Dr. Amer M. Johri

MD MSc FRCPC FASE

Dr. Amer Johri is a member of the echocardiography group at Queen’s University and the Director of CINQ. He arrived after completing a research/clinical fellowship in imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA under the supervision of Drs. M.H. Picard, J. Hung, and J. Passeri. His clinical interests are in 3D echocardiography, quality control in the echo lab, and interventional echocardiography. He also has extensive experience in echo-guided CRT optimization and TEE guided percutaneous aortic valve replacement.

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johria@queensu.ca

Research Interests:

The innovation of non-invasive techniques to predict and diagnose atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with a focus on three-dimensional carotid ultrasound. Ultrasound is used for: assessment of carotid plaque for early detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD), enhancing the stress echocardiogram to better predict significant ACVD, integrating genetic biomarkers to predict ACVD, and monitoring response to treatment of ACVD using novel pharmacologic agents.

Other interests are in 3D echocardiography, strain, quality control in the echo lab, interventional echocardiography, and Hand Held Cardiac Ultrasound.

He serves as an executive member of the ASE Standards and Guidelines Committee is actively participating in the development and review this society's position statement on Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasound.

Selected Publications

Students are in bold

  1. Johri AM, Lajkosz KA, Grubic N, Islam S, Li TY, Simpson CS, Ewart P, Suri SS, Hétu MF (2021) Maximum Plaque Height in Carotid Ultrasound Predicts Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes: A Population-Based Validation Study of the American Society of Echocardiography’s Grade II-III Plaque Characterization and Protocol. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (in press)
  2. Mantella LE, Liblik K, Johri AM (2021) Vascular imaging of atherosclerosis: Strengths and weaknesses. Atherosclerosis (in press) Review.
  3. McKinney J, Connelly KA, Dorian P, Fournier A, Goodman JM, Grubic N, Isserow S, Moulson N, Philippon F, Pipe A, Poirier P, Taylor T, Thornton J, Wilkinson M, Johri AM. (2020) COVID-19 - Myocarditis and Return-to-play: Reflections and Recommendations from a Canadian Working Group. CJC (in press)
  4. Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Mantella LE, Saba L, Laird JR, Johri AM, Suri JS. (2020) Multiclass machine learning vs. conventional calculators for stroke/CVD risk assessment using carotid plaque predictors with coronary angiography scores as gold standard: a 500 participants study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging.
  5. Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Johri AM, Mantella LE, Saba L, Kolluri R, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Nicolaides A, Suri JS. (2020) Low-Cost Office-Based Cardiovascular Risk Stratification Using Machine Learning and Focused Carotid Ultrasound in an Asian-Indian Cohort. J Med Syst.
  6. Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging, Beache GM, Mohammed TH, Hurwitz Koweek LM, Ghoshhajra BB, Brown RKJ, Davis AM, Heitner J, Hsu JY, Johri AM, Khosa F, Kligerman SJ, Litmanovich D, Maroules CD, Meyersohn N, Tomaszewski CA, Villines TC, Wann S, Abbara S. (2020) ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain-Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Radiol.
  7. Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Saba L, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Sattar N, Johri AM, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Viswanathan V, Sharma A, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Kolluri R, Suri JS. (2020) Artificial intelligence framework for predictive cardiovascular and stroke risk assessment models: A narrative review of integrated approaches using carotid ultrasound. Comput Biol Med.
  8. Skandha SS, Gupta SK, Saba L, Koppula VK, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Turk M, Kolluri R, Viskovic K, Cuadrado-Godia E, Kitas GD, Nicolaides A, Suri JS. (2020) 3-D optimized classification and characterization artificial intelligence paradigm for cardiovascular/stroke risk stratification using carotid ultrasound-based delineated plaque: Atheromatic™ 2.0. Comput Biol Med.
  9. Suri JS, Puvvula A, Biswas M, Majhail M, Saba L, Faa G, Singh IM, Oberleitner R, Turk M, Chadha PS, Johri AM, Sanches JM, Khanna NN, Viskovic K, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sobel DW, Balestrieri A, Sfikakis PP, Tsoulfas G, Protogerou A, Misra DP, Agarwal V, Kitas GD, Ahluwalia P, Kolluri R, Teji J, Maini MA, Agbakoba A, Dhanjil SK, Sockalingam M, Saxena A, Nicolaides A, Sharma A, Rathore V, Ajuluchukwu JNA, Fatemi M, Alizad A, Viswanathan V, Krishnan PR, Naidu S. (2020) COVID-19 pathways for brain and heart injury in comorbidity patients: A role of medical imaging and artificial intelligence-based COVID severity classification: A review. Comput Biol Med.
  10. Mantella LE, Chan W, Bisleri G, Hassan SM, Benbarkat H, Liblik K, Rival DE, Johri AM. (2020) The use of ultrasound to assess aortic biomechanics: implications for aneurysm and dissection. Echocardiography. 37(11):1844-1850.
  11. Tang BN, Ong G, Sandhu P, Limoges M, Roifman I, Johri AM, Angaran P, Connelly KA. (2020) Natural History of Left Ventricular Thrombi in Patients with Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(9):1158-1159.
  12. Hussain A, Johri AM, Misra A, Nambi, V. (2020) ‘‘Sound’’ Advice—Let’s ‘‘Stress’’ the Importance of Prevention: Combining Carotid Ultrasound and Stress Echocardiography for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(5): 570-572
  13. Johri AM, Nambi V, Naqvi TZ, Feinstein SB, Kim ESH, Park MM, Becher H, Sillesen H. (2020) Recommendations for the Assessment of Carotid Arterial Plaque by Ultrasound for the Characterization of Atherosclerosis and Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk: From the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(8): 917-933.
  14. Grubic N, Badovinac S, Johri AM. (2020) Student mental health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for further research and immediate solutions. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 66(5): 517-518
  15. Zhang L, Wang B, Zhou J, Kirkpatrick J, Xie M, MD, Johri AM. (2020) Bedside Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in COVID-19 Infection from the Wuhan Epicenter: The Role of Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Limited Transthoracic Echocardiography and Critical Care Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(6): 676-682.
  16. Johri AM, Galen B, Kirkpatrick JN, Mulvagh S, Thamman R (2020) ASE Statement on Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(6): 670-673.
  17. Kirkpatrick JN, Grimm R, Johri AM, Kimura BJ, Kort S, Labovitz AJ, Lanspa M, Phillip S, Raza S, Thorson K, Turner J. (2020) Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories Participating in Cardiac Point of Care Cardiac Ultrasound (POCUS) and Critical Care Echocardiography Training: Report from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(4):409-422.
  18. Selvam SN, Bowman M, Inglis M, Kloosterman R, Grabell J, Casey L, Johri AM, James P. (2020) Patients with aortic stenosis have von Willebrand factor abnormalities and increased proliferation of endothelial colony forming cells. J Thromb Haemost. 18(3):593-603.
  19. Amadio JM, Bouck Z, Sivaswamy A, Chu C, Austin PC, Dudzinski D, Nesbitt GC, Edwards J, Yared K, Wong B, Hansen M, Weinerman A, Thavendiranathan P, Johri AM, Rakowski H, Picard MH, Weiner RB, Bhatia RS. (2020) Impact of Appropriate Use Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography in Valvular Heart Disease on Clinical Outcomes. J Am Soc Echocardiogr.
  20. Jamthikar AD, Gupta D, Puvvula A, Johri AM, Khanna NN, Saba L, Mavrogeni S, Laird JR, Pareek G, Miner M, Sfikakis PP, Protogerou A, Kitas GD, Kolluri R, Sharma AM, Viswanathan V, Rathore VS, Suri JS. (2020) Cardiovascular risk assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using carotid ultrasound B-mode imaging. Rheumatol Int. 40(12):1921-1939.
  21. Tang BN, Ong G, Sandhu P, Limoges M, Roifman I, Johri AM, Angaran P, Connelly KA. (2020) Natural History of Left Ventricular Thrombi in Patients with Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(9):1158-1159.
  22. Grubic N, Puskas J, Phelan D, Fournier A, Martin LJ, Johri AM. Shock to the Heart: Psychosocial Implications and Applications of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young. Curr Cardiol Rep. (accepted - in revision)
  23. Grubic N, Colledanchise KN, Liblik K, Johri AM. (2020) The Role of Carotid and Femoral Plaque Burden in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Curr Cardiol Rep. 22(10):121. doi: 10.1007/s11886-020-01375-1.
  24. Hussain A, Johri AM, Misra A, Nambi, V. (2020) ‘‘Sound’’ Advice—Let’s ‘‘Stress’’ the Importance of Prevention: Combining Carotid Ultrasound and Stress Echocardiography for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(5): 570-572
  25. Johri AM, Nambi V, Naqvi TZ, Feinstein SB, Kim ESH, Park MM, Becher H, Sillesen H. (2020) Recommendations for the Assessment of Carotid Arterial Plaque by Ultrasound for the Characterization of Atherosclerosis and Evaluation of Cardiovascular Risk: From the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(8): 917-933.
  26. Grubic N, Badovinac S, Johri AM. (2020) Student mental health in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: A call for further research and immediate solutions. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 66(5): 517-518.
  27. Johri AM, Galen B, Kirkpatrick JN, Mulvagh S, Thamman R (2020) ASE Statement on Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) During the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic. American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(6): 670-673.
  28. Kirkpatrick JN, Grimm R, Johri AM, Kimura BJ, Kort S, Labovitz AJ, Lanspa M, Phillip S, Raza S, Thorson K, Turner J. (2020) Recommendations for Echocardiography Laboratories Participating in Cardiac Point of Care Cardiac Ultrasound (POCUS) and Critical Care Echocardiography Training: Report from the American Society of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(4):409-422.
  29. Selvam SN, Bowman M, Inglis M, Kloosterman R, Grabell J, Casey L, Johri AM, James P. (2020) Patients with aortic stenosis have von Willebrand factor abnormalities and increased proliferation of endothelial colony forming cells. J Thromb Haemost. [Epub ahead of print].
  30. Colledanchise KN, Mantella LE, Bullen M, Hetu MF, Abunassar J, Johri AM. (2020) Combined Common Femoral and Carotid Bulb Plaque Area Predicts Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Women. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 33(1):90-100.
  31. McKinney J, Johri AM, Poirier P, Fournier A, Goodman JM, Moulson N, Pipe A, Philippon F, Taylor T, Connelly K, Dorian P. (2019) Canadian Cardiovascular Society Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes: The Utility of the Screening Electrocardiogram to Predict Sudden Cardiac Death. Can J Cardiol. 35(11):1557-1566. Review.
  32. Cassels M, Moulson N, Regan J, MacDonald M, Isserow S, Johri AM, McKinney J. (2019) Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound as a Component of Preparticipation Screening of Athletes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 38(12):3123-3130.
  33. Grubic N, Baranchuck A, Johri AM (2019) An Athlete’s Journey Through Cardiovascular Screening: Applying a Non-Binary Approach to Sports Participation/Restriction Using Shared-Decision Making. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35(7):941.e3-941.e4.
  34. Law TK, Bouck Z, Yin XC, Dudzinski D, Myers D, Nesbitt GC, Edwards J, Yared K, Brian Wong, Hansen M, Weinerman A, Shadowitz S, Farkouh M, Thavendiranathan P, Udell J, Johri A, Chow CM, Rakowski H, Picard MH, Weiner RB, Bathia RS (2019) Association Between Transthoracic Echocardiography Appropriateness and Echocardiographic Findings. JASE 32 (5): 667-673.e4
  35. Mantella LE, Colledanchise KN, Hétu MF, Feinstein SB, Abunassarb J, Johri AM. (2019) Carotid intraplaque neovascularization predicts coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, 20(11): 1239-1247.
  36. Johri AM, Grubic N, Kuljic N, O’Connor M, Graham K, Bennett R, Moulson N. (2019) Translation of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Cardiovascular Screening and Care of Athletes Program into Practice. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35(7):935-939.
  37. Herr J, Hétu MF, Li TY, Ewart P, Johri AM. (2019) Presence of Calcium-Like Tissue Composition in Carotid Plaque is Indicative of Significant Coronary Artery Disease in High Risk Patients. JASE. 32(5):633-642.
  38. Holden RM, Hétu MF , Li TY, Ward E, Couture LE, Herr JE, Christilaw E, Adams MA, Johri AM. (2019) Circulating Gas6 is associated with reduced human carotid atherosclerotic plaque burden in high risk cardiac patients. Clinical Biochemistry. 64:6-11.
  39. Holden RM, Hétu MF , Li TY, Ward E, Couture LE, Herr JE, Christilaw E, Adams MA, Johri AM. (2019) The Heart and Kidney: Abnormal Phosphate Homeostasis is Associated with Atherosclerosis. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 3(1):159–170
  40. Johri AM, Poirier P, Dorian P, Fournier A, Goodman JM, McKinney J, Moulson N, Pipe A, Taylor T (2019) Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35(1):1-11.
  41. Huang W, Chen Y, Chen L, Zhong J, Johri A, Zhou J. (2019) Multi-modality Imaging-Guided Local Injection of Eccentric Magnetic Microcapsules with Electromagnetically Controlled Drug Release. Cancer Reports. 2:e1154.
  42. Mantella LE, Colledanchise K, Bullen M, Hétu MF, Day AJ, McLellan CS, Johri AM. (2019) Handheld Versus Conventional Vascular Ultrasound for Assessing Carotid Artery Plaque. International Journal of Cardiology. International Journal of Cardiology 278: 295–299.
  43. Moulson N, Jaff Z, Wiltshire V, Taylor T, O'Connor HM, Hopman WM, Johri AM (2019) Feasibility and Reliability of Non-expert POCUS for Cardiovascular Pre-participation Screening of Varsity Athletes: The SHARP Protocol. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 35(1):35-41.
  44. Johri AM, Nihal S, Herr J (2018) Why is ASE Helping Lead Cardiovascular Point of Care Ultrasound Education? Echo 7(1):22-24.
  45. Patton D, Li TY, Day A, Hétu MF, Day AG, Preece E, Matangi MF, Johri AM. (2018) Speckle Tracking Carotid Artery Circumferential Strain is a Marker of Arterial Sclerosis but not Coronary Atherosis. J Clin Ultrasound. 46(9):575-581.
  46. Yau O, Hétu MF, Herr JE, Adams MA, Johri AM. (2018) Development of a Carotid Vulnerable Plaque Phantom Model Evaluated by Pixel Distribution Analysis. Ultrasound Med Biol. 44(12):2768-2779.
  47. Alexander B, Baranchuk A, Haseeb S, Van Rooy H, Ibrahim O, Kuchtaruk A, Hopman W; Çinier G; Hétu MF; Li T; Johri AM. (2018) Interatrial Block Predicts Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Carotid and Coronary Artery Disease. J Thorac Dis. 10(7):4328-4334.
  48. Johri AM, Durbin J. (2018) Reply to “Development of a Point-of-Care Cardiovascular Ultrasound Program for Preclinical Medical Students”. Letter to the editor. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 31(9):1066-1067.
  49. Zhu T, Lavi, S, Johri AM. (2018) Physicians' Attitudes Towards Anticoagulation for Prevention and Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus following Anterior Myocardial Infarction. Can J Cardiol. 34(8):1089.e11-1089.e12.
  50. Moulson N, Kuljic N, McKinney J, Taylor T, Hopman WM, Johri AM. (2018). Variation in Preparticipation Screening Medical Questionnaires and Physical Examinations Across Canadian Universities. Can J Cardiol. 34(7):933-936.
  51. Tang J, Mi J, Huang W, Zhong H, Li Y, Zhou J, Johri AM. (2018) Controlled drug release from ultrasound-visualized elastic eccentric microcapsules using different resonant modes. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 6(13).
  52. Gregg S, Li TY, Hétu MF, Pang SC, Ewart P, Johri AM. (2018) Relationship between Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Bulb Geometry. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 34(7):1081-1090.
  53. Johri AM, Durbin J, Newbigging J, Tanzola R, Chow R, Sabe De, Tam J. (2018) Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound: State-of-the-Art in Medical School Education. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 31(7):749-760.
  54. Patton DM, Enzevaie A, Day A, Sanfilippo A, Johri AM. (2017) A quality control exercise in the echo laboratory: Reduction in inter-observer variability in the interpretation of pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography. 34(12):1882-1887.
  55. Bhatia RS, Ivers NM, Yin XC, Myers D, Nesbitt GC, Edwards J, Yared K, Wadhera RK, Wu JC, Kithcart AP, Wong BM, Hansen MS, Weinerman AS, Shadowitz S, Elman D, Farkouh ME, Thavendiranathan P, Udell JA, Johri AM, Chow CM, Hall J, Bouck Z, Cohen A, Thorpe KE, Rakowski H, Picard MH, Weiner RB. (2017) Improving the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography: The Echo WISELY Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 29;70(9):1135-1144.
  56. Li TY, Tse MY, Pang SC, McLellan CS, King WD, Johri AM. (2017) Sex Differences of the Natriuretic Peptide Polymorphism Associated With Angiographic Coronary Atherosclerosis. Cardiol Res. 8(1):1-6.
  57. Zhu T, DeJong P, Johri AM. (2017) Multiple Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissections: An Uncommon Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Syrian Refugee. Can J Cardiol., 33(2):292e13-e15.
  58. Moulson N, Taylor T, Simpson CS, Johri AM. (2017) Current Practices and Attitudes of Canadian Team Physicians Toward Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening. Can J Cardiol. 33(1):162–165.
  59. Johri AM, Herr JE, Li TY, Yau O, Nambi V. (2017) Novel Ultrasound Methods to Investigate Carotid Artery Plaque Vulnerability. Review. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 30(2):139-148.
  60. Johri AM, Mantella LE. (2016) Look to Windward: Novel Applications of Vascular Ultrasound. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 29(11):A23-A24.
  61. Johri AM, Calnan CM, Matangi MF, MacHaalany, J, Hétu MF. (2016). Focused Vascular Ultrasound (FOVUS) for the Assessment of Atherosclerosis: A Proof-of-Concept Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 29(9): 842–849.
  62. Wilkinson JS, Barake W, Smith C, Thakrar A, Johri AM. (2016). Limitations of Condensed Teaching Strategies to Develop Hand-Held Cardiac Ultrasonography Skills in Internal Medicine Residents. Can J Cardiol. 32(8):1034-7.
  63. Johri AM, Behl P, Hétu MF, Haqqi M, Ewart P, Day AG, Parfrey B, Matangi MF. (2016) Carotid Ultrasound Plaque Height is a Sensitive Imaging Biomarker for the Assessment of Significant Coronary Artery Disease. Echocardiography 33(2):281-9.
  64. Jozefacki A, White CA, Shobeiri NS, Hopman WM, Johri AM, Adams MA, Holden RM. (2016) Phosphate excretion is decreased in older cardiac patients with ‘normal’ kidney function; an emerging dietary risk factor? Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 41(4):452-5.
  65. Dunham-Snary KJ, Hong ZG, Xiong PY, Del Paggio JC, Herr JE, Johri AM, Archer SL. (2016) A mitochondrial redox oxygen sensor in the pulmonary vasculature and ductus arteriosus. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 468(1):43-58.