Dr. Ghassan Nakad

Dr. Ghassan Nakad is an experienced Interventional Cardiology Specialist in Dubai with strong international clinical exposure across the UAE, Belgium, and Lebanon. He holds an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship from the University of Liege, Belgium, along with board qualifications in Cardiology and Internal Medicine from the Lebanese University. His background combines invasive cardiology expertise with broader internal medicine knowledge, supporting comprehensive evaluation and management of complex cardiovascular conditions.

He is particularly known for performing advanced interventional cardiology procedures such as left main angioplasty, chronic total occlusion intervention, multivessel angioplasty, radial access procedures, intravascular coronary imaging, and device-based treatment for acute heart failure. In addition, he manages arrhythmia cases and cardiac pacemaker programming, reflecting a practice that covers both coronary interventions and rhythm-related cardiac care.

Dr. Nakad also offers a strong non-invasive and preventive cardiology practice. His work includes echocardiography, including strain rate speckle tracking echo, transoesophageal echocardiography, dobutamine stress echocardiography, and cardiac stress tests. This combination of diagnostic imaging, interventional expertise, and preventive cardiology helps patients receive end-to-end heart care under one specialist.

• Interventional Cardiology Fellowship – University of Liege, Belgium
• Cardiology Board – Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
• Internal Medicine Board – Lebanese University, Lebanon
• Former Fellow – European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
• Certified in Heart Failure & Cardiac Critical Care – HFA-ESC
• Certified in Lipidology & Hyperlipidemia Management – European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS)
• NHS Physician Clinical Supervisor (JRCPTB, UK)

• Coronary artery disease (CAD)
• Left main coronary artery disease
• Chronic total occlusion (CTO)
• Multivessel coronary artery disease
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Acute heart failure
• Hyperlipidemia (cholesterol disorders)
• Cardiovascular risk & preventive cardiology cases
• Patients requiring pacemaker monitoring and management

• Left main coronary angioplasty
• Chronic total occlusion (CTO) intervention
• Multivessel coronary angioplasty
• Radial access coronary angiography & interventions
• Intravascular coronary imaging (IVUS/OCT)
• Device-based therapy for acute heart failure
• Cardiac pacemaker programming & follow-up
• Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
• Strain rate / speckle tracking echocardiography
• Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
• Dobutamine stress echocardiography
• Cardiac stress testing

• Former Fellow, European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
• Member, Belgian Working Group on Interventional Cardiology
• Member, Belgian Working Group on Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging
• Member, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI)
• Member, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
• Member, Lebanese Society of Cardiology