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March 30, 2016
Interventional cardiologist Amjad AlMahameed has joined the active medical staffs at Terrebonne General Medical Center and Cardiovascular Institute of the South.
Dr. AlMahameed is board certified in internal medicine, vascular medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and endovascular medicine. He received his doctorate from Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria and completed a residency in internal medicine and fellowship in vascular medicine at the renowned Cleveland Clinic. He then accepted faculty appointment at the Cleveland Clinic and served as a vascular medicine consultant and director of vascular medicine research program.
Dr. AlMahameed also received a master’s degree in public health from the Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland State University joint program.
He received his general cardiology and interventional coronary and peripheral training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2010, Dr. AlMahameed accepted faculty appointment at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School and served as an interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist. During this tenure, he was named director of the vascular medicine program, founding director of the vascular laboratory and founding director of the vascular disease management program, as well as co-director of the peripheral interventional program. Dr. AlMahameed also served as a consultant at Harvard Clinical Research Institute, and was also a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is also the recipient of several awards including the Cleveland Clinic’s senior resident of the year, Cleveland Clinic’s chief medical resident, and the chief cardiology fellow at Beth Israel Deaconess – Harvard Medical School.
Widely published, he has authored several book chapters in leading interventional, endovascular and cardiology textbooks. He is also a regular contributor to premier medical journals, and serves on the editorial board and as a reviewer to several prominent cardiovascular journals. He has presented his work and shared his expertise in numerous national and regional conferences, where he also was an effective organizer and leader.
