Conference & Seminars
State of the Art Medical Management of Pulmonary Emboli
State of the Art Medical Management of Pulmonary Emboli
Presented by
Dr. Wissam A Jaber
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Interventional Cardiologist, Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
via video conference,
Tuesday September 29, 2015
3:00 pm Amman / Hebron / Beirut Time 8:00 am Atlanta Time
Presented by
Dr. Wissam A Jaber
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine. Interventional Cardiologist, Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
via video conference,
Tuesday September 29, 2015
3:00 pm Amman / Hebron / Beirut Time 8:00 am Atlanta Time
Education
M.D: graduated in year 2000, first of class, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Clinical training
General and Interventional Cardiology Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Residency in Internal Medicine: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Specialty Boards
American Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular diseases, and Internal Medicine.
Clinical Interests
Manage the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at Emory Midtown Hospital.
Expertise in complex coronary interventions, including chronic total occlusion percutaneous treatment.
Research Interests
Local PI on multiple interventional trials.
Pulmonary embolism prospective registry
Awards
The Willis J Hurst Award for Excellence in Teaching, Emory Cardiology Fellowship, 2015 Fellows’ Teacher of the Year Award, Cardiology Fellowship, Emory University 2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society membership, 1999
Finalist, Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award, AHA scientific sessions 2007 Penrose Award twice form the American University of Beirut, 2000 and 1996
Naji Sahyoun Memorial Award (awarded to outstanding medical students), 2000
Dean’s Honor List at the American University of Beirut every semester from 1993 till 2000
Selected Publications
Jaber WA, Borlaug BA, Redfield MM, Lee PW, Ommen SV, Sorajja P, Lam CS, Nishimura RA.Diastolic Relaxation and Compliance Reserve during Dynamic Exercise in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Heart. 2011 Apr 8.
Jaber WA, Sorajja P, Borlaug BA, Nishimura RA. Differentiation of tricuspid regurgitation fromconstrictive pericarditis: novel criteria for diagnosis in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Heart. 2009 Sep;95(17):1449-54.
Jaber WA, Yang EH, Nishimura RA, Sorajja P, Rihal CS, Elesber A, Eeckhout E. Immediateimprovement in coronary flow reserve after alcohol septal ablation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart. 2009 Apr;95(7):564-9.
Jaber WA, Maniu C, Krysiak J, Shapiro BP, Meyer DM, Linke WA, Redfield MM. Titinisoforms, extracellular matrix, and global chamber remodeling in experimental dilated cardiomyopathy: functional implications and mechanistic insight. Circ Heart Fail. 2008 Sep;1(3):192-9.
Jaber WA, Lam CS, Meyer DM, Redfield MM. Revisiting methods for assessing and comparingleft ventricular diastolic stiffness: impact of relaxation, external forces, hypertrophy, and comparators. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Nov;293(5):H2738-46.
Jaber WA, Lennon RJ, Mathew V, Holmes DR, Lerman A, Rihal CS. Application of Evidence-Based Medical Therapy is Associated with Improved Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and is a Valid Quality Indicator. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46(8):1473-8.
Amos AM, Jaber WA, Russell S. Improved Outcomes in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy with Contemporary Therapy. Am Heart J 2006 Sep;152(3):509-13.
Clinical Interests
Manage the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team at Emory Midtown Hospital.
Expertise in complex coronary interventions, including chronic total occlusion percutaneous treatment.
Research Interests
Local PI on multiple interventional trials.
Pulmonary embolism prospective registry
Awards
The Willis J Hurst Award for Excellence in Teaching, Emory Cardiology Fellowship, 2015 Fellows’ Teacher of the Year Award, Cardiology Fellowship, Emory University 2014 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society membership, 1999
Finalist, Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award, AHA scientific sessions 2007 Penrose Award twice form the American University of Beirut, 2000 and 1996
Naji Sahyoun Memorial Award (awarded to outstanding medical students), 2000
Dean’s Honor List at the American University of Beirut every semester from 1993 till 2000
Selected Publications
Jaber WA, Borlaug BA, Redfield MM, Lee PW, Ommen SV, Sorajja P, Lam CS, Nishimura RA.Diastolic Relaxation and Compliance Reserve during Dynamic Exercise in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Heart. 2011 Apr 8.
Jaber WA, Sorajja P, Borlaug BA, Nishimura RA. Differentiation of tricuspid regurgitation fromconstrictive pericarditis: novel criteria for diagnosis in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory. Heart. 2009 Sep;95(17):1449-54.
Jaber WA, Yang EH, Nishimura RA, Sorajja P, Rihal CS, Elesber A, Eeckhout E. Immediateimprovement in coronary flow reserve after alcohol septal ablation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Heart. 2009 Apr;95(7):564-9.
Jaber WA, Maniu C, Krysiak J, Shapiro BP, Meyer DM, Linke WA, Redfield MM. Titinisoforms, extracellular matrix, and global chamber remodeling in experimental dilated cardiomyopathy: functional implications and mechanistic insight. Circ Heart Fail. 2008 Sep;1(3):192-9.
Jaber WA, Lam CS, Meyer DM, Redfield MM. Revisiting methods for assessing and comparingleft ventricular diastolic stiffness: impact of relaxation, external forces, hypertrophy, and comparators. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Nov;293(5):H2738-46.
Jaber WA, Lennon RJ, Mathew V, Holmes DR, Lerman A, Rihal CS. Application of Evidence-Based Medical Therapy is Associated with Improved Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and is a Valid Quality Indicator. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46(8):1473-8.
Amos AM, Jaber WA, Russell S. Improved Outcomes in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy with Contemporary Therapy. Am Heart J 2006 Sep;152(3):509-13.
Halkos M, Liberman HA, Devireddy C, Walker P, Finn AV, Jaber W, Guyton RA, Puskas J. Early Clinical and Angiographic Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Jan;147(1):179-85.
Daniel WT, Liberman HA, Kilgo P, Puskas JD, Vassiliades TA, Devireddy C, Jaber W, Guyton RA, Halkos ME. The impact of clopidogrel therapy on postoperative bleeding after robotic-assisted coronary artery bypass surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Apr 8
Jaber WA, Holmes DR Jr. Outcome and quality of care after myocardial infarction. The MedicalClinics of North America. 2007 Jul;91(4):751-68; xii-xiii.
