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Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD

(Dr. Abbas El Sayed Abbas, MD)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine

2 Dudley Street Suite 470
Providence, RI 02905

(401) 272-1800

Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD is affiliated with The Miriam Hospital, Brown University Health and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH).

Office Locations

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

2 Dudley Street Suite 470
Providence, RI 02905

(401) 272-1800

(401) 751-5124

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"We are dedicated to assembling a world-class team of thoracic surgeons," said Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, system chief of thoracic surgery at Lifespan.”—"Dr. Hana Ajouz joins Lifespan's Thoracic Surgery Center", Providence Business News, August 2024

“PROVIDENCE - With the recent appointment of Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, Lifespan is enhancing its minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgical capabilities.”—"Lifespan appoints 'distinguished' thoracic surgeon Abbas, skilled in robot-assisted operations", Providence Journal, July 2021

“Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, a thoracic surgeon, was appointed chief of thoracic oncology for the Lifespan Cancer Institute and chief of thoracic surgery at Brown Surgical Associates this month.”—"Five Questions With: Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas", Providence Business News, July 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

lung segmentectomy

VATS segmentectomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lung segmentectomy, and VATS segmentectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

minimally invasive surgery

In 2023, Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD performed more minimally invasive surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lymphadenectomy

thoracic surgery procedures

By Affordability:

dissection

lymphadenectomy

lymph node excision

lymph node procedures

surgical dissection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD performed more lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for dissection, lymphadenectomy (lymph node dissection), lymph node excision, lymph node procedures, and surgical dissection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
doctor visit	91
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	36
stent placement (stenting)	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	19
doctor visit	140
excision	19
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	33
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	114
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
minimally invasive procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	34
doctor visit	258
excision	34
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
lobectomy	19
lymph node procedures	34
minimally invasive procedures	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	53

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	32
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	30
doctor visit	358
excision	44
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	90
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	48
doctor visit	433
excision	48
gastrointestinal procedures	17
lobectomy	23
lymph node procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	108
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	91

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	48
doctor visit	430
excision	59
gastrointestinal procedures	17
lobectomy	26
lymph node procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	123
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	106

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	29
doctor visit	297
excision	29
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	29
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	25
doctor visit	180
excision	25
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, dissection and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	27
doctor visit	152
excision	27
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI during 2023 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	27
doctor visit	135
excision	27
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Providence, RI were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and dissection.

bronchoscopy	21
dissection	31
doctor visit	220
excision	34
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	59
stent placement (stenting)	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	59

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD.

**Gender**
Female	89
Male	85

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	124
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	45

Education & Training

Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD graduated from Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at UPHS Pennsylvania Hospital. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: UPHS Pennsylvania Hospital

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Miriam Hospital

Brown University Health

Rhode Island Hospital (RIH)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$285,587 Da Vinci Surgical System $285,587
Boston Scientific Corporation	$74,003 GENERAL - PULMONARY $18,416	METAL STENTS - G.I. $9,802	RESOLUTION CLIP $9,392	EXPECT $8,985	CAPTIVATOR $8,247	Other $19,161
Covidien LP	$21,926 superDimension $13,417	Covidien $433	Endo GIA $338	Polysorb $300	LigaSure $77	Other $7,362
Lilly USA, LLC	$4,465 ALIMTA $35	$4,430
Medtronic, Inc.	$3,576 ENDO GIA ULTRA $1,131	Signia $677	LigaSure $443	GIA $125	$1,200
Other	$9,053 LINX $1,375	Photofrin $1,373	Monarch $779	Endo Stapling $377	Cytalux $297	Other $4,852

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$145,050
Education	$130,565
Consulting Fee	$44,934
Travel and Lodging	$42,793
Food and Beverage	$35,269

Biography

Dr. Abbas Abbas, who practices in Providence, RI, is a medical specialist in thoracic surgery. His education and training includes medical school at Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Abbas's hospital/clinic affiliations include The Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital (RIH), and Brown Physicians Incorporated. His practice in Providence, RI is open to new patients as reported by Brown Physicians Incorporated.