Hassan El-Tamimi


Professor El-Tamimi is a clinician and clinical scientist with experience from leading institutions in the United Kingdom, United States of America, and the UAE. He is a graduate of the American University of Beirut and Al Azhar University. He completed his training in Internal Medicine at Leeds General Infirmary, University of Leeds, and in cardiology at The Royal Post-Graduate Medical School, University of London and the Hammersmith Hospital, London. He then moved to the United States and served on the faculty of the University of Florida, the University of Texas – Texas Heart Institute, Houston, and Michigan State University where he was a Professor of Medicine and Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular and Prevention Center. Currently, he is Head of Cardiology Department at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai in addition to his position as Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at MBRU. He has numerous peer reviewed publications and book chapters, and his previous work include seminal studies on coronary endothelial dysfunction published in leading peer-reviewed journals.

Most research interests for a scientist

  • Mechanism of pain in myocardial ischemia.
  • Coronary vasospasm and manifestation of ischemic syndromes
  • Effects of calcium antagonists and beta-blockers on coronary circulation
  • Restenosis after coronary angioplasty.
  • Coronary hemodynamic and angiographic response to various stimuli.
  • Vascular biology: role of endothelium in hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
  • Patterns of care in patients with myocardial infarction and unstable angina.