In a precedent that is the first for a Lebanese Arab doctor, the American Society for Nuclear Imaging of the Heart announced the election of Professor Moaz Hussein Al-Mallah as President of the Society for the year 2023. This is the first time that an Arab doctor assumes the presidency of the American Scientific Society, which was established 30 years ago and includes in its membership nearly 4800 doctors and members from all over the world. It is a professional scientific association that offers a variety of continuing medicine and educational programs related to the role of nuclear cardiovascular imaging in serving patients. It also develops standards and guidelines for training and practice, as well as accreditation and certification programs in the field of nuclear cardiology. She is a major supporter of continued research and excellence in cardiology. During the past thirty years, a group of the most famous doctors from the world’s most prestigious universities have been under its presidency.
A message to the members of the association
In his first message to the Society’s members following his election, Prof. Al-Mallah wrote: “Nuclear heart imaging remains at center stage these days. However, there are many opportunities to broaden our horizons and ensure our laboratories continue to provide the best quality imaging.”
Prof. Al Mallah urges clinicians to embrace the “significant innovations” seen in nuclear cardiology and cardiac imaging in the past decade.
He adds: “These new tools must be used in our clinics, centers and hospitals. It is not enough for these innovations to be admired in the exhibition halls at scientific meetings, each of us has a responsibility to expand our horizons and start using the tools that we have now.”
At the Society’s annual conference held last September in Orlando, Florida, Professor Al-Mallah gave an overview of the exciting innovations available to nuclear cardiology imaging laboratories today, and the steps cardiologists must take to advance their department.
“The Society will continue to support our members and the broader cardiology community to ensure that the nuclear laboratories and cardiac imaging centers operate to the highest standards to better serve our patients,” stresses Prof. Al Mallah.
Who is Professor Navigator?
Prof. Dr. Moath Al-Mallah is Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Professor of Cardiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute.
He graduated from Makassed Charitable Islamic High School in Sidon and obtained his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in 1998.
He completed his training in the USA at Henry Ford Hospital, Wayne State University – Detroit – Michigan, Harvard Medical School – Boston – Massachusetts, and University of Michigan – Ann Arbor – Michigan.
Between the years 2010 – 2018, Prof. Al-Mallah was the Head of the Cardiac Imaging Center at the King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center in Riyadh, where he established the first specialized cardiac imaging center including the first specialized Cardiac PET unit in the Middle East which routinely applied nuclear positron imaging in cardiology. As well as CT and MRI of the heart.
Professor Al-Mallah has published more than 450 peer-reviewed papers in major international journals and delivered hundreds of lectures at local and international scientific conferences.
Professor Al-Mallah is a member of several American and European Cardiovascular Boards, while serving as Associate Editor of research reviews in the world’s largest scientific journals.
Professor Al-Mallah has received many local and international awards, including the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Award in 2011, Best Teacher Award from Henry Ford Hospital, Senior Investigator Award at King Abdullah International Medical Research Center in 2016, Best Teacher Award from Houston Methodist Center The 2020 Cardiovascular Institute and in the 2021 Craig Pratt Award for Excellence in Teaching.
