Doctor's Bio
Dr. Jalal K. Ghali, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating heart failure and other cardiovascular conditions. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular medicine and brings extensive experience caring for patients with complex heart disease.
Dr. Ghali is a nationally recognized heart failure researcher. He has led more than 200 clinical trials focused primarily on finding better ways to treat heart failure and improve patients’ health and quality of life. He has also contributed to more than 200 medical publications.
In addition to caring for patients and conducting research, Dr. Ghali has held leadership roles in cardiology and clinical research and has helped evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new heart failure treatments.
His extensive clinical and research experience helps bring the latest knowledge in heart failure care to patients with both common and complex heart conditions.
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Affiliations
Morehouse
Education & Training
- Medical School: ECFMG - Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates
- Internship: Cook County Hospital
- Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Fellowships
Mount Sinai Hospital
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- GLP-1 receptor agonists beyond glycemic control: integrated cardio-renal-metabolic protection across the cardiovascular kidney metabolic continuum.
Elsayed A, Ayoub WJ, Elsayed N, Stephens J, Udongwo N, Elsayed Y, Ghali JK
Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports. 2026;
PMID: 42702727 - A Burst-Learning Electrocardiogram Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents: A Single-Center Quality Improvement Initiative.
Esomonye TC, Makawi A, Azees R, Ghali JK, Burgess K, Udongwo N, Volcy J, Echols MR
JACC. Case reports. 2026;31(31):108886.
PMID: 42313024 - Lorundrostat in Participants With Uncontrolled Hypertension and Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: The Launch-HTN Randomized Clinical Trial.
Saxena M, Laffin L, Borghi C, Fernandez Fernandez B, Ghali JK, Kopjar B, Polu K, Roger SD, Slingsby BT, Strutz F, Vogt L, Weir MR, Rodman D,
JAMA. 2025;334(5):409-418.
PMID: 40587141 - Abdominal Compared With Coronary Artery Calcification and Incident Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Black Adults.
Abe TA, Yan F, Olanipekun T, Blaha M, Effoe V, Udongwo N, Mentz RJ, Oshunbade A, Terry JG, Ghali JK, Yimer WK, Kamanu C, Onuorah I, Hall M, Onwuanyi A, Correa A, Echols M
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging. 2024;17(12):e016775.
PMID: 39601135 - COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Decision-Making Processes While Navigating Chronic Disease Care: Perspectives of Black Adults with Heart Failure and Diabetes.
Johnson LCM, Josiah Willock R, Simmons S, Moyd S, Geiger D, Ghali JK, Quarells RC
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2025;12(1):181-190.
PMID: 38702490 - Novel pharmacotherapeutic options for the treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Lyonga Ngonge A, Nyange C, Ghali JK
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy. 2024;25(2):181-188.
PMID: 38465412 - Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Improved Stroke Risk Assessment in Hypertensive Black Adults.
Abe TA, Olanipekun T, Yan F, Effoe V, Udongwo N, Oshunbade A, Thomas V, Onuorah I, Terry JG, Yimer WK, Ghali JK, Correa A, Onwuanyi A, Michos ED, Benjamin EJ, Echols M
American journal of hypertension. 2024;37(4):290-297.
PMID: 38236147 - Trends and Outcomes of ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Young Women in the United States.
Abe T, Olanipekun T, Adedinsewo D, Ogunmoroti O, Udongwo N, Effoe V, Rice B, Onuorah I, Ghali JK, Mehta PK, Michos ED
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2023;12(5):e026811.
PMID: 36847058 - Contemporary Pharmacologic Management of Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Review.
Egbuche O, Hanna B, Onuorah I, Uko E, Taha Y, Ghali JK, Onwuanyi A
Current cardiology reviews. 2020;16(1):55-64.
PMID: 31288726 - Norepinephrine Versus Epinephrine in Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Do We Have an Answer?
Effoe VS, Ghali JK
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018;72(19):2412.
PMID: 30384900
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