Saad Kubba, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Kubba is part of the Advanced Heart Disease and Transplant Cardiology team, Pulmonary Vascular and Pulmonary Hypertension Program, and provides general cardiology care as well as treating patients with complex heart conditions. He uses both invasive and non-invasive study modalities in evaluating patients with complex heart disease and hemodynamics. He is board eligible in American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology.

Dr. Kubba has extensive volunteer experience as a teacher of EKG interpretation and basics of ultrasonography to medical students, trainer of Tucson youth in Chest-Compression-Only CPR, mentor of medical students during their internal medicine rotation at Temple University Hospital, and tutor for pre-med undergraduate students at Weill Cornell. In his spare time, Dr. Kubba enjoys swimming, running and calligraphy. He is fluent in English and Arabic.

Degree(s)

  • MD: Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar, 2014
Residency
Temple University Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2017
Fellowship
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2021
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Cardiovascular Disease, 2020
Board Certifications
Registered Physician Vascular Interpreter, 2021
Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Diplomate, 2020
ABIM Cardiovascular Disease Board, Certified, 2020
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Diplomate, 2019
National Board of Echocardiography, Diplomate, 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Board, Certified, 2017
Honors and Awards
Graduation with Academic Distinction, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar, 2014
Dean’s Honor Roll All Pre-Med Semesters, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar, 2010
Clinical Specialties
Valvular Heart Disease
Exercise Physiology
Advanced Heart Failure
Ventricular Assist Devices
Transplant Cardiology
Right Heart Failure
Pulmonary Hypertension
Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Hypertrophic, Non-Compaction, Restrictive and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Research Interests

heart failure, exercise physiology, hemodynamics, pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure