Zaheer Yousef
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| Born | Zaheer Raza Yousef Bukoba, Tanzania |
| Alma mater | Guy’s Hospital, University of London |
| Known for | Heart failure treatment; cardiac resynchronisation therapy; cardiovascular device research |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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| Fields | Cardiology; heart failure |
| Institutions | University Hospital of Wales; Cardiff University |
Zaheer Raza Yousef OBE, MD, FRCP is a British cardiologist and academic known for his contributions to the treatment of heart failure, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, cardiac device research, and humanitarian work. He is Consultant Cardiologist and Lead Clinician for Heart Muscle Diseases and Heart Failure Devices at the University Hospital of Wales and Honorary Professor at Cardiff University.
Yousef earned a Bachelor of Science degree (immunology) with first-class honours in 1988 and a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree in 1992 from Guy’s Hospital (University of London).[1] He completed a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2003 at St Thomas’ Hospital (University of London), focusing on post-infarction ventricular remodelling.
Career
Yousef was appointed Consultant Cardiologist at the University Hospital of Wales in 2005, where he leads services in heart failure, heart muscle disease, and cardiac resynchronisation.[2][3] He is Honorary Professor at Cardiff University and serves as Clinical Lead for Cardiovascular Research in Wales.[4]
He has held leadership roles with the Welsh Cardiovascular Society[5] and Heart Research Wales.[6]
Academic and research work
Yousef's academic interests focus on the pathophysiology of heart muscle diseases and the mechanisms of therapeutic interventions.[7][8] His work includes clinical and imaging-based research on cardiac resynchronisation, chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.[9] His studies use echocardiography,[10] cardiac MRI, and haemodynamic assessment to investigate novel treatment pathways.[11]
Charitable work
Yousef is a founding member of the Africa-HF course, which offers bespoke post-graduate training in heart failure to African healthcare professionals. He also runs regular pacemaker training workshops throughout sub-Saharan Africa, promoting the use of refurbished pacemakers to improve affordable access to device therapy in low- and middle-income countries.[12][13]