Education
Medical school
Issam Al-Bitar attended medical school and graduated in
1979 (43 years ago).
About Me
Issam Al-Bitar works at Sacred Heart Health System, which has 342 other health providers.
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- 43+ years
- Male
- 1083608087
Hospital Affiliations
Issam Al-Bitar is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Watertown Memorial Hospital
As an interventional cardiology and cardiology, Issam Al-Bitar may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Issam Al-Bitar what conditions he treats. Issam Al-Bitar may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Adult congenital heart disease
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
Specialties
Issam Al-Bitar is an interventional cardiology and cardiology. His primary specialty is interventional cardiology.
Interventional Cardiology
Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. The main advantages of using the interventional cardiology or radiology approach are the avoidance of the scars and pain, and long post-operative recovery.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.