
Laith Ismail Alshawabkeh MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Associate Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
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200 W Arbor DrSan Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 800-926-8273
Fax+1 888-539-8781
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Education & Training
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2012
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015 - 2017
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, 2015 - 2017
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2012
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicinePost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 - 2009
Cairo University School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2015 - 2017
IA State Medical License 2012 - 2015
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rethinking Cardiac Size Indexing for the Precision Medicine Era.Dan Dyar, Erik Echegaray, Laith Alshawabkeh
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2025-08-13 - Three-dimensional regional evaluation of right ventricular myocardial work from cine computed tomography: A pilot study.Amanda Craine, Anderson Scott, Dhruvi Desai, Seth Kligerman, Eric Adler
Medical Physics. 2025-06-01 - The Wire Twisting/Locking Technique to Facilitate Precise PDA Stent Delivery in Neonates with Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow.Marjan Hesari, Mercy Ng'eno, Brent M Gordon, Laith AlShawabkeh, Justin R Ryan
Pediatric Cardiology. 2025-05-05
Journal Articles
- Contemporary ACHD Training and the Reality of the Field in the United StatesGeorges Ephrem, Laith Alshawabkeh, International Journal of Cardiology
- Anticoagulation During PregnancyLaith Alshawabkeh, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
- Preoperative DES bridging by GPIIb/IIIA inhibitorsLaith Alshawabkeh, Amit Prasad, Fima Lenkovsky, Enas Kandil, Rick Weideman, Kevin Kelly, Bavana Rangan, Subhash Banerjee, Ennanouil Brilakis, Eurointerventions
Abstracts/Posters
- “outcomes of a preoperative “bridging” strategy with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for preventing perioperative stent thrombosis in patients with drug-eluting stent...Laith Alshawabkeh, Amit Prasad, Fima Lenkovsky, Enas Kandil, Rick Weideman, Kevin Kelly, Bavana Rangan, Subhash Banerjee, Ennanouil Brilakis, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
Authored Content
- Anticoagulation During PregnancyOctober 2016
Press Mentions
Leading the Way with CareFebruary 10th, 2025
UC San Diego: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care Now Accredited at UC San Diego HealthMarch 11th, 2022
Methamphetamine-Associated Heart Failure: Assessing Geographic & Social DisparitiesNovember 29th, 2021- Join now to see all
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