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Huzaifa Shakir
Huzaifa A. Shakir, MD, MHA, FACS, FACCP
150 Bergen Street
Background
Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Rutgers/New Jersey Medical School
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, RWJBarnabas Health System, Northern Region
2019-PRESENT
Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Prime Healthcare, Northern NJ Region
2014-2019
Director, Lung Cancer Center
Centrastate Medical Center/Atlantic Health System, Freehold, NJ
2008-2011
Other Interests
Off-Pump/On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Aortic Valve Surgery
Mitral Valve Surgery
Endoscopic vein / artery harvest
Laser Lead Extraction
Mediastinal Malignancies/Tumors
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Interventional Bronchoscopy
Dialysis Access (Basilic Vein Transposition)
Cardiothoracic Critical Care
Health Care/Human Resource Management
Certificate in HR Mangament - The Wharton School of Business (U. Penn.), 2009
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Member, American College of Healthcare Executives
Research
Chairman, Standards and Ethics Committee
Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society
Additional Educational Information
Certified, American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2008)
Certified, American Board of Surgery (2005, Recertification valid 2025)
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ (Cardiothoracic Residency 2004-2007)
NYU School of Medicine-North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY (General Surgery Residency 1999-2004)
Boston University School of Medicine (BA/MD 1999)
The Hill School (High School 1992)
Printer-friendlyPractice Areas
- Cardiac
- Thoracic
- Vascular
- Minimally Invasive
- Transcatheter
- Robotic
- VATS
- Cardiac
- Coronary disease
- Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
- Endocarditis
- Extracorporeal circulation
- Heart failure
- Mechanical circulatory assistance
- Pericardium
- Valve disease
- Aortic valve disease
- Mitral valve disease
- Tricuspid valve disease
- Pulmonary valve disease
- Thoracic
- Chest wall
- Diaphragm
- Lung
- Esophagus
- Mediastinum
- Pleura
- Trachea and bronchi
- Trauma
- Reconstruction
- Benign disease
- Cancer
- Congenital thoracic
- Infection
- Vascular
- Great vessels
- Aorta
- Endovascular
- Critical Care
- Education
- History
- Professional Affairs
- Ethics
- Medical technology
- Recollections and Tributes
- Basic science