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Ajith P. Nair
Advanced in Lung Transplant

Dr. Ajith P. Nair

Cardiology | General Surgery
CommonSpirit Health
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiology
6620 Main St, Ste 11A.07.5, 
Houston, TX 
Accepting New Patients

Advanced in Lung Transplant
CommonSpirit Health
Baylor College Of Medicine - Cardiology
6620 Main St, Ste 11A.07.5, 
Houston, TX 
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Overview

Ajith Nair, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Ajith Nair specializes in Cardiology and works at BCM Medicine - Cardiology. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-2129. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted.

Dr. Nair is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 85 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Lung Transplant.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Specialties
Cardiology
General Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NY
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cambia Health Solutions
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  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
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Community Health
  • EPO
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Community Health Choice
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Devoted Health
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First Health
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
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Highmark
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Louisiana Healthcare Connections
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Managed Medicaid
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Wellcare
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Locations

Baylor College of Medicine - Cardiology
6620 Main St, Ste 11A.07.5, Houston, TX 77030
Call: 713-798-2129

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


3 Clinical Trials

To Evaluate the Efficacy Treatment of Lower Extremity Pathologies Derived From Neurological Ischemia Disorders
To Evaluate the Efficacy Treatment of Lower Extremity Pathologies Derived From Neurological Ischemia Disorders
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 08, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Prospective, Non-randomized, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of the Prometra Programmable Pump System
A Prospective, Non-randomized, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety of the Prometra Programmable Pump System
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 18, 2023
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Dosing Study
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Dosing Study
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 15, 2020
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 4
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83 Total Publications

Aficamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multidomain, Patient-Level Analysis of the MAPLE-HCM Trial.
Aficamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Multidomain, Patient-Level Analysis of the MAPLE-HCM Trial.
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Published: October 11, 2025
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713-798-6078
Languages Spoken:
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