Success Stories: Researcher With 5 Citations in the Field of Cardiology in Massachusetts Receives EB-2 NIW Approval

Posted by wegreened on January 30, 2026 in Medical (Gastroenterology, Cancer, Cancer Pharmacology, Cardiology, Immunology, Pathology, Hematology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Urology, Gynecology, Dentistry, Endocrinology), NIW

On April 25, 2014, A Researcher in the Field of Cardiology Received EB-2 NIW (National Interest Waiver) Approval (Approval Notice)

General Field: Cardiology

Position at the Time of Case Filing: Researcher

Country of Origin: India

Service Center: Texas Service Center (TSC)

State of Residence at the Time of Filing: Massachusetts

Approval Notice Date: April 25, 2014

Processing Time: 8 Months, 7 Days (including RFE response time)

Case Summary:

We at North America Immigration Law Group – WeGreened.com represented a researcher in the field of Cardiology who focused on optimizing treatment and procedures for patients suffering from coronary artery disease and/or peripheral vascular disease in order to conjure the best prognosis without the financial burden. This particular client had investigated the prognoses and outcomes of patients with chest pain. In addition, he had contributed towards the study of medical practice management for patients with dialysis with advanced kidney disease and coronary artery disease. The aforementioned research had resulted in 7 peer-reviewed journal articles, features in press releases and on news websites, and numerous invitations to international conferences. These publication had been cited a total of 5 times at the time this case was filed. As one of the six independent recommenders explained: “[…] [Client]contributes vital information about the appropriate use of stress tests as predictors of future cardiac events. Since heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and as millions of people present to the emergency room every year with symptoms of chest pain, it is of paramount importance that doctors have a clear idea of how to appropriately respond to the great variability of these patients. At this time, the majority of patients receive a stress test, even if they are deemed to be at low risk for heart attacks and coronary artery disease. Chest pain is a very common condition, especially in the emergency department setting and it is unclear what benefit, if any, is derived from performing stress tests on these patients. Too often, we wind up treating the test result instead of the patient which turns out to be poor and costly medical care for patients with low pretest probability for coronary heart disease because, based on classic statistical modeling doing more testing on low risk patients typically results in a higher incidence of falsely positive test results that then lead to even more testing and much greater expenses without clinical benefits.” This NIW petition received approval after 8 months, 7 days, including the time taken to respond to the issued RFE.

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(2020.01 - 2024.12)

Category	Approval or Refund^®		Approval or Refiling^TM
Category	Approved Sum	Success Rate	Approved Sum	Success Rate
NIW	28,946	99.52%	3,030	98.31%
EB1A	4,322	91.76%	2,870	88.91%
EB1B	793	98.51%	236	90.77%
Total	34,061	98.44%	6,136	93.39%