Dr. Basir did his undergraduate training at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. He then received his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, PA. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed his cardiology, interventional cardiology and complex and high risk interventional (CHIP) training at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. He serves as the Director of the STEMI Program and the Director of the Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at Henry Ford Hospital. He specializes in the treatment of complex coronary interventions, including chronic total occlusion interventions and the use of advanced mechanical circulatory support devices.