Zaher Fanari, MD
Associate Professor
Cardiology - Fresno
School of Medicine

After graduating as the valedictorian from University Of Aleppo, he trained in Internal Medicine at Saint Louis University, Cardiovascular Diseases at Thomas Jefferson University/Christiana Care Health System, Interventional Cardiology at the University Of Kansas and Structural, Endovascular and CHIP at Prairie Heart Institute. Then in 2017 he joined Heartland cardiology/Wesley medical center at Wichita where he build a large structural program then in 2022 he decided to join UCSF Fresno as Director of Interventional Cardiology and director of Structural Heart Disease at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Fanari is proficient in performing complex PCI, renal, iliac, femoral, popliteal, BTK interventions and carotid stenting, as well as TEVAR, EAVR, TAVR, TMVR, MitraClip, Watchman, PFO/ASD closure and TEE. He received multiple research awards including being a finalist at the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) Competition at ACC 2015 and 11th Annual Northwestern Cardiovascular Forum 2015. Similarly I was the recipient of the Top 15 Abstracts Award at CRT 2016, Top 30 Abstracts Award at CRT 2017, ASE Abstract Presenter Travel Grant 2015, ACC interventional Council Grant 2017 and Focus on Excellence Award at Christiana Care. He serves on multiple leadership committees in the ACC including: the ACC Interventional Section Leadership Council, ACC Structural Heart Disease Working Group, ACC CHIP (Complex High-risk Indicated Patients) Working Group, ACC Interventional Council Communication Working Group and the ACC Patient Navigator Program Working Group. He is leading author in 65 manuscripts in addition to being a Co-author of a book “Landmark Clinical Trials in Cardiology.” He is the leading author in multiple book chapter including the Topol's Textbook of Interventional Cardiology and The PCR-EAPCI Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine Textbook. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac CT, Nuclear Cardiology, vascular medicine and endovascular medicine.

• Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis Creeping Into the Paravalvular Space.
  Cureus 2023 Abdel Jawad M, Abu Kar A, Fanari Z, Elkharbotly A
• USMLE step 1 pass/fail: The impact on international medical graduates.
  Avicenna journal of medicine 2021 Al-Akchar M, Salih M, Fanari Z
• Percutaneous approaches for retrieval of an embolized or malpositioned left atrial appendage closure device: A multicenter experience.
  Heart rhythm 2020 Afzal MR, Ellis CR, Gabriels J, El-Chami M, Amin A, Fanari Z, Delurgio D, John RM, Patel A, Haldis TA, Goldstein JA, Yakubov S, Daoud EG, Hummel JD
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: national trends and in-hospital outcomes.
  Avicenna journal of medicine 2020 Soud M, Al-Khadra Y, Darmoch F, Moussa Pacha H, Fanari Z, Alraies MC
• Echocardiographic Derived Parameters Association With Long-Term Outcomes After Transcatheter Valve Replacement.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2020 Al-Akchar M, Sawalha K, Mahmaljy H, Ibrahim AM, Salih M, Bhattarai M, Nandish S, Goel S, Goswami NJ, Goldstein JA, Fanari Z
• Clinical Outcomes of Sentinel Cerebral Protection System Use During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2019 Ndunda PM, Vindhyal MR, Muutu TM, Fanari Z
• Clinical Outcomes of the Dual-Therapy CD34 Antibody-Covered Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus Standard Drug-Eluting Coronary Stents: A Meta-Analysis.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2019 Ndunda P, Vindhyal MR, Muutu T, Fanari Z
• Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter vs Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis.
  Ochsner journal 2019 Ndunda P, Srinivasan S, Vindhyal M, Muutu T, Vukas R, Fanari Z
• Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Outcomes in Patients with Dialysis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2018 Vindhyal MR, Ndunda P, Khayyat S, Boppana VS, Fanari Z
• Do all hospital inpatients need cardiac telemetry?
  Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2018 Baibars M, Al-Khadra Y, Fanari Z, Moussa Pacha H, Soud M, Alraies MC
• Inadequacy of Pulse Oximetry in the Catheterization Laboratory. An Exploratory Study Monitoring Respiratory Status Using Arterial Blood Gases during Cardiac Catheterization with Conscious Sedation.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2018 Fanari Z, Mohammed AA, Bathina JD, Hodges DT, Doorey K, Gagliano N, Garratt KN, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ
• The role of dobutamine stress echocardiography based projected aortic valve area in assessing patients with classical low-flow low-gradient aortic stenosis.
  Annals of translational medicine 2018 Vindhyal MR, Ndunda PM, Fanari Z
• The impact of mitral stenosis on outcomes of aortic valve stenosis patient undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
  Journal of interventional cardiology 2018 Al-Khadra Y, Darmoch F, Baibars M, Kaki A, Fanari Z, Alraies MC
• Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale versus Medical Therapy after Cryptogenic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
  Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) 2018 Darmoch F, Al-Khadra Y, Soud M, Fanari Z, Alraies MC
• Dual antiplatelet therapy versus single antiplatelet therapy after transaortic valve replacement: Meta-analysis.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2018 Alrifai A, Soud M, Kabach A, Jobanputra Y, Masrani A, El Dassouki S, Alraies MC, Fanari Z
• Tele-Cardiology in the Syrian War.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018 Alrifai A, Alyousef T, Fanari Z
• Letter to the Editor: Bicuspid Aortic Valve-Family Screening and Indications for Intervention.
  Ochsner journal 2018 Baibars M, Darmoch F, Kabach A, Fanari Z, Alraies MC
• Trauma-Induced Conduction Disturbances.
  Ochsner journal 2018 Soud M, Alrifai A, Kabach A, Fanari Z, Alraies MC
• Endovascular repair of complex Juxtarenal aortic aneurysm using a combined fenestrated endograft and chimney technique.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Goswami NJ
• Simultaneous transcatheter transfemoral aortic and transeptal mitral valve replacement using Edward SAPIEN S3.
  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Mahmaljy H, Nandish S, Goswami NJ
• Safety and utility of dobutamine and pressure wire use in the hemodynamic assessment of low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Gunasekaran PC, Shaukat A, Hammami S, Dawn B, Wiley M, Tadros P
• The impact of care management information technology model on quality of care after percutaneous coronary intervention: "Bridging the Divides".
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Weintraub WS, Fanari Z, Elliott D, Ostertag-Stretch J, Muther A, Lynahan M, Kerzner R, Salam T, Scherrer H, Anderson S, Russo CA, Kolm P, Steinberg TH
• Transcatheter aortic valve replacement through transcaval aortic access in a patient with duplicated inferior vena cava and poor iliofemoral anatomy.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Al-Akchar M, Mahmaljy H, Goel S, Goswami NJ
• Effect of Changes in Visa Policies and Procedures on Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Cardiologists.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017 Fanari Z
• The impact of care management information technology model on quality of care after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: "Bridging the Divides".
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Weintraub WS, Elliott D, Fanari Z, Ostertag-Stretch J, Muther A, Lynahan M, Kerzner R, Salam T, Scherrer H, Anderson S, Russo CA, Kolm P, Steinberg TH
• Successful percutaneous retrieval of embolized transcatheter left atrial appendage closure device (Watchman) using a modified vascular retrieval forceps.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Goel S, Goldstein JA
• Percutaneous thoracic aortic aneurysm repair through transcaval aortic access.
  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2017 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Goswami NJ, Goldstein JA
• Severe aortic stenosis in dextrocardia with situs invertus and anomalous single coronary ostium treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Alrifai A, Kabach M, Lovitz L, Rothenberg M, Nores M, Fanari Z
• Predicting readmission risk following percutaneous coronary intervention at the time of admission.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2016 Fanari Z, Elliott D, Russo CA, Kolm P, Weintraub WS
• Predicting readmission risk following coronary artery bypass surgery at the time of admission.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2016 Fanari Z, Elliott D, Russo CA, Kolm P, Weintraub WS
• Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team Approach Including an Intensivist on the Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients in the Cardiac Care Unit.
  Mayo Clinic proceedings 2016 Fanari Z, Barekatain A, Kerzner R, Hammami S, Weintraub WS, Maheshwari V
• The Impact of Direct Cardiac Output Determination On Using A Widely Available Direct Continuous Oxygen Consumption Measuring Device On The Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Valve.
  Delaware medical journal 2016 Fanari Z, Grove M, Rajamanickam A, Hammami S, Walls C, Kolm P, Saltzberg M, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ
• Successful Percutaneous Transcatheter Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Through The Right Internal Jugular Vein Using Stiff Amplatzer Catheter With A Reshaped Tip.
  Delaware medical journal 2016 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hopkins JT
• Long-term use of dual antiplatelet therapy for the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2016 Fanari Z, Malodiya A, Weiss SA, Hammami S, Kolm P, Weintraub WS
• Impact of Catheterization Lab Computer Software Settings on Hemodynamic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis.
  Delaware medical journal 2016 Fanari Z, Rajamanickam A, Grove M, Hammami S, Walls C, Kolm P, Weintraub W, Doorey AJ
• Cardiac output determination using a widely available direct continuous oxygen consumption measuring device: a practical way to get back to the gold standard.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2016 Fanari Z, Grove M, Rajamanickam A, Hammami S, Walls C, Kolm P, Saltzberg M, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ
• Cardiology Critical Care Crisis: Can Working Across The Aisle Be The Salvation?
  Delaware medical journal 2016 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Barekatain A
• Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Graft Aneurysm with Fistula to the Right Atrium: Percutaneous Management of Surgical Complication.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Barekatain A, Fanari Z, Weiss SA
• Cost Effectiveness of Antiplatelet and Antithrombotic Therapy in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Current Perspective and Literature Review.
  American journal of cardiovascular drugs : drugs, devices, and other interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Weiss S, Weintraub WS
• Aggressive Measures to Decrease "Door to Balloon" Time and Incidence of Unnecessary Cardiac Catheterization: Potential Risks and Role of Quality Improvement.
  Mayo Clinic proceedings 2015 Fanari Z, Abraham N, Kolm P, Doorey J, Herman A, Hoban A, Reddy V, Hammami S, Leonovich J, Rahman E, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ
• Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Barekatain A, Fanari Z, Hammami S, Qureshi W
• Cost-effectiveness of transcatheter versus surgical management of structural heart disease.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Weintraub WS
• Aggressive Measures to Decrease Door to Balloon Time May Increase the Incidence of Unnecessary Cardiac Catheterization and Delay Appropriate Care.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Fanari Z, Abraham N, Hammami S, Doorey AJ
• The Effects of Right Ventricular Apical Pacing Frequency on Left Ventricle Function and Pulmonary Artery Pressure.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Hammami S, Shuraih M
• Cost-effectiveness of medical, endovascular and surgical management of peripheral vascular disease.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Weintraub WS
• The effects of right ventricular apical pacing with transvenous pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator on mitral and tricuspid regurgitation.
  Journal of electrocardiology 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Hammami S, Shuraih M
• Thrombus in Transit through a Patent Foramen Ovale: Surgical Prevention of Impending Stroke.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Choudhry U, Mohammed AA, Zweben M, Qureshi W
• Iatrogenic Aortocoronary Arteriovenous Fistula: Percutaneous Management of a Surgical Complication.
  JACC. Cardiovascular interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Thapa J, Barekatain A, Copeland K, Hopkins JT
• Left Internal Mammary Artery Dissection: Use of Dual Balloon Angioplasty in Treatment of Ostial Dissection Involving Subclavian Artery.
  Delaware medical journal 2015 Fanari Z, Thapa J, Vanga SR, Qureshi W
• The Value of Quality Improvement Process in the Detection and Correction of Common Errors in Echocardiographic Hemodynamic Parameters in a Busy Echocardiography Laboratory.
  Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 2015 Fanari Z, Choudhry UI, Reddy VK, Eze-Nliam C, Hammami S, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Marshall ES
• Discrepancies between direct catheter and echocardiography-based values in aortic stenosis.
  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2015 Yang CS, Marshall ES, Fanari Z, Kostal MJ, West JT, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ
• Using The Descending Aortic Wall Thickness Measured In Transesophageal Echocardiography As A Risk Marker For Aortic Dissection.
  The European journal of cardiovascular medicine 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Hammami S, Eze-Nliam C, Weintraub WS
• Transcatheter retrieval of device entrapment: management of a rare complication of percutaneous coronary intervention: case report and literature review.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Hamid SA, Hammami S, Mohammed AA, Hammami MB, Qureshi W
• Percutaneous closure of acquired Gerbode defect: management of a rare complication of cardiac surgery.
  Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2015 Fanari Z, Barekatain A, Abraham N, Hopkins JT
• Vitamin D deficiency plays an important role in cardiac disease and affects patient outcome: Still a myth or a fact that needs exploration?
  Journal of the Saudi Heart Association 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Hammami S, Abdellatif A
• Academic versus private cardiology: preparing for a successful career after fellowship.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015 Fanari Z, Weiss SA
• Comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease: Meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials.
  Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2015 Fanari Z, Weiss SA, Zhang W, Sonnad SS, Weintraub WS
• Acute Coronary Syndrome In HIV Naïve Patient With Low CD4 Count And No Other Significant Risk Factors: Case Report And Literature Review.
  Open journal of clinical & medical case reports 2015 Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Weintraub WS, Qureshi WA
• Short, Intermediate and long term outcomes of CABG vs. PCI with DES in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease. Meta-Analysis of Six Randomized Controlled Trials.
  The European journal of cardiovascular medicine 2014 Fanari Z, Weiss SA, Zhang W, Sonnad SS, Weintraub WS
• Meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials comparing coronary artery bypass grafting with percutaneous coronary intervention using drug-eluting stenting in patients with diabetes.
  Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2014 Fanari Z, Weiss SA, Zhang W, Sonnad SS, Weintraub WS
• High-risk acute coronary syndrome in a patient with coronary subclavian steal syndrome secondary to critical subclavian artery stenosis.
  Case reports in cardiology 2014 Fanari Z, Abraham N, Hammami S, Qureshi WA
• Traumatic myocardial infarction in a young athletic patient after a football game.
  Delaware medical journal 2014 Fanari Z, Hadid M, Hammami S, Qureshi WA
• Comparison of in-hospital outcomes for beta-blocker use versus non-beta blocker use in patients presenting with cocaine-associated chest pain.
  The American journal of cardiology 2014 Fanari Z, Kennedy KK, Lim MJ, Laddu AA, Stolker JM
• Comparative effectiveness of revascularization strategies in stable ischemic heart disease: current perspective and literature review.
  Expert review of cardiovascular therapy 2013 Fanari Z, A Weiss S, Weintraub WS
• Medical management of primary hyperparathyroidism with concomitant multiple myeloma.
  Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2010 Fanari Z, Kadikoy H, Haque W, Pacha O, Abdellatif A