MedhatF.ZaherMDFACC

Cardiology • Altoona, PA

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Non-Invasive Cardiology

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Office
1321 11th Ave
Altoona, PA 16601
Phone+1 814-942-2411

Fax+1 814-296-2040

Education & Training

Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2010 - 2011
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2006
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2006 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2006 - 2016
TX State Medical License 2014 - 2014
WY State Medical License 2011 - 2012
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

355 citations
Usefulness of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in predicting short- and long-term mortality after non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Basem Azab, Medhat Zaher, Kera F. Weiserbs, Estelle Torbey, Kenson Lacossiere
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2010-08-15
13 citations
Value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of mortality in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement
Mirette Habib, Mohammad Thawabi, Amer Hawatmeh, Habib Habib, Walid Elkhalili
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy. 2018-04-01
13 citations
Inadvertent malposition of a permanent pacemaker ventricular lead into the left ventricle which was initially missed and diagnosed two years later: a case report
Medhat Zaher, Basem Azab, Marc Bogin, Soad Bekheit
Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2011-02-09

Press Mentions

Conemaugh Nason Starts Construction on $3.1M Cath LabAugust 23rd, 2018

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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