LAS VEGAS, June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Nevada Heart and Vascular Center is proud to congratulate Chowdhury H. Ahsan, M.D., F.A.C.C. F.S.C.A.I. for his recent election to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. This honor was awarded by medical students, residents and faculty members from University of Nevada School of Medicine to recognize Dr. Ahsan's academic excellence, dedication to medicine as a profession, and service to patients. Dr. Ahsan received this prestigious award as result of his work as director of the Cardiology Fellowship program at the university.

This is not the first recognition that Dr. Ahsan has received during his exceptional medical career. Dr. Ahsan received his medical degree from Dhaka Medical College and was awarded the Gold Medal in Medicine. He received the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship and completed a Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacology/General Medicine at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom for his research on the ethnic variation of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of calcium channel blockers. Dr. Ahsan completed postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, and did his Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, and Interventional Cardiology.

Nevada Heart and Vascular is delighted to honor Dr. Ahsan for this recognition which compliments their mission to serve the southern Nevada community by improving the quality of care for acute heart patients and anyone who needs cardiac or vascular care. Their expert medical team of cardiologists are there to design the best treatment plan available. For caregivers, communication and collaboration is essential to providing you with the best outcome possible. It makes a difference where you're treated for heart and/or vascular disease. The experienced team at Nevada Heart and Vascular Center are here for you. Don't wait until it's too late – for more information contact Nevada Heart and Vascular today at https://www.nevadaheart.com/home or (702)CARDIAC.