Dr. Mehdi Shahriyari Afshar

P R O F I C I E N C Y:
✔ Senior, Seasoned, and Accomplished Healthcare Professional with career advancements in diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease & structural heart conditions through catheter-based procedures, such as angioplasty and stenting.
✔ Standout experience in utilizing specialized techniques to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease, vascular disease, structural heart disease. Honed skills in assessing all the parameters, appropriately treating organic heart disease, and making efforts to understand and manage the emotional difficulties that may be present.
✔ Remarkable proficiency in applying various diagnostic tools and imaging techniques including Echocardiography, exercise stress test, ambulatory ECG monitoring and ambulatory Blood pressure monitoring to measure cardiovascular functions and major arteries throughout the body

C L I N I C A L E X P E R T I S E
✔ Diagnosing and treating the diseases and abnormalities of the heart and circulatory system.
✔ Consulting with patients to understand symptoms and health concerns.
✔ Maintaining detailed notes of appointments with patients, including comments, tests and treatments prescribed, and test results.
✔ Performing tests, when needed, to check the health of patients’ hearts and/or cardiovascular systems.
✔ Interpreting test results to determine how effectively the heart and/or cardiovascular system functions.
✔ Performing invasive heart diagnostic and treatment procedures which may include complex heart interventions.
✔ Prescribing medication to treat heart and cardiovascular problems.
✔ Providing support and advice to patients, receiving long-term care.
✔ Researching heart and cardiovascular diseases, disorders, and abnormalities

L I C E N S E S & C E R T I F I C A T I O N S :
✔ DHA, Interventional Cardiology Specialty Practice, Dubai Health Authority, UAE, 2007- 2023
✔ Advance Cardiac Life Support Provider Course, ACLS, Dubai, UAE, 2022
✔ Basic Life Support Provider Course, BLS, Dubai, UAE, 2021
✔ Licentiate of Medical Council of Jamaica, Number 3025, 2019
✔ Licentiate of Medical Council of Canada (LMCC), Number 136460, 2017
✔ Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Diploma, Iranian Health Ministry, 2006
✔ Medical Qualification Evaluation, Danish National Board of Health, 2006
✔ National Board of Cardiology Diploma, Iranian Health Ministry, 2002
✔ The license of Medical Practitioner, Iranian Health Ministry, 1996

P R O F E S I O N A L M E M B E R S H I P:
✔ Emirates Cardiac Society
✔ European Heart Association
✔ Iranian Heart Association


H O N O R S & A W A R D S:
Appreciation letter by CEO of Canadian Specialist Hospital for Founding the Cath Lab Department, Dubai (2010)
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Award for the First University Rank, Tehran, Iran (1993)

R E S E A R C H:
✔ Research assistant: The Morphology of Coronary Artery Disease in South Asians vs White Caucasians and Its Implications, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2022
✔ Chief Researcher: Initial Success Rate and Prediction of Procedural Failure in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions, Department of Cardiology, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2006
✔ Research Associate: Epidemiologic Evaluation of Normal Resting ECG and Angiography Results in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease Symptoms, 2004
✔ Chief Researcher: Comparison of Coronary Angiography and Thallium Scan Results in Patients with Left Bundle Branch Block and Ischemic Heart Disease Symptoms, Department of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2002

O R A L P R E S E N T A T I O N S:
✔ Dyslipidemia Management, Iranian hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2023
✔ Hypertension Management, Iranian hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2022
✔ Chronic Pulmonary ThromboEmboli(CTEPH), Iranian hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2020
✔ Heart failure new definition, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2019
✔ Chest Pain Unit Management, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2014
✔ Left Main PCI, First Gulf Bifurcation Symposium, Dubai, UAE, 2013
✔ Acute Chest Pain and Modern Care Plan, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2011
✔ Interventional Treatments for Acute Ischemic Stroke, Iranian Hospital, Dubai, UAE, 2010
✔ Comparison of Coronary Angiography and Thallium Scan Results in Patients with
✔ LBBB and Ischemic Heart Disease Symptoms, 13th Congress of Iranian Heart Association in collaboration with the University of Vienna, Tehran, Iran, 2002

P O S T E R P R E S E N T A T I O N S:
✔ Initial Success Rate and Prediction of Procedural Failure in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion Lesions, CRT (Cardiovascular Revascularization Technologies) Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 2008
✔ Prevalence of Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factors in Mazandaran Province of Iran in 2002 – 2003, 7th National Congress on Cardiovascular Update, Tehran, Iran, 2005
✔ Normal Resting ECG and Coronary Angiography Results in Patient with Ischemic Heart Disease, 14th Congress of Iranian Heart Association in collaboration with British Cardiac Society, Tehran, Iran, 2004

P U B L I C A T I O N S:
✔ Malignant Right Coronary Artery Detection by Coronary Angiography in Iranian Hospital, Dubai, Case Report, Authors: Shahriyari Afshar M., Haque M., Pan Arab Angiology Journal (PAAJ), 2012: Volume 2, 2012
✔ Prevalence of Ischemic Heart Disease Risk Factors in Mazandaran Province of Iran in 2002- 2003, Authors: Mokhberi V., Mohseni A., Bagheri B., Shahriyari Afshar M., Abstract book of the 7th National (Iranian) Congress on Cardiovascular Update Congress, 2005: Page 78, 2005
✔ Normal Resting ECG and Coronary Angiography Results in Patient with Ischemic Heart Disease Symptoms, Authors: Nadi S., Shahriyari Afshar M., Arefi H., Iranian Heart Journal, 2004: Supplement 4, Page 275, 2004
✔ Comparison of Coronary Angiography and Thallium Scan Results in Patients with LBBB and Ischemic Heart Disease Symptoms, Authors: Arefi H., Shahriyari Afshar M, Iranian Heart Journal, 2002: supplement 3, page 214, 2002