Ammar Hoori

Ammar Hoori, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, affiliated with both the Case School of Engineering and School of Medicine. His research focuses on cardiac image analysis, leveraging advanced techniques like image registration, deep learning, and survival analysis. He leads NIH-funded projects involving CT calcium scoring, IVOCT, and chest CT imaging, collaborating with cardiologists from University Hospitals Cleveland and engineers from CWRU. His work emphasizes developing calcium-omics and fat-omics features to improve cardiovascular disease prediction.

His research team employs cutting-edge methods such as deep learning segmentation for epicardial adipose tissue analysis, aiming to optimize patient care through AI-driven risk stratification. Hoori’s contributions include the development of the DeepFat algorithm for automated fat quantification and collaborations on stent under-expansion prediction using OCT imaging. He is also involved in the Biomedical Imaging Laboratory (BMIL), contributing to advancements in cryo-imaging and 3D visualization techniques.

Key areas of innovation include AI-enabled risk prediction for heart failure, MACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events), and coronary artery disease using opportunistic data from routine CT scans. His work bridges clinical and engineering expertise to advance non-invasive diagnostic tools and personalized medicine strategies.