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Sameh Said, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Valhalla, NY

SamehMSaidMD MBBCh, FACC, FACS

Thoracic Surgery Valhalla, NY

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief, Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital, Westchester Medical Center

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  • Office

    100 Woods Road
    Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery
    Valhalla, NY 10595
    Phone+1 914-493-6696
    Fax+1 914-493-3853

Summary

  • I am a board certified pediatric and congenital heart surgeon and currently, the Chief of the Division of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and Westchester Medical Center, New York. I have a special interest in the surgical treatment of all varieties of congenital heart surgery beginning in the neonatal and infancy period and up to adults with congenital heart disease. My area of expertise includes pulmonary atresia and unifocalization procedures, Ebstein anomaly, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and complex and reoperative cardiac surgery, and minimally invasive repair of heart defects in children and young adults.
  • Sameh Said, MD, Named Section Chief, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surg

    VALHALLA N.Y. (November 7, 2022) - Sameh Said, MBBCh, MD, FACC, FACS has been appointed to the role of Chief of the Section of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Ca

Education & Training

  • Carlson School of Management
    Carlson School of ManagementMBA, Business, 2019
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2011 - 2014
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 2008 - 2011
  • Alexandria University
    Alexandria UniversityMSc, General Surgery, 2003
  • University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
    University of Alexandria Faculty of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2016 - 2025
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Award 2019
  • Third Place Best Poster (Final Championship Round) Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) (Annual Meeting), 2014
  • Resident Critical Care Scholarship AATS Graham Research Foundation, 2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Adult Presentation of ALCAPA: Echo and CT Diagnosis  
    Edmund Kenneth Kerut, Sameh M Said, Philip G Kogos, Jason H Anderson, Echocardiography
  • Paravalvular Leak, the Achilles' heel of Valve Replacement: Will Transcatheter Techniques be the Answer?  
    Sameh M. Said, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, 1/12/2015
  • Transition of Care in Congenital heart Disease from Pediatrics to Adulthood  
    Sameh M. Said, David J. Driscoll, Joseph A. Dearani, Semin Pediatr Surg, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Ascending-Descending Posterior Pericardial Bypass for Complex Coarctation of the Aorta: The Safer Solution
    Sameh M. Said, American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), 94th Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1/26/2014
  • In Search for Ideal Pulmonary Blood Source for the Norwood Procedure: Metaanalysis and Systematic Review?
    Sameh M. Said, The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), Orlando, FL, 1/25/2014
  • Open Surgical Reconstruction for Benign Superior Vena Cava Syndrome.
    Sameh M. Said, The Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/5/2014
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Lectures

  • Tricuspid Valve Repair and Ebstein Anomaly 
    Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, FL - 1/15/2014
  • Ascending-descending posterior pericardial bypass for complex coarctation of the aorta: The safer solution. 
    Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ - 1/30/2013
  • Fontan Conversion: Identifying the High Risk Patient 
    Hyatt Regency Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale, AZ - 1/30/2013
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Authored Content

  • For Our Patients: On Becoming the Surgeon Advocate, Leader, and LearnerApril 2019

Press Mentions

  • Single-Incision, off-Pump Repair of a Right Aortic Arch with an Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery and Diverticulum of Kommerell in an Adult
    Single-Incision, off-Pump Repair of a Right Aortic Arch with an Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery and Diverticulum of Kommerell in an AdultFebruary 22nd, 2023
  • 46 Cardiology Leaders on the Move in 2022
    46 Cardiology Leaders on the Move in 2022January 23rd, 2023
  • Bilateral Branch Pulmonary Arterial Reconstruction in the Alagille Syndrome: The Technique and Its Pitfalls
    Bilateral Branch Pulmonary Arterial Reconstruction in the Alagille Syndrome: The Technique and Its PitfallsDecember 2nd, 2022
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic, German, Russian

Industry Relationships

  • Advisory Board, Admedus2018 - 2019
  • Consultant, Stryker
  • Consultant, Abbott
  • Consultant, Cryolife