Samir Morcos Rafla

Background

About Samir Morcos Rafla

Professor Samir Rafla graduated from Alexandria University in June 1970. He was resident in the cardiology department then assistant lecturer then lecturer in June 1982. Spent 10 months research fellow in Cleveland clinic Ohio; in the research institute with Late Prof. R. Tarazi and in the electrophysiology department with Prof. James Maloney. Became professor of cardiology in June 1994. Then head of the cardiology department from 1/8/2004 till 30/8/2007. He was appointed in the National council for promotion of professors in cardiology and critical care starting from December 2004 for four years then extended another 4 years as assessor. He is a reviewer in the Egyptian Heart Journal and Alexandria Journal of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, a member of the EHRA (European Heart Rhythm Association), and a member of the European Association for Echocardiography and Imaging. Member of the Egyptian Cardiac Arrhythmia Association (ECRA) steering committee. His main areas of interest are electrophysiology, pacemakers, and Echocardiography. He published over fifty abstracts and papers outside Egypt and has presented over 300 lectures. Chairmanships at national and international meetings. He organized summer meetings of the ECRA group every year starting in 1998, at first alone, then with Professor Mostafa Nawar. He was co-organizer of the international Cardio Alex conference from 2005 to 2007. He was faculty as chairperson or speaker in the following conferences outside Egypt: Cardio stim, Europace, World Arrhythmia Society, ECAS, Cardio pace, TCT Mediterranean, and Cardio Arab … (total >12 times).