Dr. Wassim Shatila

Dr. Wassim Shatila is an American Board Certified Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at CMC Dubai with 17 years of clinical experience. He leads the structural heart program and specializes in complex coronary interventions, transcatheter valve therapies, and peripheral vascular procedures.

Dr. Shatila earned his MD from the American University of Beirut, followed by internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology fellowships at leading academic medical centers in the United States. He is triple-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology.

Clinical Expertise & Key Focus Areas:

• Complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and stent placements
• Structural heart interventions including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
• Coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and physiology assessments
• Percutaneous closure of structural cardiac defects and coronary fistulas
• Comprehensive management of acute coronary syndromes and heart failure

Dr. Shatila is committed to state-of-the-art transcatheter interventions that restore cardiac health while avoiding open-heart surgery whenever possible.