Dr. Walid S. El Tahlawy

Dr. Walid S. El Tahlawy, MD, MRCP (UK), is an Associate Staff Physician in the Heart and Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. El Tahlawy served as a Cardiology Specialist for more than five years in Cardiology Department at Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE.

Dr. El Tahlawy also worked as a Cardiology Registrar at Jeddah Heart Institute and at Dr. Erfan General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received his medical degree from Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt and completed his residency at the Ministry of Health, Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. El Tahlawy resides in Abu Dhabi with his family. He enjoys playing football and listening to Om Kholthom.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1991 - 1998: ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY, ZAGAZIG, EGYPT. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1998 - 1999: ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY, ZAGAZIG, EGYPT. Internship
• 1999 - 2003: MINISTRY OF HEALTH, CAIRO, EGYPT. Resident, Cardiology

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2013 - 2018: DUBAI HOSPITAL, DHA, DUBAI, UAE. Cardiology Specialist, Dubai Heart Center
• 2008 - 2013: DR. ERFAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, JEDDAH, SAUDIA ARABIA. Cardiology Registrar, Jeddah Heart Center

Achievements & Career Highlights

• European Accreditation in Acute Cardiac Care (ACCA), the 1st in the UAE, completing twenty-five invasive/semi-invasive cardiac procedures
• European Accreditation in Transthoracic Echo (2012) and Re-A-accreditation in 2018, completed more than 5,000 Scans
• European Accreditation in Transesophageal Echo
• Has participated in multiple workshops for minimal invasive open heart surgery
• Echocardiography Course director and instructor at Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and General Medical Syndicate in Egypt
• European Accreditation in Cardiac MRI (CMR)
• Completed Membership of Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP), UK
• Completed Master’s in General Medicine
• Completed Master’s in Cardiovascular Medicine