Chawki F El Zein MD FACS

Summary

• Dr. Chawki Elzein is a cardiothoracic surgeon specializing in pediatric cardiac surgery, based in Falls Church, VA. He completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Dr. Elzein currently serves as Co-Director of the Children's Heart Center and Chief of the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Division at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and L.J. Murphy Inova Children's Hospital. He has held numerous academic positions, including instructor roles at the University of Chicago and Loyola University Medical Center. He is also a clinical professor of surgery at the University of Illinois Hospital. His surgical expertise includes aortic valve repair, aortic surgery, and both adult congenital and neonatal cardiac surgery. Dr. Elzein has published multiple articles and studies, contributing to journals such as Annals of Thoracic Surgery, World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiology in the Young and JTCVS Techniques, and has authored many book chapters in his field.