Professor El-Tamimi is a clinician and clinical scientist with experience from leading institutions in the United Kingdom, United States of America, and the UAE. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and Al Azhar University. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, and in cardiology at The Royal Post-Graduate Medical School, University of London and the Hammersmith Hospital, London. He then moved to the United States and served on the faculty of the University of Florida, the University of Texas – Texas Heart Institute, Houston, and Michigan State University where he was a Professor of Medicine and Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular and Prevention Center. Currently, he is Head of Cardiology Department at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai in addition to his position as Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at MBRU. He has numerous peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and his previous work include seminal studies on coronary endothelial dysfunction published in leading peer-reviewed journals.
Academic Appointments
Consultant and Head of Cardiology Department
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, UAE
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Mohammad Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE
Consultant Cardiologist
Al Zahra Hospital Dubai, UAE
Consultant Cardiologist, Chairman of Scientific Council, and Director of Cardiology Fellowship and Training Program
Al-Bassel Cardiovascular Center, Ministry of Health, Syria
Director General and Consultant Cardiologist
Cardiovascular and Surgical Center, Aleppo University, Syria
Professor of Medicine and Director
Cardiovascular and Prevention Center, Michigan State University, USA
Associate Professor of Medicine and Director
Cardiovascular and Prevention Center, Michigan State University, USA
Assistant Professor of Medicine - Division of Cardiology
University of Texas Houston, USA
Instructor in Clinical Medicine - Division of Cardiology
University of Florida, USA
Senior Lecturer in Cardiology - Cardiovascular Unit
Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, UK
Professional Education
MSc-Cardiology
University of London, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, UK
MD
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
BSc
The American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Teaching
- Teaching medical students, medical and cardiology residents both at the bedside and lecture theatre.
- As a Director and clinical tutor of the postgraduate Diploma in Cardiology at the University of London, Professor El-Tamimi was responsible for student selection, setting up curriculum, examinations and bedside teaching.
- As a head of clinical research center at The University of Florida, mentored many undergraduate student, medical resident and cardiology fellow to learn and participate in clinical research.
- As a director of the cardiology fellowship program, oversee cardiology fellows daily learning and training which involved morning reports, discussing clinical cases. Formal weekly curriculum lectures and teaching and management rounds.
Honors and Awards
Certificate of Recognition of Excellence
Aleppo University Cardiovascular Center, Syria
The Hippocratic Award (Best Teacher Award)
University of Florida, USA
The John Goodwin Award in Recognition of Excellence in Cardiology
The Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, UK
Distinction and First-Class Honors List
The American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine, London
- Fellow, The New York Academy of Science
- Fellow, The American College of Cardiology
- Fellow, The European Society of Cardiology
- Fellow, The American Heart Association
- Fellow, The American Society of Echocardiography
- Founding Member, The Syrian Cardiac Association
- Member, The American Medical Association
- Member, Emirates Cardiac Society
Research Interests
- Mechanism of pain in myocardial ischemia.
- Coronary vasospasm and manifestation of ischemic syndromes
- Effects of calcium antagonists and beta-blockers on coronary circulation
- Restenosis after coronary angioplasty.
- Coronary hemodynamic and angiographic response to various stimuli.
- Vascular biology: role of endothelium in hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
- Patterns of care in patients with myocardial infarction and unstable angina.
Clinical and Community Service
- Visiting professor to lecture in many prestigious institutions around the world
- Involved in 2 educational videos on how to do and interpret stress testing and Holter monitoring which were distributed as teaching tools in the UK.
- Public awareness seminars of cardiovascular risk factor by testing for blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol levels in hospitals, companies and recently at MBRU.