Faculty

Mubbasher A. Syed, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Program Director

Medical School: Khyber Medical College
Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Fairview Hospital
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Toledo
Interventional Fellowship: University of Arizona/Banner University College of Medicine
Areas of Expertise: Complex Coronary interventions, Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia, Cardiovascular Academics, Endovascular Interventions

Youssef Al-Saghir, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FABVM
Associate Program Director

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Interventional Fellowship: University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Areas of Expertise: Structural Heart disease, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Complex Coronary Intervention, Endovascular Peripheral Intervention

Tarek Chami, MD

Medical School: University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Case Western Reserve University
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Minneapolis Heart Institute
Endovascular Fellowship: First Coast Cardiovascular Institute
Areas of Expertise: Invasive Cardiology, Academic Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart Failure, Valvular Heart Disease

Andrea DeNeen, MD, FACC

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Kentucky
Areas of Expertise: Cardiac Imaging, Academic Cardiology, Noninvasive Cardiology, Heart Failure

Firas El Sabbagh, MD, FHRS

Medical School: American University of Beirut
Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Missouri
Clinic Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Areas of Expertise: Complex VT Ablations, Device Therapy, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Electrophysiology

Ibrahim Fahdi, MD, FACC, FASE

Medical School: Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Areas of Expertise: Clinical Cardiology, Multimodality Imaging

Yazan Khatib, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FABVM, FSVM

Medical School: Damascus University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Loyola University Medical Center
Interventional Fellowship: Indiana Heart Institute
Endovascular Fellowship: Alexian Brothers Hospital and Mercy Hospital
Areas of Expertise: Vascular Medicine, Endovascular Interventions, Value-Based Healthcare, Practice Management

Sumant Lamba, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Medical School: Armed Forces Medical College
Internal Medicine Residency: Wright State University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Wright State University School of Medicine
Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation Fellowship: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Interventional Fellowship: St. Joseph’s Hospital
Areas of Expertise: Interventional Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplant

Rabih Tabet, MD

Medical School: The Lebanese University
Internal Medicine Residency: Hofstra School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Staten Island University Hospital
Interventional Fellowship: Lennox Hill Hospital
Endovascular Fellowship: Yale New Haven Hospital
Areas of Expertise: General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Valve Disease, Heart Failure

Vaqar Ali, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FABVM

Medical School: Rawalpindi Medical College
Internal Medicine Residency: St. Vincent’s Medical Center - Staten Island
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Gill Heart Institute
Interventional Fellowship: Gill Heart Institute
Heart Failure Fellowship: Gill Heart Institute/University of Kentucky
Areas of Expertise: Structural Heart, Peripheral Arterial Disease

Deepak Kumar Pasupula, MD, MPH, FACC, FHRS

Medical School: MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences
Internal Medicine Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Clinic Cardiac Electrophyisiology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Areas of Expertise: Atrial Fibrillation Ablations Using Pulse Field Technology, Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Conduction System Pacing, Lead Extraction, Supra Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Cardionueral Ablation, Substernal ICD Implantation

Kelechukwu Uzoma Okoro, MD

Medical School: Saint Matthew’s University School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency: Virginia Tech Carillion School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Interventional Fellowship: Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Endovascular Fellowship: First Coast Cardiovascular Institute
Areas of Expertise: General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Coronary and Endovascular Interventions

Jason Roberts, DHSc, RN, RVT

Undergraduate: Nova Southeastern University
Doctorate: Nova Southeastern University
Nursing School: Broward Community College
Areas of Expertise: Noninvasive Cardiovascular Services

David Swain, DPM, CWSP

Undergraduate: Georgia Southern University
Podiatric Medicine School: Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Podiatric Surgical Residency: Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System
Areas of Expertise: Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Venous and Arterial Leg Ulcers, Pressure Injuries, Surgical Wounds, and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy