Zaher Fanari, MD

HS Associate Clinical Prof
Cardiology - Fresno

Zaher Fanari,MD, FACC, FSCAI is the Director of Interventional Cardiology and Director of Structural Heart Disease at UCSF Fresno. 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.

Publications: 

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement outcomes in patients with high gradient versus low ejection fraction low gradient severe aortic stenosis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions

Al-Bayati A, Alrifai A, Darmoch F, Alkhaimy H, Fanari Z

Transcarotid versus transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions

Munguti C, Ndunda PM, Abukar A, Jawad MA, Vindhyal MR, Fanari Z

Transcarotid versus transthoracic transcatheter aortic valve replacement: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions

Munguti C, Ndunda P, Vindhyal MR, Abukar A, Abdel-Jawad M, Fanari Z

Prosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis Creeping Into the Paravalvular Space.

Cureus

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ndunda P, Vindhyal MR, Muutu T, 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

Vindhyal MR, Ndunda P, Khayyat S, Boppana VS, Fanari Z

Do all hospital inpatients need cardiac telemetry?

Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

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

Fanari Z, Mohammed AA, Bathina JD, Hodges DT, Doorey K, Gagliano N, Garratt KN, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ

Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale versus Medical Therapy after Cryptogenic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)

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

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

Alrifai A, Alyousef T, Fanari Z

Letter to the Editor: Bicuspid Aortic Valve-Family Screening and Indications for Intervention.

The Ochsner journal

Baibars M, Darmoch F, Kabach A, Fanari Z, Alraies MC

Trauma-Induced Conduction Disturbances.

The Ochsner journal

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

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

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

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

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

Fanari Z, Al-Akchar M, Mahmaljy H, Goel S, Goswami NJ

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fanari Z, Grove M, Rajamanickam A, Hammami S, Walls C, Kolm P, Saltzberg M, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ

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

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

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

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

Fanari Z, Hammami S, Barekatain A

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

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

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

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

Fanari Z, Weintraub WS

The Effects of Right Ventricular Apical Pacing Frequency on Left Ventricle Function and Pulmonary Artery Pressure.

Delaware medical journal

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

Fanari Z, Weintraub WS

Thrombus in Transit through a Patent Foramen Ovale: Surgical Prevention of Impending Stroke.

Delaware medical journal

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

Fanari Z, Thapa J, Barekatain A, Copeland K, Hopkins JT

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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fanari Z, Weiss SA

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

Fanari Z, Hammami S, Hammami MB, Weintraub WS, Qureshi WA

Traumatic myocardial infarction in a young athletic patient after a football game.

Delaware medical journal

Fanari Z, Hadid M, Hammami S, Qureshi WA

Medical management of primary hyperparathyroidism with concomitant multiple myeloma.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

Fanari Z, Kadikoy H, Haque W, Pacha O, Abdellatif A