Sherif S. Iskander, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Address:
115 W. Fifth Street
Tyler, TX 75703

Telephone: (903) 595-2283
Fax: (903) 597-2238

Private Practice

• 2001-Present: Cardiovascular Associates of East Texas, P.A., Tyler, Texas

Education

• 1977-1980: High School Alexandria, Egypt
• GSECE - General Secondary Education Certificate

Academic Degrees

• 1980-1981: Alexandria University Faculty of Science, Alexandria, Egypt
• 1981-1989: Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt

Post Graduate Training

• 1995-1998: Internal Medicine Residency, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
• 1999-2000: Nuclear Cardiology Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
• 1998-2001: Cardiology Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

• 2000: Nuclear Cardiology Board Certification
• 1998: Internal Medicine Board Certification
• 1993: Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

• 2000: Nuclear Cardiology
• 1999-Present: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
• 1995-Present: State of Pennsylvania
• 1991-Present: Egyptian Medicine and Surgery

Hospital Appointments

• 2001-Present: Acting Staff - Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas
• 2001-Present: Acting Staff - East Texas Medical Center Hospital, Tyler, Texas

Professional Societies and Other Memberships

• American College of Physicians
• American Medical Association
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Research

• Assessment of myocardial viability early after acute myocardial infarction by nitroglycerin-augmented Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT: Its role in predicting improvement of segmental and global ventricular function after revascularization.
• Tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging early and six months after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with and without stenting: A prospective study.
• Principal Investigator - Extra Point. Protocol # S1710202. Cardiovascular Safety Study of Nicotine Transdermal System
• Principal investigator: INSPIRE : THE ADENOSINE SESTAMIBI SPECT POST INFARCTION EVALUATION TRIAL. A Randomized, Prospective Multicenter Trial Evaluating the Role of Adenosine Tc-99m Sestamibi Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography for Assessing Risk and Therapeutic Outcomes in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Co-Investigator - REPLACE II - A Randomized Evaluation in PCI Linking Angiomax to Reduced Clinical Events, Part 2: REPLACE-2 (TMC-BIV-01-03)
• Co-Investigator - SYNERGY - A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study in Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes Aventix Pharmaceuticals Protocol Number ENO.GMA.301. IND# 31532
• Co-Investigator - A Double-Blind Comparison Of The Incidence Of Hypotension With Two Formulations Of Intravenous Amiodarone: Cordarone Ò I.V. vs Amiodarone Aqueous I.V. Injection - Protocol No. 058K1-312-US

Publications

• Shimoni S, Zoghbi WA, Xie F, Kriesfeld D, Iskander S, Gobar L, Mikati IA, Abukhalil J, Verani MS, O'Leary EL, Porter TR. Real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion and wall motion during bicycle and treadmill exercise echocardiography: Comparison with single photon emission computed tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37:741-7.
• Iskander S, Raible DG, Brozena SC, Gaitanaru DM, Ayala G, Iskandrian AE. Acute alveolar hemorrhage and orthodeoxia induced by intravenous amiodarone. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 1999;47:61-63.
• Iskander S, Iskandrian AE. Prognostic utility of myocardial viability assessment. The American Journal of Cardiology 1999 Mar 1:83(5):696-702, A7.
• Iskander S, Iskandrian AE. Risk assessment using single-photon emission computed tomographic technetium-99m sestamibi imaging Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1998 July;32(1):57-62

Presentations

• 05/97: "The role of inflammation in CAD" Internal Medicine Conference, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 08/98: "The role of SPECT in pre-op evaluation" Cardiac Catheterization Conference. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• 09/00: Working Group Challenge, 5 th Annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Symposium and Scientific Session, Chicago, Illinois
• 09/00: Working Group Challenge, 5 th Annual American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) Symposium and Scientific Session, Chicago, Illinois
• 10/00: Case Presentations, Quarterly Meeting of the Southwest Texas American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Working Group, Houston, Texas
• 12/00: "The Role of SPECT in the Evaluation of Therapeutic Modalities Following MI and PCI", Cardiology Grand Rounds, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
• 12/00: Case Presentations, The Methodist Hospital Monthly Nuclear Cardiology Conference, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• 12/00: "SPECT Imaging Following MI and PCI", Cardiology Research Conference, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• 02/01: "Mocardial perfusion imaging early after percutaneous coronary intervention", Golden Jubilee Congress of the Egyptian society of Cardiology.
• 02/01: "The role of SPECT in the evaluation of therapeutic modalities after acute myocardial infarction.", Golden Jubilee Congress of the Egypt ion society of Cardiology.
• 03/01: " Myocardial stress perfusion imaging 1 day after percutaneous coronary intervention in the modern era. " Abstract at ACC 2001. Orlando, Florida.

Honors

• The Pfizer Infectious Diseases Award 1997-1998. Hahnemann University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Medical School: Anatomy, Microbiology and Pharmacology
• High School: Among top 5% Nationwide

Scholarships

• All years of medical education