Biographical summary
Omar F. Abou-Ezzeddine, M.D.C.M., M.S., is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science and is a Consultant in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine with a dual appointment in the Division of Circulatory Failure and the Division of Nuclear Cardiology. He is also Director of the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Clinic, Division of Circulatory Failure, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. His clinical and research focuses include:
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Cardiac sarcoidosis
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Nuclear imaging techniques to assess infiltrative/inflammatory cardiomyopathies, cardiac energetics and myocardial blood flow
- Biomarker-based strategies for heart failure prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapeutic assessment
- Acute decompensated heart failure
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Acute decompensated heart failure
- Advanced heart failure
- Biomarkers
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiac sarcoidosis
- Heart failure
- Heart failure prevention
- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
- Myocardial energetics
- Nuclear imaging
- Risk stratification
- PET imaging
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2016
Advanced Fellowship - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology FellowMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2016
SubSpec FellowAdvanced Heart Failure and Tra, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
Master of Science - Clinical and Translational Science. Thesis: Heart Failure Toolbox-Clinical Instruments for the Prediction of Heart Failure Incidence, Course and PrognosisMayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
Basic Science MastersClinical and Translational Science, Programs, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
Other - Skills Development Core FellowHeart Failure Network (HFN)
- 2015
FellowCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
Fellow - CardiologyMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2015
Advanced Fellowship - Advanced Imaging Fellow: COCATS Level III Echocardiography and Level II Nuclear ImagingMayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- 2012
Research Fellowship - NIH Research Fellow, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (T32-HL07111)Cardiorenal Research Laboratory
- 2010
Residency - Internal MedicineMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2010
ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2008
Internship - Internal MedicineMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2007
MD, CM - Faculty of MedicineMcGill University
- 2003
BS - Faculty of ScienceMcGill University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Nuclear CardiologyCertification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2016
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2015
Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2010
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2023
2023 Top Performer Patient Experience AwardMayo Clinic
- 2022
2022 Mayo Clinic Experience Top Performer AwardMayo Clinic
- 2022
Top Performer in 99th Percentile for Unparalleled Experience at Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic
- 2022
2022/2023 Distinguished Investigator/Team Science AwardMayo Clinic
- 2021
2021 Top Performing Provider Patient Experience AwardMayo Clinic
- 2020
Thomas H. and Dorothy S. Corson Career Development Award in Cardiovascular Disease ResearchMayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science
- 2017
Best Young Oral AbstractInternational Conference on Nuclear Cardiology (ICNC) and Cardiac CT
- 2016
Young Investigator AwardAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2016
FIT Section Leadership Council Travel AwardAmerican College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session
- 2015
Travel Grant19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America
- 2010
National Institutes of Health's Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Service AwardNational Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
- 2008
Best Poster Presentation9th International Dead Sea Symposium on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Device Therapy
- 2007
Brian Newton Memorial AwardMcGill University, Faculty of Medicine
- 2006
John Gibbons Medical Student AwardAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, District 1
- 2000
James McGill AwardMcGill University
- 2000
Jane Redpath Exhibition AwardMcGill University
- 1999
Dean's Honor ListMcGill University, Faculty of Science
Professional memberships
- 2020
Fellow-in-Training MemberFinance Committee, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2020
Abstract GraderHeart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- 2020
2020 Annual Meeting Program Committee, memberAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2019 - present
AttendeeDepartment of Cardiology Diversity & Inclusion Working Group
- 2019 - 2022
Leadership Development ProgramAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2019
Abstract GraderAmerican Heart Association
- 2019
Abstract GraderHeart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- 2019
Member, Annual Meeting Planning CommitteeHeart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- 2019
2019 Annual Meeting Programming Committee, MemberAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2018
Abstract GraderAmerican Heart Association
- 2017 - present
FellowAmerican College of Cardiology
- 2017 - present
FellowHeart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Nuclear Cardiology
- 2016 - present
MemberInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation
- 2016 - 2017
MemberHeart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- 2016 - present
MemberEuropean Society of Cardiology
- 2016 - 2018
ChairHeart Failure Apprentice Network (HFAN), NHLBI Heart Failure Clinical Research Network
- 2013 - present
MemberAssociation for Clinical and Translational Science
- 2010 - 2017
MemberAmerican College of Cardiology
- 2010 - 2016
MemberHeart Failure Apprentice Network (HFAN), NHLBI Heart Failure Clinical Research Network
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association
- 2007 - present
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2004 - 2006
Class PresidentMcGill University Medical Student Society
Publications