Dr. Zahir Satti is a Cardiology
Resident at the Cardiothoracic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He graduated from the University of Khartoum and holds an M.D. degree. He has a special interest in percutaneous
coronary intervention and trans-catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
procedures. Moreover, he is also a member of several professional societies,
including the British Cardiovascular Society. His research work primarily revolves around improving patient outcomes in cardiology. He is an author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and continues to contribute to the field with ongoing research. He is dedicated to patient care, aiming to improve quality of life of his patients through cutting-edge treatments.
Dr. Muntaser Omari is an Interventional Cardiology Fellow at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Before that, he worked as an Internal Medicine Specialist at Yarmouk University from 2016 to 2022, as an Acute Medicine Fellow at the King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) from 2014 to 2022, and as an Internal Medicine Resident from 2010 to 2014. He graduated from Mutah University with a Bachelor of Medicine in 2009, then completed a Higher specialty, Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2014.
Dr. Bilal Bawamia is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Before that, he served as a Complex PCI/CTO fellow at St. James's Hospital Dublin (2021–2022), a Cardiology Registrar at the Freeman Hospital (2020–2021), and a Cardiology Research Fellow at the James Cook University Hospital (2018–2020). He obtained his MD at Newcastle University in 2022. He is also a complex PCI/CTO fellow.
Dr. Timothy Cartlidge is a Locum
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Cardiothoracic Department,
Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He graduated from the University of
Edinburgh and holds a Bachelor’s degree in human physiology and a Ph.D. degree.
His main research focuses on the multi-modality imaging of native and bioprosthetic
aortic valve disease.
Prof. Mohaned Egred is a leading consultant interventional
cardiologist and a world authority in coronary interventions at the Cardiothoracic
Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; a professor of
interventional cardiology and cardiovascular medicine at the University of
Sunderland & Newcastle University; and the clinical lead for cardiovascular
research at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He received his M.D.
degree from Aberdeen University. He is also a UK National Excellence Award
holder and serves as an expert for the Parliamentary and Health Service
Ombudsman of the UK Government. Moreover, he is a member of multiple medical
societies including the British Cardiac Intervention Society, the Royal College
of Physicians UK and the European Society of Cardiology.
Dr. Mohamed Farag is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Cardiothoracic Department, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He is also a Lead Senior Researcher at the School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire. He received his Master’s degree in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Sciences from the University of Edinburgh and a Ph.D. degree in Interventional Cardiovascular Sciences from the University of Hertfordshire. His research interests include thrombosis, preventing heart attacks and standardizing the treatments for structural heart interventions. Furthermore, he serves as an editor and senior reviewer at various leading cardiovascular journals.
Dr. Mohammad Alkhalil is a Consultant Cardiologist and Structural Heart Interventionist at the Freeman Hospital. He graduated from Damascus University and completed his interventional cardiology training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, UK, and Toronto General Hospital in Canada. He obtained an MSc in Cardiology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a DPhil degree in Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford, UK. His research interests include atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
