Dr. Ahmed Zohdi Al Katma - Thumbay University Hospital
Dr. Ahmed Zohdi Al Katma

Dr. Ahmed Zohdi Al Katma

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Dr. Ahmed Zohdi Al Katma is a senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with over 18 years of dedicated experience in clinical and interventional cardiology. He holds a Master’s Degree and Syrian Board certification in Cardiology. Dr. Ahmed specializes in complex coronary interventions, emergency cardiac care, and the treatment of conditions such as chest pain, coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and hypertension. His expertise covers both non-invasive diagnostics—including echocardiography and stress testing—and advanced invasive procedures like coronary angioplasty, stenting, CTO, and rotational atherectomy. A respected member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and EAPCI, Dr. Ahmed has been practicing in the UAE since 2016, providing patient-centered cardiac care with excellence.

Department Center for Cardiac Sciences & Cardiology
Qualification
  • MSc in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
  • Syrian Board in Cardiology.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MD)
Languages
  • Arabic
  • English
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Area of Expertise

  • Adult Clinical Cardiology
  • Evaluation and management of chest pain and Coronary Artery Diseases
  • Valvular Heart Diseases
  • Heart Failure
  • Hypertension
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias (Palpitations, Tachycardia, Bradycardia…)
  • Dyslipidemia and Cholesterol disorders

Non-Invasive Cardiac procedures

  • Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography
  • Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography
  • Pharmacological Stress Echocardiography and Stress Echo
  • Exercise Treadmill Testing (TMT)
  • Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
  • Ambulatory ECG monitoring (Holter)

Invasive Cardiac Procedures

  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • Adult Interventional Cardiology (Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty: Balloon, Stents)
  • A chronic total occlusion: CTO
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Intravascular Physiology (IFR, FFR …)

Work Experience

More than 18 years of experience in the field of Clinical and Interventional Cardiology.

Dr. Ahmad Zohdi completed Higher Studies of Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology, and He obtained a Master’s Degree in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in 2005 from Damascus University – Syria, and he started working in the UAE since 2016. He is highly experienced in complex coronary interventions and emergency cardiac interventions.

Fellowship / Membership / Certification

Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Member of Syrian cardiovascular Association (SCVA)

Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)