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Work Experience

• Dr. Shawl is currently the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland, as well as clinical Professor of Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., USA & Visiting Interventional Cardiologist to Zulekha Hospital Dubai since 2006.
• In 1977, Dr. Shawl moved to the United States from UK and completed his cardiology fellowship at The Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dr. (Maj.) Shawl brought the military into the balloon age when he performed the first PTCA in the United States Military (Army, Navy, Air Force) at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1981. Between 1979 and now, Dr. Shawl has retained clinical appointments at Georgetown University School of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, while developing leadership roles in Interventional Cardiology at both Washington Adventist Hospital and George Washington University Hospital.
• Dr. Fayaz Shawl has been a pioneer in virtually every area of interventional cardiology since he performed the first angioplasty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC in 1981. Dr Shawl, having performed more than 20,000 angioplasty procedures, is considered among few other interventionists in the world.

Languages Spoken

• English

Special Interests

Coronary

• Balloon Angioplasty
• Coronary Stenting
• Directional Atherectomy
• Rotational Atherectomy
• High Risk/ Complex PCI
• High Risk/Inoperable CPS supported angioplasty

Structural Heart Disease

• Aortic Valvuloplasty
• Mitral Valvuloplasty
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Alcohol Septal Ablation for IHSS
• PFO Closure
• ASD Closure

Peripheral

• Carotid Stenting
• Subclavian
• Renal
• Iliac
• Superficial femoral artery
• Infrapopliteal
• Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Research / Publications

• Shawl FA, Editor in chief. Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Dordrecht, London, 1991.

Book Chapters

• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support in high risk coronary angioplasty. In: Crawford MH, ed. Cardiology Clinics. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company, 1989:865-875.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support: Current technique and future directions. In Vogel RA and King, SB III (eds). The Practice of Interventional Cardiology. St. Louis, MO: Mosby--Year Book, Inc., 1993:435-456.
• Shawl FA. Current technique and future directions of percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support. In Topol EJ and Serruys PW (Eds). Current Review of Interventional Cardiology. Philadelphia, PA: Current Medicine, 1994:3/1-3/19.
• Ronan JA, Shawl FA. Echocardiographic and hemodynamic changes during percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support. In Shawl FA (Ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:57-63.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support: Technique, indications and complications. In Shawl FA (Ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:65-100.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in patients undergoing "high risk" coronary angioplasty. In Shawl FA (Ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:101-130.
• Domanski MJ, Shawl FA. Emergency institution of cardiopulmonary bypass support in cardiogenic shock. Shawl FA (Ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:131-144.
• Shawl FA. Emergency percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in patients with cardiac arrest. In Shawl FA (Ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:145-165.
• Wish MH, Shawl FA. Intraaortic balloon pump supported high risk coronary angioplasty. In Shawl FA (ed). Supported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991:189-197.
• Shawl FA, Baxley WA. Role of Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Other Support Devices in Interventional Cardiology. Roubin G and Dean L (eds). Cardiology Clinics: New Interventional Techniques 1994; 46(2):543-557. Philadelphia PA; WB Saunders Company: 1994.
• Shawl FA. Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Ellis SG, Holmes DR (eds). Strategic Approaches in Coronary Intervention 1996; 27: 459-469.
• Shawl FA, Aroesty JM. Circulatory Assist Devices. Baim DS, Grossman W (eds). Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography and Intervention, Fifth Edition, Philadelphia, PA, 1996; 24:p421-462.
• Shawl FA. Elective Stenting of Extracravial Carotid Arteries Short and Mid-Term Results. Branchereau A, Jacobs M, New Trends And Developments In Carotid Artery Disease, First Edition, Armonk, NY,1998;27:p255-268.
• Shawl F. Restenosis Following Carotid Artery Stenting. Al-Mubarak N, Iyer S, Roubin G, Vitek J, (eds). Carotid Artery Stenting: Current Practice and Techniques, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004; 19:p221-242.

Published Manuscripts

• Huggins TJ, Brott WH, Shawl FA. Left atrial myxoma computed tomography as a diagnostic modality. J Comput Assist Tomogr: 1980; 4(2):253-255.
• Shawl FA, Chun PKC. Pneumopericardial tamponade post coronary artery bypass sternal dehiscence. Am Heart J: 1982; 104:160-163.
• Graeber GM, Shawl FA, Wolf RE, Burge JR, Cafferty RJ, Lough FC, Zajtchuk R. Changes in serum creatine kinase and lactic dehydrogenase caused by acute pre-operative myocardial infarction and by transatrial cardiac surgical procedures. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg: 1986; 2:63-72.
• Shawl FA, Chun PKC, Mutter ML, Donahue DT, Slama R, Davia JE, Zajtchuk R. Asymptomatic left main coronary artery disease. Am Heart J: 1989; 117:537-542.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ, Hernandez TJ, Punja S. Emergency percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass with cardiogenic shock from acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol: 1989; 64:967-970.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ, Hernandez TJ, Punja S. Emergency cardiopulmonary bypass support in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous tranluminal coronary angioplasty. Am J Cardiol: 1989; 64:1258-1263.
• Shawl, FA. Current status of aortic and mitral valvuloplasty. Monthly Cardiology Proceedings--Washington Adventist Hospital, 1989.
• Shawl FA, Forman MB, Goldbaum TS, Punja S. Emergent coronary angioplasty in the treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation: Long term results in five cases. J Am Coll Cardiol: 1989; 14:1986-1991.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in the catheterization laboratory application in high-risk PTCA, cardiogenic shock and in cardiac arrest. Cardio: 1990:88-96.
• Lowinger T, Shawl FA, Difee G, Richmond J. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary (bypass) support in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: A new application of perfusion. Am Soc ExCt: 1990.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in high risk coronary angioplasty. Cardiology Clinics: 1989; 87; 4:865-875.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in high risk interventions. J Invas Cardiol: 1989; 5:287-293.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ, Wish MH, Davis M, Punja S, Hernandez TJ. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in patients with cardiac arrest in the catheterization laboratory. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn: 1990; 19:8-12.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ, Davis M, Wish MH. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support in the catheterization laboratory: Technique and complications. Am Heart J: 1990; 120(1):195-203.
• Shawl FA, Velasco CE, Goldbaum TS, Foreman MB. Effect of coronary angioplasty on electrocardiographic changes and mortality in patients with unstable angina secondary to left anterior descending coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol: 1990; 16(2):325-331.
• Vogel RA, Shawl FA, Tammaso C, O´Neill W, Overlie P, O´Toole J, Vandormael M, Topol W, Tabari KK, Vogel J, Smith S Jr. Freedmann R Jr, White C, George B, Teirstein P. Initial report of the National Registry of Elective Cardiopulmonary Bypass Supported Coronary Angioplasty. J Am Coll Cardiol: 1990; 15:23-29.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ, Yackee JM, Wish M, Dullum M, Neimat S. Left ventricular rupture complicating percutaneous mitral commissurotomy: Salvage using percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass support. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn: 1990; 21:26-27.
• Shawl FA, The ProbeTM Investigators Group. ProbeTM III Catheter, An Improved Balloon-On-A-Wire System: Initial Experience. J Inv Cardiol: 1990; 2:139-145.
• Forman MB, Perry JM, Wilson BH, Verani MS, Kaplan PR, Shawl FA, Friesinger GC. Demonstration of myocardial reperfusion injury in humans: results of a pilot study utilizing acute coronary angioplasty with perfluorochemical in anterior myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991; 18(4):911-8.
• Dillon ML, Jones RG, Shawl F. A nursing guide for patient care after percutaneous cardiopulmonary support. Heart Lung 1992; 21(3): 228-34.
• Shawl FA. Minimally invasive angioplasty: an editorial. J Invas Cardiol: 1993; 5:119-121.
• Shawl FA. Minimally invasive angioplasty: Acute and long term results of low pressure dilatation with a non-compliant balloon during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. J Invas Cardiol: 1993; 5:122-127.
• Shawl FA. Emergent percutaneous cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac arrest. CardioIntervention: 1993; 3(2):11-15.
• Shawl FA. Minimally Traumatic Angioplasty. Indian Heart Journal: 1994; 46(1):1-2.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass Support: Current Technique, and Indications. Indian Heart Journal: 1993; 45(6):443-449.
• Speir E, Modali R, Huang ES, Leon MB, Shawl FA. Potential Role of Human Cytomegalovirus and p53 Interaction in Coronary Restenosis. SCIENCE: 1994; 265:391-393.
• Shawl FA. Emergency Percutaneous Carotid Stenting during Stroke. The Lancet: 1995; 346(8984):1223.
• Shawl FA, Quyyumi A, Bajaj S, Hoff SB, Dougherty KG. Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary Bypass-Supported Coronary Angioplasty in Patients with Unstable Angina Pectoris or Myocardial Infarction and a Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction <25%. Am J Cardiol: 1996; 77:14-19.
• Shawl FA, Efstratiou, A, Hoff SB, Dougherty KG. Combined Percutaneous Carotid Stenting and Coronary Angioplasty During Acute Ischemic Neurologic and Coronary Syndromes. Am J Cardiology: 1996; 77:1109-1112.
• Shawl FA. High Risk Coronary Intervention in Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction. J Inv Cardiol: 1997; 9(1):71-77.
• Talley JD, Shawl FA, Pichard A, M.D., Giambartolomei A. Multicenter Evaluation of Fixed-Wire PTCA Catheters with Modified Distal Tips: Initial and 2-Month Follow-Up Results. J of Interventional Cardiol: 1997; 10(4):295-299.
• Wholey MH, Wholey M, Bergeron P, Shawl FA. Current Global Status of Carotid Artery Stent Placement. Cathet and Cardiovasc Diagn: 1998; 44:1-6.
• Dukovcic AL, Daleiden-Burns A, Shawl F. Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support for high-risk angioplasty. Crit Care Nurs Q 1998; 20(4): 16-28. Review. Erratun in Critical Care Nurs Q 1998; 21(1): VI.
• Dougherty KG, Daleiden-Burns A, Kaden C, Ramos S, Shawl FA. Percutaneous techniques for the treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Crit Care Nurs Q 1998; 20(4): 1-15. Review.
• Shawl FA. Carotid Stenting in Patients with Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease: A Preferred Approach. J Inv Cardiol: 1998; 10(7):432-442.
• Shawl FA. Carotid artery stenting: technical considerations and results. Indian Heart J 1998; 50 Suppl 1: 138-44.
• Shawl FA. Role of PTCA and mechanical devices in cardiogenic shock. Indian Heart J 1998; 50 Suppl 1: 57-61. Review.
• Shawl FA, Domanski MJ; Kaul U, Dougherty KG, Hoff S, Rigali GE, Cornell SL, Shahab ST. Procedural results and early clinical outcome of percutaneous transluminal myocardial revascularization. Am J Cardiol: 1999; 83(4): 498-501. Erratum in Am J Cardiol 1999; 83(11): 1594.
• Shawl FA. Percutaneous Transluminal Myocardial Revascularization: An Emerging Technology. J Invasive Cardiol: 1999; 11(3): 169-176.
• Kaul U, Shawl F, Singh B, Sudan D, Sapra R, Ghose T, Dixit NS. Percutaneous transluminal myocardial revascularization with a holmium laser system: procedural results and early clinical outcome. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv: 1999; 47(3): 287-91.
• Dullum MK, Block J, Qazi A, Shawl F, Benetti F. Xiphoid MIDCAB: report of the technique and experience with a less invasive MIDCAB procedure. Heart Surg Forum: 1999;2(1): 77-81.
• Shawl FA. Safety and Efficacy of Elective Carotid Artery Stenting in High-Risk Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol: 2000; 35:1721-1728.
• Wholey MH, Wholey M, Mathias K, Roubin GS, Diethrich EB, Henry M, Bailey S, Bergeron P, Dorros G, Eles G, Gaines P, Gomez CR, Gray B, Guimaraens J, Higashida R, Ho DS, Katzen B. Kambara A, Kumar V, Laborde JC, Leon M, Lim M, Londero H, Mesa J, Musacchio A, Myla S, Ramee S, Rodriquez A, Rosenfield K, Sakai N, Shawl F, Sievert H, Teitelbaum G, Theron JG, Vaclav P, Vozzi C, Yadav JS, Yoshimura SI. Global experience in cervical carotid artery stent placement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv: 2000; 50(2): 160-7.
• New G, Roubin GS, Iyer SS, Vitek JJ, Wholey MH, Diethrich EB, Hopsins LN, Hobson RW 2nd, Leon MB, Myla SV, Shawl F, Ramee SR, Yadav JS, Rosenfield K, Liu MW, Gomez CR, Al-Mubarak N, Gray WA, Tan WA, Goldstin JE, Stack RS. Safety, efficacy, and durability of carotid artery stenting for restenosis following carotid endarterectomy: a multicenter study. J Endovasc Ther: 2000; 7(5): 345-52.
• Goldberg SL, Berger P, Cohen DJ, Shawl F, Buchbinder M, Fortuna R, O´Neill W. Leon M, Braden GA, Teirstein PS, Reisman M, Bailey SR, Dauerman HL, Bowers T, Mehran R, Colombo A. Rotational atherectomy or balloon angioplasty in the treatment of intra-stent restenosis: BARASTER multicenter registry. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv: 2000; 51(4): 407-13.
• Shawl FA. Clinical Interventional Approaches to Inoperable Patients. Current Interv Cardiol Reports: 2001, 3: 18-27.
• Shawl FA. Interview with Fayaz A. Shawl, MD by Laurie Gustafson. J Invasive Cardiol: 2001; 13(4): 345-52.
• Shawl F. Clinical Interventional Approaches to Patients with Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease. IAGS Proceedings - J Inv Cardiol: 2001; 13(3): 251-4.
• Stone GW, StGoar FG, Taussig A, Power JA, Kosinski E, Shawl F. First experience with hybrid percutaneous transmyocardial laser revascularization and angioplasty in patients with lesions at high risk for restenosis: Results of a phase I feasibility study. Am Heart J: 2001; 142(4): 679-83.
• Overlie PA, de la Fuente L, Feltrin G, Rodriguez A, Shawl F. Supporting Patients in Shock. IAGS Proceedings/Panel Discussion - J Inv Cardiol: 2002; 14(8): 483-91.
• Shawl FA. Carotid artery stenting: acute and long-term results. Current Opinion in Cardiology: 2002; 17(6): 671-6.
• Whitlow PL, DeMaio SJ Jr, Perin EC, O´Neill WW, Lasala JM, Schneider JE, McKeever LS, Ezratty AM, Knopf WD, Powers ER, Shawl FA: Eclipse Investigators. One-year results of percutaneous myocardial revascularization for refractory angina pectoris. Am J Cardiol: 2003;
• Shawl, F Lederman RJ. Prophylactic, Standby or rescue support for High Risk PCI: Who know when? J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 ;20 (2) : 73-4
• Agarwal SK, Shawl F, Raman VK, Binbrek AS. Very Late thrombosis of drug eluting stents. J.Invasive Cardiol ; 2008 (12) : 655-8
• A randomized two-by-two comparison of high-dose bolus tirofiban versus abciximab and unfractionated heparin versus bivalirudin during percutaneous coronary revascularization and stent placement: the tirofiban evaluation of novel dosing versus abciximab with clopidogrel and inhibition of thrombin (TENACITY) study trial. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jun 1;77(7):1001-9.
• Mehran R1, Baber U, Steg PG, Ariti C, Weisz G, Witzenbichler B, Henry TD, Kini AS, Stuckey T, Cohen DJ, Berger PB, Iakovou I, Dangas G, Waksman R, Antoniucci D, Sartori S, Krucoff , Hermiller JB, Shawl F, Gibson CM, Chieffo A, Alu M, Moliterno DJ, Colombo A, Pocock. Cessation of dual antiplatelet treatment and cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PARIS): 2 year results from a prospective observational study. Lancet.2013 Nov 23;382(9906):1714-22.
• Howard G1, Hopkins LN1, Moore WS1, Katzen BT1, Chakhtoura E1, Morris Ferguson RD1, Hye RJ1, Shawl FA, Harrigan MR1, Voeks JH1, Howard VJ1, Lal BK1, Meschia JF1, Brott TG2.Temporal Changes in Periprocedural Events in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy Versus Stenting Trial. Stroke. 2015 Aug;46(8):2183-9.

Work Experience

• Extensive experience in complex coronary interventions, Pacemaker implantation including biventricular pacing and endovascular stenting for aortic aneurysm.
• Associated with Frontier Cardiac Care - A unit of Dr. K.M. Cherian Heart Foundation, Chennai, Yasodha Superspeciality Hospital, Hyderabad & MIOT Hospitals as HOD - Interventional Cardiology.
• MD Gen Medicine from prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi & DM Cardiology from Madras Medical College.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Tamil

Special Interests

• Radial coronary intervention
• Chronic Total Occlusion
• Diffuse & Multivessel stenting
• Primary angioplasty
• IVUS & Rotablator

Research / Publications

• Case Report: LMCA Stenting for Extrinsic Compression of the Left Coronary Ostium by the Pulmonary Trunk.
• Management in a Case of Eisenmenger Syndrome. Tex Heart Inst J 2010;37(1):1-4)Challenging coronary intervention: stenting of Ostial dual LAD - Presented in TCT Asia Pacific conference, Seoul, April 2009.

Work Experience

• Dr. Fekry El Deeb is one of the first interventional Cardiologists in the Middle East. He started practicing Coronary Angioplasty at the Catharina Hospital, The Netherlands in 1986.
• He has worked in major hospitals such as the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and the King Fahad National Guard hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as a Consultant and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
• With interventional experience of more than 25 years, Dr. Fekry has performed over 10,000 different coronary, peripheral and valvular procedures

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic

Special Interests

• Complex Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting
• Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
• Percutaneous Valvuloplasty & All peripheral Angioplasty and Stenting
• Directional Atherectomy
• Rotoblation
• IVUS- Intra Vascular Ultra Sound

Research / Publications

• MF El Deeb, R Ciampricotti, M el Gamal, HR Michels, J Bonnier, B Van Gelder. Early and late results of combined Streptokinase thrombolysis and coronary artery angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Controversies in Coronary Thrombosis: Current Medical Literature Ltd.,
• H Bonnier, R Visser, HC Klomps, HJMl Hoffman, MF El Deeb, MIH El Gamal, HR Michels, JBRM Swart, C Werter, LC Slegers, AH Bosma, MC huige, HJAM Penn. Comparison of intravenous anisolated Plasminogen streptokinase Activator Complex and intravenous Streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction.
• MF El Deeb, R Ciampricotti, M El Gamal, HR Michels, J Bonnier, B Van Gelder. Value of immediate angioplasty after intravenous Streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J 1990; 119:786. (Chapter of Dr. H. Bonnier Ph.D. Thesis)

Media Interaction 

• Sharjah TV interviews Dr. Fekry El Deeb on Heart Diseases
  

Work Experience

• Dr. Srinivasan completed his MD in Internal Medicine from Prestigious Madras Medical College & DNB in Cardiology from Madras Medical Mission.
• Areas of expertise: Cardiac Interventions including Coronary Angioplasty – Primary & Peripheral interventions, Permanent Pacemaker Implantations, Device Closures, Coil Remobilization and Balloon Valvuloplasty (Mitral & Pulmonary).
• He has extensive experience in Cardiology Post Graduate teaching Programmes, monitors non interventional cardiac procedures like TMT, Stress ECHO, Holter & TEE etc.
• Dr. Srinivasan served as Asst. Professor of Medicine in Vinayaka Hi-tech Hospital and Asst. Professor of Cardiology in NRI Medical College & General Hospital.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Tamil
• Telugu

Special Interests

• Peripheral Interventions
• CTO Interventions
• Radial Interventions
• Left Main Stenting
• Bifurcation Stenting
• AICD & CRT-D

Research / Publications

• Pericardial Tamponade Masking Associated Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a case of Adenocarcinoma of Lung (IJRMS) Int J Res Med Sci. 2015; 3(8): 2126-2128.
• Long term follow-up of renal angioplasty in bilateral renal artery Stenosis
• Echo predictors of acute pulmonary thromboembolism

Work Experience

• Dr. Anil Bansal has over 30 years of experience in the field of interventional cardiology, of which 20 years in the United States. He is accredited with Americian Board Certification in Internal Medicine that entails  Cardio Vascular Diseases, Nuclear Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology.
• He is also certified by North American Society for Pacing and Electro-Physiology (NASPE -1989) with special training in Peripheral Vascular Disease.
• Earlier he worked as Director Cardiac Catheterization Lab & Interventional Cardiology at East Carolina School OF Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. In India he has worked as a senior consultant at Apollo Hospital, New Delhi and has handled 20,000 Angioplasty cases to his credit.
• Dr. Anil Bansal is a graduate of Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, (1982) and Completed his training in Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional cardiology at William Beaumont Hospital (University of Michigan) 1989.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi

Special Interests

• Complex coronary interventions-CTO
• Salvage Interventions for Critical Limb Ischemia.
• Carotid Stenting & Interventions.
• ICD & Cardiac Re-Synchronizations Therapy.
• Extensive experience and research in primary Angioplasty & Angioplasty in Cardiaogenic Shock Secondary to Acute myocardial infarction.

Work Experience

• Dr. Ghassan has completed his medical training in internal medicine and cardiology at Lebanese University –Beirut & his advanced interventional cardiology training at the University hospital of Liege - Belgium.
• He has wide experience in echocardiography (TDI, Speckle Tracking, Strain studies, TEE, Stress Echo) and non invasive testing including coronary CT and cardiac MRI.
• Dr. Ghassan was involved in teaching undergraduate students and cardiology fellows both invasive and non invasive cardiology.
• Dr. Ghassan is well experienced in interventional cardiology (Valvuloplasties, PFO/ASD Closures, Simple and Complex Angioplasties via Radial or Femoral access) from Belgium.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic
• French

Special Interests

• Radial Access Procedures
• Bifurcations and complex lesions angioplasty
• Structural Heart Disease
• Transesophegal Echocardiography
• TDI and Speckle Tracking Echocardiography

Work Experience

• Dr. Abdelaziz worked as consultant interventional cardiology and lecturer of cardiology in Zagazig university hospital in Egypt (after MD degree in 2006) till 2010.
• Worked at Almanaa Hospital AL Khobar Saudi Arabia for 8 years (2010-2014 in where he started the program of cath lab and was the director of cath lab in Al Khobar.
• Previously associated with Dallah Hospital Riyadh where he started the program of cardiac CT after he was trained in cardiac CT in Harefield hospital-London/UK and getting the Board certificates in Cardiac CT from SCCT) and joined Zulekha Hospital in 2018 as a consultant interventional Cardiologist.

Languages Spoken

• Arabic
• English

Special Interests

• Dr. Abdelaziz have a good experience in field of interventional cardiology, complex coronary angioplasty, total occlusions, IVUS, FFR, radial approach plus devices like Pacemakers and ICDs in addition to balloon mitral and pulmonary valvuloplasty,
• Dr. Abdelaziz have a good experience in field of cardiac Imaging, Trans-oesophageal and Dobutamine stress echocardiography also cardiac CT and CT coronary angiography.

Research and Publications

• Role of exercise of stress test in localization on affected coronary artery disease for Master degree (1997-2000).
• Role of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Evaluation of functional recovery post Revascularization by Angioplasty (MD thesis 2001-2006).
• Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 2012, 2, 58-62.
• Characteristic coronary flow pattern of left anterior descending stenosis by transthoracic echocardiography: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology (JICC) Volume 6, Issues 3–4, September–December 2016, Pages 145-149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2016.06.006.
• Relation of Left Atrial Stiffness to Insulin Resistance in Obese Children: (Echocardiography 2014; 00: 1–7, DOI: 10.1111/echo.12824)
• Effect of previous PCI on results of CABG in multivessel disease patients: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH (IJAR), Article DOI:10.21474/IJAR01/3129 DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3129.
• Surgical improvement after closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect in adults: Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology, J. Clin.Exp.Cardiolog. 2017, 8:1 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000493.
• The role of multidetector computed tomography with calcium score and Framingham risk score in evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis patients with chest pain: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology (JICC) 7 (2017) 64 –71 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2017.03.004
• Assessment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes in hospital through Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Versus Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index score: Egyptian Journal of Pulmonary and Tuberculosis
• Predictors of coronary slow flow in stable coronary artery disease: JICC (Journal of Indian College of Cardiology) 2017, Poster in CRT 2017 (Cardiovascular Revascularization Technologist).
• Role of exercise of stress test in localization on affected coronary artery disease for Master degree (1997-2000).
• Role of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Evaluation of functional recovery post Revascularization by Angioplasty (MD thesis 2001-2006).
• Prognostic Value of N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, 2012, 2, 58-62.
• Characteristic coronary flow pattern of left anterior descending stenosis by transthoracic echocardiography: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology (JICC) Volume 6, Issues 3–4, September–December 2016, Pages 145-149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2016.06.006.
• Relation of Left Atrial Stiffness to Insulin Resistance in Obese Children: (Echocardiography 2014; 00: 1–7, DOI: 10.1111/echo.12824)
• Effect of previous PCI on results of CABG in multivessel disease patients: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH (IJAR),ArticleDOI:10.21474/IJAR01/3129DOIURL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3129.
• Surgical improvement after closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect in adults: Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology, J. Clin.Exp.Cardiolog. 2017, 8:1 DOI: 10.4172/2155-9880.1000493.
• The role of multidetector computed tomography with calcium score and Framingham risk score in evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis patients with chest pain: Journal of Indian College of Cardiology (JICC) 7 (2017) 64 –71 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jicc.2017.03.004
• Assessment of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes in hospital through Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion Versus Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index score: Egyptian Journal of Pulmonary and Tuberculosis
• Predictors of coronary slow flow in stable coronary artery disease: JICC (Journal of Indian College of Cardiology) 2017, Poster in CRT 2017 (Cardiovascular Revascularization Technologist)

Work Experience

• Dr. Ramy previously associated with Saudi German Hospital Riyadh, KSA as a Specialist in Cardiology from 2012 to 2018
• Participated in  Egypt  Cardiology Residency program, (2007-2012)

Languages Spoken

• Arabic
• English

Special Interests

• General cardiology
• Management of Chest pain
• Acute coronary syndromes
• Arrhythmias, Valvular heart diseases, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Heart failure and Cardiomyopathies
• Non-invasive cardiology, echocardiography, cardiac CT, non-invasive assessment of Coronary artery diseases and risk factors control

Research / Publications

• St Segment Depression in Avr as A Predictor of Culprit Artery in Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction for Mohamed Ramy Rashed - Publication Date 2012

Work Experience

• Dr. Chidanand Bedjirgi has 17 years of experience in JCI accredited hospitals.He is a gold medalist and University topper.He has done 3500 Cardiac,2700 Thoracic and 2200 Vascular surgical procedures independently.
• He worked as Specialist Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon for 4 years in UAE in private hospital prior to joining Zulekha hospital.
• He worked as Consultant Visiting Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon for  Last 4 years in India.
• He worked as Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon at Sagar hospital, Bangalore India.
• Dr.Chidanand Worked as Junior Consultant in CTVS at Apollo hospital,Bangalore.He was an Assistant professor in Surgery at KBN Medical college,Gulbarga,teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  
  • Life member of Association of Surgeons of India (Memb. No. : 12,754)
  • Life Member of Association of Minimal access surgeons of India (Memb. No. : 71)
  • Life member of Indian Association of Cardio-thoracic and Vascular surgeons(Memb no.20085026)
  • Life member of European association of Cardio-thoracic surgeons(EACTS)-Memb no.279937.
  • Fellow of American college of Chest(No.338440)
  • Life Member of Vascular Society of India(VSI).
  • Life member of Society of Thoracic Surgery(STS),USA.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Kannada
• Telugu
• Malayalam

Special Interests

• Adult and Pediatric Cardiac surgery, Off/On-pump CABG, Valve repairs and replacements, Congenital Cardiac surgery, Aortic surgery, Minimal access Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic surgery(Lung resections, Lung Cancer surgery, Mediastinal tumours, Decortications), Video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS)
• Vascular and Endo-Vascular surgery, Aortic aneurysms and occlusion surgeries, Embolectomies, Varicose vein treatment by Surgery/LASER/Venaseal/Sclerotherapy for the treatment for Varicose veins.

Research / Publications

• A Rare case of congenital diaphragmatic hernia with ectopic liver and absentPericardium (Annals of thoracic surg 2010;89:e36-37)
• Triple vessel coronary artery bypass grafting in a 14 year old child with familial hypercholesterolemia-A rare case report.(Open journal of cardiovascular surgery2009:2 11-13)
• Isolated cervical rib fracture(Ann Thoracic surg89(6):e41-2(2010)
• Presented scientific paper entitled OFF-PUMP CABG IN CAD WITH DEXTROCARDIA AND SITUS INVERSUS TOTALIS at 27th annual conference KSC-ASI held at Bangalore between 26thDec to 31st Dec,,2011.
• Presented E-POSTER,CABG IN 12 YEAR BOY WITH CAD AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA at CTCOM-CON held at New Delhi from 26th feb to 1st march,2010.
• Right Atrial clot:post op case of pericardial patch ASD closure-case report.,CTCOM-CON,2008
• Reverse Saphenous venous bypass for peripheral vascular disease in lower limbs:A study in 23 patients-CTCOM-CON,2008.

Work Experience

• Dr. Rupesh Singh has been working as an Interventional Cardiologist for the last 10 years.
• He has vast experience in PTCA (including primary PTCA), Valvuloplasty, ASD and other device closure.

Languages Spoken

• Hindi
• English
• Urdu

Special Interests

• Radial Interventions
• Complex Coronary Angioplasty,
• Pacemaker and ICDs

Research / Publications

• Ventricular Pseudo-Aneurysm with Coronary Ectasias- JAPI • April 2011 • VOL. 59 Pages- 252-254.
• Coronary Artery Ectasia in a patient with Myocardial Infarction-CARDIO VASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA • Vol 22, No 1, Jan/Feb 2011, page 36-37.
• A case of Mitral Stenosis with achalasia. - Kardiologia Polska Volume: 67, Issue: 12, 2009, Pages: 1374-1376.
• The Twiddler´s plus syndrome--A case report. - Kardiologia Polska, Volume 67, Oct; 67 (10) 2009: Pages-1105-6.
• Device therapy in Bradyarrhythmias.- J Indian Med Assoc. 2009 Sep;107(9): Pages- 618-20, 622

Work Experience

• Dr. Jayachandran has more than 10 years of experience in the field of Interventional Cardiology.
• After completion of his DM from prestigious Government Medical College – Calicut, he joined St. James Hospital, Chalakkudy, Kerala as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist.
• He also gained his experience of dealing with the complicated Cardiology cases while working with Ananthapuri Hospital, Trivandrum and Muthoot Medical Center, Kerala – India.
• Before joining Zulekha Hospital Sharjah, Dr. Jayachandran was associated with one of the well known and trusted group of Hospitals, Meditrina Hospitals – Kerala as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist where he was awarded with the “Best Doctor Award” in 2015.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Hindi
• Malayalam
• Marathi

Special Interests

• Coronary artery disease
• Radial coronary interventions
• Primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
• Prevention of heart disease
• Management of high blood pressure
• Management of high cholesterol
• Evaluation of chest pain
• Echocardiography

Research / Publications

Published various articles in Indexed Medical Journals. Few of them are:

• Atrial fibrillation in cardiac channelopathies. PMID: 19898657
• N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and atrial fibrillation. PMID: 19165353
• Radiofrequency ablation in ventricular fibrillation. PMID: 18982132

Work Experience

• Dr Helmy has more than twenty-five years of experience
• He was Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Cairo University Kasr al Eainy Hospital.
• He was also Consultant of cardiac surgery at Nasser Institute Hospital.
  • DAR Al Fouad Hospital, Sohag Centre of Cardiac Surgery.
  • AFSA (Jean Monnet St Etienne) (2002 – 2003).
  • Member of the European society of cardiothoracic surgery EACTS
  • Reviewer and co editor of the Egyptian journal of cardiothoracic surgery.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic
• French

Special Interests

• Adult Cardiac Surgery 
• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
• (ON pump and off pump) Arterial Revascularization
• Aortic root surgery
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Valve surgery and repair 
• Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Research / Publications

• Mitral valve replacement in the presence of severe pulmonary hypertension. journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery 2014.
• Repair of chronic ischaemic mitral regurge using mitral ring. journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery  July 2011
• Posterior approach Aortic root enlargement in Redo Aortic valve Replacement risk factors.   journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery Dec 2011.
• Surgical treatment of isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis six years single institution. journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery Dec 2011
• Coronary artery by pass grafting off pump with no Aortic touch. journal of Egyptian society of cardiothoracic surgery may 2006
• Acute Aortic Dissection involving the Arch and the Ascending Aorta. symosuim of vascular diseae  PARIS 2002.

Media Interaction 

• Al Aan TV interviews Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Helmy on the topic of saturated fats and unsaturated fats.
• Al Hurra TV interviews Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Helmy on Heart Diseases.

Work Experience

• Dr Wael has more than 20 years of experience in cardiovascular surgery from the most reputed hospitals in France, Syria, Poland.
• He has done more than 7200 cardio-vascular and thoracic operations of different types and in different situations (elective, urgent and emergent) also 4000 coronaries, 1000 valvulars, 700 pediatrics under one year, 500 thoracic, 1000 vascular.
• He has worked as Consultant Cardio-Vascular Surgeon with various Hospitals like
  • Al Sharq Hospital Fujairah- UAE
  • High technology university hospital, Georgia Tbilisi
  • Private Hospitals - Damascus, Syria
  • American Hospital Paris – Paris, France
  • Silesia 
  • Center of Heart Diseases Zabrze, Poland
  • Al-Assad University hospital , 17 Nissan street., Damascus, Syria
  • Tichrin Military hospital , Damascus, Syria

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic
• French
• Polish

Research / Publications

• Detection of herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in atherosclerotic plaques and in unaffected bypass grafts. (Published in the Journal of Clinical Virology on June 28 2004)

Work Experience

• Dr Farouk is having American Board Certificate in Interventional Cardiology
• He has done his Cardiology and Internal Medicine practice in Florida, USA as Interventional Cardiologist and Peripheral Vascular specialist from August 2006 up to July 2018.
• He has done his Cardiology fellowship in New Orleans, Louisiana and Interventional Cardiology fellowship in New York Medical College, Member of Royal College of Physicians, Ireland Diploma Cardiology, University of London
• Dr Farouk has worked as Chief of Cardiology at Bartow Regional Medical in Florida, USA, Founder of Interventional cardiology PCI Program at Heart of Florida Hospital.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic

Nationality

• USA - American

Special Interests

• Coronary Angioplasty with stent
• TEE
• Pacemaker
• Atherectomy for Coronary arteries
• IVUS
• Diagnosis and management of peripheral Vascular Disease (Invasive and Noninvasive)
• Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Arrhythmia loop recorders insertion.
• Cardiac Catheterization

Research / Publications

• SATURN

  Principal Investigator(2010-2011)
  Sub Investigator(2008-2010)

  • Worked as a principal investigator and sub-investigator for study of a coronary atheroma by intravascular ultrasound: Effect of Rosuvastatin versus Atorvastatin. Study was prospective, randomized, multi center, double-blind clinical trial with 16 patients enrolled
• CHAMPION

  Sub Investigator

  • Performed research on Cangrelor versus standard therapy to achieve optimal management of platelet inhibition
  • IEPR (International Enhanced External Counter pulsation Patient Registry)
    Sub Investigator
  • Conducted research during 3 year multi center study of consecutive patients undergoing EECP study sponsored by vasomedical, Inc
• VALIANT (Valsarten in Acute Myocardial Infarction)

  Sub Investigator

  • Carried out research on a multinational, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, active controlled parallel group study comparing efficacy and safety of long term treatment with valsarten, captopril ands their combination in high rist patients after AMI.Study sponsored by novartis pharmaceuticals
• GUSTO IV-AMI

  Sub Investigator

  • Contributed to research on a phase 3, randomized open label trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Reopro (Abciximab) in a combination with reduced dose Retavase / Rapilsyn (Recombiant Plasminoged Activator, Reteplase, r-PA ) for treatment of acute myocardial infarction
• MAGIC(Magnesium in Coronaries)

  Sub Investigator

  • Involved in research on a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate effectiveness of IV magnesium reducing 30 day all-cause mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Study sponsored by National Institute of Health and National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute

Work Experience

• Dr Ramdan has a wide experience of 21 years In the field of cardiology.
• He has been associated as a professor in the government university in Egypt.
• Prior to joining Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah he has worked as a specialist cardiologist in the UAE Ministry of Health and other private hospitals
• Dr Ramadan's expertise is mainly in the non-invasive cardiac testing, preventive cardiology and the clinical management of various cardiovascular disorders.

Languages Spoken

• Arabic
• English

Special Interests

• Coronary artery diseases.
• Non-invasive cardiac testing.
• Advanced cardiac life support.
• Heart Failure.
• Hyperlipidemias.
• Preventive cardiology.

Research / Publications

• Full list of over 40 original international publications / book chapters could be viewed at
http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mahmoud_Ramadan

Work Experience

• Dr. Rashed Al Ali has completed 5 years of Pediatric Residency at University Hospital of Hamburg and University Hospital of Bochum, Germany. 
• Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Aachen University and Heart Center of Leipzig University, Germany. 
• After the Fellowship in pediatric Cardiology in Germany Dr. Rashed visited The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in Canada as an Observership Program.
• He is Member of German Society for Pediatric Cardiology

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic 
• German
• Russian
• Turkish

Special Interests

• Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Heart Defects
• Pediatric Echocardiography
• Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization

Work Experience

• Dr Kadro has worked as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with Washington Hospital,  USA for 7 years 
• He has worked as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with Cardiac Centre Syria for 10 years  
• He has also worked as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with Sulaiman Habib & Specialized Medical Centre Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 6 years
• Dr Kadro is having American Board certificate in Interventional Cardiology,  Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Rhythm and Internal Medicine.

Languages Spoken

• English
• Arabic

Special Interests 

• Advanced complex Coronary Interventions (Chronic total occlusion, Bifurcation and left main). 
• Carotid Intervention (Stenting)
• Intracranial Interventions for acute and sub-acute stroke
• Peripheral Interventions
• Advanced Cardiac devices (Implantation and programming)
• Cardiac arrhythmia

Research / Publications 

• Carotid stenting and Interventions (3 papers)
• Cerebral blood flow during carotid Interventions (3 papers)
• Cerebral protections devices and cerebral blood flow (7 papers)
• Chronic total occlusions in the coronaries (5 papers)
• Silent Myocardial ischemia and lipid lowering drugs (4 papers)
• Coronary blood flow after primary PCI (3 papers)
• Silent Myocardial ischemia and antiplatelet therapy (2 papers)
• Refractory arrhythmia during complex coronary Interventions (5 papers)