Dr. Bernard Harbieh MD, FHRS
Scope of Practice
- Ablation (Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular tachycardia, Premature Ventricular tachycardia)
- Appendage Closure
- Device Implantation (Pacemakers, Defibrillators, CRTs, Loop recorder, Leadless Pacemaker)
- Syncope and Arrhythmia Clinic
Highlights
Academic Achievements
14+
Publications
Community Outreach Activities/Achievements
- Initiated the Cryoballoon AFib ablation at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
- Initiated the Left appendage Closure program at the American University of Beirut Medical Center
Health Care Profession Achievements
- Initiated the Subcutaneous Defibrillator program in Lebanon
- +6 Years of Experience
Experience & Education
- Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
- Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Cardiology Fellowship at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC)
- Residency in Internal Medicine at St. Georges University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Balamand, Lebanon Faculty of Medicine & Medical Sciences
Certifications
- Co-Chairman of Lebanese Society of Cardiology EP working group
- Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, USA
- ECFMG Certificate
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Electrophysiology
Society Memberships
- Co-Chairman of Lebanese Society of Cardiology EP working group
- Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, USA
- ECFMG Certificate
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Cardiology
- Member of the Lebanese Society of Electrophysiology
Publications
- Cardiac Implantable electronic device infections: Observational data from a tertiary care center in Lebanon: Refaat M, Zakka P, Khoury M, Chami H, Mansour S, Harbieh B, Abi-Saleh B, Bizri AR. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Apr;98(16):e14906
- Electrocardiographic predictors of outcome after Radiofrequency catheter ablation of frequent non- ischemic premature ventricular complexes: Al-Housari MM, Khoury M, Refaat M, Harbieh B, Abi-Saleh B. J Med Liban 2019; 67 (1): 34-41
- Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation from a developing country – Data from Lebanon AUBMC AF Registry: Mohammad SABRA, Bernard ABI SALEH, Bernard HARBIEH, Maurice KHOURY, Marwan REFAAT. J Med Liban 2019; 67 (1): 10-14
- Clinical and electrocardiographic predictors of T wave oversensing in patients with subcutaneous ICD (El-Chami MF, Harbieh B, Levy M, Leon AR, Merchant FM. Journal of Arrhythmia. 2016;32(3):181-185. doi:10.1016/j.joa.2016.01.002.)
- Ablation of an orthodromic reentrant tachycardia via a concealed accessory pathway targeted in the non- coronary sinus (El-Tallawi KC, Harbieh B, Khoury M, Abi- Saleh B. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2015;15(4):210-212. doi:10.1016/j.ipej.2015.10.005)