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Hazem N El-Khatib, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Hazem El-Khatib, MD, is an accomplished cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon with AHN Cardiovascular Institute and Director of Cardiac Surgery at AHN Forbes Hospital, with extensive expertise in treating patients with coronary artery and vascular heart disease. He is skilled at coronary artery bypass graft surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive heart surgery, and surgical procedures of the arteries, veins, chest, and lungs. Dr. El-Khatib also has extensive knowledge and expertise in structural heart disease, ventricular assist devices (VAD), heart valve reconstruction, repair and replacement, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. He went to medical school at American University of Beirut School of Medicine in Beirut, Lebanon. He did his residency at Medical College of Ohio in Toledo, Ohio and completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. El-Khatib is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is affiliated with the American Board of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. He is also fluent in both French and Arabic and welcomes patients age 18 and older.

Age Groups Seen

Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

French
Arabic
English

*Our providers self-report what languages they speak. All AHN practices have interpretive services available.

Expertise

minimally invasive mitral valve repair
thoracic aneurysm repair
transcatheter paravalvular leak surgery
external fistula of the trachea repair
pericardial effusion
thoracic endovascular aortic repair
tricuspid valve disease
embolectomy
abdominal aortic aneurysm
percutaneous paravalvular leak surgery
septal myectomy
prosthetic heart valves
implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement
replacement of heart valve
cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
interrupted aortic arch repair (iaa)
pericardial cyst
coronary artery stent placement
mitral valve repair
median sternotomy
coronary artery bypass surgery
external fistula of the trachea
minimally invasive ascending aortic surgery
minimally invasive aortic root surgery
pericardiotomy

Credentials

Education

  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
  • Residency

  • Medical College of Ohio Hospital
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Fellowship

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • Position

  • Director of Cardiac Surgery at AHN Forbes Hospital