Dr. Ghassan Shawabkeh is a Consultant Cardiologist and Advanced Interventional Cardiologist in Jordan, specializing in diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization and the treatment of coronary artery disease.

He has more than 15 years of clinical experience in cardiology and interventional cardiology in Jordan and abroad, with extensive experience in coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty, stent placement, transradial (wrist) cardiac catheterization, and complex coronary interventions.

Dr. Ghassan Shawabkeh has performed more than 5,000 medical procedures and cardiac catheterizations during his professional career. His areas of expertise include the management of complex coronary artery disease, chronic total occlusions (CTO), heavily calcified coronary lesions, left main coronary artery disease, bifurcation and trifurcation lesions, and multivessel coronary disease.

He strongly supports the use of transradial (wrist) access for cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention whenever it is appropriate for the patient's condition. The radial approach may allow earlier mobilization after the procedure and may reduce access-site bleeding complications compared with femoral access in appropriate patients.

Education and Professional Qualifications:

• European Board Certification in Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization
• European Fellowship in Cardiology
• Arab Board of Cardiology and Vascular Diseases
• Saudi Board of Cardiology and Vascular Diseases
• Jordanian Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Experience:

Dr. Ghassan Shawabkeh graduated from the Medical School at Poznan University in Poland in 2001. He then joined the Islamic Hospital in Amman, Jordan, where he gained extensive experience in internal medicine and obtained the Jordanian Board of Internal Medicine in 2008.

He subsequently joined University Medical City in Riyadh, affiliated with King Saud University, where he began his cardiology training and developed extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.

He later worked at Riyadh Care Hospital in Riyadh as a cardiologist and subsequently became Head of the Cardiology Department.

He obtained his European Fellowship in Cardiology and European Board certification in Interventional Cardiac and Vascular Catheterization, further developing his expertise in advanced coronary interventions and minimally invasive cardiac procedures.

Areas of Clinical Expertise:

• Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography
• Transradial cardiac catheterization (wrist access)
• Coronary angioplasty and stent placement
• Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (Complex PCI)
• Chronic total occlusion intervention (CTO PCI)
• Treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions
• Left main coronary artery interventions
• Bifurcation and trifurcation coronary interventions
• Multivessel coronary interventions

In addition to interventional cardiology, Dr. Ghassan Shawabkeh provides comprehensive cardiology care for patients with coronary artery disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, chest pain, palpitations, heart valve disorders, and heart failure.

Cardiac diagnostic services include echocardiography, stress testing, electrocardiography, and 24-hour Holter monitoring.

Dr. Ghassan Shawabkeh currently practices at his private cardiology clinic in Amman, Jordan.