د. زاهر عبدالعزيز كندكجي

Languages spoken: English, Arabic, French

Experience:

Dr. Kindakji has 15 years’ experience in Cardiology, 12 of which are in Interventional Cardiology in hospitals in France, Syria (Damascus University Hospital) and at Mediclinic in the UAE. 
He holds a Master’s Degree in Internal Medicine and a Cardiology Speciality Certificate from Damascus University and undertook his Fellowship in interventional Cardiology at Croix Rousse Hospital in Lyon, France. He obtained his DIU diploma in Interventional Cardiology from Paris 5 University in 2008.

Dr Kindakji has extensive experience in dealing with all kinds of cardiovascular diseases, performing non-invasive cardiology procedures such as echocardiography, exercise stress testing and Holter monitor, together with wide experience in interventional cardiology including primary coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction.

He is a member of the French, Syria, Emirati and European societies of Cardiology.

Special interests:

Interventional cardiology: diagnostic coronary angiography and angioplasty
Preventive cardiology: cardiovascular risk assessment and management of hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obesity, smoking
Management of acute and chronic heart failure
Management of acute and chronic coronary artery disease
Pharmacological management of cardiac arrhythmias