Tarek Abu Ghazala

Dr. Tarek Abou Ghazala is an Interventional Cardiologist practicing in Northern Virginia. He established the Virginia Cardiovascular Group and served as the President of the Medical Society of Northern Virginia and the Chairman of Medicine and Director of Cardiovascular Services then elected Chief of Staff at Stonesprings Hospital in Aldie Virginia. He was then elected Director at the Medical Society of Virginia in 2019.  

Dr. Abou Ghazala is an active political advocate of the Syrian uprising, currently serving as the President of Kayla’s List PAC, a Political Action Committee aiming to promote congressional candidates that support freedom, social & economic justice, and dignity for people across the globe. Previously, Dr. Abou Ghazala co-founded the American Coalition for Syria, encompassing 10 organisations advocating for freedom and democracy for the Syrian people. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Syrian American Medical Society, Washington DC Chapter, and is a signatory to the 10 Principles for Freedom and Democracy for Syria, put forth by active Syrian Americans. He appeared on many media outlets in person and by writing.  

Dr. Abou Ghazala graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Damascus University in 1991. He later continued his training in the United States completing his residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and his fellowship in Cardiordivascular Diseases at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia, Missouri.