Physician Profile

Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD

Education:
Medical School:
American University of Beirut School of Medicine, M.D., 1993

Internship:
Duke University Medical Center 1993-1994

Residency:
Duke University Medical Center 1994-1996

Fellowship:
Duke University Medical Center 1996-2000

Clinical Interests/Specialties:
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology, sudden cardiac death, implantable defibrillators, ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias, permanent pacemakers, syncope, critical care cardiology, acute coronary syndromes, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure

Research:
Dr. Al-Khatib's research expertise lies in the design and conduct of clinical trials, outcomes research, and cost-effectiveness analyses. Dr. Al-Khatib has focused her research efforts on sudden cardiac death and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. She is also involved in research on atrial fibrillation, cardiac resynchronization therapy for advanced congestive heart failure and reperfusion arrhythmias. She is the Principal Investigator (PI) on a clinical trial of remote monitoring of devices. She is a Co-PI on an AHRQ sponsored R-01 grant titled: "Duke Cardiovascular Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics". She is a Co-PI on a project on dissemination of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy. She is directing or co-directing analyses of the National ICD Registry, the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial, the Duke Cardiovascular Database to determine incidence and predictors of SCD in different patient populations including patients with kidney disease, and the Duke Electrophysiology Database to study long-term outcomes of patients receiving ICD and CRT theray.