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Elie N. Mouhayar, MD, FACC

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Center, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Medical Director of the Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

Dr. Elie Mouhayar completed his medical degree at the Lebanese University in Beirut, Lebanon. His postgraduate training included a clinical fellowship in cardiology at Geisinger Medical Center and a mini-fellowship in cardiovascular computed tomography at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine,  cardiology and vascular medicine. He joined M. D. Anderson as a member of cardiology faculty in 2008.


Dr. Mouhayar is the Medical director of the Cardiopulmonary Center and the non-invasive vascular laboratory. He is involved in many quality improvement projects focused on optimizing work flow, patient care and service growth and delivery throughout the center.

His clinical and research activities at MDACC cover the broad aspect of non-invasive and invasive testing modalities in the cardiovascular field with special interest in vascular ultrasonography and nuclear cardiology. He serves as a collaborator on several ongoing clinical trials, is the principal investigator of a phase III trial examining the efficacy and safety of the use of apixaban in preventing stroke and systemic embolism in certain patient populations, and chairs a study examining the use of cardiac biomarkers in the early detection of cardiotoxicity during sunitinib or sorafenib chemotherapy.

Research Interests

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Cardiovascular Imaging

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1996 Lebanese University-Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon, MD, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

9/2007 Mini-Fellowship, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
7/2000-6/2003 Clinical Fellowship, Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
7/1997-6/2000 Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
7/1997-6/2000 Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY

Board Certifications

2010 American Board of Internal Medicine
2006 Vascular Medicine Certification
2004 Echocardiography
2003 Cardiovascular Disease
2003 Nuclear Cardiology

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Sarin S, Mouhayar EN, Blankenship JC, Costello J, Woomert CA, Nassef LA, Qureshi A. Conservative Management of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Guided by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance. Clin Cardiol 32(7):E33-4, 7/2009. PMID: 17803248.
2. Tadros GM, Mouhayar EN, Akinwande AO, Campbell B, Wood C, Blankenship JA. Prevention of Radiocontrast-Induced Nephropathy with N-Acetylcysteine in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography. J Invasive Cardiol 15(6):311-4, 6/2003. PMID: 12777667.
3. Mouhayar EN, Blankenship JC, Fenster BD, Iliadis EA, McConnell TR. Coronary Artery "Pseudothrombus" Due to Collateral Flow Artifact Distal to Left Circumflex Coronary Stenosis. J Interv Cardiol 15(5):425-9; discussion 429-30, 2002. PMID: 12440191.

Abstracts
1. Elie Mouhayar, Farhad Elmi, Gurdev Singh, John Costello, Craig Wood, Timothy McConnell, A.O. Akinwande, Elias Iliadis, Francis Menapace. Safety of Emergency Room Chest Pain Units in the Assessment of Patients with Atypical Chest Pain and Previously Documented Coronary Artery Disease. AHA 4th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. 10/2002.
2. BD Fenster, T. Scott, E. Mouhayar, F.A. Bachour, T.R. McConnell, F.J. Menapace, J. Chapman, J.C. Blankenship, E.A. Iliads. Correlation of a Non-Critical Fraction flow Reserve with Functional Test Performance and Long Term Clinical Outcome. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 53:1:25, 2001.
3. M. Samaha: Z. Elghoul: E. Mouhayar; R. Eid; T.M. Kilkenny. Cardiologist's Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients Admitted with Chest Pain. Chest 114:380S- 381S, 1998.

Last updated: 6/23/2011