Dr. Fadi Thabit AlQaisi

Specialties and Expertise

• Interventional Cardiology
  • Left and right heart catheterization
  • High risk percutaneous coronary interventions
  • Radial access cardiac catheterization and coronary intervention
  • Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices; IABP and Impella
  • PFO/ ASD percutaneous closure
  • Percutaneous aortic valve intervention
• Cardiovascular Disease
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy
  • Arrhythmias, cardiac monitoring and cardioversion
  • Primary prevention and risk factors modification
• Nuclear Cardiology
  • Exercise and pharmacological nuclear stress test
  • Viability studies
• Adult Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic echocardiography
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Exercise and pharmacological echocardiogram stress test
• Cardiac computed tomography
  • Coronary Calcium Score and Coronary CT angiography

 

Education and Training

• Interventional Cardiology Fellowship – Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit, MI. July 2010 – June 2011
• General Cardiology Fellowship – Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, MI. July 2007 – June 2010
• Chief Medical Resident – Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, MI. July 2006 – June 2007
• Internal Medicine Residency – Henry Ford Hospital – Detroit, MI. June 2003 – July 2006
• MB.BS. Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan. Amman, Jordan. 1994 – 2000

 

Certifications

• American Board of Interventional Cardiology. 2011, participating in MOC.
• American Board of Cardiovascular Disease. 2010, participating in MOC.
• American Board of Internal Medicine. 2006, 2016, participating in MOC.
• Certification Board of Adult Echocardiography. 2010
• Certification Board of Nuclear cardiology. 2009
• Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2011
• The Arab Board of Cardiovascular Disease. 2017

 

Professional Experience

• Interventional/ General Cardiologist – Kadlec Regional Medical Center – Richland, WA. July 2011 – Now
• Cardiovascular Services Medical Director - Kadlec Regional Medical Center – Richland, WA. November 2014 – October 2017

 

Professional Memberships

• Member of American College of Cardiology (ACC)
• Member of American Heart Association (AHA)
• Member of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)
• Member of American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)
• Member of American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)
• Member of Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)
• Awards and Accomplishments:
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology/ Astellas Award – 2009
• Awarded with Distinction as Chief Medical House Staff – 2007
• House Staff Research Award – 2006
• Ministry of Education Scholarship 1994 - 2000

 

Publications

Books Chapters

• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Coronary Artery Disease and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Fadi Alqaisi and Mouaz Al-Mallah. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2009.

 

Manuscripts

1. Fadi Alqaisi, L. K. Williams, E. Peterson, D. Lanfear. Comparing Methods for Identifying Patients with Heart Failure using Electronic Data Sources. BMC Health Services Research. 2009 Dec 18;9:237.
2. Fadi Alqaisi, F. AlBadarin, Z. Jaffery, L. Tzogias, M. Dawod, G. Jacobsen, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Prognostic predictors and outcomes in patients with abnormal myocardial perfusion imaging and angiographically insignificant coronary artery disease. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.  2008 Nov-Dec;15(6):754-61
3. M. Al-Mallah, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, R. Lakhdar, R. Al-Tamsheh, K. Ananthsubramanian. Long Term Favorable Prognostic Value of Negative Treadmill Echocardiogram in the Setting of Abnormal Treadmill Electrocardiogram: A 95 Month Median Duration Follow-Up Study. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2008 Sep; 21(9):1018-22

 

Abstracts

1. Fadi Alqaisi, L. K. Williams, E. Peterson, D. Lanfear. Identifying heart failure patients using electronic data sources. Cir Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes.2009;2:e1-e66
2. M. Al-Mallah, Fadi Alqaisi, D. Nerenz, S. Boedeker, and W. D. Weaver. Does Public Smoking Ban Reduce the Incidence of Myocardial Infarction in Michigan? A Systematic Review and Attributable Risk Analysis. Circulation.  2008 Oct; 118(18):S1148-S1148.
3. F. Alqaisi, C. Poopat, C. Nelson, M. Al-Mallah. Reproducibility of ejection fraction assessment by CT-angiography. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2008 July; 15(4): S13.
4. Fadi Alqaisi, J.O. Rodriquez, M. Al-Mallah, G. Jacobson, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Does Hypertensive Response During Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Stress Testing Affect Interpretation? Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2007 July; 14(4): S127.        
5. Fadi Alqaisi, J. O. Rodriguez, G. Jacobsen, K. Ananthsubramaniam. Hypotensive Response during Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Does It Have Independent Long Term Prognostic Value? Circulation.  2006 October; 114(18): II779.
6. Fadi Alqaisi, F. AlBadarin, Z. Jaffery, G. Jacobsen, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Chronic Kidney Disease Is a Powerful Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Abnormal Myocardial Perfusion Imaging and Insignificant Coronary Aretery Disease. Journal of American College of Cardiology 2006; Feb; 47(4): 107A.
7. Fadi Alqaisi, Z. Jaffery, F. AlBadarin, G. Jacobson, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Prognostic Value of Abnormal Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Angiographically Insignificant Coronary Artery Disease. Is It Time To Revisit the Concept of “False Positive” Imaging Studies? Circulation 2005; October; 112(17): II366.
8. M. Al-Maallah, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, R. Al-Tamsheh, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Chest Pain in the Setting of Negative Exercise Echocardiography is an Independent Predictor of Adverse Cardiac Outcomes. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2005 May; 18(5):552.
9. M. Al-Mallah, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, R. Al-Tamseh, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Identifying Predictors of Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Exercise Echocardiography in the Setting of Beta Blocker Therapy: Does Detection of Chronotropic Incompetence or Heart Rate Reserve Insufficiency Apply in this Subgroup? Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2005 May; 18(5): 511.
10. M. Al-Mallah, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, R. Al-Tamsheh, K. Ananthsubramaniam. Achieving Optimal Stress Level during Exercise Testing: Should we Revisit Our Cutoff Points? Journal of American College of Cardioliology. 2005; 45(Supp1): 158A.
11. M. Al-Mallah, R. Al-Tamsheh, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, K. Ananthsubramaniam. Prognostic Value of Negative Stress Echocardiography in the Setting of Suboptimal Heart Rate or Workload Response: A Practical Problem with Important Implications. Circulation 110 (2004) (Suppl III), pp. III512–III512
12. M. Al-Mallah, Fadi Alqaisi, A. Arafeh, R. AL-Tamsheh, K. Ananthsubramaniam. Is Hypertensive Response a More Powerful Predictor of Future Hypertension than Echocardiocraphic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Normotensive Undergoing Stress Echocardiography? Circulation 110 (2004) (Suppl III), pp. III681–III682
13. M. Al-Mallah, A. Arafeh, R. Al-Tamsheh, Fadi Alqaisi, K. Ananthasubramaniam. Diabetes is a Strong Predictor of Hypertensive Response and Risk of Future Hypertension during Stress Echocardiography. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2004 August; 10(4): S32.
14. M. Al-Mallah, A. Arafeh, R. Al-Tamsheh, Fadi Alqaisi, K. Ananthsubramaniam. Does Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Predict an Increased Incidence of Hypertensive Response and Risk of Future Hypertension in Normotensive African Americans Undergoing Stress Echocardiography? Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2004 August; 10(4): S34.