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Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine

Professional interests include: lung transplant, heart transplant, heart surgery

6720 Bertner Avenue Suite C355
Houston, TX 77030

(832) 355-3000

Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS is a thoracic surgeon in Houston, TX specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and St. Luke's Health.

Office Locations

Address:

6620 Main Street Suite 1325
Houston, TX 77030

Address:

6720 Bertner Avenue Suite C355
Houston, TX 77030

Address:

Houston, TX 77030

Address:

Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Cooley 355m
Houston, TX 77030

Some issues Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS can help you with:

Lung Transplant

Patients who have very severe lung disease may need a lung transplant. The diseased lung is entirely removed and replaced with a healthy lung, usually donated by a person who died. Either one or both lungs can be transplanted.

Contrary to popular belief, lung transplant is rarely used to treat lung cancer. It is a more common treatment for patients with other advanced lung diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lung transplant is a serious operation and is generally used as a last resort for patients who have only a short time to live without surgery.

During a transplant, an incision is made on the side of the chest (for a single lung) or in the middle (for both lungs). Patients may be hooked up to a heart-lung bypass machine, which will do the work of moving blood and oxygen through the body during the procedure. After the diseased lung is cut away from the main airway and blood vessels, the donor lung is stitched into place. Surgery may take as long as twelve hours, and a hospital stay of two to three weeks after surgery is not uncommon. For the first hours or day after surgery, patients use a ventilator, or a machine to help them breathe. Tubes will be inserted into the chest to help drain excess air and fluid. During recovery, physical therapy and breathing exercises are used to help the new lung work as well as possible.

Lung capacity is carefully monitored for several months after surgery. Patients who have had a transplant will also have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. These drugs stop the body's immune system from attacking the new lung. The main risks after a transplant are infection and rejection (when the immune system attacks the 'foreign' lung). A healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a diet high in vegetables and lean protein, not smoking, and getting enough exercise, is important to keeping the lungs functioning as well as possible. With proper care, many patients can live ten or even twenty years after a lung transplant.

In The News

“Dr. Alexis Shafii, surgical director of heart transplantation at the Baylor-St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, has implanted hundreds of the assist pumps.”—"How Medtronic's billion-dollar HeartWare device went bust", Star Tribune, July 2022

“The hospital announced Friday that Dr. Kenneth Liao and Dr. Alexis Shafii will jointly lead the program previously led by Dr. Jeffrey Morgan.”—"Heart transplant program changes chief after patient deaths", The Washington Times, October 2018

“The surgeons, Dr. Kenneth Liao and Dr. Alexis Shafii, will together take over leadership posts previously held by Dr. Jeffrey Morgan, the heart program's surgical director since 2016.”—"St. Luke's in Houston replaces heart transplant program surgical director", Houston Chronicle, October 2018

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	25
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	54
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	21
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	69
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	69
Dementia	22
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	34
catheterization	12
implant surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	69
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	10
cardiac procedures	19
hospital care	10
inpatient care	10
open surgery	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	71
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	49
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS treated as a thoracic surgeon in Houston, TX were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	30
catheterization	12
hospital care	22
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	22
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	11

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	17
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	12

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	51
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	0
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery Primary Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon, UNOS and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine

Residency: University of South Florida (USF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery Primary Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon, UNOS

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baylor College of Medicine

St. Luke's Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$4,538 HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $1,385	Circulatory Support $947	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $830	HeartMate Touch $524	CardioMEMS HF System $523	Other $329
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$3,879 HeartWare HVAD $3,879
HeartWare, Inc.	$821 HeartWare HVAD $821
ABIOMED	$661 Impella $661
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$616 HeartMate PHP $398	Regent Mechanical Heart Valve $146	Angio-Seal $71
Other	$1,977 HeartMate II $254	CARDIOHELP $199	TEGSEDI $138	Diamondback Coronary $121	Cresemba $113	Other $1,151

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,969
Travel and Lodging	$2,396
Education	$126

Research Payments

Dr. Alexis Edward Shafii, MD, FACS has received 39 research payments totaling $153,112.

Biography

Dr. Alexis Shafii is a specialist in thoracic surgery. He works in Houston, TX. He is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Shafii completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of South Florida (USF).