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Sohail Jalal, M.D and Alexander Drtil, M.D. offer the highest quality in arrhythmia diagnostic and treatment services. Dr. Jalal and Dr. Drtil focus on the evaluation and management of each individual patient.

Sohail Jalal, M.D Sohail Jalal, M.D
 
Academic Title

Clinical Associate – Electrophysiology Lab  1990 – 1995
Hermann Hospital Houston, Texas 77030

EDUCATION

Undergraduate
Fsc, Bsc, Pre-Med, Government College Lahore, Pakistan

Graduate

Medical School, King Edward Medical College Lahore, Pakistan

Postdoctoral Training
House Physician May Hospital Lahore, Pakistan
House Surgeon May Hospital Lahore, Pakistan

Internship in Internal Medicine – 1984 – 1987
Cook County Hospital Chicago, Illinois
Sohail Jalal, M.D

Residency in Internal Medicine – 1985 – 1987
University of Missouri Affiliated Hospitals Kansas City, Missouri  

Fellowship in Cardiology/Electrophysiology – 1990 – 1991
University of Colorado Health Science Center Denver, Colorado

Fellowship electrophysiology- Case Western University- Cleveland, OH

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Memorial Herman Hospital System – Memorial City Hospital
  • Memorial Herman Hospital System – Southwest
  • Memorial Herman Hospital System – Hermann Hospital
  • Memorial Herman Hospital System – Northwest
  • Christus St. Joseph Hospital
  • West Houston Medical Center
  • Christus St. Catherine's Hospital
  • Memorial Herman Hospital System – Katy Hospital
  • Christus St. Catherine’s Hospital
  • Methodist Sugarland Hospital
  • North Cypress Medical Center

CERTIFICATIONS
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases
American Board of Clinical Electrophysiology

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION
American Heart Association
Houston Electrophysiology Society
Harris County Medical Society
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching rounds in Cardiology Inpatient and Consult Services  
Introduction to Clinical Medicine Lecturer
ECG Internship
Cardiology/Fellows Core Lecture

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Columbia West Houston Medical Center            1996 – 1997
Director – Interventional Electrophysiology Lab

Hermann Hospital                                             1995 – 1996
Director – Electrophysiology Lab


PRESENTATIONS
Combination Quinidine Mexiletine Therapy Does Not Suppress Ventricular Tachycardia Induction When IV Procainamide First Fails. 64th Sci Sessions, American Heart Association, November 11, 1991, Anaheim, Ca.

SOHAIL JALAL, M.D.PUBLICATIONS

1. Jalal Sohail, Reiter MJ, Easley A, Williams G. Effects of Acute Ventricular Dilation on Ventricular Fibrillation Threshold in Isolated Rabbit Hearts. Amer J. Physiol: Heart and Circul Physiol, 1992, Vol 263, pages H 1306-H 131 O.

2. Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Jalal S, Shih HT. Antiarrhythmic treatment of patient with left ventricular dysfunction. New Trends in Arrhythmia 1991; 7:321-336.

3. Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Jalal S, Shih HT, Wolbrette O, Wiggins S, Gilman J.The cardiac arrhythmia suppression trial CAST: Its effect on antiarrhythmic development and prescribing habits of physicians.. Hosp Form.

4. Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Jalal S, Shih H.T. Types 1A antiarrhythmic agents in the post-CAST era. Hosp Form.

5. Jalal Sohail, Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Shih HT.  Is electrophysiologic testing necessary for risk stratification of the post MI patient?  JMI.

6. Jalal Sohail, Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Shih HT. Ecaninide: An Update post-CAST. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiology.

7. Shih HT, Drtil A, Jalal Sohail, Dougherty AH, Wolbrette O, Naccarelli GV. Atrioventricular block with prolonged H.A interval and cycle length during slow-fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Evidence for  His bundle as the distal insertion site of the slow pathway. Circulation 90:8.215, 1994.

8. Wolbrette O, Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Shih HT, Jalal Sohail, Drtil A., Beveridge T, Montgomery B, Patock T, Worldwide Jewel Investigators.Pectoral versus abdominal ICD implant-Is there a difference in patient morbidity?
PACE 18: 1780; 1995.

9. Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Jalal S, Shih HT, Wolbrette D. Paroxysmal supraventircular tachycardia: Compartive role of therapeutic methods-drugs, devices and ablation. In Interventional Electrophysiology: A Textbook. Saksena S. luderitz B. (Editors), Futura Publishing Co., Inc. Armonk, N.Y., 1995, pp 381-390.

10. Jalal S, Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Shih, HT. Role of electrophysiologic testing after MI J Myocardial Ischemia 6:30-40, 1994.

11. Jalal S. Naccarelli GV, Wolbrette O, Dougherty AH. Maintaining sinus rhythm after atrial fibrillation. Choices in Cardiology, 1993; 7(12): 386.389

12. Naccarelli GV, Dougherty AH, Wolbrette O, Jalal S, Shih HT. Advances in implantable cardioverter defibrillators. In: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Philadelphia, J.B, Lippincott Co., 1994.

13. Naccarelli GV, Shih HT, Jalal S. Sinus node reentry and atrial tachycardias. In: From Cell to Bedside. Zipes DP, Jalife J. (Eds). W. B. Saunders Co., Philelphia, 1995, pages 607-61

OTHER PROJECTS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS
1. Medtronics Subcutaneous Versus Submuscular Pectoral ICD  Implantation Defibrillation Threshold Determination. 08/01/1996 – 12/01/1997.

2. Evaluation of Efficacy of the Coprdis Webster Diagnostic /Ablation Themocouple Catheter for Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. 5/31/1997 to 09/30/1997.

3. Medtronic Radiofrequency Ablation Catheters: Performer Learning Curve Study. 07/01/1996 to 10/05/1996.

4. Medtronical Model Number 6945 RV-SVC ICD Lead Study. 11/28/1997 to 03/03/1998

5. The Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure (SCD-HeFT) Trial. 09/16/1999 to present.

6. St. Jude ICD Study: Effects of High Voltage Shocks on Morphology Discrimination Using a Dedicated Bipolar Lead. 04/10/2000 to present.

7. St. Jude ICD Study: The Effect of Sensing Configurations on Morphology Discrimination Performance. 4/10/2000 to present.

8. Biotronik Phylax A V Clinical Investigation Study. 01/31/2000 to present.

9. Medtronic Model 6944 RV-SVC lead Study. 02/01/99 to present.
 


 
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