SamerYKazzihaMDFACC FACP FSCAI FSVM

Cardiology • Sterling Heights, MI

Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology

Chief Cardiovascular institute Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Associate professor Wayne university medical school

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Office
37771 Schoenherr Rd
Suite 101
Sterling Heights, MI 48312
Phone+1 586-698-1200

Fax+1 586-978-1323
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Summary

Dr. Samer Kazziha is a cardiologist in Sterling Heights, MI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including McLaren Macomb, Ascension St. John Hospital, Michigan Ortho Specialty Hospital, St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, and Beaumont Hospital - Troy. He received his medical degree from Damascus University Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in adult congenital heart disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and interventional cardiology and is experienced in interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, healthcare outcomes research, managed care programs, and endovascular intervention.

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 1994 - 1995
Beaumont Health (Royal Oak)Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1992 - 1994
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1992
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1986 - 1987
UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Public Health, 1985 - 1986
UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1984 - 1985
Damascus University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 1992 - 2026
VA State Medical License 1989 - 2018
OH State Medical License 1995 - 2018
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of the Short Term Clinical Effects of Tolvaptan in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure With Challenging Volume Management Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Predicting future left anterior descending artery events from non-culprit lesions: insights from the Lipid-Rich Plaque study.
Kayode O. Kuku, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Gheorghe Doros, Gary S. Mintz, Ziad A. Ali, William Skinner, Andre Artis, Tim ten Cate, Eric R. Powers, Shing-Chiu Wong, J J W...> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021 Aug 19
10 citations
Feasibility and Safety of Low-Dose Intra-Coronary Tenecteplase During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (ICE T-TIMI 49).
C. Michael Gibson, Varun Kumar, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Priyamvada Singh, Jianping Guo, Samer Kazziha, Chandan Devireddy, Duane S. Pinto, J. Jeffrey Marshall, George A...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Feb 15
218 citations
Identification of patients and plaques vulnerable to future coronary events with near-infrared spectroscopy intravascular ultrasound imaging: a prospective, cohort study
Ron Waksman, Carlo Di Mario, Rebecca Torguson, Ziad A. Ali, Varinder P. Singh, William H Skinner, Andre Artis, Tim ten Cate, Eric R. Powers, Christopher Kim, Evelyn Re...> ;Lancet. 2019 Nov 2
5 citations
Impact of institutional culture on rates of transfusions during cardiovascular procedures: The Michigan experience.
Donald S. Likosky, Min Zhang, Gaetano Paone, John J. Collins, Alphonse DeLucia, Theodore Schreiber, Patty Theurer, Samer Kazziha, Dale Leffler, Douglas J. Wunderly, Hi...> ;American Heart Journal. 2016 Apr 1
37 citations
Impact of Gender and Age on In Vivo Virtual Histology–Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging Plaque Characterization (from the global Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultraso...
Jie Qian, Akiko Maehara, Gary S. Mintz, M. Pauliina Margolis, Amir Lerman, Jason H. Rogers, Shuel Banai, Samer Kazziha, Celia Castellanos, Lokesh Dani, Martin Fahy, Gr...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2009 May 1
62 citations
Early initiation of eptifibatide in the emergency department before primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: Results ...
C. Michael Gibson, Ajay J. Kirtane, Sabina A. Murphy, Steve C. Rohrbeck, Venu Menon, Jeffrey Lins, Samer Kazziha, Ivan C. Rokos, Nicolas W. Shammas, Theresa M. Palabri...> ;American Heart Journal. 2006 Oct 1
Use of a thrombus extraction catheter (Pronto) in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction after coronary embolism post mitral valve replacement.
De Young, M. B., Kazziha, S.> ;J Invasive Cardiol. 2006 Nov
Oxidative damage to the myocardium: a fundamental mechanism of myocardial injury.
Loesser, K. E., Kukreja, R. C., Kazziha, S. Y., Jesse, R. L., Hess, M. L.> ;Cardioscience. 1991 Dec
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Press Mentions

Henry Ford Extends Minimally Invasive Heart Procedures to Hospitals in Jackson, MacombJune 27th, 2019
Heart Health Month Around the Corner, Tips on Heart DiseaseFebruary 1st, 2017