Dr. M Chadi Alraies holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the Aleppo University, in Aleppo, Syria. After completing his residency at Case Western Research University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, he worked at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA for several years and involved in the Center of Pericardial Diseases at the Cleveland Clinic. Since then he published several peer-reviewed papers in topics related to pericardial diseases and constrictive pericarditis. He moved to University of Minnesota to finish his training in cardiology and currently serves on several local and national committees related to cardiovascular societies. He is a member of several editorial boards for peer-reviewed journals and reviewer for many journals. He has published several book chapters, and peer-reviewed manuscript within pericardial disease and aortic valve disease.

Pericardial disease; Constrictive pericarditis; Invasive hemodynamics; Aortic valve disease; percutaneous aortic valve replacement