CADI Research Foundation

Enas immigrated to the United States in 1970, where he completed six years of training including cardiology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience and he has focused the past 15 years on bench research on heart disease among Indians. He is the author of more than 50 articles published in major journals of cardiology. Dr Enas is the first cardiologist to publicly address and scientifically prove a 3-4 fold high rate of heart disease among Indians in the United States. He is also the first physician to report high levels of lipoprotein(a) – a genetic variant of LDL cholesterol among Indians and its crucial role in the high rates of pre-mature heart disease among the Indian population. For his ground-breaking research on heart disease, he has become a sought-after speaker at national and international medical conventions and seminars. Dr. Enas is currently the Director of the CADI Research Foundation and Advanced Heart Lipid Clinic in Downers Grove, Illinois and Clinical Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a member of the American Heart Association and the New York Academy of Science. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He has received numerous awards and commendations including those from Asian American Pacific Islander Journal of Health and American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin. He is a past President of the Association of Kerala Medical Graduates and a past Chairman of the Board of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI). He is on the editorial board of several medical journals including the Indian Heart Journal, Cardiology Today, Asian Journal of Clinical Cardiology and Ethnicity & Health. Their only son Manoj lives in Chicago.