Professor of Surgery, University Tex Houston

Thoracic Surgery

Hazim J. Safi, MD works in the field of Thoracic Surgery. He went to Baylor College of Medicine. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors", "Top Doctors:SE Texas", "Fellow (FACC)", "Fellow (FACS)", "Super Doctor" and "Top MD". Hazim J. Safi is a published doctor as well. He has 36 publications published. The latest was: LOX Mutations Predispose to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• LOX Mutations Predispose to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections.
• Utility of a tubularized extracellular matrix as an alternative conduit for arteriovenous fistula Aneurysm repair.
• Operative Intercostal Nerve Blocks With Long-Acting Bupivacaine Liposome for Pain Control After Thoracotomy.
• Is Total Arch Replacement Associated With Worse Outcomes During Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection?
• Outcomes of open repair for chronic descending thoracic Aortic dissection.
• Aortic Disease Presentation and Outcome Associated with ACTA2 Mutations.
• Pearls & Oy-sters: ophthalmic artery malperfusion in Aortic dissection with common carotid artery involvement.
• Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Reduces Transfusions During Ascending Aortic Arch Repair: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial.
• Reprint of: Early and late outcomes of acute type A Aortic dissection with intramural hematoma.
• Intentional left subclavian artery coverage during thoracic endovascular Aortic repair for traumatic Aortic injury.
• Early and late outcomes of acute type A Aortic dissection with intramural hematoma.
• Patient height as a risk factor for poor outcome in acute type b Aortic dissection.
• Complicated type B Aortic dissection causing ischemia in the celiac and inferior mesenteric artery distribution despite patent superior mesenteric artery bypass.
• Repair of extensive Aortic aneurysms: a single-center experience using the elephant trunk technique over 20 years.
• Outcomes after endovascular repair of Peripheral arterial trauma.
• Open repair of adult Aortic coarctation mostly by a resection and graft replacement technique.
• Technical and Financial Feasibility of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Program at a Level One Trauma Center.
• In vitro efficacy of antibiotic beads in treating Abdominal vascular graft infections.
• Outcomes of endovascular repair for patients with blunt traumatic Aortic injury.
• Regarding "Thoracic endovascular Aneurysm repair, race, and volume in thoracic Aneurysm repair".
• Endovascular repair of a ruptured subclavian artery Aneurysm in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome using a sandwich technique.
• Outcome predictors of limb salvage in traumatic popliteal Artery injury.
• Outcomes of Surgical Paraclavicular Thoracic Outlet Decompression.
• Pneumomediastinum: etiology and a guide to diagnosis and treatment.
• Reinfection after resection and revascularization of infected infrarenal Abdominal aortic grafts.
• A surgical team with focus on staff education in a community hospital improves outcomes, costs and patient satisfaction.
• Missense mutations in FBN1 exons 41 and 42 cause Weill-Marchesani syndrome with thoracic Aortic disease and Marfan syndrome.
• Analysis of autologous platelet-rich plasma during ascending and transverse Aortic arch surgery.
• Management of common carotid artery dissection due to extension from acute type A (DeBakey I) Aortic dissection.
• Update on blunt thoracic Aortic injury: Fifteen-year single-institution experience.
• Management of Aortic injury after spinal instrumentation: Report of two cases and review of the literature.
• Aortic dissections in the elderly: ethical dilemmas of treatment.
• Management of limb ischemia in acute proximal Aortic dissection.
• An outcome analysis of endovascular versus open repair of blunt traumatic Aortic injuries.
• Characterization of the inflammatory cells in ascending thoracic Aortic aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial thoracic Aortic aneurysms, and sporadic an...

Schools

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• University Of Baghdad College Of Medicine

• Baylor College Med Affil Hosps

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
• Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Top Doctors:SE Texas
• Fellow (FACC)
• Fellow (FACS)
• Super Doctor
• Top MD

Education

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• Baylor College of Medicine
• University of Baghdad College of Medicine

Hospital

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• St. Joseph Medical Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1609814169
NPPES Provider LastName		SAFI
NPPES Provider FirstName		HAZIM
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		770303000
NPPES Provider State		TX
Specialty Description		Thoracic Surgery
Total Claim Count		87.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		23.0
Percent Opioid Claims		26.44

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1609814169
Last Name Of The Provider	SAFI
First Name Of The Provider	HAZIM
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