Education
Medical school
Top Ranked School
Dr. Abdelkarim attended University of California, Geffen School of Medicine and graduated in
2005 (17 years ago). University of California, Geffen School of Medicine is a top-ranked medical school, and is ranked #19 in Best Medical Schools by U.S. News.
About Me
Dr. Abdelkarim works at Providence Medical Institute, which has 263 other health providers.
- Interventional Cardiology
- Cardiology
- 17+ years
- Male
- 1073706495
Hospital Affiliations
Dr. Abdelkarim is affiliated with the following hospitals.
Providence Little Company of Mary Med CTR Torrance
Providence Little Co of Mary Med CTR San Pedro
As an interventional cardiology and cardiology, Dr. Abdelkarim may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Abdelkarim what conditions he treats. Dr. Abdelkarim 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
Dr. Abdelkarim 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.