د. راكان إبراهيم ناظر Rakan I. Nazer MD CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
د. راكان إبراهيم محمد ناظر
Rakan I. Nazer MD, FRCSC
Cardiac Surgeon, Assistant Professor
King Saud University, School of Medicine
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Correspondence:
King Fahad Cardiac Center
Internal PO Box 92
PO Box 7805
Riyadh 11472, KSA
Tel: 4679353
Career/Academic Appointments:
2011-12 Advanced Clinical Fellowship in Aortic and Minimally Invasive-Cardiac Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
2010-11 Clinical Fellow in Adult Cardiac Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004-10 Comprehensive Cardiac Surgery Residency, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003-04 Surgical Resident, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2002-03 Intern, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Administrative Position:
2009-10 Administrative Chief Resident in Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003-present Academic Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Board Certification:
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Fellowship Certificate (FRCPSC), 2011
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certificate in Cardiac Surgery (FRCSC), 2010
Licenses and Certifications:
Yale School of Medicine Fellowship Certificate in Cardiac Surgery, 2012
University of Toronto Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery / Sunnybrook Hospital, 2011
University of Toronto Fellowship in Cardiac Surgery / St. Michael’s Hospital, 2010
University of Toronto Residency Program Certificate in Cardiac Surgery, 2010
State of Connecticut Medical License 2009
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) Certificate, 2007
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) Certificate, 2006
Academic Honors & Recognition:
Bachelor's with Honor Degree – Valedictorian-, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2002
Clinical Experience & Scope of Practice:
Experienced in all domains of adult cardiac surgery, with particular focus in:
Cardiac Valve Disease Expertise in advanced repair techniques for the aortic and mitral valves, aortic valve sparing, minimally invasive mitral Intervention and catheter based valve intervention.
Aortic Surgery Expertise in bicuspid aortic valve disease, and aortic aneurysm disease.
Coronary Disease Expertise in off-pump coronary surgery,SVST, and total arterial revascularization.
Research Experiences:
2007-08 Academic Enrichment Year (PGY IV in Residency)
Research Fellow / Biostatistics Student:
Cardiac Surgery Division, Toronto General Hospital / Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Database Operations: proficient in constructing, manipulating and functioning with surgical databases using database software (ACCESS®).
- Statistical Analysis: Knowledge to independently perform statistical analysis using (SAS®/SPSS®). Interested in regression and mixed effect modeling.
- Outcome & Survival Analysis: with special interest in aortopathy related to bicuspid valve disease and outcomes of surgical intervention.
Publications:
- Rakan I Nazer, J Elefteriades. Introduction to Cardiac Surgery. A chapter in The Text Book of Angiology, 2nd Edition, Springer (in process of printing).
- J Elefteriades, , S Yousof, L Russo, Rakan I Nazer. Novel Valve Graft Modification of Cabrol Fistula for Bleeding after Aortic Root Surgery. (Accepted for publication in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery May 24, 2012).
- J Elefteriades, Donal Botta. Avoiding TechnicalPitfalls in LeftVentricular AssistDevice Placement. Rakan I. Nazer medical illustrator and artist for figures 4 & 5 (a,b). Cardiol Clin 29 (2011) 507–514.
- Rakan I Nazer, A Elhenawy, S Fazel, L Garrido-Olivares, S Armstrong, TE David. The influence of operative techniques on the outcomes of bicuspid aortic valve disease and aortic dilatation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jun;89(6):1918-24.
- Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Osman O Al-Radi, Rakan I Nazer,et al. Survival outcomes after rescue extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients with refractory cardiac arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Oct ;134 (4):952-959.
- Shafie Faze, Rakan I. Nazer et at. Replacement of severely atherosclerotic aorta at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with an excessive risk of stroke. Submitted for publication. Currently under review.
Abstract Presentations:
The 12th Annual Terrence Donnelly Cardiac Residents’ research Day, Toronto, Ontario, Long-term outcomes of surgery for bicuspid aortic valve and aortic dilatation, 2008.
University of Toronto Department of Surgery 34th Gallie Day, Toronto, Ontario, Results of replacing the ascending aorta in patients with bicuspid aortic valve, 2008.