Abdul Wahed Sidiqi graduated as an MD from Kabul University of Medical Science (2001) and became an assistant professor of cardiology there in 2004. He completed a specialization program in internal medicine at Aliabad Teaching Hospital in 2006 and a cardiology fellowship in the Netherlands (2008). In 2009, they founded Ariana Hospital in Kabul, launching a pioneering cardiology practice and echocardiography training for doctors, notably advancing female cardiology training in Afghanistan and having trained over 100 doctors. Dr. Sidiqi pursued advanced training in Cardiovascular Applications at Seoul University, South Korea (2011), and was recognized as a trainer of Echocardiography by Afghanistan's MOPH in 2012. He introduced BLS and ACLS training in Afghanistan for the first time after completing the online ACLS program at Virginia University (2014). He earned a master's in invasive cardiology from Avicenna Tajik Medical University, Tajikistan (2017), and founded Ariana Medical Complex, a state-of-the-art cardiology center (2018). He was elected a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in 2023. Dr. Sidiqi’s scholarly contributions include numerous publications in prestigious national and international journals. Notably, he served as the corresponding author of "Global Rounds Afghanistan: A Critical Overview of Cardiovascular Medicine," published in the Circulation Journal of the American Heart Association in 2025.  

• Achievements: 2005: Developed the Basic ECG Curriculum and conducted training (3 months) for medical students at Kabul Medical University, with over 1,000 graduates from this program. 2009: Founded Ariana Hospital, serving as chairman and head of the cardiology department. 2009: Developed the Echocardiography Curriculum and conducted training, including lectures and practical classes (6 months) for the first time in Afghanistan, training hundreds of doctors from across the country at Ariana Hospital and the Heart Institute of Kabul University of Medical Sciences. 2011: Founded the Echocardiography Society of Afghanistan. 2014: Founded the Afghanistan Cardiovascular Association and was elected President of this Association. 2015: Developed the ACLS Curriculum, published a CPR book in Dari, and conducted training, including lectures and practical classes (2 weeks) for medical students, doctors, nurses, and anesthesiologists at the Heart Institute of Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Ariana Hospital, and in Herat province (1,300 trained). 2012-2015: Conducted a research project on the incidence of different types of cardiomyopathies and their differentiation by echocardiography for patients at Aliabad Teaching Hospital and Ariana Hospital. 2010-2022: Published articles in national and international journals. 2015-2017: Led a research project on PCI/Medical Management in Chronic Coronary Artery Disease (Ariana Hospital and Avicenna Tajik Medical University, Tajikistan) as a thesis for a master’s degree. 2015-2017: Developed a curriculum and conducted a Doppler training program for female doctors at Ariana Hospital with support from USAID. 2015-2018: Served as medical director at the Heart Institute of Kabul Medical University. 2018: Founded Ariana Medical Complex, a state-of-the-art referral medical center in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2017: Became a professional member of the European Society of Cardiology. 2018: Founded the Ariana Medical Journal. 2019: Continues to conduct research projects on the relationship between oral hygiene and the incidence of RVHD in rural patients at Ariana Medical Complex. 2020: Continued conducting research projects on the influence of mothers' multiparity and economic conditions on the incidence of congenital heart disease in children at Ariana Medical Complex. 2021: Founded the Ariana Medical Journal. 2023: Elected as FESC.

2025: Corresponding author of "Global Rounds Afghanistan: A Critical Overview of Cardiovascular Medicine," published in the Circulation Journal of the American Heart Association in 2025.

2025: Awarded as an editorial board member of the Journal of Clinical Cardiology Research.