Overview
Hazim Safi is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Safi and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Marfan Syndrome, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Safi is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 127 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Community Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Friday Health
- Oscar
- Humana
Locations
1200 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
UT Physicians
Anthony Estrera is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Estrera and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Estrera is currently accepting new patients.
Specialty Associates Of West Houston PLLC
Kristofer Charlton-Ouw is a Vascular Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Charlton-Ouw and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Thrombectomy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Charlton-Ouw is currently accepting new patients.
MD Anderson
Rana Afifi is a Vascular Surgeon and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Afifi and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Aberrant Subclavian Artery, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Afifi is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Advanced
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
- Familial Ventricular Tachycardia
- Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)
- Marfan Syndrome
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Valve Replacement
- Arrhythmias
- Arteriovenous Malformation