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Dr. Wael Mahmeed, MD

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Cardiologist, Heart failure specialist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist, Hypertension specialist · Physician (MD)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Staff physician in Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute with 36 years of practice focused on preventive cardiology, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary disease and heart failure. Past president of the Gulf Heart Association and the Emirates Cardiac Society, with over 150 publications.

About Dr. Wael Mahmeed, MD

Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026

Dr. Wael Al Mahmeed (also published as Wael Almahmeed) is a cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he is listed as a staff physician in the Cardiovascular Medicine Department of the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. His clinical focus includes echocardiography, and his stated research interests cover acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.

He studied medicine at the University of Southampton in the UK and completed an internal medicine residency at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He holds fellowships from the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the European Society of Cardiology. He is also a clinical professor at Khalifa University, with an adjunct staff position at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Before his current role, he was Head of Cardiology and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, where a 24/7 primary angioplasty (PCI) service was set up under his leadership in 2005. He was a founding member and later president of the Gulf Heart Association and a past president of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology.

He has written or co-written a large body of published work, including consensus recommendations on managing cholesterol and lipid disorders in the Middle East and an expert consensus on lipoprotein(a) in the Gulf countries. The American College of Cardiology named a leadership training program for early- and mid-career cardiologists after him.

Where he practices
Staff physician in the Cardiovascular Medicine Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae
Medical training
Studied medicine at the University of Southampton in the UK and completed internal medicine residency at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. radcliffecardiology.com
Professional fellowships
Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (1996), American College of Physicians (1998), American College of Cardiology (1998), and European Society of Cardiology (2004). scri.edu.sg
Academic appointment
Listed as a Clinical Professor at Khalifa University with an adjunct staff position at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. scri.edu.sg
Lipid guideline authorship
Second author on the 2021 update of consensus clinical recommendations for managing plasma lipid disorders in the Middle East, published in Atherosclerosis. sciencedirect.com
Lipoprotein(a) consensus
Lead author of an expert consensus on lipoprotein(a) in the Gulf countries, which describes Lp(a) as a causal, independent cardiovascular risk factor and gives guidance for prevention. sciencedirect.com
Research output
His ResearchGate profile lists 604 publications and 24,271 citations; another biography describes over 150 publications and abstracts. researchgate.net
Named ACC program
The American College of Cardiology runs the 'Wael Al Mahmeed Global Leadership Institute,' a two-day training program for 30 early- to mid-career cardiology professionals. acc.org
Society leadership
Founding member and second president of the Gulf Heart Association (president 2014-2016) and past president of the Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology. world-heart-federation.org
Earlier hospital leadership
Served as Head of Cardiology and Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, where a 24/7 primary PCI centre was established under his leadership in 2005. world-heart-federation.org

Worth knowing

  • No UAE Department of Health or DHA licence record was located in the research performed, so licensure status could not be independently confirmed from public sources. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae
  • Biographical sources differ on his academic title: one lists him as Clinical Professor at Khalifa University, while a Gulf Heart Association bio lists him as Clinical Associate Professor at UAE University. gulfheart.org
  • He works outside the United States and has no US NPI number, so no Open Payments (industry payment) record is available for review. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae

Sources: clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae · linkedin.com · researchgate.net · radcliffecardiology.com · scri.edu.sg · world-heart-federation.org · gulfheart.org · m.edarabia.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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