Hazim J. Safi MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, University Tex Houston
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6410 Fannin StSte 450Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-500-5304
Fax+1 713-500-5484
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Education & Training
Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1981 - 1983- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1981
University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1981 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Clinical Trials
- PAIN - Postoperative Analgesia INvestigation Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Intra-aortic balloon pump can be used after acute type A aortic dissection repair.Akiko Tanaka, Yuki Ikeno, Harleen K Sandhu, Charles C Miller Iii, Hazim J Safi
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2025-08-19 - Complications of cerebrospinal fluid drainage after open descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.Yuki Ikeno, Gregory A Estrera, Nicholas Ray, Michael J Troncone, Harleen Sandhu
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2025-07-26 - Impact of new classification from the Society for Vascular Surgery and Society of Thoracic Surgeons on acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.Yuki Ikeno, Akiko Tanaka, Michael J Troncone, Ezra Y Koh, Adrian Ramirez
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2025-07-19
Journal Articles
- Regional Artery Specific Thresholds of Quantitative Myocardial Perfusion by PET Associated with Reduced MI and Death After Revascularization in Stable CADMohammad Madjid, Igor Gregoric, Richard W Smalling, Nils P Johnson, Monica B Patel, Salman Arain, David McPherson, Pranav Loyalka, Hazim Safi, Anthony Estrera, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Press Mentions
How UTHealth Houston Is Improving Health Outcomes for Cardiovascular DiseaseFebruary 14th, 2023- The US-Based Indian Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid-19 DataJuly 27th, 2020
UTHealth Researchers Identify Genes Tied to Sudden Thoracic Aortic DissectionsSeptember 19th, 2016- Join now to see all
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