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Abhu DhabiDubaiAl AinSharjahUmm al Quwain
AccEAmerican Cardiac Center of Excelence
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Our Mission is to build an integrated cardiac center of
excellence that sets its own benchmarks in providing quality of service while bringing you the
best possible expert care for any type of heart related problem.
Lucien Abboud, M.D.
We strive to be the premier provider of cardiovascular services by being the
leader in patient experience and optimal outcomes.
Our Vision
Amit Kumar, M.D.
Cardiac Prevention Center
Blood pressure clinic
Lipid clinic
Calcium score testing
Treadmill testing
Nutrition specialist
Continuous hemodynamic monitoing
EKG
Blood testing
Echocardiography
Cardiac CTA
Rapid Chest Pain Evaluation
Chest Pain Center
Echocardiography
Nuclear stress testing
Vascular ultrasound
Cardiovascular CTA
Cardiovascular MRI
All cardiac imaging modalities will be providedand interpretation is completed same day
Advanced Cardiac Imaging Center
Center for Advanced Heart Failure
Advanced Heart Failure Management
Ventricular Assist Device Management
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Education
Adult and Pediatric Congential Cardiac Care
Management of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
Advanced Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
Management of pregnant women with Congenital Heart Diseases
Valvular Heart Disease Clinic
Monitor patients beforeand after valve surgery.
Detect early signsof patient clinical
deterioration.
Connect patients withworld class cardiac
surgeons.
PVD and Vein Clinic
Treat patients with symptomatic varicose veins.
Treat patients with various stages of peripheral vascular disease.
Before Treatment After Treatment
Electrophysiology and Advanced
Heart Rhythm Services
Holter Rhythm Monitoring
Event Recorder Monitoring
Outpatient Implantable Loop Recorder
Tilt Table Testing
Complex Arrhythmias Management
Invasive Cardiac Services
Left heart catheterization
Percutaneous coronary andvascular interventions
Pacemaker and defibrillatorimplantation
Cardiac bypass and valvereplacement and repairsurgeries
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Matthew Budoff, M.D., F.A.C.C., .A.H.A Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
Dr. Budoff has authored over 600 journal articles and research papers, six books, 37 book chapters and hundreds of abstracts. He has served as an advisor on numerous committees including the NASA Cardiovascular Risk Panel. He also currently holds an existing patent for Cardiac Imaging with Minimized Cardiac Motion Artifact.
Dr Budoff received the Einstein Award for Scientific Achievement from the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK, and awarded the Top Oral Abstract at the American Heart Association’s 2009 meeting. Most recently, he was named to the U.S. News & World Report list of Top Doctors for 2011.
Robert Bernstein, M.D., F.A.C.E.Endocrinology
President, New Mexico PSR
Dr. Bernstein’s expertise includes all areas within the specialties of endocrinology and diabetes. Dr. Bernstein is Board Certified in both Internal
Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism . He is currently in private practice in Santa Fe, NM, where he has practiced his medical specialty
for the past 34 years.Dr. Bernstein has done medical-legal consultations over the past ten years, including numerous chart reviews, and several
depositions and court appearances.
George Barkis, M.D., F.A.S.H., F.A.H.A, F.A.S.N, F.A.C.P.Hypertension / Nephrology
Professor of Medicine, The University of Chicago MedicineDirector, ASH Comprehensive Hypertension Center
George Bakris, MD, specializes in the diagnosis and reduction of high blood pressure, particularly in complicated and refractory cases. Dr. Bakris is an expert in the interpretation of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), a technique that gives physicians a more accurate reading of a patient's blood pressure.
Murray Favus, M.D.Nephrology / Endocrinology
Director, Bone Program, University of ChicagoProfessor of Medicine, University of ChicagoContributor, Harrison
Dr. Murray Favus is currently the Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He not only teaches at the University but has over 125 publications, has been a part of nearly 80 book chapters and reviews and has over 80 abstracts.
Dr. Favus has received numerous grants and awards for his world leading research since the early 70s.
David Geffner M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.Endocrinology
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Dr. Geffner is a member of several professional societies including the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists,
and the American Thyroid Association. He presently consults for the Medical Board of California of which he was a member, for Medicare, and
for the Center for Health Dispute Resolution.
Michael H. Crawford, M.D.
Cardiology
Chief of Clinical Cardiology - UCSF Medical Center
Dr. Michael Crawford is Professor of Medicine and the Lucie Stern Chair in Cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of Clinical Cardiology at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Crawford is the
editor of 14 books and the author of over 250 scientific articles in the field of Cardiology.
Richard Light, M.D.Allergy, Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of California at Irvine
Dr. Light is best known for his research on pleural disease. He developed Light’s criteria for the separation of transudates and exudates in 1972. Dr. Light is the editor of 12 books of which the two most famous are the single authored monograph Pleural Diseases and The Textbook of Pleural Disease. Dr. Light has been an author on more than 400 articles and has spoken in 48 countries. tHe has received a multitude of academic awards, held numerous prestigious positions and appointments with some of the nation’s top institutions and medical societies in his distinguished career of over 40 years.
Marion Boyd Gillespie, M.D., M.S.C, F.A.C.S.
Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery
Vice-Chair of Clinical Outreach, MUSC Dept. of OtolaryngologyProfessor, Dept. Otolaryngology, MUSC College of Medicine
Dr. Boyd has published over 90 papers and book chapters on diseases of the head and neck, and has given presentations at over 100 regional and
national conferences. He serves on national committees on head and neck cancer, evidence-based medicine, and sleep apnea, and is currently an
associate editor for JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Donald Goldstein M.D.OBGYN / Oncology
Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical SchoolAttending Gynecologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Senior Scientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Goldstein is a distinguished expert in Gynecologic Oncology. Has authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles and publications and has been a lecturer at Harvard since the Sixties. Dr. Goldstein has held numerous prestigious Academic and Professional appointments in his long and distinguished career in medicine.
David K. Imagawa M.D.Multi-Organ Transplant / Cancer Research
Professor of Clinical Surgery, SurgerySchool of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery/Islet Cell Transplantation, Suzanne Dykema Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer
Dr. Imagawa is recognized as a top physician by multiple organizations including Super Doctors, Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, and other regional awards. He has written 114 journal articles, 17 book chapters, 85 abstracts and 165 invited lectures and presentations across a 25 year distinguished career.
Richard B. Kim, M.D.Neurosurgery
Diplomate, American Board of Neurological SurgeonsMedical Director, Epilepsy Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital
Dr. Kim is a highly skilled and experienced neurosurgeon, with expertise in complex neurosurgical treatments for brain tumors, movement disorders,
spinal disorders, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and others. He lives in Anaheim Hills, California with his wife and 3 children.
An active researcher, Dr. Kim has published numerous scientific articles, authored and co-authored numerous textbook chapters and has been an
invited speaker at many professional conferences. His subject areas of publication range widely, and include brain tumors, spinal disorders, brain stem vascular disorders, epilepsy, and even the use of the Internet in the
publication of neurosurgical information.
Theodore Schwartze, M.D., F.A.C.S
Neurosurgery
Director of the Center for Epilepsy and Pituitary Surgery Professor of Neurosurgery - Weill Cornell Med College of Cornell
Dr. Schwartz is among the nation’s leading neurological surgeons specializing in brain tumor and epilepsy surgery. His research has been widely published and he has received numerous national awards. He is particularly known for advancing the use of state-of-the-art intraoperative technology, such as minimally
invasive endoscopy, brain mapping, and intraoperative imaging.
Joseph Vinetz M.D., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., F.A.S.T.M.H.
Infectious DiseasesDirector, Travel and Tropical MedicineProfessor of Medicine – UC San Diego
Dr. Vinetz is an expert on general infectious diseases and yellow fever vaccination. He is a national referral resource in the tertiary care setting for difficult-to-diagnosis infectious diseases and also sees general internal medicine patients with undiagnosed medical problems. His cutting edge research in Peru focuses on tropical infectious diseases, taking a comprehensive approach from laboratory bench to bedside.
Dr. Vinetz’s work has been recognized by by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Medicines for Malaria Venture, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization and many others. He is also an elected member of The American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Associate of American Physicians.
Minesh Mehta M.D., F.A.S.T.R.O.Radiation Oncology
Director, Maryland Proton Treatment CenterProfessor, University of Maryland
Co-Director of Clinical Research, Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland
Dr. Mehta is an American radiation oncologist and clinician-scientist, who has ceaselessly advanced the field of oncology for more that twenty years.
His scientific career in Neuro- and Thoracic Oncology has been marked with countless honored appointments and distinctions including being
named one of the best doctors in the nation every year from 1996 – 2014.Dr. Mehta has devised for over 100 clinical protocols, authored nearly
100 book chapters and published more than 800 scientific papers and abstracts.
Leonard Sender M.D.Oncology
Director, Clinical Operations and Program Development,Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterDivision Chief, Pediatric Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Sender is a nationally known expert in disorders of the blood and lymphatic system. He has repeatedly been named one of America’s best physicians for pediatrics, is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.
Warren Snodgrass M.D.Pediatric Urology
Professor of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical CenterChief, Pediatric Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Snodgrass is part of one of the largest pediatric urology groups in the United States, and provides expert care for all pediatric urologic conditions.. Dr. Snodgrass is particularly interested in repair of hypospadias, and is internationally known for his innovative surgeries for this condition.
Victor Strasburger M.D.Pediatrics / Adolescent Medicine
Founding Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, University Of New Mexico School of Medicine
Dr. Strasburger has authored 13 books, over 160 chapters and original articles in the field of pediatric literature. He has also appeared on Oprah,
The Today Show, CBS This Morning, has been featured several times in Newsweek, and has been a guest numerous times on National Public
Radio.
Stephen Paget M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R., M.A.C.R.
RheumatologyPhysician-in-Chief Emeritus - New York Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Paget has both national and international recognition as a Master Clinician in a broad range of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. As a Clinician-Scholar
Educator he has had a significant impact upon rheumatology education and is currently the Director of the HSS Rheumatology Academy of Medical Educators.
AccEAmerican Cardiac Center of Excelence
We look forward to collaborating with you.
Lucien [email protected]
423.794.9024
Amit [email protected]
913.213.4312
AccEAmerican Cardiac Center of Excelence
Abhu DhabiDubaiAl AinSharjahUmm al Quwain