2020 SCAI SHOCK

Mirvat Alasnag, M.D., FSCAI

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Mirvat Alasnag is the first female interventional cardiologist in the Gulf region. She is currently the Director of the Catheterization Laboratory & Deputy Head of the Adult Cardiology Division at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia. She is a board certified imaging specialist who established the Cardiac Computed Tomography Program of KFAFH. She represented women on multiple committees including the Saudi Arabian Cardiac Interventional Society, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Verification and Fellowship Committees. Internationally, she serves on steering committees and boards of numerous societies including the American College of Cardiology’s Interventional Leadership Council, SCAI International Ambassador, and the EAPCI Women’s Steering Committee. Dr. Alasnag is currently an Associate Editor for the Open Heart, Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine Journals and PCROnline. She is a contributing editor for ACCEL. She serves as the social media editor for EuroIntervention, ACC Interventional Council and the Asian Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology.

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