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Dr. Bassil Khalil Al Zamkan
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Dr. Bassil Khalil Al Zamkan

Cardiothoracic Surgery
DESIGNATION
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery
SPECIALTY
Cardiothoracic Surgery
LANGUAGES
Arabic, English, German
EXPERIENCE
32 years

Core Competencies

Cardiac (Coronary artery disease)

  • Coronary artery bypass grafting
  • OPCAB, MIDCAB surgery

Valve surgery

  • Valve surgery (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid)
  • Aortic Root surgery
  • Minimally-invasive valve surgery
  • Endocarditis surgery

Thoracic great vessels

  • Aortic dissection & Arch surgery
  • Carotid surgeries (Repair and Reconstruction)

Thoracic

  • All kinds of lung resection surgeries
  • Minimally-invasive VATS surgery
  • Oncology thoracic surgery (Lung and Mediastinal Tumor)
  • Diaphragm repair surgery
  • Pleura disease surgery
  • Thoracic trauma surgery
  • Trachea surgery
  • Chest wall surgery

ECMO implantation  - Mechanical circulatory assistance

Electrophysiology/arhythmia

  • Pacemaker implantation surgery

Heart failure treatment

Brief Profile

Dr. Bassil Khalil Al Zamkan has a rich experience of more than 31 years as a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon. He has worked in renowned hospitals across Germany and the UAE. In his career, he has performed more than 4500 surgeries, and more than 3000 interventions using a heart-lung machine, covering the whole spectrum in cardiac and thoracic surgery, including interventions in MIDCAB, OPCAB, and minimally-invasive aortic surgery. Also, he has successfully managed about 750 cases in thoracic & lung, and more than 900 cases on the blood vessels and pacemaker operations.

Dr. Al Zamkan's expertise encompasses a broad range of cardiac, thoracic and great vessel surgical procedures, with particular emphasis on aortic root and arch surgeries, as well as specialized procedures in thoracic oncology involving the lung and mediastinum.

Additionally, in the academic domain, Dr. Al Zamkan's scholarly inclination has made him a respected lecturer at leading medical institutions. He also has many research publications in his name in the Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, as well as the European Heart Journal. He is an active member and organizer in the world-renowned International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. Furthermore, Dr. Bassil has received many national and international awards.

Qualifications

  • Studies of Human Medicine, Charité University (Freie University of Berlin), Berlin, Germany, 1988
  • Internal Medicine, Charité University (Freie University of Berlin)
  • General and Trauma Surgery, Charité University (Freie University of Berlin)
  • German Board Certification as a Cardiac Surgery Specialist, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf - Facharzt für Herzchirurgie (German Board for Cardiovascular Surgery), 1998
  • German Board Certification as a Thoracic Surgery Specialist, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf - Facharzt für Thoraxchirurgie (German Board for Thoracic Surgery), 2007

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