Management of Instent Restenosis - Ziyad Ghazzal
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Management of Instent Restenosis presented by Ziyad Ghazzal
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Management of Instent Restenosis presented by Ziyad Ghazzal
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Dr. Ziyad Ghazzal earned his MD at AUB Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at AUBMC...
Dr. Ziyad Ghazzal earned his MD at AUB Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in internal medicine at AUBMC in 1984. Dr. Ghazzal has upheld an academic rigor in all his professional life, becoming an internationally renowned interventional cardiologist who has excelled as a highly accomplished clinician, researcher, and teacher/ mentor. He was promoted to Professor of Medicine at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 1990, after completing his fellowship training at the same institution from 1985 to 1990. Dr. Ghazzal has published extensively in the cardiology literature, including high-quality original papers and many other reviews, editorials, book chapters, and video seminars. He is regularly sought after by international organizations for clinical lectures, tutorials, and other CME activities in the area of interventional cardiology. As a director of the Interventional Fellowship Program at Emory, Dr. Ghazzal has played an instrumental role in the success of the training program there, one of the premier programs in the United States. He has been a member of a large number of prospective multicenter clinical trials, including being the local principal investigator at Emory. He was an associate editor of the popular 'Cardiosource', the official teaching website of the American College of Cardiology. He was also the co-chair of the international distant learning program of the College. He is an editorial consultant for JACC Cardiovascular Interventions and the American Journal of Cardiology. Dr. Ghazzal is an Alpha Omega Alpha member and has received many honors, including the Medical Leadership Award from the National Association of North America, and the Excellence in Teaching Award from Emory University. In 2008 Dr. Ghazzal joined the American University of Beirut where he functioned as the Deputy to the Executive Vice President/Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center in addition to his duties as an interventional cardiologist. He was appointed interim Medical Center Director and Chief Medical Officer (2017-2020). He is the Founding Director of the Heart & Vascular Institute and currently serves as the Director of the Moufid Farra Heart, Vascular & Kidney outpatient center.
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