August 25, 2020

Modern History of Aortic Surgery, by Hazim J. Safi, MD

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”—Sir Isaac Newton said 1642-1727. While the history of aortic surgery dates back to Greek surgeon Antyllus, who first performed surgeries for various aneurysms in the second…


June 4, 2018

Dr. Hazim Safi selected for the Honorary Homans Lectureship at VAM 2018

June 4th, 2018 Another crowning achievement for Dr. Hazim Safi, Department Chair of the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.  Dr. Safi has been selected to present the Homans Lectureship at…