“Minimally Invasive Endovascular Surgeon”
Biographical Sketch
Walid Mohabbat is a specialty trained vascular surgeon with subspecialty training in endovascular and aortic surgery. He specialises in open and endovascular stentgraft repairs for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAA) and aortic dissections, complex endografting (fenestrated and branched endograft repairs) for juxtarenal, suprarenal and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms and dissections, carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS), lower extremity endovascular treatments including angioplasty, stenting, laser atherectomy. He also specialises in endovenous therapies for varicose veins including percutaneous laser vein ablation.
Dr Mohabbat received his medical degree from the University of Sydney. He undertook general surgical training at the RPA and POW hospitals. He then completed a three year fellowship in vascular surgery including training years at RNSH, Sydney and PA, Brisbane. Dr Mohabbat received his FRACS (Vasc) in 2006.
Under the mentorship of Roy Greenberg, MD, a world renowned vascular surgeon, Dr Mohabbat then joined the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio USA. There he obtained his Ohio State Board Medical License and completed fellowships in the fields of vascular research, aortic surgery and endovascular surgery in the number one ranked heart and vascular institute in the United States. His main clinical focus was on the endovascular management of complex aortic disease with fenestrated and branched endografts. After two years in the USA, Dr Mohabbat then returned to commence vascular surgical practice.
Education and Training
Medical School: The University of Sydney - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Residency: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Basic Surgical Training: RACS two year basic surgical training program in General Surgery
Advanced Surgical Training: RACS two year advanced surgical training program in General Surgery
Specialty Training: RACS three year advanced surgical training program in Vascular Surgery - FRACS (Vasc)
Research Training: One year Research Fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery in Cleveland Clinic, USA
Subspecialty Training: One year Endovascular and Aortic Fellowship in Cleveland Clinic, USA
Certifications
Vascular Surgery - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) (Vascular Surgery)
| MB BS | Syd | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery |
| FRACS (Vasc) | Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - Specialized in Vascular Surgery |
| RACS | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| AMA | Australian Medical Association |
| ANZSVS | Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgeons |
Publications:
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK, Mastracci TM, Gornick H, Cury M, Morales HP, Pfaff K, Kumar A, Kashyap VS, Hernandez AV. Revised Duplex Criteria and Outcomes for Renal Stents and Stentgrafts Following Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2009 Apr;49(4):827-37; discussion 837. [PMID 19233600]
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK, Cury M, Morales HP, Lu Q, Hernandez AV, Moon M, Morales CA, Bathurst S, Schoenhagen P. Endoleaks Following Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair - Etiology and Outcomes. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2008 Dec;15(6):631-8. [PMID 19090634]
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK, Cury M, Morales HP, Hernandez AV. Supra-aortic Vessels Aneurysms: Diagnosis and Prompt Intervention. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2009 Jan;49(1):4-10. [PMID 19174249]
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK, Cury M, Morales HP, Morales CA, Hernandez AV. Endovascular Repair of Acute Thoracic Aortic Pathologies. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. In Press 2008
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK. Endovascular Repair of Type II Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms [in] Parmentier S, ed. Frontiers In Aortic Disease: The Houston Aortic Symposium. Evanston: Greenwood Academic, 2008
Mohabbat W, Greenberg RK. Complications in Fenestrated Grafting. Abstract for publication - International Congress on Endovascular Interventions. Phoenix, Arizona, 2008.
Mohabbat W, Crawford M, Parker G, Shannon K, White GH. Traumatic vertebro-jugular arteriovenous fistula successfully treated by percutaneous embolisation. ANZ Journal of Surgery Nov; 71 (11): 688-692. [PMID 11736838]
Research:
Dr Mohabbat's research has focused on his specialty interests. During his research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic (CCF) he conducted research on:
Dr Mohabbat has published in numerous peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the Journal of Endovascular Therapy and the ANZ Journal of Surgery. He has authored a book chapter titled The Endovascular Management of Type 2 Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms. He presented a scientific paper titled "Revised Duplex Criteria and Outcomes for Renal Stents and Stentgrafts following Endovascular Repair of Juxtarenal and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms" at the SVS Vascular Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Ongoing Research Interests include:
