AlexisEdwardShafiiMD

Thoracic Surgery • Houston, TX

Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Associate Professor

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Office
6720 Bertner Ave
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-355-3000
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Education & Training

Cleveland ClinicFellowship, 2007 - 2010
University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2007
University of South Florida College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2007 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2005 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2012 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Sex Disparities in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Delayed Presentation and Worse Right Heart Failure.
Harveen K Lamba, Riyad Kherallah, Ajith P Nair, Alexis E Shafii, Gabriel Loor, Mahwash Kassi, Subhasis Chatterjee, Joseph G Rogers, Andrew B Civitello, Kenneth K Liao> ;ASAIO Journal. 2024 Jun 1
Incidence, Risk Score Performance, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery.
Matthew W Segar, Alexander Marzec, Mehdi Razavi, Karen Mullins, Joanna E Molina-Razavi, Subhasis Chatterjee, Alexis E Shafii, Jennifer R Cozart, Marc R Moon, Abdi Rase...> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2023 Oct 25
The Transition From Temporary to Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support: Surgical Considerations.
Syed B Peer, Harveen K Lamba, Alexis E Shafii> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2023 Aug 28
Clinical Predictors and Outcomes After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Tracheostomy.
Harveen K Lamba, Lucy D Hart, Qianzi Zhang, Jackquelin M Loera, Andrew B Civitello, Ajith P Nair, Mourad H Senussi, Gabriel Loor, Kenneth K Liao, Alexis E Shafii, Subh...> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2023 Aug 22
1 citations
Twenty-year survival following lung transplantation.
John James Miggins, Ross M Reul Jr, Spencer Barrett, Abbas Rana, Ahmed Alnajar, Jordan Dunson, Alexis Shafii, Puneet Garcha, John Goss, Gabriel Loor> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2023 Jun 30
8 citations
COMPETENCE Trial: The EVAHEART 2 continuous flow left ventricular assist device.
Steven R Allen, Mark S Slaughter, Mustafa M Ahmed, Carlo R Bartoli, Ravi Dhingra, Gregory F Egnaczyk, Sanjeev K Gulati, Michael S Kiernan, Claudius Mahr, Dan M Meyer, ...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Jan 1
6 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to durable left ventricular assist device implantation in INTERMACS-1 patients.
Harveen K. Lamba, Mary Kim, Adriana Santiago, Samuel Hudson, Andrew B. Civitello, Ajith Nair, Gabriel Loor, Alexis E. Shafii, Kenneth Liao, Subhasis Chatterjee> ;Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 May 13
4 citations
Predictors of renal replacement therapy in patients with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices.
Umang M. Parikh, Harveen K. Lamba, Muhammad S Ajmal, Justin Vincent, Carl P. Walther, Alexis E. Shafii, Ajith Nair, Andrew B. Civitello, Kenneth Liao, Subhasis Chatterjee> ;Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 Feb 18
Simple Felt-Plug Closure Technique for Minimally Invasive Removal of a Centrifugal-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device.
Alexander Schutz, Aladdein Mattar, Gabriel Loor, William E. Cohn, Alexis E. Shafii> ;Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2020 Aug 1
6 citations
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Coronavirus Disease 2019-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: An Initial US Experience at a High-volume Centre
Yang Yang, Aniket S Rali, Christian Inchaustegui, Javid Alakbarli, Subhasis Chatterjee, James P. Herlihy, Joggy George, Alexis E. Shafii, Ajith Nair, Leo Simpson> ;Cardiac Failure Review. 2020 Jun 26
4 citations
Increasing Heart Transplant Volume by Expansion of Donor Heart Selection Criteria: A Single-Center Analysis.
Navin Rajagopalan, Alexis E. Shafii, D.R. Dennis, Richard Charnigo, Michael E. Sekela> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2020 Mar 4
7 citations
Review of donor and recipient surgical procedures in lung transplantation.
Duy Nguyen, Gabriel Loor, Philip W. Carrott, Alexis E. Shafii> ;Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2019 Sep 7
19 citations
Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction: A Complication Specific to Polytetrafluoroethylene Covering. A Word of Caution!
Talal S Alnabelsi, Alexis E. Shafii, John C. Gurley, Kenneth Dulnuan, Dwight D. Harris, Maya Guglin> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Aug 1
7 citations
Outcomes of Lung Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis in the Setting of Extensively Drug-Resistant Organisms:
Ryan J. Winstead, Georgina Waldman, Elizabeth B. Autry, Rickey A. Evans, Aric Schadler, Lindsey Kays, Maher A. Baz, Michael I. Anstead, Alexis E. Shafii, Megan E. Goetz> ;Progress in Transplantation. 2019 Jun 3
2 citations
Early signatures of bleeding and mortality in patients on left ventricular assist device support: novel methods for personalized risk-stratification.
Tara Shrout, Travis R. Sexton, Olga A. Vsevolozhskaya, Maya Guglin, Alexis E. Shafii, Susan S. Smyth> ;Biomarkers. 2019 May 6
7 citations
Increased blood transfusion and its impact in patients having tracheostomy while on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Dwight D. Harris, Alexis E. Shafii, Maher A. Baz, T. Tribble, Victor A. Ferraris> ;Perfusion. 2019 Mar 1
14 citations
Impact of donor lung pathogenic bacteria on patient outcomes in the immediate post‐transplant period
Omar Ahmad, Alexis E. Shafii, David M. Mannino, Radmila Choate, Maher A. Baz> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2018 Dec 1
4 citations
Emergency department repair of blunt right atrial rupture utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Samuel P. Carmichael, Michael C. Bounds, Alexis E. Shafii, Phillip K. Chang> ;Trauma Case Reports. 2017 Sep 22
7 citations
Clinical and morphologic features of acute, subacute and chronic cor pulmonale (pulmonary heart disease).
William C. Roberts, Alexis E. Shafii, Paul A. Grayburn, Jong Mi Ko, Matthew R. Weissenborn, Randall L. Rosenblatt, Joseph M. Guileyardo> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015 Mar 1
3 citations
Spectroscopic limb monitoring in peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Suresh Keshavamurthy, Alexis E. Shafii, Edward G. Soltesz> ;Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2015 Mar 1
13 citations
Expanding the Donor Pool: Donation After Cardiac Death
Haytham Elgharably, Alexis E. Shafii, David P. Mason> ;Thoracic Surgery Clinics. 2015 Feb 1
13 citations
Too high for transplantation? Single-center analysis of the lung allocation score.
Alexis E. Shafii, David P. Mason, Chase R. Brown, Lucy Thuita, Sudish C. Murthy, Marie Budev, Gösta B. Pettersson, Eugene H. Blackstone> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014 Nov 1
71 citations
Outcomes of axillary artery side graft cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Themistokles Chamogeorgakis, Brian Lima, Alexis E. Shafii, Dave Nagpal, Julie A. Pokersnik, Jose L. Navia, David P. Mason, Gonzalo V. Gonzalez-Stawinski> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013 Apr 1
19 citations
High incidence of upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis with dual-lumen venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Alexis E. Shafii, Chase R. Brown, Sudish C. Murthy, David P. Mason> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Oct 1
43 citations
Growing experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation.
Alexis E. Shafii, David P. Mason, Chase R. Brown, Nakul Vakil, Douglas R. Johnston, Kenneth R. McCurry, Gösta B. Pettersson, Sudish C. Murthy> ;ASAIO Journal. 2012 Sep 1
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