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DATE PREPARED: January, 2014
Name: Saad Alsaab.
Home Address:
Northwest Houston Heart Center
Tomball Office
308 Holderrieth Boulevard
Tomball, TX 77375
10/13-present
Interventional Cardiologist, Northwest Houston Heart Center, Houston, Texas
10/12-10/13
Advanced Complex Peripheral, Coronary and Structural Interventional Fellowship, Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ
05/10-09/12
Interventional Cardiology Services Director, Somerset Health Services and Hospitals, Somerset, PA
09/09-09/12
Interventional Cardiologist, Somerset Health Services and Hospitals, Somerset, PA
07/01/08-6/30/09
ACCGME Interventional Cardiology Fellowship with focus on complex coronary intervention, Peripheral and Structural Heart disease, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York, USA
08/06-12/07
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
08/03-06/06
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
07/00-06/03
Internal Medicine Residency, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
12/98-06/00
Senior House Officer in Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, KSA.
08/97-08/98
Internship in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics and Ob/gyn, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
1991-1997
Bachelor Degree of Medicine and Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
Licensure and Certification:
2014
Trans-septal puncture, St. Jude Inc
2013
Carotid Artery Stenting Certification, Abbot Inc
2013
Carotid Artery Embolic Protection with Abbott filters, Abbott Inc
2013
MOMA Proximal Protection for Carotid Interventions, Medtronics Inc
2013
Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Medtronics Inc).
2013
Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (Endologix Inc).
2013
Atrial Septal Defect and PFO Repair, Gore Inc
2013
Advanced Antegrade/Retrograde Tibial-Pedal Intervention and Orbital Rotational Atherectomy, CSI Inc
2013
Jet Stream Atherectomy Certification (Pathway), Bayer Inc
2013
Coronary and peripheral Excimer Laser Atherectomy (Spectronetics).
2013
AV Fistula De-clotting Certification, Orangeburg, SC (Jet Stream)
2013
Radio-Frequency Venous Ablation, Covidien Inc
2013
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, St Jude Inc, Dallas, Texas
2013
Permanent Pacemaker Implantation, St Jude Inc, Dallas, Texas
2009
Rotational Atherectomy of coronary arteries, Boston Scientific
2013
American Board of Vascular Medicine.
2013
American Board of Endovascular Interventions.
12/2013
Peripheral Vascular Interpretation Exam (RPVI).
2009
American Board of Interventional Cardiology, ABIM
2008
American Board of Echocardiography
2008
American Board of Nuclear Cardiology
2006
American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, ABIM
2006
Cardiovascular Medicine Board of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2004
Internal Medicine Board of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons in Canada, FRCPC
2003
American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM
2013-present
Texas Registered Physician
2013
Peripheral and Endovascular Intervention-Level III
2012
Arizona Registered Physician
2009
Pennsylvania Registered Physician
2009
Interventional Cardiology – COACTS Level III
2009
New York Registered Physician
2007
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging SPECT & PET Imaging- COCATS Level III
2007
Echocardiography – COCATS Level III
2007
Coronary CTA – COCATS Level II
2007
Massachusetts State Registered Physician
2006
Medical Council of Canada Registered Physician
2012
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
2006
ECFMG Certification 0-560-36-9
2012-2013
Clinical Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Phoenix Heart Center, Phoenix, AZ
2011- 2012
Adjunct Assistant Professor at Lake Erie College of Medicine, PA
2008-2009
Clinical Fellow in Interventional Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York, USA
2006-2007
Clinical Fellow in Cardiovascular Imaging, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
2003-2006
Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa School of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2000-2003
Resident in Internal Medicine, British Columbia School of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1998-2000
Resident in Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Riyadh, KSA
10-present
Interventional Cardiologist, Tomball Regional Medical Center, Tomball, Texas
10/13-present
Interventional Cardiologist at Houston Methadoist willbrook Hospital, Houston, Texas
10/13-present
Interventional Cardiologist at St Luke’s at Vintage, Houston, Texas
10/13-present
Interventional Cardiologist at Kindred Hospital, Houston, Texas
2013-present
Memorial Hermann at the Woodlands.
10/12-2013
Interventional Cardiologist, St Lukes Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
10/12-2013
Interventional Cardiologist, St Lukes Medical Center, Tempe, AZ
10/12-12/13
Interventional Cardiologist, Mount Vista Medical Center, Mesa, AZ
10/12-12/13
Interventional Cardiologist, St Joseph Hospital, Phoenix, AZ
10/12-12/13
Interventional Cardiologist, Good Samaritan Hospital (Banner Health System), Phoenix, AZ
05/10-09/12
Interventional Cardiology Services Director, Somerset Hospital, PA
09/09-09/12
Interventional Cardiologist, Somerset Hospital, PA
03/10-09/12
Interventional Cardiologist, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA
07/08-07/09
Instructor, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York
07/08-07/09
Moonlighter (fellow) in Interventional Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, New York, New York
04/08-06/08
Hospitalist Moonlighter, Quincy Medical Center, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
02/08 (Feb-1 to Feb-12)
Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
10/07-12/07
Cardiology Moonlighter, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
2006-2007
Cardiology Moonlighter, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
07/03-06/06
Instructor, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
07/00-06/03
Instructor, British Columbia University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Professional Societies:
2013-present
Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC)
2013-present
Fellow of Society of Coronary Angiogram and Intervention Fellowship (FSCAI)
2000-2007
American College of Physicians, Member
2006-2007
American Medical Association, Member
2005-2007
American College of Cardiology, Member
2006-2007
Medical Council of Canada, Member
2006-2007
Fellow of the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons Of Canada
Community Service Related to Professional Work:
1998
Senior House Officer – Community Service, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, KSA
Awards and Honors:
2011
Silver Award by the American College of Cardiology for Myocardial Infarction care.
2011
Top 10% in Nation, Patient Safety Cardiac Care Award. By Care Chex based on CMS data
2011
Number 1 in Market, Interventional Coronary Safety Award. By Care Chex based on CMS data.
2009
Achievement and Dedication Award of Interventional Cardiology Fellow, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York.
2003
Gastroenterology Resident of the Year, British Columbia School of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2002
British Columbia Teaching Award in Internal Medicine, British Columbia School of Medicine
I was fortunate to be trained in both clinical and research methods during my residency and fellowship years. As a result, I possess sound clinical judgment as well as a comprehensive knowledge of investigative clinical research.
My primary focus within cardiovascular medicine is both Advanced Complex Coronary, and Peripheral Interventional Cardiology and Advanced Non-invasive Multi-Modality Imaging.
During my Advanced Interventional Fellowship at Phoenix Heart Center, I mastered the skills of both complex peripheral and complex coronary interventions, including above- and below-the-knee peripheral interventions, Carotid Interventions, AAA EVAR, Peripheral Orbital Rotational Atherectomy, Pathway Atherectomy, Coronary and Peripheral Laser Excimer Atherectomy, Coronary and Peripheral CTOs, pedal interventions, Coiling, Venous Thrombectomy, Venous Ablation, use of percutaneous assist devices and PFO/ASD Closures. During this fellowship, I had the privilege of working with Dr Richard Heuser, the holder of multiple patents in medical devices [Co-inventor of Joe med stent, Couger wire and the first hydrophilic wire in coronary interventions (the Jaguer wire)] and the author of several textbooks, including The Peripheral Vascular Disease Textbook.
During my ACCGME accredited Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai Heart Institute, I acquired experience and confidence in performing and interpreting diagnostic coronary and peripheral angiography, along with left and right heart catheterizations through both the Radial and femoral approach. I received experience in performing complex coronary angioplasty, stenting, the use of embolic protection and thrombectomy devices and rotational atherectomy. I also gained expertise in aortic valvuloplasty, alcohol septal ablation and peripheral perscutaneous angioplasty stenting and atherectomy. I was fortunate enough to work with one of the best interventionists in the field, Dr Samin Sharma, who performs the highest number of percutaneous coronary interventions in New York, and most likely the nation.
Dr. Sharma holds the lowest morbidity and mortality rates in New York state.
During my advanced imaging fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, I acquired experience and confidence with the acquisition and interpretation of complementary methods of cardiovascular imaging. These included multi-slice coronary CT angiography (64-slice, dual source, as well as the routine use of the first 320 slice scanner in clinical use in the United States); myocardial perfusion studies (full range of SPECT and 82-Rubidium PET/CT); and Echocardiography imaging (trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal echo).
My prior research activity has been mainly an involvement in multiple medical trials in general cardiology along with a retrospective study in Nuclear Cardiology, which investigated the outcomes and predictors of MIBI scans in diabetic patients.
2000-2003
Basic clinical exam teaching & clinical problem solving
British Columbia Medical School.
2003-2006
Basic Clinical Cardiovascular Exam Teaching and problem solving in Cardiovascular medicine
Ottawa Medical School.
2007
Basic Clinical Cardiovascular Exam Teaching
Harvard Medical School.
Contact time: 1 Hour pr year.
2007
Basic skills of Echocardiography performance and interpretation
Harvard Medical School.
Contact time 10 hours per year.
2007
Basic skills of performing and interpretation of nuclear cardiology studies
Harvard Medical School.
Contact time 10 hours per year.
2013
Instructor of Trans-radial angiography and interventions (Medtronic).
2009-2012
Basic Medical Skills, History and physical Exams for medical and PA students, Somerset, PA
Contact time 60 hours per year.
2008-2009
Basic skills of performing and interpreting coronary angiography, left and right heart caths Mount Sinai Heart Institute.
Contact time 10 hours per week.
2008-2009
Series of interventional cardiology journal clubs, Mount Sinai Heart Institute
2003-2006
Series of cardiovascular lectures to fellows, Ottawa Heart institute, Ottawa, Canada
Contact time 5 hours per year.
2003-2006
Series of cardiovascular journal clubs, Ottawa Heart institute, Ottawa, Canada
Contact time: 5 hours per year.
Clinical Conferences:
2013
Heart fair, Tomball, Texas
2012
Heart Affair Lecture, Somerset, PA
2011
Heart Affair Lecture, Somerset, PA
2010
Heart Affair Lecture, Somerset, PA
2008-2009
Interventional Cardiology Conference, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, New York
2006
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinical Conference, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Lecturer: 100 participants, 1 hour contact time per year, 20 hours prep time per year
2004
Cardiovascular Grand Round, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada.
Lecturer: 70 Participants, 1 hour contact time, 40 Hours prep time per year
2002
Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Medicine
Graduate Medical Courses and Conferences attended:
1999
Fundamentals of Critical Care Support, Riyadh, KSA
2001
Cardiovascular Examination Skills, Vancouver General Hospital
2003
Cardiovascular Imaging Course, Ottawa Heart Institute
2004
Cardiovascular Imaging Course, Ottawa Heart Institute
2005
Arrhythmia Course, Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario, Canada
2006
Medtronic Pacemaker Course, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2006
Update in Echocardiography, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2007
Introduction to CT Angiography, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2007
ECG Interpretation Course, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2008
Nuclear Cardiology Physics and Radiation safety, New York, New York
2009
ACC Conference in New York, New York
2010
Cleveland Clinic Cardiology Board Review, Cleveland, OH
2011
Update in Clinical Cardiology BWH, Harvard, Boston, MA
2012
SCAI Interventional Cardiology Board Review, Dallas, TX
2012
St Jude Pacemaker/ICD/BIV Implantation Proctorship. Dallas. TX
2013
SCAI, CTO of Coronaries Course, Phoenix, AZ
2013
International Interventional Cardiology Conference, Aspen, Co
2013
Cordis Fellows Course, Cordis Inc
2013
Pacemaker/ICD/BIV Implantation proctorship, Dallas, Texas. St Jude Inc.
2013
Nav 6 and Xact Carotid course, Abbot Inc.
2013
Peripheral and Endovascular Intreventional Fellow Course. Medtronics Inc
2013
Pacemaker/ICD/BIV implantation St. Jude Inc
2014
Trans-septal puncture course
I was employed with Somerset Community Hospital in Western Pennsylvania from 2009 till 2012. I was recruited by SCH to further grow and enhance their Cardiology services. During the relatively short period of time at the hospital, I have improved the nuclear imaging lab, the echocardiography lab, and overall cardiology care to such an extent as to be nationally recognized by the ACC with the Silver Award for Myocardial Infarction care in 2011. In addition, the Cardiology service was distinguished among the top ten percent in the nation for cardiac care safety in 2011. More notably, I have grown the interventional program, from the ground up, to compete with the top practices in the nation. We rank number one in market for Interventional Coronary Safety in 2011. Likewise, my outpatient clinic has received distinction for excellence of care. The clinic was recognized as top ten percent in the nation for patient satisfaction and quality of care.
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