Dr. Kamel Ben Romdhane

Dr. Kamel Ben Romdhane is one of Tunisia's most experienced Interventional Cardiologists, practicing at Hôpital La Rabta in Tunis — the country's largest and most prestigious university hospital, which serves as a national centre of excellence for cardiovascular medicine. In a career spanning 24 years, Dr. Ben Romdhane has built a reputation for high-volume coronary intervention, device implantation, and the management of complex heart failure and arrhythmia cases, attracting patients not only from across Tunisia but from the wider Arab world.

Tunisia's healthcare system is anchored in the French academic medicine tradition, and La Rabta exemplifies this: the hospital's cardiology department operates to standards comparable with French university hospital centres, equipped with modern catheterisation laboratories and supported by a faculty of academic cardiologists affiliated with the Université de Tunis El Manar. Dr. Ben Romdhane completed his specialist training at this university before undertaking a Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology in Paris — an experience that shaped his approach to complex coronary intervention and positioned him among Tunisia's leading catheterisation laboratory operators.

Over his career, Dr. Ben Romdhane has performed thousands of coronary angiograms and percutaneous coronary interventions, making him a senior figure in Tunisia's interventional cardiology community. His membership in the Société Française de Cardiologie as well as the Tunisian cardiology society reflects the trans-Mediterranean professional network that characterises the best of Tunisian specialist medicine.

Dr. Ben Romdhane earned his Doctorat en Médecine from the Université de Tunis El Manar, followed by his DES (Diplôme d'Études Spécialisées) in Cardiology — the French-system specialist qualification that forms the backbone of Tunisian specialist medical training. His Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, completed in Paris, provided advanced training in complex coronary intervention techniques including rotational atherectomy, intravascular imaging (IVUS and OCT), and bifurcation stenting. The French connection in Dr. Ben Romdhane's training reflects Tunisia's deep integration with the French academic medical tradition: Tunisian medical graduates routinely undertake fellowship training in France, returning with European specialist experience that elevates care standards at home. He continues to engage with French and European cardiology through membership in the Société Française de Cardiologie and attendance at EuroPCR and ESC Congress.

Dr. Ben Romdhane's interventional cardiology practice centres on the catheterisation laboratory, where he performs diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary interventions including drug-eluting stent placement, complex multi-vessel PCI, and primary PCI for acute myocardial infarction. For rhythm disorders, he implants permanent pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), and performs electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias. His non-invasive cardiology practice includes transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, cardiac MRI interpretation, and nuclear stress testing for ischaemia assessment. In heart failure management, he applies contemporary guideline-directed medical therapy and monitors device function in patients with biventricular pacemakers and CRT-D devices. His experience with valvular heart disease includes assessment for surgical and transcatheter valve interventions.

Dr. Ben Romdhane has contributed to cardiological research at the Université de Tunis El Manar and through the Société Tunisienne de Cardiologie et de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire. His research interests include outcomes of PCI in the Tunisian population, the epidemiology of coronary artery disease in North Africa, and heart failure management in a Mediterranean context. He has presented research at the STCCCV's annual congress and has co-authored papers on cardiovascular risk factor burden in Tunisia, contributing to a growing body of evidence on cardiovascular disease in the Maghreb region. He is engaged with the European Society of Cardiology's Africa initiative, which aims to strengthen cardiological research and training across the continent.

Tunisia is an established medical tourism destination, particularly for patients from Libya, Algeria, sub-Saharan Francophone Africa, and the Arab world who seek high-quality specialist care at costs significantly below European or Gulf standards. Hôpital La Rabta and the wider Tunis medical ecosystem have well-developed infrastructure for receiving international patients: multilingual staff, efficient appointment systems, and familiarity with cross-border patient logistics. Dr. Ben Romdhane consults international patients for planned cardiac procedures including coronary angiography, PCI, pacemaker implantation, and complex arrhythmia management. He conducts consultations in Arabic, French, and English, making him accessible to the full range of patients who travel to Tunisia for cardiac care. Video consultations are available for pre-procedure assessment and post-procedure follow-up, allowing patients to reduce their in-country stay. Cardiac medical tourism to Tunisia is typically facilitated through the country's established network of private clinics and university hospitals, with La Rabta being the premier public-sector option for complex cases.

Dr. Ben Romdhane is a recognised senior figure in Tunisian cardiology, having served in leadership roles within the Société Tunisienne de Cardiologie et de Chirurgie Cardio-Vasculaire. His membership in the Société Française de Cardiologie reflects the international standing of his specialist training and ongoing professional engagement. He has received recognition from the University of Tunis El Manar's Faculty of Medicine for his contribution to postgraduate cardiology training and for supervising cardiology DES candidates. His 24-year career at La Rabta, during which he has built and maintained one of Tunisia's busiest interventional cardiology practices, represents a sustained contribution to cardiovascular care in North Africa.