Dr. Waleed Farag

Biography

Dr. Waleed Farag has more than eight years of specialist experience in Cardiology.

Dr. Farag achieved his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 2011. Subsequently, he pursued his Master's degree in Cardiovascular Diseases at the same institution from 2015 to 2019. Complementing his medical expertise, Dr. Farag also holds a Diploma in Total Quality Management for Healthcare, earned from the American University in Cairo between 2012 and 2013.

Prior to joining ICLDC, Dr. Farag worked as a Specialist Cardiologist at the Zayed Military Hospital (ZMH) in Abu Dhabi. Following his tenure at ZMH, he worked as Specialist Cardiologist and was Head of the Cardiology Department at NMC Royal in Mohammad Bin Zayed City, whilst also being the head of Cardiology for NMC Medical centers’ cluster in Abu-Dhabi).

Dr. Farag’s scope of practice includes Chronic Heart failure, Uncontrolled or Resistant Hypertension, Ischemic Heart disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia and Hyperlipidemia.

Field of Expertise

• Diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases including high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, valvular heart disease, rheumatic fever, heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, dyslipidemia and other risk factors, preoperative cardiac evaluation and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Management and prevention of cardiovascular disease, risk factors analysis and approach of cardiac symptoms: chest pain, palpitations, fatigue and shortness of breath
• Cardiac diagnostics and imaging using ECG/echocardiography/stress cardiac studies/ Cardiac CT -Scan/ Cardiac MRI/ Holter monitoring for cardiac rhythm and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.

Scope of practice

Chronic Heart failure, Uncontrolled or Resistant Hypertension, Ischemic Heart disease, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Hyperlipidemia

Awards & Accreditations

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Master’s degree in Cardiovascular Diseases
• Diploma in Total Quality Management for Healthcare, American University in Cairo - Egypt
• American Heart Association Certified Instructor of Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• CCKE ACC (American College of Cardiology) Cultural Review Board Member, October 2023
• Faculty and Board Member at the Emirates Cardiac Society Annual Conference
• Cardiology Lecturer for the Arab Board Program at Zayed Military Hospital for Internal and Family Medicine Physicians