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Raed Abu Shama, M.D Date of Birth: November 23, 1972 Place of Birth: Tulkarem - Palestine CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: 2014 – Current: Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA. 2011 – 2014: Electrophysiology Fellowship at the UOHI, Ottawa, Canada. 2007 – 2011: Cardiology and Electrophysiology in Sheba Medical Center. 2004 – 2007: Cardiology Fellowship at the Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine. 1999 – 2003: Internal Medicine Residency at the Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine. 1998 – 1999: Resident in the emergency department in Tulkarem Hospital, Palestine. 1997 – 1998: Internship at Jordan University Hospital in Amman, Jordan. EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS: 2015: Certified Cardiologist by Saudi Commission for Health Specialties 2013: Canadian Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship. 2008: The Palestinian Board of Cardiology. 2003: The Jordan Board of Internal Medicine. 2003: The Palestinian Board of Internal Medicine. 1998: The Internship Qualification of the Jordan Medical Council in Amman. 1997: First degree in medicine from Tishreen University in Lattakia – Syria. 1990: High school Certificate from Fadeliyah School in Tulkarem-Palestine. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2001 – 2007: Clinical Instructor for medical students at Al Quds University in Abu Deis, Palestine. 2002 – 2007: Lecturer for Internal Medicine in the faculty of medicine at Al-Quds University. 2002 – 2005: Chief internal medicine resident and continuous medical education co-coordinator. 2015 – 2016: Lecturer and Bedside Clinical Instructor for Prince Noura Medical School. COURSES and CONFERENCES ATTENDED:  Saudi Heart Association Annual Meeting: Riyadh, 2015, 2016.  Gulf Arrhythmia: Dubai, 2016.  European Society of Cardiology Annual Meeting: London 2015.  Canadian Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation Symposium: Québec city, 2014.  Ontario EP Fellows Day: Intracardiac Echo [ICE] Course, London, ON, 2012 and 2013.  Arctic Front® Masters Program: Cryoablation for AF Course: Montréal, Canada 2013.  Heart Rhythm Society Annual Meetings: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.  Advanced Device Concepts for EP Fellows Program: Toronto, Canada 2012.  Josephson and Wellens: Intracardiac Unknowns for EP Fellows: Boston, MA 2012.  Josephson and Wellens: How to Approach Complex Arrhythmias for EP Fellow: Boston, MA 2012.  Annual EP Fellows Seminar: Interpreting the Unknown Electrogram by Eric Prystowsky: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.  The Annual Medtronic Canadian Electrophysiology Fellows Course: Montréal and Toronto Canada 2011, 2013.  The Annual St. Jude Canadian Electrophysiology Fellows Course: London, Canada 2011, 2013.  International Winter Arrhythmia School: Collingwood 2012 and Mont Tremblant 2013, Canada.  Advanced Course of ICD therapy, Paris-France, by Boston Scientific, 2010.  Advanced Course of CRT Implantation, Paris-France, by Boston Scientific, 2009.  Europace 2009, International EP meeting, Berlin-Germany 2009.  Advanced Course of CRT Implantation, Germany, by Medtronic, 2009  Advanced Course of ICD Troubleshooting, by Medtronic, 2008.  EuroPCR 06, Interventional Cardiology meeting, Paris-France 2006.  ACLS and BLS provider courses 2003, 2006, 2011 and 2015.  Multiple local, national and international meetings and courses: in Palestine, Canada and USA (2000 – 2015). SKILLS: Proficient in: • IV cannulation, Arterial lines, Central venous lines • Lumbar puncture, Nasogastric Tube insertion, Endotracheal intubation • Pleural and ascites tap Cardiology procedures: • Coronary angiography • Exercise stress testing • Interpretation of adult echocardiography • Insertion of temporary pacemakers Electrophysiology and Device procedures: • Single and dual chamber pacemakers and ICD implantation [>1000 cases] • Cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation [>150 cases] • Ablation of supraventricular tachycardia [>250 cases] • Ablation of Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Tachycardia and atypical Flutter [100 cases] • Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia [20 cases] • Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease [22 cases] • Lead extractions [40 cases] • Intracardiac Echocardiography • Use of 3D electroanatomic mapping systems [Carto, NavX] PUBLICATIONS: 1. Grupper A, Killu AM, Friedman PA, Abu Sham'a R, Buber J, Kuperstein R, Rozen G, Asirvatham SJ, Espinosa RE, Luria D, Webster TL, Brooke KL, Hodge DO, Wiste HJ, Cha YM, Glikson M. Effects of tricuspid valve regurgitation on outcome in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Mar 15;115(6):783-9. 2. Abu Sham'a RA, Nery P, Sadek M, Yung D, Redpath C, Perrin M, Sarak B, Birnie D. Myocardial Injury Secondary to ICD Shocks: Insights from Patients with Lead Fracture. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2013 Sep 2. doi: 10.1111/pace.12263. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23998856. 3. Abu Sham'a R, Buber J, Grupper A, Nof E, Kuperstein R, Luria D, Feinberg MS, Eldar M, Glikson M. Effects of tricuspid valve regurgitation on clinical and echocardiographic outcome in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy. Europace. 2012 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print] 4. Nikolidakis S, Luria D, Weisemberg JS, Tanami N, Lev DB, Gurevitz O, Abu Sham'a RA, Eldar M, Friedman P, Glikson M. Beneficial effect of Bradycardia Tachycardia Response (BTR) algorithm on VT detection in the presence of rate smoothing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 May;35(5):586-91. 5. Abu Sham'a R, Kuperstein R, Barsheshet A, Bar-Lev D, Luria D, Gurevitz O, Bachar S, Eldar M, Feinberg M, Glikson M. The effects of anodal stimulation on electrocardiogram, left ventricular dyssynchrony, and acute haemodynamics in patients with biventricular pacemakers. Europace. 2011 Jul;13(7):997-1003. Epub 2011 Apr 6. PubMed PMID: 21474459. 6. Halshtok O, Goitein O, Abu Sham'a R, Granit H, Glikson M, Konen E. Pacemakers and magnetic resonance imaging: no longer an absolute contraindication when scanned correctly. Isr Med Assoc J. 2010 Jul;12(7):391-5. PubMed PMID: 20862817. 7. Abu Sham'a RA, Darwazah AK, Kufri FH, Yassin IH, Torok NI. MetS and cardiovascular risk factors among Palestinians of East Jerusalem. East Mediterr Health J. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):1464-73. PubMed PMID: 20218139. 8. Beinart R, Abu Sham'a R, Segev A, Hod H, Guetta V, Shechter M, Boyko V, Behar S, Matetzky S. The incidence and clinical predictors of early stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2010 Jan;159(1):118-24. PubMed PMID: 20102877. 9. Abu Sham'a RA, Asher E, Luria D, Berger M, Glikson M. Apical ballooning syndrome: a complication of dual chamber pacemaker implantation. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2009 Jul 1;9(4):229-32. PubMed PMID: 19652736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2705322. 10. Darwazah AK, Shehadeh SM, Sharabati B, Abu Sham'a RA. Left internal mammary artery atherosclerosis: twenty-three years after repair of aortic coarctation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Dec;86(6):1991-4. PubMed PMID: 19022032. 11. Abu Sham'a RA, Kufri FH, Yassin IH. Stuttering priapism complicating warfarin therapy in a patient with protein C deficiency. Int J Lab Hematol. 2008 Aug;30(4):339-43. PubMed PMID: 18665833. 12. Darwazah AK, Snaineh YA, Kiswani MO, Yassin IH, Abu Sham'a RA. Off-pump coronary artery bypass in multi-vessel disease: effect of ejection fraction on early and midterm mortality and morbidity. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2008 Aug;49(4):519-26. PubMed PMID: 18665116. 13. Darwazah AK, Aloul J, Abu Sham'a RA, Eida M, Ismail H. Iatrogenic right coronary artery dissection with retrograde extension to the right coronary sinus. J Card Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr;23(2):177-9. PubMed PMID: 18304141. 14. Ahmad K. Darwazah PhD, FRCS (Ed), Raed A. H. Abu Sham’a M.D, Mohammed H. Hawari M.D, Ismail Islim PhD, MRCP. Coronary Artery Disease Associated with Left Atrial Myxoma. Case Report and Review of the Literature. Egyptian Heart Journal 2007. 15. Ahmad K. Darwazah (PhD, FRCS), Muneer El Kiswani (MD), Raed A. H. Abu Sham’a (MD). Conservative Management of Left Atrial Thrombus after CABG. Egyptian Heart Journal 2007. 16. Darwazah KA, Abu Sham'a RA, Hanbali B. Myocardial revascularization in porcelain aorta: impact of age on conduct of surgery. Minerva Chir. 2007 Dec;62(6):503-5. PubMed PMID: 18091660. 17. Darwazah AK, Abu Sham'a RA, Yassin IH, Islim I. Surgical intervention to remove an entrapped fractured guidewire during angioplasty. J Card Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec;22(6):526-8. PubMed PMID: 18039222. 18. Abu Sham'a RA, Kufri FH, Yassin IH. Brugada syndrome: an unusual cause of syncope in a young patient. Ann Saudi Med. 2007 May-Jun;27(3):201-5. PubMed PMID: 17568171. 19. Darwazah AK, Abu Sham'a RA, Yasin IH. Coronary endarterectomy on beating heart: is it worth doing? J Card Surg. 2007 Jan-Feb;22(1):69-72. PubMed PMID: 17239220. 20. Darwazah AK, Hawari MH, Qaqa Z, Abu Sham'a RA, Sharabati B. Visceral leishmaniasis complicated by fungal pulmonary valve endocarditis. J Infect. 2006 Oct;53(4):e185-9. Epub 2006 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 16473409. 21. Darwazah AK, Abu Sham'a RA, Hussein E, Hawari MH, Ismail H. Myocardial revascularization in patients with low ejection fraction < or =35%: effect of pump technique on early morbidity and mortality. J Card Surg. 2006 Jan-Feb;21(1):22-7. PubMed PMID: 16426343 ABSTRACTS: 1. Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Oral Presentation HRS 2014. Raed Abu Sham’a, Hiroshi Ohira, Pablo Nery, Girish Nair, Calum Redpath, Rob Beanlands, David Birnie. 2. Accessory Pathway Presenting as Narrow Complex Tachycardia with AV Dissociation. Presented at HRS 2014 Raed Abu Sham’a, Nik Stoyanov, David Birnie, and Martin Green 3. Most Patients with Inappropriate ICD Shocks Secondary to ICD Lead Fracture have Elevated Troponin Levels. Raed A. Abu Sham’a, . . . Heart Rhythm, Vol. 9, No. 5, May Supplement 2012. S306. Presented at HRS 2012. 4. Traditional Predictors of Mortality in Heart Failure Patients Do Not Predict Mortality in Patients Implanted with CRT. Eyal Nof, Raed A. Abu Sham’a, . . . Heart Rhythm, Vol 8, No. 5, May Supplement 2011. S227. Presented at HRS 2011. 5. The Effects of Baseline Tricuspid Regurgitation on Long Term Response and Prognosis in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients Raed A. Abu Sham’a, . . . Heart Rhythm, Vol 8, No. 5, May Supplement 2011. S223. Presented at ECAS and HRS 2011. 6. Role of Mechanical Dyssynchrony Parameters in Predicting Echocardiographic Response and Survival among Patients with CRT Raed Abu Sham'a, . . . J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2011) 30:87–198. Presented at ECAS 2011. 7. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Induced Tricuspid Regurgitation - A Novel Mechanism of Nonresponse. Raed Abu Sham'a, . . . J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2011) 30:87–198. Presented at ECAS 2011. 8. Characterization of Early Super-Responders to CRT and Long Term Improvement in Ejection Fraction Raed Abu Sham'a, . . . J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2011) 30:87–198. Presented at ECAS 2011. 9. Characterization of Early Super-Responders To CRT and Long Term Improvement in Ejection Fraction Raed A. Abu Sham’a, . . . Heart Rhythm, Vol 8, No. 5, May Supplement 2011. S290. Presented at HRS 2011. 10. Does Early LV Mechanical Resynchronization Affect the Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcome among CRT Patients? Raed Abu Sham’a, . . . J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2010) 27:147–266. . Presented at ECAS 2010. 11. Can We Predict Early Deterioration after CRT From Patients’ Baseline Characteristics? Raed Abu Sham’a, . . . J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2010) 27:147–266. Heart Rhythm, Vol 7, No. 5, May Supplement 2010, S 182. Europace, Volume 12 suppl 1 June 2010. i143. Presented at ECAS, HRS and Cardiostim 2010 12. CRTD with Plug. Is It Worth Doing? Eyal Nof, Raed Abu Sham’a, . . . Europace, Volume 12 suppl 1 June 2010. i139. Presented at Cardiostim 2010. 13. The Long Term Effect of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Eyal Nof, Raed Abu Sham’a, . . . Europace, Volume 12 suppl 1 June 2010. i136. Presented at Cardiostim 2010. 14. Benefit of CRT in Concomitant Right and Left Ventricle Dysfunction. Eyal Nof, Raed Abu Sham’a, . . . Europace, Volume 12 suppl 1 June 2010. i160. Presented at Cardiostim 2010. 15. Incidence and Hemodynamic Effects of Anodal Stimulation in Patients with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Raed A. Abu Sham’a, . . . Europace, Volume 12 suppl 1 June 2010. i156. Presented at Cardiostim 2010. 16. Predictors of Clinical Deterioration Acutely after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. R. Abu Sham'a, . . . Europace (2009) 11 (suppl 2): NP doi:10.1093. Presented at Europace 2009. LANGUAGES:  Arabic: Proficient.  English: Proficient.