Dr. Rana Omar Afifi M.D.
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
6400 FANNIN ST HOUSTON TX, 77030About
Dr. Rana Afifi is a vascular surgeon practicing in HOUSTON, TX. Dr. Afifi specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Afifi diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Repair of extensive aortic aneurysms: a single-center experience using the elephant trunk technique over 20 years.
- Open repair of chronic complicated type B aortic dissection using the open distal technique.
- Early and late outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection with intramural hematoma.
- Reprint of: Early and late outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection with intramural hematoma.
- A Quarter Century of Organ Protection in Open Thoracoabdominal Repair.
- Surgery Is in the Eye of the Beholder.
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