Clinical and Experimental Research in Cardiology

Dr. Syed Aitizaz Uddin was Consultant Incharge of Cardiac Surgery section of North West Armed Forces Hospital,Tabuk, Saudi Arabia for last 8 years. Track record as operating surgeon of more than 1500 Adult Cardiac Operations. Including emergency and salvage procedures redo operations, Total Arterial Revascularization, OPCAB surgery, complex valve repairs and multiple valves replacements. Involved as a trainee in cardiac and pulmonary transplant and adult ECMO and VAD management in UK and Canada. Strong Training back ground in Congenital Heart Surgery as a Senior Registrar in Prince Sultan Cardiac Center Riyadh and then as a Fellow in Boston Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre,USA. Established the Congenital Heart Surgery Program at NWAFH Tabuk. Operating regularly neonates, infants and children for a variety of Congenital Cardiovascular malformations with complexity ranging from RACHAS group 1 to 5. Experience of more than 1000 Pediatric cardiac operations as a consultant cardiac surgeon. Good experience of chest trauma surgery, esophageal surgery and VATS procedures. Extensive experience in Cardiac Surgical Intensive care in both adult and congenital heart cases. Involved in clinical research and training of Residents and Registrars in cardiac surgery. Supervised PhD Thesis of one Perfusionist in our department. Three Registrars trained directly under my supervision in Tabuk are now working as consultant cardiac Surgeons in Saudi Arabia, Canada and Egypt.

Ventricular Diastolic Function, Pathophysiology of Extracorporeal Circulation, Risk Scoring and Outcome Analysis in Adult and Congenital Cardiac Surgery.