
[DOI] 10.1177/15569845241266527.
[PMID] 39267391.
2024
Left Ventricular Assist Device Use in Minorities: An Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992).
70(1):14-21
[DOI] 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002046.
[PMID] 37788482.
2024
Natural recovery of cardiac allograft diastolic function, a retrospective longitudinal report.
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice.
45
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2024.100428.
[PMID] 39220720.
2024
Outcome of Patients With Systolic Heart Failure Who Underwent Sympathectomy for Ventricular Arrhythmia.
The American journal of cardiology.
225:37-40
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjcard.2024.05.035.
[PMID] 38866354.
2024
Prognostic Value of Frailty for Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review.
Cardiology in review.
32(6):483-488
[DOI] 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000541.
[PMID] 36881614.
2024
Racial and ethnic disparities in heart transplantation for end-stage heart failure: An analysis of the national inpatient sample (NIS) database.
Current problems in cardiology.
49(3)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102399.
[PMID] 38242265.
2024
Reconsidering FDA Guidelines: A Single-Center Experience of Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support.
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.).
19(1):46-53
[DOI] 10.1177/15569845231212157.
[PMID] 38013250.
2024
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2023 Cases of SCMR case series.
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance.
26(2)
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jocmr.2024.101086.
[PMID] 39181403.
2024
Temporary mechanical support in the peripartum patient as a bridge to postpartum recovery: A report of three cases.
Artificial organs.
48(10):1211-1214
[DOI] 10.1111/aor.14832.
[PMID] 39023289.
2024
Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Disguised as Light Chain Amyloidosis or Multiple Myeloma?
The American journal of cardiology.
210:85-92
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.10.031.
[PMID] 37852567.
2024
Use of Virtual Reality and 3D Models in Contemporary Practice of Cardiology
Current Cardiology Reports.
26(6):643-650
[DOI] 10.1007/s11886-024-02061-2.
2023
A case of ultra-prolonged intra-aortic balloon pump support via sheathless femoral access.
European heart journal. Case reports.
7(8)
[DOI] 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad394.
[PMID] 37654803.
2023
Amyloid transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis with different manifestations, test findings and types.
BMJ case reports.
16(4)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2022-250972.
[PMID] 37080632.
2023
Artificial intelligence guidance of advanced heart failure therapies: A systematic scoping review.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.
10
[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1127716.
[PMID] 36910520.
2023
Case Report: Multimodality evaluation and clinical management of a single coronary artery.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.
10
[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1295602.
[PMID] 38259311.
2023
Pharmacological Therapy Optimization for Heart Failure: A Practical Guide for the Internist.
The American journal of medicine.
136(8):745-752
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.04.033.
[PMID] 37148990.
2023
Recurrent Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Giant Cell Myocarditis After Heart Transplant: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review.
The American journal of cardiology.
207:271-279
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.005.
[PMID] 37769570.
2023
Thrombotic and Hemorrhagic Complications Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: An Emphasis on Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Stroke, and Pump Thrombosis.
Cureus.
15(12)
[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.51160.
[PMID] 38283491.
2023
Utilization of the percutaneous left ventricular support as bridge to heart transplantation across the United States: In-depth UNOS database analysis.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.
42(11):1597-1607
[DOI] 10.1016/j.healun.2023.06.002.
[PMID] 37307906.
2022
Emerging role of cardiac MRI in acute pericarditis.
International journal of cardiology.
359:122-123
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.04.037.
[PMID] 35436555.
2022
Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology.
79(5):646-649
[DOI] 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001223.
[PMID] 35058410.
2022
Left Ventricular Strain Is Associated With Myocardial Recovery Following ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, a Prospective Longitudinal CMR Study.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fcvm.2022.842619.
[PMID] 35282338.
2022
Quantitative Computed Tomography: What Clinical Questions Can it Answer in Chronic Lung Disease?
Lung.
[DOI] 10.1007/s00408-022-00550-1.
2022
Severe myopericarditis following the third dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: utility of a multimodal treatment approach.
BMJ case reports.
15(6)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2022-249533.
[PMID] 35768161.
2021
Cardiac sarcoidosis in the donor heart without extracardiac manifestations.
BMJ case reports.
14(4)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2021-241902.
[PMID] 33875513.
2021
Circulating fibrocyte levels correlate with infarct size in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice.
12
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100071.
[PMID] 35079723.
2021
Hemodynamic effects of ivabradine use in combination with intravenous inotropic therapy in advanced heart failure.
Heart failure reviews.
26(2):355-361
[DOI] 10.1007/s10741-020-10029-x.
[PMID] 32997214.
2021
Predictors of perioperative bleeding in left ventricular assist device implantation.
American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice.
2
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100006.
[PMID] 38560584.
2020
Acute right ventricular failure: a novel presentation of methadone-induced cardiotoxicity.
BMJ case reports.
13(11)
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2020-237168.
[PMID] 33139369.
2020
Axillary Artery Hemostasis Post-Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Failure.
JACC. Case reports.
2(2):305-308
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.084.
[PMID] 34317229.
2020
Leadless pacemaker use in a patient with a durable left ventricular assist device.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE.
43(9):1048-1050
[DOI] 10.1111/pace.13937.
[PMID] 32394443.
2020
Outpatient Intravenous Diuretic Therapy for Acute Heart Failure: A Simplified Solution to a Formidable Problem.
Journal of cardiac failure.
26(9):800-801
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.08.008.
[PMID] 31449962.
2020
Patterns of emergency department utilization for LVAD patients compared with non-LVAD patients.
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature.
30
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100617.
[PMID] 32904266.
2020
Reply: Advantage of leadless pacemaker over the conventional pacemaker in patients with left ventricular assist device.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE.
43(10)
[DOI] 10.1111/pace.14057.
[PMID] 32895989.
2020
Severe COVID-19 After Recent Heart Transplantation Complicated by Allograft Dysfunction.
JACC. Case reports.
2(9):1347-1350
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.066.
[PMID] 32835277.
2019
Estimates of radiation exposure and subsequent risk of malignancy due to cardiac imaging in the emergency department for evaluation of chest pain: a cohort study.
Coronary artery disease.
30(8):626-628
[DOI] 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000806.
[PMID] 31577617.
2019
Patent Foramen Ovale and Hypoxemia.
Cardiology in review.
27(1):34-40
[DOI] 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000205.
[PMID] 29570476.
2018
Statin Use in Men and New Onset of Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
The American journal of medicine.
131(4):387-394
[DOI] 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.10.043.
[PMID] 29146233.
2017
Advancements in pharmacotherapy for angina.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy.
18(5):457-469
[DOI] 10.1080/14656566.2017.1303483.
[PMID] 28264619.
2017
Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Increases Inflammation-Chemokine Modulation Suppresses Activation of Leukocytes Isolated after Ablation.
Cardiovascular & hematological disorders drug targets.
17(3):195-204
[DOI] 10.2174/1871529X17666170918140442.
[PMID] 28925907.
2017
Cardiovascular outcomes with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials.
International journal of cardiology.
228:352-358
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.181.
[PMID] 27866027.
2016
Development and validation of a simple integer risk score for prediction of in-hospital mortality following Takotsubo syndrome.
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care.
45(6):510-514
[DOI] 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.08.009.
[PMID] 27679934.
2015
Determining the Role of Thiamine Deficiency in Systolic Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.
Journal of cardiac failure.
21(12):1000-7
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.10.005.
[PMID] 26497757.
2015
Pericardial mass in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
BMJ case reports.
2015
[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2015-209861.
[PMID] 26055762.
2015
Prevalence and Overlap of Noncardiac Conditions in the Evaluation of Low-risk Acute Chest Pain Patients.
Critical pathways in cardiology.
14(3):97-102
[DOI] 10.1097/HPC.0000000000000050.
[PMID] 26214812.
Grants
Jul 2024
ACTIVE
Elucidating the innate and adaptive immune mechanism differences during viral myocarditis between pediatric and adult populations: role of sex, age and hormone status
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Apr 2024
ACTIVE
Intelligent Bridging to Heart Transplantation (IBOT): a platform for personalized circulatory support planning
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: AMER HEART ASSOCIATION
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Omega-3 fatty acids and myocardial inflammation in HFpEF
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER HEART ASSOCIATION
Jun 2023
ACTIVE
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate Mavacamten in Adults with Symptomatic Non-obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MYOKARDIA
Jul 2021
ACTIVE
Myocardial Steatosis in Women with Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Defining the Pathway to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CTR
via NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI
Education
Fellowship in Advance Heart Failure
2019
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University of Florida
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases
2016-2019
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University of Florida
Residency in Internal Medicine
2013-2016
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University of Florida
Medical Degree
2005-2011
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Jordan University
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-9076
Emails:
- Business:
- malani@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100288
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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PO Box 100288
GAINESVILLE FL 32610