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Office
3020 Children's Way
MOB 201
San Diego, CA 92123Phone+1 858-966-5855- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Howaida El-Said is a pediatric cardiologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns, Sharp Memorial Hospital, and UC San Diego Health. She received her medical degree from Cairo University School of Medicine and has been in practice 28 years. She specializes in pediatric interventional cardiology.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1996 - 2000
- Cairo UniversityPh.D., Pediatrics, 1998
- Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)Residency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1996
- Cairo UniversityM.A., Pediatrics, 1993
- Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1999 - 2026
- HI State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- CA State Medical License 2006 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- American BoardAdult Congenital Heart Disease
- American Board Pediatric Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow SCAI, 2015
- Lifesaver Award American Heart Association, 2012
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Early identification of SOX17 deficiency in infants to guide management of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension using PDA stent to create reverse Potts shunt phys...Carolyn Fall, Shylah Haldeman, Jeanne Carroll, Heidi Ostler, Howaida El-Said, Henri Justino, Rohit Rao> ;Pulmonary Circulation. 2024 Apr 1
- Transcatheter Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Premature Infants: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Comparing Available Devices.Austin Mercadante, Surendranath R Veeram Reddy, Bassel Mohammad Nijres, Stephen T Dalby, Kamel Shibbani, Osamah Aldoss, Brent M Gordon, Howaida El-Said> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2024 Mar 1
- Stage 1 and 2 Palliation: Comparing Ductal Stenting and Aorto-Pulmonary Shunts in Single Ventricles with Duct-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow.Lane, B., Haldeman, S., Nigro, J., Haley, J., El-Said, H., Karamlou, T., Moore, J., Rao, R., Ganta, S.> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2024 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Intentional Fracture of Previously Placed Stents: Impact of Pre-stenting in a Piglet ModelAndrás Bratincsák, MD, PhD1 , William Van Alstine, DVM, PhD, DACVP3 , Lindsay Koren, BE2 Kimberly Stoughton, CVT3 , José Negrón-Garcia, CVT3 , Anthony Ragheb, PhD2 , ..., Journal of Structural Heart Disease, December 2017, Volume 3, Issue 6:165-175, 12/5/2017
- RebuttalEl-Said H, Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 1/27/2015
- Sedation and Anesthesia in Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Catheterization: A Prospective Multicenter ExperienceLin CH, Desai S, Nicolas R, Gauvreau K, Foerster S, Sharma A, Armsby L, Marshall AC, Odegard K, DiNardo J, Vincent J, El-Said H, Spaeth J, Goldstein B, Holzer R, Kreut..., Pediatr Cardiol, 1/21/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- FontanHowaida El-Said, SCAI, 1/1/2015
- MelodyHowaida El-Said, SCAI, 1/1/2015
- Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement with the Melody Valve in Children and Adults with Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Conduit Dysfunction after the Ross Procedure.Matthew Gillespie, Doff McElhinney, Jacqueline Kreutzer, William E Hellenbrand, Howaida El-Said, Peter Ewert, Lisa Bergersen, John Rhodes, Lars Sondergaard, Thomas Jones, STS, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Acute Myocardial Ischemia in Adults Secondary to Missed Kawasaki Disease in Childhood.1/1/2014
- Prospective Randomized Trial of Trans-thoracic Echocardiography (TTE) vs. Trans-esophageal Echocardiography (TEE) for Definitive Assessment and Guidance of Transcathet...Miami, FL - 1/1/2013
- Breaking the limits-Extensibility of medium and large stents.1/1/2012
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Other
- Acute Myocardial ischemia in adults secondary to possible missed Kawasaki disease in childhood. Master Degree ThesisSherif Youssef, MD, Galal El-Said, MD, Khaled Sorour, MD, Soliman Gharib, MD
1/1/2012 - Transcatheter Closure of Multi-Fenestrated Atrial Septal Defects: Comparison Study of Gore Helex Device vs Amplatzer Cribiform Device.Mohammed T Numan, Howaida El-Said, Muhammed Dilawar, Amal El Sisi, Gore Helex web page, Summer
1/1/2010 - Comparative study between Transthoracic & Transesophageal Echocardiography in atrioventricular canal defects: A clinical study in the pediatric age group. PhD ThesisHowaida El-Said MD, Timothy Feltes MD, Fadia Mahmoud MD
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Press Mentions
- Rady Children’s Hospital Opens New Imaging Center That Cuts Radiation RiskNovember 9th, 2021
- San Diego Woman Shares Her Heart Disease Journey on 'Go Red for Women' DayFebruary 2nd, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, California
- Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, California
- UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
External Links
- Rady Children's Hospital San Diegohttp://www.rchsd.org
- UCSDhttp://ucsd.edu
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