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Dr. Ahmed Zohdi Al Katma

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Center for Cardiac Sciences & Cardiology

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 Master’s Degree in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in 2005 from Damascus University-Syria, and he started working in UAE since 2016. He is highly experienced in complex coronary interventions and emergency cardiac interventions.

Clinical Expertise:

  • Clinical Cardiology: Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic cardiac conditions.
  • Independent and competent operator in invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures

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 …).

Certificates:

  • Master’s Degree in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology (MSc).
  • Syrian Board in Cardiology.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MD).

Affiliations:

  • Member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
  • Member of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI).
  • Member of Syriancardiovascular Association (SCVA).

Languages Spoken: Arabic & English