Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad Explained

Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad (Arabic: إقبال محمود الأسعد) is a physician pursuing a pediatric cardiology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital (graduating in June 2020). She was recognized as one of the youngest doctors in the world when she completed her medical training at age 20. Her name is also seen as Iqbal El-Assaad in some sources.

Biography

Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad was born February 2, 1993, in Palestine, but became a refugee in Lebanon.[1] [2] She graduated from high school at age 12 and at age 20 had graduated from the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar with a degree in general medicine.[3] She was honored as the youngest Arab doctor after completing her medical accreditation at the age of 20.[4] She has also been rated as one of the most influential women in the Arab world.

She pursued a residency in pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital after witnessing the disparities in healthcare among the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.[5] [6] [7] [8] She held the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and is scheduled to graduate in June 2020.[9] She plans to pursue a subspecialty fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology afterwards.

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  1. Web site: Palestinian child prodigy becomes doctor at age 20. The National. 2019-05-17.
  2. Web site: Iqbal Al Assad. Global Influence. 2019-05-17.
  3. Web site: 2017.most.powerful.arab.women-67.Iqbal Al Assad. ArabianBusiness.com. 2019-05-17.
  4. Web site: 20-year-old Palestinian girl becomes youngest Doctor in the World. 2015-11-03. The Siasat Daily. 2019-05-17.
  5. Web site: arab.power100.2015-6.Iqbal Al Asaad. ArabianBusiness.com. 2019-05-17.
  6. Web site: Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD - Locations. Vitals.
  7. Web site: Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD – Cleveland, OH Pediatrics on Doximity. Doximity. 2019-05-17.
  8. Web site: Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD - Reviews - Cleveland, OH. www.healthgrades.com. 2019-05-17.
  9. Web site: Iqbal El-Assaad Harvard Catalyst Profiles Harvard Catalyst. connects.catalyst.harvard.edu. 2019-05-21.
  10. Web site: Cardiac Center at CHOP. www.facebook.com. 2019-05-17.
  11. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. Aziz. Peter F.. December 2017. Trends of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death Among Children and Young Adults. Pediatrics. 140. 6. e20171438. 10.1542/peds.2017-1438. 1098-4275. 29180463. free.
  12. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. Saarel. Elizabeth V.. Aziz. Peter F.. June 2017. Lone Pediatric Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Analysis of Over 1500 Cases. Pediatric Cardiology. 38. 5. 1004–1009. 10.1007/s00246-017-1608-7. 1432-1971. 28374048.
  13. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. Oliveira. Guilherme H.. Houghtaling. Penny. Wilkoff. Bruce L.. Boyle. Gerard J.. Aziz. Peter F.. August 2015. Pacemaker implantation in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Predictors, outcomes, and impact on survival. Heart Rhythm. 12. 8. 1776–1781. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.045. 1556-3871. 25956965.
  14. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. Oliveira. Guilherme H.. Boyle. Gerard J.. Aziz. Peter F.. December 2015. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and wait-list outcomes in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplantation. Heart Rhythm. 12. 12. 2443–2448. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.036. 1556-3871. 26247317.
  15. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. Abraham. JoEllyn. Sanatani. Shubhayan. Bradley. David J.. Halsey. Colby. Law. Ian H.. Balaji. Seshadri. Shetty. Ira. October 2016. Use of dofetilide in adult patients with atrial arrhythmias and congenital heart disease: A PACES collaborative study. Heart Rhythm. 13. 10. 2034–2039. 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.07.016. 1556-3871. 27435587.
  16. El-Assaad. Iqbal. Al-Kindi. Sadeer G.. McNally. Bryan. Vellano. Kimberly. Worley. Sarah. Tang. Anne S.. Aziz. Peter F.. CARES Surveillance Group. October 2018. Automated External Defibrillator Application Before EMS Arrival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrests. Pediatrics. 142. 4. e20171903. 10.1542/peds.2017-1903. 1098-4275. 30262669. free.

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