Overview
Dr. Wassef Karrowni, M.D., is a board-certified interventional cardiologist with expertise in coronary, peripheral, and structural heart interventions. Dr. Karrowni attended medical school at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He trained for residency in internal medicine, fellowship in cardiovascular diseases, and subspecialty in interventional cardiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Dr. Karrowni’s clinical practice focuses on the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, critical limb ischemia, varicose veins, and deep vein disease.
Procedures performed by Dr. Karrowni include Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI), Coronary and Peripheral CTO Interventions, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR), Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) with MitraClip, Left Atrial Appendage Closure with Watchman, ASD/PFO Closure, Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Closure, Vein Ablations, Sclerotherapy, and Peripheral Arterial and Venous Endovascular Interventions.
Dr. Karrowni is board certified in the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Interventional Cardiology; the American Board of Vascular Medicine, and Endovascular Medicine; the National Board of Echocardiography, Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography; Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology; Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography; and a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI).
Dr. Karrowni is a member of the American College of Cardiology. He has received several honors and awards including the Doctor of Medicine awarded with distinction, elected member of Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society, elected Fellow of the Year consecutively for academic years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011, and served as Chief Fellow in Cardiology for academic year 2011-2012. Dr. Karrowni has published more than 30 book chapters and research papers, including prestigious publications such as the Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC) and Circulation. His research interests involve the development of new devices in the cardiovascular field, and outcome research in the areas of valvular heart disease and vascular disease.
Dr. Karrowni is committed to staying abreast of the latest medical breakthroughs and technologies in all aspects of cardiovascular disease, to facilitate the best medical outcomes for his patients.
Dr. Karrowni is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 21 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).
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Locations
710 N Euclid Street Ste 214, Anaheim, CA 92801
3080 Bristol St., Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Karrowni has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Regents Of The University Of California
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Janet Wei is a Cardiologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Wei is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). Her top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Transplant, and Orchiectomy.
Omid Vahdat is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Los Alamitos, California. Dr. Vahdat is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- AnginaDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Karrowni isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AngioplastyDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ApoplexyDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Karrowni isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.