2024's April spotlight is Dr. Wally A. Omar! Their question for the community is: I believe there is a strong connection between art and the human body. As someone who in entrusted with human life, what is your creative outlet? Reply here.
Tell us about yourself.
I am an Assistant Professor at Hofstra School of Medicine/Northwell Health, where I practice as Interventional and Structural Cardiology. I serve as the director of structural heart interventions for Northwell Health's Eastern Region in New York. I completed separate interventional and structural fellowships at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where I fell in love with the breadth of possibility in the realm of structural heart disease. I perform many core structural heart procedures, including TAVR, TMVR, and mitral/tricuspid TEER. I am fortunate enough to be involved in many clinical trials for novel devices, which continues to ignite my passion for the field. I have a keen interest in the economics of our care, and determining ways to make our therapies accessible to anyone who needs them.
What are you most passionate about?
In my spare time I love to travel and explore new places with my amazing wife, as well as hiking, cycling, and teaching our young dog some new tricks.
What would you like your colleagues to know about you?
I am a lifelong student and am humbled by the talent in our community. There is not a day that goes by that I am not learning from all of you.
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