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Office
1200 Binz Street
Suite 900
Houston, TX 77004Phone+1 713-522-0220Fax+1 713-522-0232- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Texas Heart Institute/Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1981 - 1983
- Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1977 - 1981
- University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1970
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 1981 - 2024
- 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
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Clinical Trials
- PAIN - Postoperative Analgesia INvestigation Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 20
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsOpen Treatments for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.Akiko Tanaka, Holly N Smith, Hazim J Safi, Anthony L Estrera> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2023 Jan 1
- Rapid cooling is a safe technique in patients undergoing circulatory arrest for aortic repair.Holly N Smith, Akiko Tanaka, Max Chehadi, Harleen K Sandhu, Charles C Miller 3rd, Hazim J Safi, Anthony L Estrera> ;JTCVS Techniques. 2022 Dec 1
- 2 citationsDeep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion: How Long Is Safe?Akiko Tanaka, Max Chehadi, Holly N Smith, Madiha Hassan, Harleen K Sandhu, Charles C Miller 3rd, Hazim J Safi, Anthony L Estrera> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Jul 1
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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
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- St. Joseph Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann NortheastHumble, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Southeast HospitalHouston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical CenterSpring, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterHouston, Texas
- Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas
- HCA Houston Healthcare Medical CenterHouston, Texas
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