Yahia Hejazi, MD
- Pediatric Cardiologist and Cardiac Intensivist, Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
About
MD: Damascus University, Damascus, Syria, 2006-2013
Residency: Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 2014-2018
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Sidra Medicine / Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, 2018-2022
Advanced Fellowship: Cardiac Critical Care, Sidra Medicine/ Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, 2022-2023
Advanced Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH, 2023-2024
Interests
Perioperative management of children and adults with complex congenital heart diseases; mechanical circulatory support; outpatient cardiology
Services and Specialties
Interests
Innovative catheter interventions for children and adults with congenital heart disease; utilizing high-fidelity hemodynamic monitoring data as a surrogate measure of cardiac output to improve outcomes in children with congenital heart disease and heart failure
Research Areas
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Publications
Circulatory collapse requiring mechanical circulatory support in a child with autoimmune adrenal insufficiency: a case report. BMC Pediatrics. 2024; 24(1):656.
Outcomes of pediatric ventricular assist device in the United States: an analysis of the national inpatient sample database. European Heart Journal. 2023; 44(Supplement_2):ehad655.1030.
The re-occurrence of dilated cardiomyopathy in propionic acidemia after liver transplantation requiring heart transplant, first case from Middle East. Cardiology in the Young. 2023; 33(1):86-89.
Novel technique for transcatheter closure of sinus venosus atrial septal defect: The temporary suture-holding technique. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022; 100(6):1068-1077.
Topsy-Turvy Heart with Aortopulmonary Window and Severe Airway Malacia: Prenatal Diagnosis and Review of the Literature. Pediatric Cardiology. 2022; 43(1):225-232.
COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a case series from a tertiary care pediatric hospital in Qatar. BMC Pediatrics. 2021; 21(1):267.
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