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Hazem N El-Khatib, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Hazem N El-Khatib

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

left atrial appendage closure
thymus surgery
thymus disorders
thymus cancer
thymoma
thymectomy
thrombectomy
thoracoabdominal aneurysm
thoracic endovascular aortic repair
thoracic aorta stenting
thoracic aneurysm repair
surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
rheumatic mitral stenosis
pulmonary thromboendarterectomy
pleural cancer
paravalvular leak repair
idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
sternal fracture
external fistula of the trachea repair
right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit
central shunt
interrupted aortic arch repair (iaa)
anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (alcapa)
anomalous coronary artery (aca) repair
partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (papvr) repair

Credentials

Fellowship

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Residency

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

  • American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
  • Board Certification

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

  • Director of Cardiac Surgery at AHN Forbes Hospital