Dr. Mario Njeim

Consultant Cardiologist & Cardiac Electrophysiologist
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Dr. Mario Njeim, MD, is an American Board Certified Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

After finishing medical school at the Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, he moved to the United States of America where he trained at Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University in Detroit and the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. Dr. Njeim has been certified by the American Board in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He has authored multiple publications in the fields of cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology and has also won a number of awards for excellence in patient care. With over 10 years of experience in Cardiac Electrophysiology, General Cardiology, and Cardiac Imaging, Dr. Njeim is the young ambassador for Lebanon at the European Heart Rhythm Association. Dr. Njeim founded the Cardiac Catheter Ablation laboratory at Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon before joining Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi in 2021. In addition to being a lecturer at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Dr. Njeim is the Co-Chairman of the Cardiac Electrophysiology workgroup of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology and the Vice-Chairman and Co-founder of Youth Organization Heart Awareness Now (YOHAN), an organisation raising awareness against sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the youth.

Doctor can help with

  • Syncope
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Heart rhythm disorders
  • Ventricular arrhythmias
  • Sudden cardiac arrest syndrome
  • Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome

Memberships

  • Lebanese Workgroup of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Co-Chairman
  • American College of Cardiology (ACC), Member
  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Member
  • Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Member
  • European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Selection Committee, Member
  • Youth Organization Heart Awareness Now (YOHAN), Vice-chairman & Co-founder

Licences and certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
  • American Board of Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • American National Board of Echocardiography

Training and work experience

  • Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi

  • Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist

    Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut

  • Director, Cardiac Ablation programme

    Hotel-Dieu de France, Beirut

  • Lecturer

    Saint Joseph University, Beirut

  • Junior Lecturer, Electrophysiology Division

    University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor

  • Junior Faculty, Internal Medicine

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit

  • Young Ambassador for Lebanon

    European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)

  • Co-Chairman, Electrophysiology Workgroup

    Lebanese Society of Cardiology, Beirut

  • Fellow, Advanced Cardiac Electrophysiology

    University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor

  • Fellow, Cardiovascular Disease

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit

  • Chief Medical Resident

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit

  • Resident, Internal Medicine

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit

  • Researcher, Cardiovascular Research Center

    Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

Education

  • Intern, Internal Medicine

    Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD)

    Saint Joseph University, Beirut
  • Elective, Heart Failure and Transplant Service
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Harvard Medical School, Boston

Awards and recognitions

  • Francis N. Fernandes Best Graduating Fellow Award

    Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
  • First prize, Quality Improvement Research Competition

    Henry Ford Health System 2013 Research Forum, Detroit
  • First prize, Quality Improvement Research Competition

    Henry Ford Health System 2012 Research Forum, Detroit
  • First prize, Oral Research Competition

    American College of Cardiology Summit, Michigan
  • First prize, Research Poster Competition

    American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting, Michigan
  • Chief Medical Resident Academic Award

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit
  • Michael. S. Benninger Outstanding Resident Award

    Henry Ford Medical Group, Detroit
  • Senior Internal Medicine Resident of the year (2009-2010)

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit
  • Junior Internal Medicine Resident of the year (2008- 2009)

    Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, Detroit
  • Winner, Internal Medicine Doctor Dilemma Competition

    American College of Physicians (ACP)
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