Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad

Iqbal Mahmoud Al Assad was born February 2, 1993, in Israel/Palestine, but became a refugee in Lebanon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/palestinian-child-prodigy-becomes-doctor-at-age-20-1.595483|title=Palestinian child prodigy becomes doctor at age 20|website=The National|access-date=2019-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalinfluence.world/en/leader/iqbal-al-assad/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120055125/http://www.globalinfluence.world/en/leader/iqbal-al-assad/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 20, 2018|title=Iqbal Al Assad|website=Global Influence|access-date=2019-05-17}} She graduated from high school at age 12 and at age 20 had graduated from the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar with a degree in general medicine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-world-s-most-influential-arab-women-666071.html?itemid=665991|title=2017.most.powerful.arab.women-67.Iqbal Al Assad|website=ArabianBusiness.com|access-date=2019-05-17}} She was honored as the youngest Arab doctor after completing her medical accreditation at the age of 20.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/20-year-old-palestinian-girl-becomes-youngest-doctor-world-862397/|title=20-year-old Palestinian girl becomes youngest Doctor in the World|date=2015-11-03|website=The Siasat Daily|access-date=2019-05-17}} She has also been rated as one of the most influential women in the Arab world.

She pursued a residency in pediatrics at Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital after witnessing the disparities in healthcare among the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/100-most-powerful-arabs-under-40-589646.html?itemid=589240|title=arab.power100.2015-6.Iqbal Al Asaad|website=ArabianBusiness.com|access-date=2019-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vitals.com/doctors/1tmmpj/iqbal-el-assaad|title=Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD - Locations|website=Vitals}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.doximity.com/pub/iqbal-el-assaad-md|title=Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD – Cleveland, OH {{!}} Pediatrics on Doximity|website=Doximity|access-date=2019-05-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-iqbal-el-assaad-y9r35fz|title=Dr. Iqbal El Assaad, MD - Reviews - Cleveland, OH|website=www.healthgrades.com|access-date=2019-05-17}} She held the Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital and is scheduled to graduate in June 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/162947|title=Iqbal El-Assaad {{!}} Harvard Catalyst Profiles {{!}} Harvard Catalyst|website=connects.catalyst.harvard.edu|access-date=2019-05-21|archive-date=2021-12-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209050941/https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/162947|url-status=dead}} She plans to pursue a subspecialty fellowship in pediatric electrophysiology afterwards.

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Cardiology Outstanding Investigator Award. Project: "Patient and Neighborhood Level Characteristics as Predictors of Survival in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Arrests"{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheCardiacCenteratCHOP/photos/a.140952789281602/1043839305659608/?type=3|title=Cardiac Center at CHOP|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2019-05-17}}
• Qatar foundation scholarship. Facilitated by the Lebanon Ministry of Education.

• Trends of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death Among Children and Young Adults.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=Aziz|first3=Peter F.|date=December 2017|title=Trends of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Death Among Children and Young Adults|journal=Pediatrics|volume=140|issue=6|pages=e20171438|doi=10.1542/peds.2017-1438|issn=1098-4275|pmid=29180463|doi-access=free}}
• Lone Pediatric Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Analysis of Over 1500 Cases.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=Saarel|first3=Elizabeth V.|last4=Aziz|first4=Peter F.|date=June 2017|title=Lone Pediatric Atrial Fibrillation in the United States: Analysis of Over 1500 Cases|journal=Pediatric Cardiology|volume=38|issue=5|pages=1004–1009|doi=10.1007/s00246-017-1608-7|issn=1432-1971|pmid=28374048}}
• Pacemaker implantation in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Predictors, outcomes, and impact on survival.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=Oliveira|first3=Guilherme H.|last4=Houghtaling|first4=Penny|last5=Wilkoff|first5=Bruce L.|last6=Boyle|first6=Gerard J.|last7=Aziz|first7=Peter F.|date=August 2015|title=Pacemaker implantation in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Predictors, outcomes, and impact on survival|journal=Heart Rhythm|volume=12|issue=8|pages=1776–1781|doi=10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.04.045|issn=1556-3871|pmid=25956965}}
• Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and wait-list outcomes in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplantation.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=Oliveira|first3=Guilherme H.|last4=Boyle|first4=Gerard J.|last5=Aziz|first5=Peter F.|date=December 2015|title=Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and wait-list outcomes in pediatric patients awaiting heart transplantation|journal=Heart Rhythm|volume=12|issue=12|pages=2443–2448|doi=10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.036|issn=1556-3871|pmid=26247317}}
• Use of dofetilide in adult patients with atrial arrhythmias and congenital heart disease: A PACES collaborative study.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=Abraham|first3=JoEllyn|last4=Sanatani|first4=Shubhayan|last5=Bradley|first5=David J.|last6=Halsey|first6=Colby|last7=Law|first7=Ian H.|last8=Balaji|first8=Seshadri|last9=Shetty|first9=Ira|date=October 2016|title=Use of dofetilide in adult patients with atrial arrhythmias and congenital heart disease: A PACES collaborative study|journal=Heart Rhythm|volume=13|issue=10|pages=2034–2039|doi=10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.07.016|issn=1556-3871|pmid=27435587}}
• Automated External Defibrillator Application Before EMS Arrival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrests.{{Cite journal|last=El-Assaad|first=Iqbal|last2=Al-Kindi|first2=Sadeer G.|last3=McNally|first3=Bryan|last4=Vellano|first4=Kimberly|last5=Worley|first5=Sarah|last6=Tang|first6=Anne S.|last7=Aziz|first7=Peter F.|last8=CARES Surveillance Group|date=October 2018|title=Automated External Defibrillator Application Before EMS Arrival in Pediatric Cardiac Arrests|journal=Pediatrics|volume=142|issue=4|pages=e20171903|doi=10.1542/peds.2017-1903|issn=1098-4275|pmid=30262669|doi-access=free}}

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