Dr. Hatim Al Lawati

Dr. Hatim is a Senior Consultant in Adult Cardiology, sub-specialized in Interventional and Structural Cardiology, with more than 15 years of experience. Canadian-trained with a particular focus on structural and valvular heart disease, he performs advanced catheter-based treatments for heart valve disease and complex coronary artery disease — offering patients options that were once available only through open-heart surgery.

Dr. Hatim completed his BSc in Health Sciences and MD at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, and trained through the Oman Medical Specialty Board before pursuing advanced subspecialty training in Canada. He holds Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in both Internal Medicine and Adult Cardiology, and completed a Fellowship in Interventional and Structural Cardiology at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto — one of the world's leading centers for structural heart intervention. He is additionally a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Adult Cardiovascular Medicine.

He previously served as Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Chairman of the Research Committee in the Department of Medicine at the College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University. In 2023 he joined the National Heart Centre as Senior Consultant in Interventional Cardiology and Director of the Structural Interventional Program, where he remains an active member of the Quality Assurance and Clinical Research Committees. He also sees patients at Muscat Private Hospital.

Dr. Hatim is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the Asia-Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology — distinctions held by only a small number of interventional cardiologists worldwide.