WaelZTamimMD, FACS
Thoracic Surgery • Fort Lauderdale, FLAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
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Office
1625 SE 3rd Ave
Suite 723
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316Phone+1 954-616-1916Fax+1 954-525-0808- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Wael Tamim is a Cardiovascular & Thoracic surgeon in Fort Lauderdale, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Broward Health Medical Center, Holy Cross Hospital, and Broward Health North. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and trained at top notch programs in USA like NYU and UMASS medical centers.
He has been in practice since 2002 and performed thousands of operations in the fields of cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgeries. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, and minimally invasive cardiac surgery and is experienced in minimally invasive surgery.
He also performs minimally invasive Thoracic surgery procedures as well endovascular treatments of Aortic Aneurysms.
Education & Training
West Virginia University School of MedicineFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 1999 - 2001
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1999
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1996
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2001 - 2026
WV State Medical License 1999 - 2003- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsEarly postoperative acute aortic dissection, the leading cause of sudden death after cardiac surgery? Critical role of the computed tomography scan.Imad F. Tabry, Eugene M Costantini, Elmore Reyes, Wael Tamim, Salem Habal, Linda Hughes> ;The Heart Surgery Forum. 2003 Jan 1
- 4 citationsTreatment outcome of lung cancer patients as optimized by preoperative whole-body positron emission tomography fluorodeoxyglucose imaging.Naresh C. Gupta, Harry A. Bishop, John S. Rogers, Wael Z. Tamim, Shawn D. Reesman> ;Clinical Lung Cancer. 2000 Nov 1
- 44 citationsExperience With Endoluminal Colonic Wall Stents for the Management of Large Bowel Obstruction for Benign and Malignant DiseaseWael Z. Tamim, Ali Ghellai, Timothy C. Counihan, Richard Swanson, Jay Michael Colby, W. Brian Sweeney> ;Archives of Surgery. 2000 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations
Broward Health Imperial PointFort Lauderdale, Florida
Broward Health Medical CenterFort Lauderdale, Florida
Holy Cross HospitalFort Lauderdale, Florida
Broward Health NorthPompano Beach, Florida
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