Associate Professor
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
Houston, Texas, United States
Dr. Afifi is a vascular surgeon and an associate professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at UTHealth. She specializes in vascular and endovascular surgery, particularly in complex aortic disease. She has authored many journal articles and book chapters on various vascular surgery and aortic pathology topics and has presented at many national/international conferences on aortic pathologies. She is the program director of the Advanced Aortic and Structural Heart Fellowship. Dr. Afifi initiated the Women’s Vascular and Cardiac Health Interdisciplinary (WVACHI) Initiative, leading a group of physicians from different specialties with the goal of eliminating knowledge gaps and clinical disparities and reducing the morbidity and mortality of CVD in women through collaborative research. She is an active member of multiple vascular societies and the Chair of the SVS DEI committee.
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