Tarek Absi MD

Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

3601 21st Ave SNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000
Fax+1 615-936-0605

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Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2002 - 2005
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai-Grace)Internship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2003 - 2028
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification StarPanel, Vanderbilt University, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification BI-Clinical, CitiusTech, Inc., 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Review of Interventional Options and Surgical Techniques in the Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism.
Chen Chia Wang, Kevin C McGann, Clifford W Chin, Hudson M Holmes, John M Trahanas
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2026-09-01
Real-time cardiac power output index predicts imminent need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after heart transplantation.
Awab Ahmad, Aniket S Rali, Chen Chia Wang, Mark Petrovic, Aaron M Williams
JHLT Open. 2026-08-01
1 citations
Intraoperative oxygen debt is associated with early clinical outcomes after prolonged asystolic warm ischemia time in donation after circulatory death heart transplant...
Aaron M Williams, Awab Ahmad, John Trahanas, Swaroop Bommareddi, Kevin C McGann
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2026-08-01

Abstracts/Posters

[Board 526] Altered SERCA2a Expression in Mitral Valve Leaflets in Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Tarek Absi, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019