Glenfield Hospital Cardiac Centre
University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
Kardiologie · Higher Specialist Registrar
MRCP (UK) · Consultant cardiologist · Erbil
A cardiology career shaped in the UK, now serving Erbil.
Dr. Karzan Mohammed Abdullah is a consultant cardiologist whose work in Erbil is informed by postgraduate training across NHS cardiac centres in England and Wales.
Profile
General cardiology grounded in careful assessment and continued study
After qualifying in medicine in 2008, Dr. Karzan completed foundation, general practice and core medical training before undertaking postgraduate clinical work in the United Kingdom. His NHS record includes cardiology posts at Glenfield Hospital Cardiac Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Lister Hospital and Lancashire Cardiac Centre.
His clinical interests include heart failure, echocardiography, hypertension, lipid disorders, cardiometabolic medicine, preventive cardiovascular medicine and cardiac risk assessment. At Glenfield, he worked as a Higher Specialist Registrar in cardiology and independently performed and reported 450 echocardiograms.
Current posts · Erbil
- Senior Specialist Physician and Clinical Cardiologist
- Rizgari Teaching Hospital, Erbil
- Head of Medicine and Cardiac Services
- Zanko Hospital, Erbil
Languages spoken
Kurdish — native · English — C1, IELTS 7.5 · Arabic — fluent
Die Ausbildung in Großbritannien
Neun NHS-Stationen im Laufe seiner Karriere.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Cardiac Centre
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust
Kardiologie · Junior Specialist Doctor
Lancashire Cardiac Centre
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kardiologie · Clinical Fellow
Lister Hospital
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Kardiologie · Clinical Fellow
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Schlaganfallmedizin · Clinical Fellow
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Akut- und Notfallmedizin · Clinical Fellow
Royal Gwent Hospital
Aneurin Bevan Health Board
Diabetologie und Endokrinologie · Clinical Fellow
Ealing Hospital
London North West NHS Trust
Allgemeine Innere Medizin · Clinical Fellow
Credential register
Qualifications and postgraduate certificates
A chronological record drawn from Dr. Karzan's curriculum vitae. Institution names remain as issued so each credential is clear and verifiable.
MBChB
Primary medical qualification
MRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
United Kingdom
Postgraduate Certificate in Heart Failure Management
Zurich Heart House and London Heart House
Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiology
United Kingdom
Postgraduate Certificate in Cardiometabolic Medicine
Zurich Heart House and London Heart House
Certificate of Excellence in Clinical Lipidology
European Atherosclerosis Society
Hypertension Certificate · Summer School
European Society of Hypertension
Professional community
Professional memberships
Membership across British, European, American and Kurdistan medical societies supports continued clinical learning and professional exchange.
- RCPRoyal College of Physicians, London
- BSEBritish Society of Echocardiography
- LCSLondon Cardiovascular Society
- BIHSBritish and Irish Hypertension Society
- SSPScottish Society of Physicians
- HFAHeart Failure Association
- ESHEuropean Society of Hypertension
- EASEuropean Atherosclerosis Society
- KCTSKurdistan Cardiothoracic Society
- ACCAmerican College of Cardiology
Research · audit · presentation
Clinical questions carried beyond the consultation room
Dr. Karzan's academic record includes a UK dissertation, clinical audit, documentation improvement and poster presentations at international and regional meetings.
MD dissertation · Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A critical comparison of alcohol septal ablation with other management approaches, London North West NHS Trust.
Clinical audit · Atrial fibrillation after stroke or TIA
Anticoagulation management audit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital Stroke Unit, 2014.
Clinical documentation project
Review of how TOE and DSE reports were incorporated into patient management plans at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
International and regional poster presentations
Presented at the 83rd European Atherosclerosis Congress in Glasgow and the 45th London Vascular Forum at King's College London.
Next step
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