MBBCh, MRCP (UK) (London), CCDS
- Speciality: Cardiology.
- Sub-speciality: Heart Failure and Devices.
- Special clinical interests: Heart Failure management, Implantable cardiac devices (pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and conduction system pacing), Echocardiography, Atrial Fibrillation, Blood pressure management, Angina, Palpitations and Syncope.
- Current NHS and/or university posts: University Hospitals Birmingham – Good Hope Hospital, Heartlands Hospital.
- Year of first medical qualification: 2001
- Current membership(s), of professional, national and regional bodies: British Medical Association, British Heart Rhythm Society, British Heart Failure Society, European Society of Cardiology, European Heart Failure Association, European Heart Rhythm Association.
Professional Profile
I qualified in 2001 from Egypt and trained as a general physician. Whilst in the UK, I opted for additional training in General Medicine, before starting training in Cardiology. I always aspired to be a cardiologist and in 2013 I joined the national training programme for cardiology in Wales. I have a breadth of experience working in general cardiology in District General Hospitals and tertiary care cardiac centres. During my training, I had the opportunity to train under some of the leading cardiologists and have been fortunate to acquire a wealth of experience in managing a wide variety of complex cardiac conditions.
My subspecialty training has been in heart failure and complex implantable cardiac devices. I have extensive training in both, and am regarded as an experienced operator of cardiac implantable devices having received excellent training at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and Morriston Cardiac Centre, Swansea.
Following completion of my cardiology specialist training, I completed a prestigious clinical fellowship in complex cardiac devices training in the Liverpool Heart and Chest Centre under supervision from world-renowned experts in the field.
I have been working as a Consultant Cardiologist at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Good Hope Hospital) since June 2020. I see the full spectrum of General Cardiology and also run specialist services in my main subspecialty interests including diagnosis and management of heart failure, cardiomyopathies, heart rhythm problems and recurrent blackouts.
I lead the heart failure service at Good Hope Hospital; I set up a virtual weekly heart failure MDT which is well attended by community heart failure teams from the North and East of Birmingham.
I am passionate about teaching and have been actively involved in training Birmingham Medical School’s undergraduate students, postgraduate teaching and training junior doctors and nurses.
I took the roles of Cardiology lead for fourth-year medical students, senior academic tutor and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Besides teaching, I am keen on the use of quality improvement tools and matrices both for providing patient-focused clinical care and improving the quality of training.
Personal Profile
I am multilingual and consultations can be had in Arabic and English. I regularly contribute to charitable work. I am married and I have 2 children and we spend quality time together. I enjoy travelling, reading and watching films. I am a football fan and enjoy watching games as time allows. Maintaining work and life balance can be a challenge but I try to do my best to ensure healthy and happy life.