Medical school
Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (MD)[1]
Through 2008
Salman Allana
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Date not established · Last known relationship
Associate Professor
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Date not established · Last known relationship
Conflicting evidence. The structured education block categorizes ECFMG as medical education and duplicates the 2008 MD entry. The review retains ECFMG as a source-listed credential record rather than presenting it as a medical school or separate degree.
Allana is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine whose clinical work includes complex percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging.
He trained in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin, followed by advanced CTO/CHIP fellowship training at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. His profile describes national and international presentations, book contributions, and peer-reviewed research in his areas of expertise.
Salman Allana is an interventional cardiologist specializing in chronic total occlusions and complex, high-risk coronary intervention. He directs UT Southwestern's Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program.
Cardiogenic shock · Complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions · Coronary chronic total occlusions · Coronary physiology and imaging · Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support
Reviewed sources document Medical school: Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (MD), Residency: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Internal Medicine), Fellowship: Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP), as described in the biography), and Fellowship: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Cardiovascular Disease), plus 3 more training records.
Explore education and trainingReviewed sources document Cardiogenic shock, Complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions, Coronary chronic total occlusions, and Coronary physiology and imaging, plus 1 more research item. Explore attributed publications and research affiliations.
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Date not established
UT Southwestern Medical Center
UT Southwestern Division of Cardiology faculty directoryConflicting evidence. Years are source-listed endpoints or labels; no unstated training duration is inferred.
Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (MD)[1]
Through 2008
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Internal Medicine)[1]
Through 2012
Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP), as described in the biography)[1]
Through 2023
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Cardiovascular Disease)[1]
Through 2015
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Interventional Cardiology)[1]
Through 2016
Associate Professor[2]
Cardiogenic shock[1]
Complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions[1]
Coronary chronic total occlusions[1]
Coronary physiology and imaging[1]
Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support[1]
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19 source claims · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026
Biographical context: Allana is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine whose clinical work includes complex percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiogenic shock, mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging.
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Biographical context: He trained in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin, followed by advanced CTO/CHIP fellowship training at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. His profile describes national and international presentations, book contributions, and peer-reviewed research in his areas of expertise.
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Biographical context: Salman Allana is an interventional cardiologist specializing in chronic total occlusions and complex, high-risk coronary intervention. He directs UT Southwestern's Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program.
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Education record: Aga Khan University Hospital (Internship)
Through 2008
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Education record: ECFMG (Source-listed ECFMG credential record; not a medical-school degree)
Through 2008
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Fellowship: Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP), as described in the biography)
Through 2023
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Cardiovascular Disease)
Through 2015
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Fellowship: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Interventional Cardiology)
Through 2016
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Official headshot: Portrait
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Medical school: Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (MD)
Through 2008
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Official profile: Official profile
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Research interests: Cardiogenic shock
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Research interests: Complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions
Research Interest Cardiogenic shock Complex and high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions Coronary chronic total occlusions Coronary physiology and imaging Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support
Research interests: Coronary chronic total occlusions
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Research interests: Coronary physiology and imaging
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Research interests: Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support
Biography Salman Allana, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in interventional cardiology, especially coronary chronic total occlusions and complex and high-risk coronary interventions. Dr. Allana earned his medical degree at Aga Khan University in Pakistan. He completed a residency in internal medicine, a fellowship in cardiovascular disease, and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison. He also gained advanced training through a fellowship in complex and high-risk coronary intervention (CTO/CHIP) at the Minneapolis Heart Institute. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. He serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Complex Coronary Artery Disease and Chronic Total Occlusion Program. Dr. Allana is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, where he served on the Structural Heart Disease Council. He is also a member of the American College of Physicians and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. His clinical and research areas of interest include coronary chronic total occlusions, complex and high risk percutaneous coronary interventions, cardiogenic shock, percutaneous mechanical circulatory support, and coronary physiology and imaging. He has delivered multiple presentations at national and international levels; contributed to several books, including Manual of Chronic Total Occlusions, Chronic Total Occlusions: A Guide to Recanalization, and Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology; and published numerous academic peer-reviewed articles related to his areas of expertise. When he’s not at work, Dr. Allana enjoys playing cricket and squash, reading, running, watching movies, and spending time with his family, especially his young son.
Residency: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Internal Medicine)
Through 2012
Education Medical Education ECFMG (2008), MD Medical Education Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan (2008), MD Internship Aga Khan University Hospital (2008) Residency University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2012) Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2015), Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (2016), Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital (2023)
Resource: Interventional cardiology
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Resource: Percutaneous coronary intervention
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1 source claim · Reviewed Sep 7, 2026
Professional role: Associate Professor
Salman Allana, M.D. Associate Professor Medical Director, Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)/ Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)
