Will Serve as Director of Structural Heart Program 

APPLETON, Wis.— Abdelkader Almanfi, MD has joined ThedaCare Cardiovascular Care as the director of its structural heart program. Dr. Almanfi is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

As an interventional cardiologist Dr. Almanfi specializes in treating patients with coronary artery and peripheral vascular diseases, he is subspecialized in treating patients with valve heart disease using minimally invasive, non-surgical technologies to replace or repair valves without the need for open-heart surgery.     

Dr. Almanfi earned his medical degree at AI-Arab Medical University in Libya. He completed his internship at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and his residency at St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He completed fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, Texas.

Outside of work, Dr. Almanfi enjoys playing soccer, tennis and chess.

About ThedaCare

For more than 110 years, ThedaCare^® has been committed to finding a better way to deliver serious and complex healthcare to patients throughout Northeast and Central Wisconsin. The organization serves a community of more than 600,000 residents and employs more than 6,700 healthcare professionals throughout the regions. ThedaCare has seven hospitals located in Appleton, Neenah, Berlin, Waupaca, Shawano, New London and Wild Rose as well as 31 clinics in nine counties. ThedaCare is the first in Wisconsin to be a Mayo Clinic Care Network Member, giving our specialists the ability to consult with Mayo Clinic experts on a patient’s care. ThedaCare is a non-profit healthcare organization with a level II trauma center, comprehensive cancer treatment, stroke and cardiac programs as well as a foundation dedicated to community service.

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