August 2000 - Diplomate of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
August 1995 - March 1996 - Master Degree in Internal Medicine (First Part), Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
October 1987 - Dec 1993 - Doctor of Medicine (MBBCh), Ain-Shams University, School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt. - Summa Cum Laude
Sept 1984 - July 1987 - General Certificate of Examination, St. George's College, Cairo, Egypt - Summa Cum Laude
September 2004 - Present: Attending Physician, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY 13203
Principal Investigator
Co-Investigator
Apposition, Absorb, Safe PCI, River PCI, Aristole, Cypher Elite, Xience Regitry, Vest Predict, Protect Registry, Resolute, Educate, DAPT, HCRI DAPT, Factor, Endeavor, Spirit IV, Eclipse, Patriot, Perseus, Cypress, Event, Regulate, ION, Protect CA, Precision Registry, Resolute Integrity, Cobra PzF Shield, Resolute Onyx, EVOLVE Short DAPT, TWILIGHT, VEST, AEGIS, CONNECT HF
October 2009: Renal Artery Stenosis, The Silent Killer, VIA, 3rd Annual Symposium, Buffalo, NY
October 2009: Innovation In Endovascular Therapy, VIA, 3rd Annual Symposium, Buffalo, NY
September 2008: Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Updates in Cardiovascular Disease Symposium, Syracuse, NY
January 2006: Medical grand round, CPC case. SUNY upstate medical university, Syracuse, NY
October 2005: Endovascular approach to peripheral arterial disease, the silent killer. AHA Cardiology 2005, Syracuse, NY
January 2004: Percutaneous Rheolytic Thrombectomy; An Emerging Modality For Treatment Of Massive Pulmonary Embolism. SCAI meeting, May 2004, San Diego, CA
November 2003: Results Using A Risk-Weighted Algorithm For Cardiac Screening In Renal Transplant Candidates. American Transplant Congress meeting, May 2004, Boston, MA
June 2003: Relation of BNP to age and exercise capacity in asymptomatic patients with severe Aortic Stenosi. Oral presentation, AHA Asia-Pacific meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.
November 2002: Concurrent spontaneous carotid, vertebral, and coronary dissections in young female with fibromuscular dysplasia. Oral presentation, AHA meeting, Chicago, IL.
May 1999: Lemiere’s Syndrome, a rare old disease yet still seen. Poster presentation, ACP Meeting.
1991 - 1992: "Smoking prevalence among high school students & its influential factors". Research project sponsored by the Community & Preventive Medicine Department, Ain-Shams University, School of Medicine.
August 2018: Mina Iskander, Ashraf Abugroun, Kerolous Shehata, Ayman Iskander:
“Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy-Induced Cardiac Free Wall Rupture: A Case Report and Review of
Literature” Cardiol Res. 2018 Aug; 9(4): 244–249.
March 2018: Sarah B. Windle, Payam Dehghani, Ayman Iskander, et al.: “Smoking abstinence 1 year after acute coronary syndrome: follow-up from a randomized controlled trial of varenicline in patients admitted to hospital” CMAJ. 2018 Mar 26190(12): E347–E354
April 2017: Payam Dehghani, Bettina Habib, Ayman Iskander, et al: “Smokers and Postcessation Weight Gain After Acute Coronary Syndrome” J Amer Heart Assoc. April 2017
October 2016: S. Windle, A. Iskander et al:
“Smoking Abstinence 12 months after Acute Coronary Syndrome: Follow-up from a RCT of Varenicline in Hospitalized Patient”. Canadian Cardiovascular Congress October 19th 2016, Poster Presentation, Montreal, Canada
November 2015: The Efficacy and Safety of Varenicline, a Selective Alpha4beta2 Nicotinic Receptor Partial Agonist, for Smoking Cessation in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Abstract; AHA, Session: LBCT.02. Orlando, FL. November 2015
May 2015: Lawrence Garcia, Michael R. Jaff, Ayman Iskander, et al : “Wire-Interwoven Nitinol Stent Outcome in the Superficial Femoral and Proximal Popliteal Arteries: Twelve-Month Results of the SUPERB Trial” Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 May;8(5)
January 2012: Christopher J. White , Surendra B. Avula, Randy T. Mintz , Ayman Iskander, et al
“Carotid artery revascularization with distal protection in high-surgical-risk patients in routine clinical practice: Rationale and design of the CABANA safety surveillance program” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012; 79:167-173
June 2007: A. Simons, A. Iskander, R. Caputo
“The use of both peripheral and coronary techniques to treat a diseased vein graft” J Invasive Cardiol 2007 Jun; 19(6): E172-3
March 2005: A. Iskander, A. Nayak, M. Chauhan
“Submassive Pulmonary Embolism and Paradoxical Embolic Stroke Treated With Percutaneous Rheolytic Thrombectomy and Closure of the Patent Foramen Ovale” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005;64:356-360
March 2004: A. Iskander, B. Bouthot, E. Walshe et al “Results using a risk-weighted algorithm for cardiac screening in renal transplant candidated” Am J Transpl 2004;4(S):481
October 2003: A. Iskander, A.Levin, E. Schick
“Spontaneous Pneumopericardium” HEART 89(10):1250, 2003
June 2003: A. Iskander, P.Kinnunen, W. Gaasch
“Relation of BNP to age and exercise capacity in asymptomatic patients with severe Aortic Stenosis” Circulation online, May 20, 2003, Abstract No. 51.
November 2002: A. Iskander, K.Hreib, D. Gossman, B.Mirbach “Concurrent spontaneous carotid, vertebral, and coronary dissections in young female with fibromuscular dysplasia” Circulation 2002;106(19);II-V.
Textbook Chapter
May 2004: “Intracranial intervention” Chapter 22 in Peripheral Vascular Disease: Basic Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches by George Abela
Sept. 2004 - Present: Assistant Professor of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Sept. 2004 - Present: Interventional Cardiologist, Endovascular specialist And Structural Heart Disease specialist
Sept. 2016 - Present: President, SJH Cardiology Associates, PC
May 2017 - Present: Director of Research, SJH Cardiology Associated, PC
April 2019 - Present: Chair, Structural Heart Committee, St. Joseph's Hospital
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