Yasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCI, FACC, FACP, is a medical doctor who specializes in preventive cardiology and clinical lipidology. Dr. Ali is president of Nashville Preventive Cardiology, PLLC, in Nashville, TN. She also serves as a medical writer, editor, and speaker in a variety of capacities.

Dr. Ali went to medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, from which she graduated with her MD in 2001. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Virginia Health System, and completed her fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She obtained her Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) from Vanderbilt in 2007. During her cardiovascular medicine fellowship, she received advanced (Level III) training in preventive cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.

Dr. Ali is dedicated to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (diseases of the heart and blood vessels) through an individualized approach for every patient, and particularly through patient education.

Dr. Ali is the Obesity Expert for Verywell.com. She is also Chief Editor of Medscape Reference's Atherosclerosis and Congenital Heart Disease sections, serves as a Medical Editor and speaker for MedStudy, and is a Contributing Editor for MCG Health, LLC. Additionally, she is a member of the Slideshow Advisory Board for Medscape.

Dr. Ali also has 7 years of experience performing disability, medical necessity, and utilization reviews, and is a widely-sought national speaker. Her speaking engagements have included MedStudy's annual internal medicine board review course, RGA Reinsurance's annual meeting, the annual meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Physicians, numerous forums and CME courses at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, CME meetings and courses at Meharry Medical College, and wellness seminars for regional Holiday Inn employee wellness weeks and for Nashville Preventive Cardiology.

Dr. Ali is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP).  She is also a member of the American Heart Association, National Lipid Association, American Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, and Nashville Academy of Medicine, and has held several leadership positions in the latter two organizations as well as in the TN Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Ali volunteers her time as a cardiologist at Siloam Family Health Center and with the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia.  She is passionate about preventing cardiovascular disease through education, awareness, and evidence-based treatment.