TarekAbsiMD

Thoracic Surgery • Nashville, TN

Cardiovascular Surgery

Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-322-3000

Fax+1 615-936-0605

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2002 - 2005
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2000
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University (Sinai-Grace)Internship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2003 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

HIV persists in late coronary atheroma and is associated with increased local inflammation and disease progression.
Laventa M Obare, Samuel S Bailin, Xiuqi Zhang, Kisyua Nthenge, Stephen Priest
Research Square. 2024-10-18
1 citations
Intraoperative Oxygen Treatment, Oxidative Stress, and Organ Injury Following Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Marcos G Lopez, Matthew S Shotwell, Cassandra Hennessy, Mias Pretorius, David R McIlroy
JAMA Surgery. 2024-10-01
Cardiomyocyte-derived circulating extracellular vesicles allow a non-invasive liquid biopsy of myocardium in health and disease.
Michail Spanos, Priyanka Gokulnath, Guoping Li, Elizabeth Hutchins, Bessie Meechoovet
Medrxiv. 2024-09-22

Abstracts/Posters

[Board 526] Altered SERCA2a Expression in Mitral Valve Leaflets in Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Tarek Absi, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019

Press Mentions

Gene Expression in Mitral Valve DiseaseApril 25th, 2018

Professional Memberships

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - STS
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