Dr. Arif Albulushi

Visiting Consultant

OMSB (IM), FACC, FASE, FESC, FSCMR, FRCP (Glasg), Fellowship in Cardiology, Fellowship in advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant

Speciality	:	Cardiology
Language	:	English, Arabic
Experience	:	15 Years

I am a Consultant Cardiologist specializing in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, with expertise in multi-modality cardiac imaging. He completed his medical education at University College Cork, Ireland, followed by postgraduate training in Ireland and Oman. He subsequently completed General Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology fellowships at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. He served as Assistant Professor of Medicine in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology and Courtesy Assistant Professor of Radiology in Multi-Modality Cardiac Imaging at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from 2020 to 2024. Since 2024, he has been a Consultant Cardiologist in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at the National Heart Center, Royal Hospital, Muscat, and also serves as a Visiting Consultant at several hospitals, including Aster Royal Al Raffah Hospital. His clinical and academic interests include advanced heart failure, cardiac transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, pericardial disease, cardio-oncology and advanced cardiac imaging. He has authored numerous scholarly publications and contributed to international research, conferences and academic activities. He was also a core member of the team involved in Oman’s first heart transplant and first HeartMate 3 LVAD implantation.

Heart failure, transplant cardiology, mechanical circulatory support, pulmonary hypertension, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, familial cardiomyopathy, multimodality cardiac imaging (echo, CT, MRI) • Advanced Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation • Multi-Modality Cardiac Imaging • Echocardiography • Cardiac MRI • Cardiac CT • Nuclear Cardiology • Pulmonary Hypertension • Pericardial Disease • Cardio-Oncology • Mechanical Circulatory Support • Heart Failure Management

• Best Internal Medicine Resident Award – OMSB, 2013 & 2014
• Certificate of Appreciation for Exemplary Contribution as Resident – 2013/14 & 2014/15
• Best MD for the First Quarter – University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2018
• CVICU Provider of the Month – August 2019
• Translational Health Research Conference Poster Presentation Winner – 2009
• Oman Medical Specialty Board/Internal Medicine Research Day Best Oral Presentation – 2013
• Best User for the Electronic MOH Library – 2024
• First Prize for Research Abstract – MEHFC 2025
• Third Prize for Research Abstract – MEHFC 2025
• Travel Award – MEHFC 2025

• 64 scholarly journal articles listed in CV through 2026
• Published book chapters on Contrast Echocardiography and CIED Complications
• HFSAP Content Reviewer, American College of Cardiology
• Principal Investigator for RESONANCE, FINE-REAL and OPTIPHARM-CKM research projects
• BLS & ACLS certification
• COCATS Level II certified in Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac MRI, Cardiac CT, Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography
• Board certified HFA, EACVI, CBCMR and CBCCT

Heart failure, transplant cardiology, mechanical circulatory support, pulmonary hypertension, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, familial cardiomyopathy, multimodality cardiac imaging (echo, CT, MRI) 2009–2010: Clinical Internship, Cork University Hospital & South Tipperary General Hospital, Ireland
2010–2011: Basic Specialist Training in General Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
2011–2015: Internal Medicine Residency, OMSB/Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat
2015–2016: Cardiology Specialist Registrar, Royal Hospital, Muscat
2016–2019: General Cardiology Fellowship, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA
2019–2020: Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, UNMC
2020–2024: Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNMC
2021–2024: Courtesy Assistant Professor of Radiology, UNMC
2024–Present: Consultant Cardiologist, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant, National Heart Center, Royal Hospital; Visiting Consultant at Oman International Hospital and Aster Royal Al Raffah Hospital

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