Sal Essajee, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Cardiovascular Physiology & Autonomic Function Laboratory
Institute of Exercise and Environmental Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Health, Integrative Physiology, University of North Texas, Health Science Center. Research Area: Heart Failure (Cardiac Metabolism and Mechanics) and Vascular Physiology
  • Master of Science in Microbiology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Contact Information

Sal Essajee, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Internal Medicine
Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
7232 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
Email: SalmanEssajee@texashealth.org

Highlighted Publications
  • Impairment of local metabolic coronary control involves perfusion-contraction matching not supply-demand imbalance

    Essajee SI, Dick GM, Tucker SM, et al. Impairment of local metabolic coronary control involves perfusion-contraction matching not supply-demand imbalance.Basic Res Cardiol. 2026;121(1):23-37. doi:10.1007/s00395-025-01148-3

  • Functional consequences of diminished myocardial oxygen delivery per beat in experimental heart failure

    Essajee SI, Eden MJ, Sturgess VE, Dick GM, Tucker SM, Warne CM, Figueroa CA, Beard DA, Tune JD. Functional consequences of diminished myocardial oxygen delivery per beat in experimental heart failure. Basic Res Cardiol. 2026 Aug;121(4):711-723. doi: 10.1007/s00395-026-01186-5. Epub 2026 May 19. PMID: 42154029; PMCID: PMC13372868.

  • Analyzing the role of ATP-dependent potassium channels in the regulation of coronary metabolic vasodilation during exercise

    Essajee SI, Warne CM, Tune JD, Dick GM. Analyzing the role of ATP-dependent potassium channels in the regulation of coronary metabolic vasodilation during exercise. Basic Res Cardiol. 2026 Aug;121(4):591-603. doi: 10.1007/s00395-026-01179-4. Epub 2026 Apr 20. PMID: 42002591; PMCID: PMC13372862.

  • Transmural alterations in coronary artery biomechanics in heart failure: implications for microvascular therapeutic targeting. Advances in Translational Research
    Essajee SI, Warne CM, Crowe NM, Tucker SM, Tune JD, Dick GM (2026) Transmural alterations in coronary artery biomechanics in heart failure: implications for microvascular therapeutic targeting. Advances in Translational Research. 10.1556/1661.2025.00105

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