Congestive heart failure (CHF) remains a leading cause of death and expenditure in the United States, affecting approximately 6.5 million people and costing more than $30 billion annually.1,2 Despite advances in medical therapy, the 5-year survival for patients with CHF is still approximately 50%.3 The prevalence of heart failure in the United States is expected…
Zain Gowani, MD
Zain Gowani, MD, is an instructor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and serves as the assistant chief of service of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Internal Medicine Residency Program. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois, and earned his medical doctorate from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview, where he was awarded the Patrick Murphy Teaching Award for best resident educator. His clinical and research interests include clinical heart failure, arrhythmia outcomes, and medical education.
