RanaOmarAfifiMD

Associate Professor, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston

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Dr. Rana Afifi is a vascular surgeon in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Technion-Israel Inst of Technology Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. She is experienced in aortic aneurysm, arteriovenous fistulae, carotid disease, endovascular procedures, and aortic surgery.

PubMed

40 citations
Outcomes and management of type A intramural hematoma
Harleen K. Sandhu, Akiko Tanaka, Kristofer M. Charlton-Ouw, Rana O. Afifi, Charles C. Miller
Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2016-07-01
27 citations
Fluctuations in Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure: A Harbinger of Delayed Paraplegia After Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repair.
Harleen K. Sandhu, Jonathan D. Evans, Akiko Tanaka, Scott M. Atay, Rana O. Afifi
Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017-12-01
17 citations
Open Descending and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Repairs in Patients Younger Than 50 Years Old.
Akiko Tanaka, Samuel D. Leonard, Harleen K. Sandhu, Rana O. Afifi, Charles C. Miller
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2019-09-01

Where Do We Stand on Truly Uncomplicated TBAD? It’s ComplicatedNovember 2023
PC042. Predictive and Protective Factors Influencing Spinal Cord Ischemia After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic RepairMay 2018
PC042. Predictive and Protective Factors Influencing Spinal Cord Ischemia After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic RepairMay 2018