All Things Cardio-Oncology

Dr. Abuzaid received his degree in medicine from Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 2006. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska in 2015 followed by a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware, 2018 and a Fellowship in Advanced echocardiography and advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, (UCSF) 2019.

Dr. Skouri is President of the IC-OS chapter of the United Arab Emirates. He specializes in advanced heart failure including “Assist devices”, heart transplantation, cardio-oncology, pulmonary hypertension, and cardiac amyloidosis. He has been an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at AUBMC in Lebanon for the last 5 years and has published more than 55 research papers, consensus documents, and position papers that directly contribute to the advancement of cardiology and Heart Failure.

Dr. Armstrong is a member, St. Jude Faculty, Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program and Endowed Chair in Epidemiology & Cancer Control, St Jude's Research Hospital.

Dr. Singh has been instrumental in starting the Diabetic Cardio–metabolic unit at Netcare Umhlanga Hospital, Durban and instrumental in starting the first Cardio–oncology Unit in South Africa, and in fact, the continent of Africa. He is President of the Cardio–oncology Society of Southern Africa (COSOSA). This is the first Cardio–oncology Society in South Africa and in fact, Southern Africa. He is also President of the S. Africa chapter of the International Cardio–oncology Society (ICOS).

Dr. Alexia Oliver opened our 2025 Global Summit sharing her harrowing account of being on the brink of completing her medical training only to discover she had an aggressive lymphoma. Her treatment was followed by chemotherapy-induced heart failure so severe she was placed on the transplant list, yet she slowly recovered against all expectations. After additional setbacks—including bilateral hip replacements—she returned to medical school with a renewed sense of purpose, grounded in the conviction that having a “why” makes survival possible. She embodies the reason our community exists, you won't want to miss this episode.