A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Sabet W. Hashim, MD, FACS, is a well-versed cardiothoracic surgeon who diagnoses and treats patients at Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the Chairman of Cardiac Surgery & Co-Physician in Chief at Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut, roles he embraced in 2016. Prior to his current endeavors, Dr. Hashim served as Director of Cardiac Valve Surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he performed the first mitral valve repair in New England as well as the first g-heart transplant in Connecticut in 1984. Dr. Hashim’s professional journey spans over four decades and his expertise is mitral valve repair. Areas of interest include aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve surgery, mitra clip for mitral regurgitation, surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, and others. He is the recipient of multiple awards and honors and holds a solid background in biomedical research. Fluent in Arabic and French in addition to English, Dr. Hashim has published his works in peer-reviewed journals. For more information about Sabet W. Hashim, MD, FACS, please visit https://hartfordhospital.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GD0y9AAD.

Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Sabet Hashim, who serves patients in Hartford, Connecticut. 

Dr. Hashim, a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, is best known for his expertise in mitral valve repair. His areas of interest include aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve surgery, mitra clip for mitral regurgitation, surgery for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, and others. At present, he serves as Chairman of Cardiac Surgery & Co-Physician in Chief at Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut. A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the doctor is a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Medical Association, the Yale Surgical Society, the New Haven Medical Association, and the Connecticut Medical Association. Additionally, he is board-certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. A 1975 graduate of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, Dr. Hashim relocated to the United States to complete his residency in general surgery at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s in 1979. This was followed by a residency in cardiothoracic surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital in 1981. For more information, please visit https://pressrelease.healthcare/sabet-hashim-md-facs-a-cardiothoracic-surgeon-with-hartford-healthcare-heart-vascular-institute-at-hartford-hospital-2.html.