Dr Nada Al-Sakini MB ChB, PhD, EACVI/AEPC CHD, FRCP

Dr Nada Al-Sakini

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor
Consultant Cardiologist in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
ACHD Echocardiography Lead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 371 4495
Email
n.al-sakini@bham.ac.uk
Secretary
lauren.rutty@uhb.nhs.uk
Address
Nuffield House
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
B15 2TE

After completing her PhD in Cardiovascular Sciences at St. George’s University of London, Dr. Al-Sakini commenced specialty training in General Cardiology in the UK. She subsequently pursued subspecialty training in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Cardiology through the ACHD Pan-London Rotation, based at St. Bartholomew’s and the Royal Brompton Hospitals.

Following this, Dr. Al-Sakini completed a post-training fellowship in advanced echocardiographic imaging within ACHD Cardiology at the Royal Brompton Hospital. She then joined Southampton University Hospital as an ACHD cardiology consultant, before moving to Birmingham University Hospital in 2022. Throughout her career, Dr. Al-Sakini has maintained a strong commitment to teaching, training, and research alongside her clinical responsibilities.

Qualifications

  • 2024: EACVI Adult Transoesophageal Echocardiography European Certification
  • 2023: FRCP (UK)
  • 2022: EACVI/AEPC Congenital Heart Disease Echocardiography European Certification
  • 2020: Certificate of Completion of Training in General Cardiology/ACHD
  • 2018: BSE Transthoracic Echocardiography Accreditation
  • 2015: MRCP (UK)
  • 2012: PhD Cardiovascular sciences, St. George’s University of London
  • 2006: Accredited CBL/PBL Tutor, St. George’s University of London
  • 1999: MB ChB Baghdad University, Iraq

Teaching

  • Winner of BCS/BJCA National Trainee Survey: Best Trainer-ACHD 2025
  • Faculty teacher Birmingham Focused Transoesophageal Echocardiography Course
  • Faculty Trainer for British Society of Echocardiography BSE + BJCA echo skills days
  • Master Class Expert in ACHD Echocardiography and Advanced Echocardiography Practice. The British Cardiovascular Society Annual Meeting, Image Village Faculty Trainer
  • Faculty teacher in West Midlands ACHD  Cardiology Training days
  • Regular weekly clinical Teaching for students and resident doctors
  • Supervising International students placements
  • OSCE and SSCs examinations assessor
  • Formal clinical Skills teaching for medical students, case writing of PBL cases
  • Formal MiP 2nd and 3rd year medical students modular teaching
  • Long Case assessor, Year 3 MBBS
  • Personal tutoring of medical students P-and final years.

Postgraduate supervision

  • Intercalated Masters and Elective students’ projects supervisor
  • BMedSc Clinical Sciences projects’ supervisor
  • BSc Biomedical Science students’ supervisor
  • GMC Approved Educational and Clinical supervisor for Cardiology trainees and resident doctors

Research

Dr. Al-Sakini has made significant academic contributions with over 40 presentations, abstracts, and posters in the field of Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Cardiology. She is actively engaged in supervising ongoing research projects that closely align with her clinical and academic interests in ACHD, fostering the development of new insights and advancements within the specialty.

Publications

  • Contemporary outcomes in adult patients with repaired complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect, A 25-year Review. Nada Al-Sakini et. al. IJC. Submitted 2023

  • Anatomy of the Heart. Nada Al-Sakini. Medicine, April 2022, ISSN 1357-3039, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mpmed.2022.03.014.

  • Echocardiography Book Chapter, Diagnosis and Management of Adult Congenital Heart Disease. Nada Al-Sakini and Wei Li. Final manuscript submitted to reviewers

  • The Forgotten Ventricle: Sub-Pulmonary LV Failure in a Patient with Transposition of the Great Arteries post Atrial Switch repair. Nada Al-Sakini et al. DOI:10.31487/j.IJSCR.2022.01.05

  • Aortic Fistula Plug: A Moving Target. Nada Al-Sakini et al. DOI:10.31487/j.IJSCR.2022.01.04

  • Follow the Lead: The challenges of Cardiogenic Shock in Device related Infective Endocarditis. Wasyla Ibrahim, and Nada Al-Sakini. JACC Case Reports (CME), 2021 Aug 4;3(9):1163-1169.

  • Paradoxical Embolization Secondary to Acquired Veno-venous Malformations. Nada Al-Sakini, Sam Seitler, Carol Ridge et al. European Heart Journal - Case Reports, March 2021. doi:10.1093/ehjcr/ytab136.

  • Back to Basics: A Rare and Aggressive Case of Aggregatibacter Aphrophilus Endocarditis. Nada al-Sakini, Charo Bruce, Sam Seitler et. al. Oxford Medical Case Reports, Volume 2021, June 2021.

  • Don’t Stop Beleafing: A Unique Case of Fungal Infective Endocarditis. Samuel Seitler, Charo Bruce, Ulrich Rosendahl, Elena Crucerescu, Darryl Shore, Justyna Rybicka, Thomas Semple, Wei Li, Michael A. Gatzoulis, Nada Al-Sakini. JACC: Case Reports, Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2021, Pages 672-677.

  • Adult congenital heart care in the COVID-19 era, and beyond: A call for action. Michael A. Gatzoulis, Natali Chung, Paolo Ferrero, Massimo Chessa, George Giannakoulas, Aphrodite Tzifa, Gerhard P. Diller, Margarita Brida, Nada Al-Sakini. IJCCHD, Volume 1, July 2020, 100002.

  • Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma Causing Profound Right Ventricular Outflow tract Obstruction: An Improvement Following Surgical Resection. Nitin Chandramohan, Rebecca Davies, Nada Al-Sakini. Circulation: Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 May;13:e010058.

  • Cardiogenic Shock in a 31 Year Old Patient. Nada Abdulkareem, Richard Davies, Duncan Sleeman, Helen Roberts, Mohammad Timol, Amanda Bettoney.ECHO, 2018 March;101:25-27
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: The Phantom Menace.Spinthakis N, Abdulkareem N, Farag M, Gorog DA. Cardiol Res. 2016 Dec;7(6):214-217.
  • Bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy-Genetics, pathophysiology and medical therapy. Abdulkareem N, J. Smelt, M. Jahangiri. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013;17:554-9.
  • Proteomics in Aortic aneurysm - What did we learn so far? Abdulkareem N., P. Skroblin, M. Jahangiri, M. Mayr. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2013;7:504-15.
  • Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation compared to surgical aortic valve replacement following previous surgery. S.G. Jones, Abdulkareem NR, F. Williams, S. Brecker, M. Jahangiri. J Heart Valve Dis. 2013;22:204-8.
  • Acute Kidney Injury Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Incidence, Predictive Factors And Prognostic Effects. A. Alassar, Nada Abdulkareem, O. Valencia, S. Brecker, M. Jahangiri. Innovations. 2012;7:389-93.
  • Outcome of Patients With Aortic Stenosis Referred to a Multidisciplinary Meeting for Transcatheter Valve. M. Jahangiri, J. C. Laborde, D. Roy, F. Williams, Nada Abdulkareem, S. Brecker. Ann Thorac Surg 2011;91:411-415.
  • Dilatation of the remaining aorta following aortic valve and/or root replacement: A 5-year follow-up study. Nada Abdulkareem, G. Soppa, S. G. Jones, O. Valencia, A. Alassar, M. Jahangiri. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013;96:43-9.