Aiman Hamdan MD 5
Aiman M Hamdan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
An Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology Specialist.

Dr. Hamdan Provides Medical Advice, Diagnosis And Treatment Of Heart Disease. Specializing in Preventative, Non-Invasive and Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine.

EDUCATION
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
June 1991
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.CH.B)
EXAMINATIONS
January 1992
ECFMGEMS (Clinical Part)
June 1992
ECFMGEMS (Basic Part)
1993
FLEX
1996
American Board of Internal Medicine
1999
American Board of Cardiovascular Disease
2000
American Board of Interventional Cardiology
2002
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
2006
American Board of Vascular Medicine – Endovascular
2008
American Board of Vascular Medicine – Vascular
2009
National Board of Echocardiography
2014
ABIM – Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology
2016
RPVI – Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation
EXPERIENCES
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
8/2000 -2017
Teaching Cardiology Attending at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Paterson NJ
Seton Hall University
2/2000
Clinical Instructor at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
1/2002 -present
Asst. Professor at Seton Hall University
NYU, NY
Adjunct Asst. Professor at NYU, NY
Rutgers University
Clinical Instructor at Rutgers University
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
2015 – 2017
Director of Cardiac Cath Lab, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
St. Josephs Regional Medical Center
2012
President of the Critical Care Committee, St. Josephs Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
2012
Director of Critical Care Unit, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson NJ
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
2006 – 2015
Associate Co-Director of Cardiology Fellowship Program, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
2006 – 2017
Director of St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center Cardiac Clinic
2010 – 2016
Saint Joseph’s Foundation Committee member present
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
2006
Credential Committee Member, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
2004 – 2006
Former Associate Chief Medical Officer
Barnert Hospital Paterson, NJ
2003 – 2005
Executive Committee Member
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ
7/99 – 8/00
PGY-VII International Cardiology Fellowship
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ | St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ | Seton Hall University
7/98 – 6/99
Seton Hall University PGY-VI Cardiology Fellowship
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ | St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ | Seton Hall University
7/97 – 6/98
PGY-V Cardiology Fellowship
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ | St. Joseph Hospital and Medical Center, Paterson, NJ | Seton Hall University
7/96 – 6/97
PGY-V Cardiology Fellowship
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ
7/95 – 6/96
PGY-III Resident
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ
7/94 – 6/95
PGY-II Resident
St. Michaels’ Medical Center, Newark, NJ
7/93 – 6/94
PGY-I Resident
Al-Faloujeh Volunteer Socitey Medical Center
7/92 – 6/93
General Practitioner
Al-Bashir Government Hospital, Amman, Jordan
7/91 – 6/92
Rotating Internship, H.K.J Ministry of Health
  • Involved in more than 15000 Angioplasties during training and Practice
  • Involved in more than 40 peripheral cases during training
  • Involved in more than 2928 procedures during training  
  • Involved in more than 17 Renal Angioplasties during training
  • Involved in more than 18 Carotid cases during training
  • Involved in 4 Aortic Valvuloplasties during training
  • Involved in 7 Mitral Valvuloplasties during training
  • Involved in more than 5 Iliac Angioplasties during training
  • Involved in more than 24 Rotoblator cases
  • Involved in more than 12 Laser cases
  • Involved in more than 21 Cut-Downs
  • Involved in 3 DCA cases
  • Well experienced in Angioseal, Vasoseal and Perclose
  • Well experienced in Transesophageal Echocardiography’ 75
  • During practice performed over 15,000 procedures.
  • Procedures performed: Stress testing Echocardiography and Transesophageal echo Cardiac catheterization
  • Angioplasty
  • Atherectomy
  • Laser and Stenting, via both Radial and Femoral approach
  • Peripheral Angiography and Intervention in Renal arteries
  • Subclavian Artery Intervention
  • Aorto-illiac and complex let intervention both above and below the knee Carotid Intervention
  • Complex visceral interventions and treatment of deep vein thrombosis
  • Removal of clots from the leg veins DVT
  • Pulmonary artery embolism and EKOS Therapy
  • Superior vena cava angioplasty and stenting
  • Aortic valvuloplasty and TAVR procedures
  •  Impella Insertion

LICENSES – New Jersey Medical License.

  • Nuclear Medical License.
  • Jordanian Medical Licenses
APPOINTMENTS
Assistant Professor 2002 -present Seton Hall University, S. Orange, NJ
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Fellow American College of Cardiology 2002
  • Fellow American College of Hospital Physicians 2002
  • American Medical Association
  •  Jordanian Medical Association
  • American College of Physicians
  • American College of Cardiology
  • Al-Faloujeh Voluntary Society
  • NAAMA NJ CHAPTER- President – 2015 & 2010
  • Fellow Society Cardiac Angiography and Intervention
  • Active Attending – St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
  • Valley Hospital
  • St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic
  • St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital Clara
  • Maass, Bellville NJ
LANGUAGE

Fluent in Arabic and English, some Spanish

HONORS and AWARDS
  • Ranked second in Medical School
  • Recognized Member of Who Is Who 2 consecutive years
  • U.N.R.W.A. Scholarship
  • Certificate of Merit, Grossmont High School, San Diego, California 1984
  • High school diploma Grossmont High San Diego California
  • Active Participation in ACGME Accreditation for the Seton Hall Interventional Cardiology Program.
RESEARCHES
  • Q-T dispersion during exercise stress testing as a marker of Coronary artery disease. CHEST 1999.
  • Atlantic City Annual Research Meeting Award 1999.
  • Presented in Seton Hall University 10th Research colloquium.
  • Spontaneous Coronary Dissection Case Report, CHEST 1999.
  • 10th Annual Research Colloquium/Seton Hall University
  • The Value of Routine postoperative AICD Testing.
  • 10th Annual Research Colloquium/Seton Hall University
  • 18 year old with ruptured sinus of valsalva/ASD/VSD,    Case Report / Seton Hall University 10th Research Colloquium
  • Case reports 63 – year – old man with anomalous origin of the posterior descending coronary artery of the left anterior descending coronary artery
CO-INVESTIGATOR IN TRIALS
Acuity Trial: TMC-BIV-02-08, US IND NO. 35,756:

A randomized Comparison of Angiomax (bivalirudin) versus Lovenox/Clexane(enoxaparin) in patients undergoing early invasive management for acute coronary syndromes without STsegment elevation.

TITAN-TIMI 34:

“Time to Intergrilin Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction ”(TITAN)-TIMI 34

APEX:

A Multicenter, randomized, double blind, paralled – group, placebo – controlled study of Pexelizurnab in patient with acute MI undergoing primary PCI

EARLY ACS:

a Randomized, Placebo – controlled trial evaluation the clinical benefits of early front – loaded Eptifibatide in the treatment of patients with nonST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome

TIMI36/MERLIN:

A randomized double – blind, paralled – group, placebo – controlled, multinational clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Ranolazine versus placebo in patients with nonST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (CVT 3036 or MERLIN-TIMI36)

TIMI 38:

“A Comparison of CS-747 and Clopidogrel in ACS patients who are to underog PCI”

ADVANCE MI:

”Addressing the Value of Primary Angioplasty after Combination Therapy or Eptifibatide Monotherapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction”

SYNERGY STUDY:

“A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study in patients presenting with acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)”. Protocol ENO.GMA.301

TIMI 31:

“A Phase II, Open-Label,Multi-Center, Dose Escalation, Single-Dose Administration Study to Determine the efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of BB-10153 in ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction”. (STEMI)

STELLER REGISTRY:

Prospective Evaluation of the Impact of stent Deployment Techniques on Clinical Outcomes of Patient Treated with the Cyper Stent

PILOT STUDY TO EVALUATE STENT DEPLOYMENT TIME:

This is a randomized, prospective, open-labeled trial. To explore the effects of two different inflation times. Continuous variables will be compared using student t-test and categorical variables will be compared using Chi square test

S. Azhak, A. Hamdan, M. Bikkina, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Seton Hall University
CASE REPORT OF LATE INTRACORONARY STENT THROMBOSIS:

Paraplegia secondary to ischemic spinal cord infarct following on pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)surgery. H. Mohammadnia, F.Shamoon, M. ikkina, L. Cornwell, T.Elgabrt, A. Hamdan, Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ, St. Michael’s Hospital Newark, NJ and Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Late subacute thrombosis of drug eluting stent following discontinuation of Clopidogrel. H. Mohammadnia, F. Shamoon, A. Hamdan, S. Younan, M. Patel, M. Bikkina, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ, St. Michael’s Hospital, Newark, NJ and Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Cardiac sequelae of human immunodeficiency virus disease. Alqaqa, A, Suleiman A, Birnhak S, Tariq S, Sison R, Hamdan A, DeBari VA, Shamoon F. Am J Med Sci: 2014 Jul;348(1) :82-6

Acute myocardial infarction caused by infective endocarditis. Bajaj S, Zaher MF, Doss E, Hamdan A, Bikkina M, Shamoon F. J Am Coll Cardiol.2014 Feb. 25;63(7i :el3

DR AIMAN HAMDAN PUBLICATIONS:

Research: Contrast Induced Nephropathy in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Coronary Angiography.

Case Report: Right Atrial Fibroelastoma Presenting as Typical Atrial Flutter: Rare Disease in Unusual Location.

Case Report: An Unusual Cause of Postpartum Heart Failure. Case Report: Migrated Subclavian Venous Stent into the Right Atrium.

Case Report: A Rare Case of Embolic ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in an Adult Patient With Repaired Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Case Report: Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Clipping During Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: Technically Feasible and Safe.

Research: Platelet Reactivity Unit in Predicting Risk of Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.

Research: Cardiac Sequelae of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease.

Case Report: Acute Myocardial Infarction Caused by Infective Endocarditis.

Research: The Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in HIV Patients.

Research: “Code STEMI” Protocol Helps in Achieving Reduced Door-to-balloon Times in Patients Presenting with Acute ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction during Off-hours.

Research: Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in young adults: Who is at risk?

Research: Importance of Performing Transesophageal Echocardiography in Acute Stroke Patients older than Fifty.

Case Report: Covered-Stent Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm after Drug-Eluting Stent Placement Case Report and Literature Review.

Case Report: Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis 1,659 Days after Stent Deployment Case Report and Literature Review.

Research: Ethnic Minorities Exhibit Reduction in Door-to-Balloon Time Comparable to Whites with a Newly-Implemented Emergency Physician Activation Protocol (Code-STEMI).

Case Report: Percutaneous coronary interventions in nonagenarians: in-hospital mortality and outcome at one year follow-up.

Research: Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Nonagenarians: In-Hospital Mortality and Outcome at One Year Follow-up.

Case Report: Giant Right Coronary Aneurysm and Syncope.

Case Report: Mcoplasma pneumoniae and Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion.

Case Report: Drug-Eluting Stent Thrombosis 1,659 Days after Stent Deployment Case Report and Literature Review.

Publication:  PREVALENCE OF SEVERE PVD IN A HIGH-RISK URBAN POPULATION RECEIVING SELF-EXPANDING NITINOL (SUPERA) STENTS

Auther: 100 STEMI CASES, 2013

Auther: The Drug Epidemics, 2018 Link: https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/40047953_Aiman_Hamdan/ publications/2

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Performed more than 1500 procedures over the last 17 years.
  • Proficient in peripheral intervention including the lost complex peripheral procedures.
  • Major referrals from vascular surgeons.
  • Have used the most updated equipment in intervention including but not limited to pioneer device.
  • Angiojet.
  • Atherectomy devices.
  • Rotablator.
  • Drug eluting balloons.
  • Silver hawks.
  • Jet stream.
  • Cutting balloons.
  • Experienced operator.
  • Renal angiograms and stenting.
  • Subclavian angiogram and stenting.
  • Abdominal angiogram and mesenteric intervention.
  • Experienced in TAVR performed more than 30 cases.
  • Proficient in pulmonary embolism clot removal Ekos device.
  • DVT treatment.
  • Clot retrieval and venous angiography angioplasty and stenting.
  • SVC treatment angioplasty and stenting.
  • Radial ulnar technique proficient.
  • Device retrieval techniques.
  • Impala device implantation.
  • IABP.
  • Has the fastest door to balloon time in the United States of 8 minutes.
  • Very proficient and time conscious with full Catch in 24 second floro time.
  • Average stenting time less than 10 minutes.
  • Involved in many local, national and international studies.
  • Involved in teaching students residents and cardiac fellows for more than 18 years.
  • Served on many hospital committees including.
  • President of the critical care committee.
  • Member of the credential committee.
  • Member of the hospital board of trustees.
  • Director of the Cath lab.
  • Director of the Ccu.
  • Director of cardiac clinic.
  • Director of the fellowship program.
  • Active member of the medical executive committee .
REFERENCES

Available upon request

CERTIFICATIONS
BLS, ACLS, ECFMG, ABIM, Nuclear License Pacemaker Program Certificate, ABCVD, Interventional Boards, CBNC.
Certificate of Attendance in Rotoblator as a debulking tool
Certificate of Attendance in DCA as a debulking means
Certificate of Attendance in IVUS course
Certificate of Attendance in AngioJet
Certificate of Attendance in IntraAortic Balloon Pump
Certificate of Attendance in Concepts of Peripheral Angioplasty
Certificate of Attendance in Approach to Total Occluded Coronary Artery
Certificate in Brachytherapy