Cardiothoracic surgery deals with the heart and organs of the chest cavity (such as lungs). Heart surgery is used to correct any issues in the heart, and includes procedures such as coronary artery bypass, repairment of damaged structures, and heart transplant, as well as other treatments such as implantation of medical devices.

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Dr. Yasser Menaissy

Adults and Paediatrics Cardiac Surgeries | Consultant

MBBch, MSc, Medical Doctorate in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Yasser Menaissy is an expert in Adults and Paediatric Cardiac Surgery and has more than 30 years of experience in this field. He has a keen interest in a wide range of cardiac procedures including open-heart surgery for coronary artery diseases, off-pump and on-pump CABG, arterial revascularization and minimal invasive heart surgery. He also has expertise in Aortic aneurysm surgery, Bentall procedure, and heart valve procedures such as Mitral and Aortic Valve repair and replacement using biological as well as mechanical valves. Dr. Yasser is skilled in Paediatric Cardiac Surgeries such as Arterial Switch operation for TGA, Ross Procedure, Fontan, VSD and ASD closures, and many others.

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Adult Cardiac Surgeries - Open Heart Surgery for ischemic coronary artery diseases - off-pump and on-pump CABG Arterial revascularization Minimal invasive cardiac surgery Mitral and Aortic Valve surgeries including repair and replacement with biological/mechanical valves. Aortic aneurysm surgeries Bentall procedure and Ross procedure. Paediatric Cardiac Surgeries - Arterial Switch operation for TGA Fontan, VSD and ASD closure. Fallots tetralogy repair CAVC repair and Coarctation of the Aorta repair. Modified BT shunts, Glenn shunts PDA closure Thoracic Surgeries - Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Pleural and lung biopsy. Segmental resection, lobectomy and pneumonectomy.

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Dr. Fekry El Deeb

Interventional Cardiologist | Consultant

MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, MBA

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Works at Zulekha Hospital Sharjah

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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

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

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Dr. Pr. Abdelaziz Gomaa Ibrahim

Cardiologist | Consultant Interventional Cardiology

MD cardiology, Board certified in Cardiac CT

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Abdelaziz have experience more than 20 years in Medical and Cardiology field after graduation in 1995, worked as Interventional Cardiology Consultant and Associate Professor of Cardiology /Egypt. Master degree in cardiology 2000, MD degree in cardiology 2006. In 2010 he started his carrier in Saudi Arabia in Almanaa Hospital AL Khobar, he started the program of cath lab and was the director of cath lab in Al Khobar. 2014 in Dallah Hospital Riyadh in addition to his work as interventional cardiology consultant, he started the program of cardiac CT after training in Harefield hospital-London/UK. In 2016 Board certificates in Cardiac CT from SCCT. In 2018 he joined Zulekha Hospital as interventional Cardiology consultant.

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Dr. Abdelaziz have a good experience in field of interventional cardiology, complex coronary angioplasty, total occlusions, IVUS, FFR, Radial approach plus cardiac Devices like Pacemakers and ICDs in addition to balloon mitral and pulmonary valvuloplasty, also Dr. Abdelaziz have a good experience in field of cardiac Imaging, 3-D Trans-esophageal and Dobutamine stress echocardiography also cardiac CT and CT coronary angiography.

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Dr. Srinivasan Kandasamy

Cardiologist | Specialist Cardiologist

MBBS, MD (Medicine), DNB (Cardiology)

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Srinivasan completed his MD in Internal Medicine from Prestigious Madras Medical Mission Hospital & DNB- Cardiology from Madras Medical College. His areas of expertise include Cardiac Interventions including Coronary Angioplasty Primary & Peripheral interventions, Permanent Pacemaker Implantations, Device Closures, Coil Remobilization and Balloon Valvuloplasty (Mitral & Pulmonary).

Clinical Focus

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

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Dr. Rajan Maruthanayagam

Interventional Cardiologist | Consultant

MD (Medicine), DM (Cardiology)

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Raja Maruthanayagam has extensive experience in the field of cardiology including complex coronary interventions, Pacemaker implantation including biventricular pacing and endovascular stenting for an aortic aneurysm. He has been 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. He has obtained MD - Gen Medicine from prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi & DM Cardiology from Madras Medical College.

Clinical Focus

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

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Dr. Fayaz Shawl

Cardiologist | Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP

Works at Zulekha Hospital Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shawl is currently the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park, Maryland, as well as Professor and Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., USA & visiting consultant to Zulekha Hospital Dubai since 2006 In 1977, Dr. Shawl moved to the United States and completed his cardiology fellowship at The Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

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