AshrafYahyaAlqaqaMDFACC

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology

Consultant, Cardiovascular Diseases

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Dr. Ashraf Alqaqa is a Cardiologist based in Cape Girardeau, MO. His subspecialties include Echocardiography, Vascular medicine, Peripheral arterial disease(PAD), and Nuclear Cardiology. His education includes a Medical degree from the University of Jordan, an Internal Medicine residency at Rutgers Health, and Cardiology fellowships at Hackensack Meridian Health School of Medicine at Seton Hall University. He also holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Alqaqa's experience includes coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, Heart failure, adult echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, PAD, and cardiac CT. Notably, he has several publications in esteemed journals and was the recipient of awards including the Dr. John A. Paterson Endowed Scholarship Award and the Best in Clinical Investigation Award from Seton Hall University.

University of tennesseeMBA, 2015 - 2017
Seton Hall University-Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2013 - 2014
Seton Hall University-Hackensack Meridian School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2013
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 2004

VA State Medical License 2019 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
MO State Medical License 2022 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2019 - 2025
SD State Medical License Active through 2023
TN State Medical License 2014 - 2023
NJ State Medical License 2010 - 2017
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Vacular medicineEndovascular specialty
American Board of vascular MedicineVascular Medicine
APCACertification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography™ (CBCCT™)
The American Society of EchocardiographyNational Board of Echocardiography
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)Diplomate of Nuclear cardiology

PubMed

11 citations
Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Clipping During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Technically Feasible and Safe.
Ashraf Alqaqa, Shabiah Martin, Aiman Hamdan, Fayez Shamoon, Kourosh T Asgarian
Journal of Atrial Fibrillation. 2016-06-30
6 citations
Takotsubo Syndrome in African American vs. Non-African American Women.
Ashraf Qaqa, Joseph Daoko, Nesreen Jallad, Omar Aburomeh, Irvin Goldfarb
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2011-05-01
19 citations
Viral load and CD4+ cell count as risk factors for prolonged QT interval in HIV-infected subjects: a cohort-nested case-control study in an outpatient population.
Ashraf Qaqa, Hamid Shaaban, Vincent A. DeBari, Suzan Phung, Jihad Slim
Cardiology. 2010-10-21

Journal Articles

Autonomic dysfunction as a predictor of heart disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Elnahar Y, Bisharat M, Daoko J, QaQa A, Al-Dehneh A, Debari VA, Slim J, Shamoon F,, Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, 1/1/2013, 1/1/2013
Mitral Annular Calcification as a Cause of Mitral Stenosis
Ashraf Qaqa et al, Consultant360, 2/23/2011

Books/Book Chapters

Internal Medicine-In Review
Chapter: Cardiovascular Diseases
Ashraf AlqaqaEditors: Norman H. Ertel, MD, James M. Horowitz, MD, Miguel A. Paniagua, MD.Sanovaworks