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Office
1000 Ochsner Blvd
Covington, LA 70433Phone+1 985-875-2828Fax+1 985-875-3175
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2018 - 2020
- University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015 - 2018
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2015
- University of Tichreen Faculty of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
- OH State Medical License 2012 - 2023
- PA State Medical License 2018 - 2021
- IA State Medical License 2015 - 2020
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 25 citationsAssociation of Abnormal Postoperative Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain With Outcomes in Severe Aortic Stenosis Following Aortic Valve Replacement.Rami Kafa, Kenya Kusunose, Andrew Goodman, Lars G. Svensson, Joseph F. Sabik
JAMA Cardiology. 2016-07-01 - 29 citationsTime to Wound Healing and Major Adverse Limb Events in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia Treated with Endovascular RevascularizationGrant W. Reed, Negar Salehi, Pejman R. Giglou, Rami Kafa, Umair Malik
Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2016-10-01 - 17 citationsChart validation of inpatient ICD-9-CM administrative diagnosis codes for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among intravenous immune globulin (IGIV) users in the Senti...Eric M. Ammann, Marin L. Schweizer, Jennifer G. Robinson, Jayasheel O. Eschol, Rami Kafa
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 2018-04-01
Press Mentions
- Patients Can Now Have New Heart Procedure in YoungstownFebruary 26th, 2021
Other Languages
- Arabic
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