Ashraf Saud Harahsheh, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

Infant 0-2
Child 3-12
Adolescent 13-17
Young Adult 18-25
Adult 26-64
Older Adult 65+

Languages

Arabic
English

Gender

Male

About Ashraf Saud Harahsheh

Independent Clinician

Background

Dr. Ashraf S. Harahsheh is a pediatric cardiologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, George Washington University Hospital, Washington Adventist Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital, Calvert Memorial Hospital and Frederick Memorial Hospital. He practices out of Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Harahsheh has expertise in arrhythmia, cardiology post-natal follow-up, heart murmurs, Kawasaki disease and syncope. He has clinical interest in atrial flutter and fibrillation in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, the cardiac function in anthracycline-treated children and the use of B-type natriuretic peptide as a marker for worsening cardiac function.

Dr. Harahsheh has been named a Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, one of America’s Top Pediatricians by Consumer’s Research Council of America and a Top 10 Cardiologist by Vitals.

Dr. Harahsheh earned his medical degree from University of Jordan. He completed residencies in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, as well as a pediatric cardiology fellowship.

Dr. Harahsheh is a member of the American Society of Echocardiography and the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Harahsheh has contributed to numerous publications.

PubMed - Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?cmd=search&term=Harahsheh+A

Selected Publications

Cross RR, Harahsheh AS, McCarter R, Martin GR; National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. "Identified mortality risk factors associated with presentation, initial hospitalisation, and interstage period for the Norwood operation in a multi-centre registry: a report from the national pediatric cardiology-quality improvement collaborative." Cardiol Young. 2014 Apr;24(2):253-62. doi: 10.1017/S1047951113000127.
Harahsheh AS, Hom LA, Clauss SB, Cross RR, Curtis AR, Steury RD, Mitchell SJ, Martin GR. "The Impact of a Designated Cardiology Team Involving Telemedicine Home Monitoring on the Care of Children with Single-Ventricle Physiology After Norwood Palliation." Pediatr Cardiol. 2016 Jun;37(5):899-912. doi: 10.1007/s00246-016-1366-y.
Harahsheh AS, O'Byrne ML, Pastor B, Graham DA, Fulton DR. "Pediatric Chest Pain-Low-Probability Referral." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 Jan 1:9922816684605. doi: 10.1177/0009922816684605.
Harahsheh AS, Ottolini M, Lewis K, Blatt B, Mitchell S, Greenberg L. "An Innovative Pilot Curriculum Training Pediatric Residents in Referral and Communication Skills on a Cardiology Rotation." Acad Pediatr. 2016 Sep-Oct;16(7):700-2. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2016.05.146.

Honors

Top Doctor, Northern Virginia Magazine, 1/1/17
Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Marquis Who's Who Publications, 1/1/16
America's Top Pediatricians, Consumer's Research Council of America, 1/1/14
Top 10 Cardiologist, Vitals, 1/1/14

Lectures & Presentations

Chest Pain in Children: The Charge Implications of Unnecessary Referral! A Multi-Institutional Analysis, Presentation, 65th Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, Illinois, 4/1/16
The Impact of a Designated Cardiology Team Involving Telemedicine Home Monitoring on the Care of Children With Single - Ventricle Physiology After Norwood Palliation, Presentation, 65th Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology, Chicago, Illinois, 4/1/16

Memberships

American Society of Echocardiography
American College of Cardiology

Locations

CNMC Cardiology Dept
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20010
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- phone: 202-467-5000
- fax: 202-476-5700