Dr. Emad U. Hakemi

Dr. Emad U. Hakemi is a Staff Physician in the Cardiovascular Medicine Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. He brings 15 years of clinical experience, with particular expertise in minimally invasive heart procedures. Before joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, he served as section head of Structural Heart Disease Transcatheter Interventions at Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he led a team performing advanced catheter-based therapies and participated in national and international clinical trials investigating new valve treatments.

Dr. Hakemi specializes in treating coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease using catheter-based (keyhole) techniques that avoid open surgery. He performs complex procedures including chronic total occlusion interventions (clearing blocked coronary arteries), transcatheter valve repair and replacement, left atrial appendage closure (for stroke prevention), and septal defect repairs. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology, and holds a Master's degree in clinical research.

His approach combines cutting-edge interventional techniques with rigorous clinical research. He is actively involved in outcome-based studies on coronary artery disease and structural heart disease, bringing evidence-based practice to patient care. Dr. Hakemi is a good fit for patients requiring complex coronary interventions, structural heart repairs, or access to newer minimally invasive valve therapies.