CURRICULUM VITAE

SOHAIL A HASSAN, MD MBA

Citizenship: USA 

Date of Birth:  September 9, 1969

Office Address:           Heart Rhythm & Pacemaker Specialists

                                    25779 Kelly Road, Suite A, Roseville, MI 48066-4909

                                    (586) 696-3077            FAX (586) 777-6231

Licensure

Michigan Medical License.

Board Certification:

2003                   Board Certification in Cardiac Electrophysiology

2013/2023          Re-Certified in Cardiac Electrophysiology/ongoing five year recertification.

2002                   Board Certification in Cardiovascular Disease

2012/2022          Re-Certified in Cardiovascular Disease/Ongoing 5 year certification

1998           Diplomat, American Board of Internal Medicine

Education

2021-2023.      Master’s In Business Administration (Global Health Care), University of Toronto                                    Rotman School of Business, Toronto, Ontario Canada

1988-93            Doctor of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

Procedures Performed:

Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Laser Lead Extraction (40-50 cases per year), Conventional Device implants, Conventional Ablations, Sub Cutaneous ICD implants.

Professional Appointments:

9/2024             Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, John D Dingel Detroit VA Hospital, Detroit MI

Current

7/2013-            Director Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology Division. St Johns Main Hospital,

8/2020             Detroit MI

7/2009-            Director Cardiac Electrophysiology Program

12/2019           St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, 11800 East Twelve Mile Road

                        Warren, MI 48093

4/2007-            Assistant Professor of Medicine                                 

Present             Wayne State University. School of Medicine. 550 E. Canfield

                        Lande Building. Detroit, MI 48201

4/2016-            Academic Faculty appointment

Present             Beaumont Hospital Dearborn, 18101 Oakwood Blvd,

Dearborn, MI 48124

9/2002-            Academic Faculty appointment

Present             St. John Hospital & Medical Center. 22101 Moross                  

                        Detroit, MI 48236. Cardiology/Electrophysiology.

2013                Michigan ACC Board, Cardiac Electrophysiology Representative.

11/2025                       Co-Chair American College of Cardiology, Michigan Chapter, Mentorship Program,

Residency/fellowship Training

July 01-      Electrophysiology Fellowship, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann

June 02       Arbor, Michigan.

July 98-      Cardiovascular fellowship: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.

June 2001

1997-          PGY II & PGY III: Internal Medicine Residency, University of Connecticut,

98               Farmington, CT.

1995           Internship Internal Medicine Residency, University of Connecticut.

96      

1993-          House Officer:   Baqai University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan          

/1994

1996-97      Courses in Health Administration, Epidemiology, Statistical Methods and

                    Managed Care, School of Public Health, Univ. of Connecticut.

Research Fellowship:

95.                    Research Fellow; Nephrology Division and Thoracic Surgery Molecular Biology Research Laboratories. Univ. of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mentor: JP Briggs MD, Professor of Medicine. Used standard molecular biology techniques & Langendorf rabbit heart perfusion model.

Hospital Appointments

9/2002-            Henry Ford St. John Hospital & Medical Center. 22101 Moross             

Present             Detroit, MI 48236. Cardiology/Electrophysiology.

2/2003             Henry Ford St. John Macomb Hospital, 11800 East Twelve Mile Road,

Present             Warren, MI 48093                                           

1/2004             Garden City Hospital, 6245 Inkster Road,

2022                Garden City, MI 48135

7/2002             Beaumont Hospital Dearborn (Formerly Oakwood Hospital)

Present             1801 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI 48124

Major Professional Societies:

            Fellow of the American College of Cardiology

            American College of Physicians

            AHA Scientific Council for Clinical Cardiology

            American Heart Association

            Macomb County Medical Society

            Michigan State Medical Society

            Cardiology fellowship “Evaluation & Promotion Committee” St John Hospital

Honors:

2013    Instructor of the Year Award, Cardio-vascular disease Fellowship, St John Hospital, Detroit,        MI

2012.    Instructor of the Year Award, Cardio-vascular disease Fellow ship, St John Hospital, Detroit, MI

2012    Physician Excellence Award for Leadership Medical Sub Specialty, St John Macomb

               Hospital, MI

2008      Instructor of the Year Award, Cardio-vascular disease Fellowship, St John Hospital, Detroit, MI

2011    Instructor of the Year, St John Hospital & Medical Center Fellowship Program, July 2011

2001    Outstanding Teacher Award for teaching medical students, 1999-2001

1996    Intern of the year award, Univ. of Connecticut.

1995     Research Excellence Award: For work on gene expression of Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase in renal nephron. American Federation for Clinical Research Meeting, San Diego, California.

National & International Boards & Committees

Heart Rhythm Society

Teaching:

2003 – Present Cardiology Fellows EP Conference

2003 – Present Rounding with Medical Students, Residents Didactics & Fellows

Course or curriculum development

PPM – Guidant

Internationl Electrophysiology Fellows- Curriculum Development. BIOTRONIK.

Publications

1.     “Management of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients With

              Chronic Kidney Disease” K.R. Narala MD, S. Hassan MD, T.A. Lalonde MD and P.A.

              McCullough MD MPH Curr Probl Cardiol 2013;38:165-206

2.     “SA Gene mRNA Expression in the Proximal Tubules of Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats.” T Yang, SA Hassan, I Singh, A Smart, FC Brosius, LB Holzman, JB Schnermann, JP Briggs. Hypertension: 27 (3 Pt 2): 541-545: 1996.

3.   “Expression “Expression of PTHrP, PTH/PTHrP receptor and Calcium Sensing Receptor along the rat nephron.” T Yang, SA Hassan, YG Huang, Ann M Smart, JP Briggs, JB Schnerman. American Journal of Physiology.272: F751-F758, 1997.

4.     “Outcomes of non-cardiac surgery in patients randomized to coronary bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty” SA Hassan, M Hlatky, D Boothroyd, D Mark, MM Brooks, KA Eagle For the BARI Investigators. Am J Medicine. 2001; 110: 260-266.

5.     Randomized comparison of bipolar versus unipolar plus bipolar recordings during segmental ostial ablation of pulmonary veins. Tada H, Oral H, Knight BP, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Scharf C, Hassan S, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Strickberger SA, Morady F. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2002 Sep; 13(9): 851-6.

6.     Segmental ostial ablation to isolate the pulmonary veins during atrial fibrillation: feasibility and mechanistic insights. Oral H, Knight BP, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Lai SW, Scharf C, Hassan S, Greenstein R, Han JD, Pelosi F Jr., Strickberger SA, Morady F. Circulation. 2002 Sep 3; 106(10): 1256-62.

7.     Randomized comparison of anatomic and electrogram mapping approaches to ablation of typical atrial flutter. Tada H, Oral H, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Scharf C, Hassan S, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Knight BP, Strickberger SA, Morady F. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2002 Jul; 13(7): 662-6.

8.     Comparison of amiodarone versus ibutilide for the prevention of immediate recurrences of atrial fibrillation during pulmonary vein isolation. Oral H, Ozaydin M, Tada H, Chugh A, Hassan S, Scharf C, Lai SW, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Knight BP, Strickberger SA, Morady F. Am J Cardiol. 2002 Sep 1; 90(5):492-5.

9.     Mechanistic significance of intermittent pulmonary vein tachycardia in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2002 Jul; 13(7): 645-50. Oral H, Ozaydin M, Tada H, Chugh A, Scharf C, Hassan S, Lai S, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Knight BP, Strickberger SA, Morady F. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiology. 2002 Jul; 13(7): 645-50.

10.  Clinical significance of early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation. Oral H, Knight BP, Ozaydin M, Tada H, Chugh A, Hassan S, Scharf C, Lai SW, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Strickberger SA, Morady F.. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Jul 3;40(1):100-4.

11.  Pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation.
Oral H, Knight BP, Tada H, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Hassan S, Scharf C, Lai SW, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Strickberger SA, Morady F. Circulation. 2002 Mar 5;105(9):1077-81.

12.  Effect of Verapamil on Atrial Effective Refractory Period. Hassan S,Oral H, Knight BP, Tada H, Ozaydin M, Chugh A, Hassan S, Scharf C, Lai SW, Greenstein R, Pelosi F Jr., Strickberger SA, Morady F. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Feb 5; 41(3):446-51.

13. “Significance of Bundle Branch Block Patterns in Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure”.                      SA Hassan, V Pallekonda, KR Sandberg, D Nori, S Soman, S Bhatt, WD Weaver, PA McCullough. Int. Jour Cardiol.2005 Jul 10; 102(2): 303-8  

14. “Coronary sinus lead placement via the internal jugular vein in patients with advanced heart   failure: a simplified percutaneous approach” Pire LA, Hassan SA, Johnson KMJ Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2005 Mar; 12(2); 157-62.

15.  “Converssion of Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm During Treatment with Intravenous Esmolol or diltiazem. A Prospective Randomized Comparison.”  SA Hassan, S Ahmad, D Kamalakannan , R Khoury, E Kakish , M Viqar, S Ahmed, LA Pires, SL Kronick, H Oral, F Morady. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2007: Sep; 12(3): 227-3

16.  Chronic kidney disease and mortality in implantable cardio-verter-defibrillator patients. Cheema A, Singh T, Kanwar M, Chilukuri K, Marea V, Saleem F, Johnson K, Frank J, Pires L, Hassan S. Cardiol Res Pract. 2010 Aug 3; 2010

17.  “Management of Chronic Coronary Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease”, K. Narala , T. LaLonde, S. Hassan,  P. McCullough. US Cardiology, 2011;8(2):123-131

18.  “Left Ventricular Malposition of an ICD Lead in a Patient with Ebstein’s Anomaly” , Al Rifai A, Awan Z, Hassan S. J Invasive Cardiol; 2011 Jan; 23(1):42-3

Book Chapters:

1.     Loffler’s Endocarditis. S Hassan, Henry Kim.  emedicine, online text book of medicine. 2001, Updated 2006.

Abstracts/Presentations

1.     “Impact of prior Bypass Surgery and Angioplasty on Peri-operative Cardiac Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac surgery: Data from Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation” SA Hassan, M Hlatky, D Boothroyd, D Mark, MM Brooks, KA Eagle For the BARI Investigators. Circulation Nov 99, Oral presentation at AHA 1999.

2.     “Impact of Chronic Renal Insufficiency on Heart Failure Mortality after Hospitalization”,  S Hassan, S Borzak, E Philbin, S Soman, S Shah, WD Weaver, J Yee, K Marks, PA McCullough. Journal of Cardiac Failure Vol.5 No.3 Suppl. 1 1999.

3.     “Screening and management of hyperlipidemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction: Data from a large tertiary care center.” RH Mehta, S Hassan, Sugata Das, E Nolan, G Kearly, P Russman, DJ Karavite, KA Eagle. Circulation: Vol. 98 No. 17, I-754. October 27, 1998.

4.     “Etiology and significance of mild elevation of Creatinine Kinase-MB following Directional Coronary Atherectomy.” Rabi Azar, Ayesha Khan, SA Hassan, J Hirst. Circulation, 1997.

5.     “Expression of Extracellular calcium receptor mRNA in the Juxta-glomerular apparatus” SA Hassan, T Yang, IJ Singh, Ann Smart, JP Briggs & J Schnermann. Journal of American Society of Nephrology: 6 (3): 636 1995.

6.     “SA gene Expression in the Kidney is Localized to the Proximal Convoluted Tubule.”T Yang, SA Hassan, IJ Singh, A Smart, FC Brosius, JB Schnermann, JP Briggs. Journal of American Society of Nephrology: 6 (3): 636 1995.

7.     “Regulation of G6PDH Gene Expression by Dietary Salt intake.” SA Hassan, IJ Singh, A Smart, FC Brosius, JB Schnermann, JP Briggs. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 43: A 241: 1995.

8.     “SA Gene and Hypertension.” SA Hassan, TY Yang, IJ Singh, JB Schnermann, JP Briggs. ACP Connecticut Chapter Scientific Session, 1997. Trumbull Connecticut.

9.     “Regulation of G6PDH Gene Expression by Dietary Salt intake.” SA Hassan, IJ Singh, A Smart, FC Brosius, JB Schnermann, JP Briggs. Oral presentation: Clinical Research Meeting, 1995, San Diego, California.

10.   “Localization of Gene Expression of Calcium regulating proteins along the rat nephron.”  SA Hassan, T Yang, G Huang, IJ Singh, A Smart, J Schnermann, JP Briggs. American College of Physicians, Connecticut Chapter, May 1996.

COURSE DIRECTORSHIP:

2011

-Current           Annual Cardiac Electrophysiology Conference for the State of Michigan. St Johns Macomb Oakland Hospital. Attendance 250 plus allied health professionals.

2013.                      General Cardiology Fellows Conference focused on Cardiac Electrophysiology. State Wide fellows. St Johns Hospital, Detroit MI. Attendance 69 Fellows/Faculty and Senior Residents.