Expertise, Training & Conferences

Clinical specializations, education and certifications, conference participation and professional memberships.

Expertise

Clinical Specializations

Comprehensive cardiovascular care across interventional, diagnostic, and structural heart procedures.

01

Complex Coronary
Interventions

Performs high-complexity PCI, including left main, bifurcation stenting, CTO procedures and rotational atherectomy, with experience of 5,000+ coronary angiograms and 3,000+ PCI procedures.

  • Left Main PCI & High-Risk Angioplasty
  • Bifurcation Stenting Techniques
  • Antegrade CTO Procedures
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Left Ventricular Support Devices
02

Advanced Intravascular
Imaging & Physiology

Intracoronary imaging and physiological assessment to guide each step of the procedure.

  • IVUS & OCT Guidance
  • FFR / iFR Assessment
  • Plaque Characterization
  • Transthoracic & Transesophageal Echo
  • Stress Echocardiography
03

Structural Heart &
Electrophysiology

Structural interventions and device-based therapies for arrhythmia management, heart failure and stroke prevention.

  • ASD & LAA Occlusion (WATCHMAN FLX™)
  • Pacemaker & ICD Programming
  • Loop Recorder Implantation
  • Cardioversion & Arrhythmia Management
  • Heart Failure & Cardiomyopathies

Additional Clinical Areas

Valve Disease Hypertensive Heart Disease Cardiac Tamponade / Pericardiocentesis Ischemic Heart Disease Diabetes & Renal Cardiology CRT Systems Emergency Cardiology Coronary Angiography (L & R Heart)
Credentials

Education & Certifications

Education

  1. 2011

    MD — Doctor of Medicine

    Philipps University Marburg & Cologne University Medical College, Germany

  2. 2016

    German Specialist Register: Emergency Medicine

    Düsseldorf, Germany

  3. 2017

    Cardiology Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology & Specialist (Facharzt)

    Sana Clinics Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany

  4. 2019

    Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

    Rheinland Clinic Heart Center, Neuss, Germany

Licences & Certifications

🇦🇪 DHA Licence — Interventional Cardiology, Dubai
🇦🇪 MOH Evaluation Certificate — Interventional Cardiology, Abu Dhabi
🇩🇪 Board Certified — Interventional Cardiology, Germany
🇩🇪 German Board — Internal Medicine & Cardiology
🇩🇪 Board Certified in Hypertension DHL, Heidelberg, Germany
🇩🇪 Certified — Emergency Medicine, Düsseldorf
☢ Certified Specialist — Radiation Protection
🇺🇸 ACLS-Provider Certification — American Heart Association (AHA)
Academic Leadership

Speaking & Engagements

Active in regional and international cardiology education and community building.

Organizer

German Interventional Club Meeting

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Now in its 3rd edition.

Invited Speaker

Quality at the Heart Forum

Cairo, Egypt · 12 September 2026

Menarini regional accredited forum — case-based session on microvascular angina.

Chairman

Mastering Rapid Recognition & Management of Chest Pain

Fujairah, UAE · 27 September 2025

Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah, under Mubadarat — The President’s Initiatives.

Affiliations

Professional Memberships

Fellow
FSCAI
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
Washington DC, USA
Fellow
FRCP
Royal College of Physicians
London, United Kingdom
Fellow
DGK
German Cardiac Society
Germany
Fellow
AGIK
Working Group Interventional Cardiology
Germany
Member
ESC
European Society of Cardiology
Europe
Member
EAPCI
European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
France
Member
ACCA
Acute Cardiovascular Care Association
Europe
Member
HFA
European Heart Failure Association
France
From LinkedIn

Insights & Updates

Media appearances, case highlights, and latest thoughts on interventional cardiology.

🎬 Media

Dr. Zaidoun Hajali — Interview on Fujairah TV

🎤 Event

Mastering Rapid Recognition & Management of Chest Pain — Fujairah, 27 September 2025

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