Fellowship in Aortic. Complex Cardiac, Heart & Lung Transplant Surgery
Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
01.2009 - 01.2010
Education
M.D -
American University of Caribbean
Saint Martin, MN
1995
Cum Laude, Biology -
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
12.1993
Skills
Chairman of Surgery Memorial Hospital
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Baptist Beaches Hospital
Achieved 3 Star STS rating for Memorial Hospital Jacksonville Florida
Affiliations
2014 Member of Duval County Medical Society Ethical & Judicial Affairs
2013 Active Member The Florida Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon
2013 Associate Member Fellow American College of Surgeon
2010 Candidate Member Society of Thoracic Surgeon
1999 Student Government Association American University Medical School
1993 Member, United Nations
1993 Vice President, JU Medical Professional Society
Presentations
Colon Cancer among young patients. Retrospective review of incidence and prevalence of colon cancer among young patients (under age 40) and the role of screening, American College of Surgeon at Alabama Chapter, 2006
Leadershipposition
Chairman of Surgery Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL
Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery Baptist Beaches Jacksonville FL
Areaoftraining
Complex Cardiac and Valve Surgery
Mitral Valve Repair
Atrial Fibrillation Surgery
Aortic Surgery for Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection
Ventricular Assist Devices
Cardiac and Lung Transplantation
Open and Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Endovascular Stenting
Thoracic Oncology Surgery
Postgraduatetraining
Cardiac Surgery Residency, University of Tennessee, 07/2008-06/2009
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Boston Medical Center, 07/2006-06/2008
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital
General Surgery Residency, University of South Alabama, 07/2003-06/2003
Preliminary Resident, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Louisiana State University
Boardcertification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2013-01-01
Recertification of American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2023-01-01
Honorsandawards
1995 Cum Laude, Biology Jacksonville University
1993 All American Scholars Award
1992 All American Scholars Award
Bookchapters
Co-author for book Chapter Emerging Technologies and Techniques for the Management of Non-small cell lung cancer Shields, 2008
Author for Book Chapter Infected Thoracic Aortic Graft Cardiac Surgery 2011
Author for Book Chapter Aortic Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Cardiac Surgery 2011
Co-author for Book Chapter Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysms Cardiac Surgery 2011
Research
Risk of Strangulation of Femoral Hernias, Retrospective review of patients presenting with Femoral hernia
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction as measured by stress sestamibi and Echocardiography, A retrospective correlative review of the LVEF and wall motion analysis among patients undergoing stress sestamibi and Echocardiography (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center)
The Synthesis of D-myo-Inositol 1,4,5 Triphosphate (Mayo Clinic 1994)
Determination of the half Life of 2,4 Dichorophenoxyacetic Acid (Jacksonville University 1992)
Publications
Colon Cancer among young patients. Retrospective review of incidence and prevalence of colon cancer among young patients (under age 40) and the role of screening 2009
Shazib Khawaja, Fawad Khawaja, Nadeem Husain. Use of drug eluting stent for aggressive Instent restenosis in a Fractured Renal Artery Stent caused by a mobile kidney. CardovacRevasc Med 7:2;95 April – June 2006
Shazib Khawaja, Fawad Khawaja, Nadeem Husain. Combined use of Urokinase, Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty and Rheolytic Thrombectomy in Power Pulse Spray technique in the treatment of acute ischemic limb involving fem-pop bypass graft. CardiovacRevasc Med 7:2;103-104. April – June 2006
Case Report – Biloma formation after Liver Injury Medscape 2004
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