WCM-Q supports 17th Gulf Heart Association Conference

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) presented a session on cardio-metabolic health at the 17^th Gulf Heart Association Conference, which brought leading clinicians and researchers in the field to Doha from across the GCC and beyond.

The session, delivered by WCM-Q in collaboration with the conference organizers, featured presentations on managing elevated blood pressure, new updates in lipid-lowering medication, and a novel approach treating obesity in cardiac patients. The session wrapped with a panel discussion among four leading cardiology experts moderated by WCM-Q’s Dr. Charbel Abi Khalil, assistant dean of international affairs, professor of genetic medicine, medicine & population health sciences, and consultant cardiologist.

The expert speakers for the WCM-Q session were Prof. Abdullah Shehab, professor of cardiovascular medicine at UAE University and vice president of the Gulf Intervention Society; Dr. Khalid Al Rasadi, head of department of biochemistry at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman and head of the lipid and LDL-Apheresis unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital; and Prof. Shahrad Taheri, professor of medicine at WCM-Q and senior consultant in diabetes and endocrinology at the National Obesity Treatment Centre of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). The session took place on the second day of the three-day conference.

Dr. Abi Khalil said: “We were very privileged to sponsor a session at such a prestigious and important event as the conference of the Gulf Heart Association, which is the leading vehicle for advancing high-quality cardiology care and research in the GCC. It was extremely gratifying to facilitate the sharing of highly relevant treatment updates in important areas of cardio-metabolic care, as well as hearing extremely enlightening in-depth insights from leading experts in their fields during the panel discussion.”

The conference, which was hosted in association with HMC, featured a day of hands-on workshops and two days covering numerous topics in general and advanced cardiology.

Dr. Khaled Machaca, professor of systems and computational biomedicine/vice dean for research, innovation, and commercialization at WCM-Q, said: “WCM-Q was delighted to support this superb conference, which does so much to advance excellence in cardiology care and research in the GCC.”