| Name | Bernard Harbieh MD, FHRS |
|---|---|
| Title | MD |
| Primary Specialty | Cardiology and Electrophysiology Consultant |
| Languages | Arabic, English & French |
| Contact Details | |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone | +974 4400 4400 |
Scope of Practice
- Device Implantation (Pacemakers, Defibrillators, CRTs, Loop recorder, Leadless Pacemaker)
- Ablation (Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia, Premature Ventricular tachycardia, …)
- Appendage Closure
- Syncope and Arrhythmia Clinic
Highlights
Academic Achievements:
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Publications
Community Outreach Activities/Achievements:
- Initiated the Cryoballoon AFib ablation at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Initiated the Left appendage Closure program at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Health Care Profession Achievements:
- Initiated the Subcutaneous Defibrillator program in Lebanon
- +6 Years of Experience
Experience & Education
- Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Cardiology Fellowship at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)
- Residency in Internal Medicine at St. Georges University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Balamand, Lebanon Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences
Certifications & Memberships
- Co-Chairman of Lebanese Society of Cardiology EP working group
- Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, USA
- ECFMG Certificate
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Electrophysiology
Publications
Most Recent
- Cardiac Implantable electronic device infections: Observational data from a tertiary care center in Lebanon: Refaat M, Zakka P, Khoury M, Chami H, Mansour S, Harbieh B, Abi-Saleh B, Bizri AR. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr;98(16):e14906
- Electrocardiographic predictors of outcome after Radiofrequency catheter ablation of frequent non- ischemic premature ventricular complexes: Al-Housari MM, Khoury M, Refaat M, Harbieh B, Abi-Saleh B. J Med Liban 2019; 67 (1): 34-41
- Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation from a developing country – Data from Lebanon AUBMC AF Registry: Mohammad SABRA, Bernard ABI SALEH, Bernard HARBIEH, Maurice KHOURY, Marwan REFAAT. J Med Liban 2019; 67 (1): 10-14
- Clinical and electrocardiographic predictors of T wave oversensing in patients with subcutaneous ICD (El-Chami MF, Harbieh B, Levy M, Leon AR, Merchant FM. Journal of Arrhythmia. 2016;32(3):181-185. doi:10.1016/j.joa.2016.01.002.)
- Ablation of an orthodromic reentrant tachycardia via a concealed accessory pathway targeted in the non- coronary sinus (El-Tallawi KC, Harbieh B, Khoury M, Abi- Saleh B. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2015;15(4):210-212. doi:10.1016/j.ipej.2015.10.005)
See more publications
- Clinical pearls in interpreting 24-hour Holter ECG (Bernard Harbieh, Rana Marie Costa, Marwan Refaat. JMed Liban 2014 Apr-Jun;62(2):64-8)
- Short QT Syndrome: Review in ACC: Ossama Abou Hassan, MD; Bernard Harbieh, MD; Samir Alam, MD; Marwan Refaat, MD
- Case report: Extractions of a tunneled jugular defibrillator lead via a superior approach. (Bernard Abi-Saleh, Elie Chammas, Bernard Harbieh, Maurice Khoury. JMed Liban 2014 Apr-Jun; 62(2):113-5
- Quantifying The impact of using CAC score for Risk Categorization Instead of Framingham Score or European Heart Score in Lipid Lowering Algorithms (Hussain A. Isma’eel, Mohamad M. Almedawar, Bernard Harbieh, Wissam Alajaji, Laila Al-Shaar, Mukbil Hourani, Fadi el- Merhi, Samir Alam, Antoine Abchee. J Saudi Heart Assoc 2015;27:234-243
- Discrepancies between two lipid-lowering guidelines for CVD prevention in seemingly healthy individuals- Case study Lebanon. (Hussain Isma’eel, Bernard harbieh, Hani Tamim,.. ardiovasc Diagn Ther 2013, Sep;3(3):129-36
- Isolated dextrocardia and congenital heart blocking (Maurice Khoury, Bernard Harbieh, Aline Heriopian. Radiology Case reports. 2013;8:521)
- Coronary Artery Calcium Score is superior to Framingham risk score and European Heart Score in predicting obstructive coronary artery disease by stress imaging tests: Bernard Harbieh, Mohamad Musbah AlMedawar, Wissam Alajaji, Sharif Ul Alam. Lebanese Epidemiological Association
- Quantifying The impact of using CAC score for Risk Categorization Instead of Framingham Score or European Heart Score in Lipid Lowering Algorithms. (Poster accepted by the World Heart Federation’s World Congress of Cardiology and presented in 2014)
