Ahmad Ramy Elashery, MD, FACC, FSCCT
Cardiologist and cardiac imaging physician, founder of Imaging First LLC. Dr. Elashery helps hospitals and cardiology groups interpret, build and improve advanced cardiac imaging services.
- Level III · Cardiac MRI
- Level III · Cardiac CT
- FACC
- FSCCT
- ABIM · Cardiovascular Disease
Who is Dr. Ahmad Elashery?
Ahmad Ramy Elashery, MD, FACC, FSCCT is a board-certified cardiologist who completed an advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship and founded Imaging First LLC, a physician-led cardiac imaging interpretation and consulting practice for hospitals and cardiology groups in the United States.
Dr. Elashery has more than 15 years of medical experience dedicated to clinical excellence. He holds six major board certifications and Level III expertise in both cardiac MRI and cardiac CT. He has served as Program Director for a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and has built and led high-volume cardiac MRI and CT programs.
What is Imaging First LLC?
Imaging First LLC is a cardiac imaging company founded by Dr. Elashery. It provides cardiac imaging interpretation, program development, quality improvement and clinical consulting for hospitals, health systems and cardiology practices. It is not affiliated with other companies that use a similar name.
Board certifications and credentials
Dr. Elashery is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and holds Level III expertise in cardiac MRI and cardiac CT.
| Credential | Issuing body | Status / verification |
|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) | Board certified · verify at ABIM |
| Cardiovascular Disease | American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) | Board certified · verify at ABIM |
| Cardiovascular MR (CBCMR) | Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Among the early U.S. cohort certified, 2019 |
| Level III, cardiac MRI and cardiac CT | Training and experience criteria (SCMR / SCCT) | Level III expertise |
| Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC) | American College of Cardiology | Fellow |
| Fellow, Society of Cardiovascular CT (FSCCT) | Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography | Fellow |
ABIM certifications listed in public physician directories; remaining credentials as stated by Dr. Elashery.
Education and training
- Medical degree
Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt - Internal medicine residency
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, Maryland - Cardiovascular disease fellowship
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut - Advanced cardiovascular imaging fellowship
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Training listed in public faculty and physician directories.
Program leadership
- Built a cardiac MRI program from 25 to 550+ annual studies.
- Led a cardiac CT program exceeding 6,000 studies annually.
- Former Program Director for a Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship.
- Clinical interests include cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, cardiomyopathies and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Program figures as reported by Dr. Elashery.
Publications
Dr. Elashery has authored or co-authored 20 peer-reviewed articles indexed in PubMed, including cardiac imaging case reports in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging and JACC: Case Reports.
Selected imaging publications
- Accessory Hepatic Caval Foraminal Herniation Mimicking a Right Atrial Mass
Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2019 - Coronary Artery Involvement in Segmental Arterial Mediolysis: A Case Report
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, 2019 - Rare Case of Neuroendocrine Metastasis to the Left Ventricle
JACC: Case Reports, 2024 - Severe familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a young adult due to a rare LMNA mutation
European Heart Journal: Case Reports, 2024 - Is Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus an Independent Risk Factor for Mortality in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?
Cardiology Research, 2024
Professional profiles
Work with Dr. Elashery
Interpretation support, program development or a second look at your cardiac imaging service.
Availability, scope, turnaround times, and coverage are established according to each institution's needs, credentialing requirements, and service agreement.