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    Dr Ofer Kobo

    Dr Ofer Kobo

    Dr Ofer Kobo is an interventional cardiologist practicing at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Israel, and a clinical assistant professor at the Bruce and Ruth Faculty of Medicine, the Technion, Haifa, Israel.

    A graduate of The Technion, Haifa, Dr. Kobo obtained his MD in 2002 and later pursued a Master's in Health Administration (MHA) at the University of Haifa in 2015.

    Following his military service as a medical doctor and clinic commander in an Airforce base, Dr. Kobo completed residencies in internal medicine at Rambam Hospital and cardiology at Hillel Yaffe Medical Center and interventional cardiology training at Dorset County Hospital, UK.

    Dr. Kobo is the local PI for several clinical trials, and he is currently serving as a member of national and European professional committees.

    Main research interest

    • Acute coronary syndrome and inflammatory disease.
    • Cardiovascular risk stratification.
    • Polyvascular disease.
    • Clinical Cardio-oncology.

    Selected publications

    Kobo O, Abramov D, Fiuza M, Chew NWS, Ng CH, Parwani P, Menezes MN, Thavendiranathan P, Mamas MA. Cardiovascular Health Metrics Differ Between Individuals With and Without Cancer. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Dec 5;12(23):e030942. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.030942. Epub 2023 Dec 1. PMID: 38038218.

    Kobo O, Abramov D, Fudim M, Sharma G, Bang V, Deshpande A, Wadhera RK, Mamas MA. Has the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the trends in CV mortality between 1999 and 2019 in the United States? Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2023 Jun 21;9(4):367-376. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac080. PMID: 36442154.

    Kobo O, Saada M, von Birgelen C, Tonino PAL, Íñiguez-Romo A, Fröbert O, Halabi M, Oemrawsingh RM, Polad J, IJsselmuiden AJJ, Roffi M, Aminian A, Mamas MA, Roguin A. Impact of multisite artery disease on clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: an analysis from the e-Ultimaster registry. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2023 Jun 21;9(4):417-426. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac043. PMID: 35876646; PMCID: PMC10284265.

    Kobo O, Raisi-Estabragh Z, Gevaert S, Rana JS, Van Spall HGC, Roguin A, Petersen SE, Ky B, Mamas MA. Impact of cancer diagnosis on distribution and trends of cardiovascular hospitalizations in the USA between 2004 and 2017. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2022 Oct 26;8(7):787-797. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcac045. PMID: 35913736; PMCID: PMC9603542.

    Kobo O, Moledina SM, Raisi-Estabragh Z, Shanmuganathan JWD, Chieffo A, Al Ayoubi F, Alraies MC, Biondi-Zoccai G, Elgendy IY, Mohamed MO, Roguin A, Freeman P, Mamas MA. Emergency department cardiovascular disease encounters and associated mortality in patients with cancer: A study of 20.6 million records from the USA. Int J Cardiol. 2022 Sep 15;363:210-217. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.06.053. Epub 2022 Jun 22. PMID: 35752208.