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Faizus Sazzad

Faizus Sazzad, MBBS, MS, FCPS, FACS, FACC, FRCS, PhD

National University of Singapore
Research Fellow, Academic Cardiac Surgeon
MD6, 14 Medical Drive, NUS
Singapore   117599
Singapore
+6586805292
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Role: 
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic

Background

To find a challenging position to meet my competencies, capabilities, skills, education and experiences. I will strive to be a tremendous asset to the medical field by devoting all of my time and my life to be an excellent Cardiac Surgeon. I believe that I am obligated to use my talents in a constructive manner, in a manner that benefits the society.

Other Interests

1. Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery 2. Valve Repair Surgery 3. Surgical Innovation 4. Heart Failure Surgery 5. Robotic Cardiac Surgery 6. Off-pump Cardiac Surgery 7. Clinical research

Research

List of Publication:
1. “Aortic sutureless bioprosthesis with concomitant Ferrazzi procedure, Coronary revascularization and Neo-fenestrated pericardial reconstruction”; Faizus Sazzad, Vidanaptthirana Chirantha Puwalani, Chang Guohao, Julian Tan & Theodoros Kofidis; Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, December 2015; Vol.10, Suppl 1:A309. DOI:10.1186/1749-8090-10-S1-A309
2. “Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery atrial clipping for atrial fibrillation” Harish Mithiran, Jai Sule, Faizus Sazzad, Yilin Ong, Lian Kah Ti & Theo Kofidis Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, May 2016; vol. 24, 4: pp. 372-374., first published on December 11, 2014. DOI: 10.1177/0218492314563086
3. “Minimally Invasive Modified Bentall Operation in a Young Chinese Male with Severe Aortic Regurgitation Secondary to Infective Endocarditis in the Background of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Having a Rudimentary Coronary Ostia: A Case Report” Chih Chiang Nieh, Faizus Sazzad, Giap Swee Kang, & Theodoros Kofidis Insights in Chest Diseases, November 2015; Vol. 1 No. 1:8
4. "Rare Aneurysmal Bone Cyst arising in the 3rd Rib; 5 Years Follow Up." Sazzad MF, Islam KS and Razzaque AKM. J Cardiol & Cardiovasc Ther. 2016; 2(2): 555581. DOI: 10.19080/JOCCT.2016.02.555581.
5. "Early outcome of primary repair of colonic injury." Uddin MA, Reza ER, Sazzad MF et al. Mymensingh Med J. 2016; Jul 25(3): 465-469. (PMID:27612892) https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/27612892
6. "The Effects of Perioperative Intra-aortic Balloon Counter Pulsation on Left Ventricular Function in Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization Surgery." Sazzad Md Faizus, Chanda Prasanta, Ahmed Farooque et al. Bangladesh Heart Journal 2017; 32(2): 94-99. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bhj.v32i2.36095
7. "Short term clinical and angiographic outcome of skeletonized harvesting technique of left internal mammary artery, compared to pedicled harvesting for coronary revascularization." Md Faizus Sazzad, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Prasanta Kumar Chanda et al. University Heart Journal Vol. 12, No. 2, July 2016. DOI: 10.3329/uhj.v12i2.36388
8. "Does Mild to Moderate Renal Dysfunction in Non-Dialysis Dependent Patients Affects the Outcomes after On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting?" Md Faizus Sazzad, Farzana Yasmin, Sirajus Salekin et al. Journal of Surgical Science July 2018 Vol. 22, No. 2,: 104-109.
9. "Short Term Outcome Of Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting In Patients With Low Ejection Fraction." Mohammad Serajus Salekin, Md Faizus Sazzad, Syed Al Nahian et al. University Heart Journal July 2018, Vol. 14, No. 2, 53-61. https://doi.org/10.3329/uhj.v14i2.40283
10. "Do It Better: Cross Mattress For Chest Drain Insertion Site Security Offers Quality Outcome In Chest Trauma Patients Required Tube Thoracostomy." Md Faizus Sazzad, Mohammad Azim Uddin, Md Abu Imran et al. Mymensingh Med J. 2019 Jan; 28(1):200-205. (PMID: 30755570) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30755570
11. "The Student Room Survey: Changes in the Post Graduate Study for Cardiothoracic Surgery" Md Faizus Sazzad, Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Dewan Iftakher Raza Choudhury, Arif Ahmed Mohiuddin, Raafi Rahman, Omar Sadeque Khan, Sirajus Salekin, Samsul Arif Mohammad Musa, Saklayen Russel. Journal of Surgical Sciences (2019) Vol. 23 (2) : 71-74
12. "Life Threatening Aortoesophageal Fistula Following Modified Hemiarch Repair And Aortic Valve Replacement In Acute Type A Aortic Dissection." Yue LI, Kingsfield Ong, Md Faizud Sazzad, Giap Swee Kang et al. Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery (2019) 7: 378. doi: 0.4172/2329-6925.1000378
13. "Performance Of Euroscore II In Predicting Early Mortality After Mitral, Aortic Or Mitral & Aortic Valve Surgery Patients In National Heart Foundation Hospital And Research Institute." Ahsan Uddin Mahmud, Md Faizus Sazzad, Mohammed Armane Wadud et al. Bangladesh Heart Journal 2019; 34(1) : 11-24. https://doi.org/10.3329/bhj.v34i1.41903
14. "Aneurysmal coronary arteries with a coronary sinus fistula resulting in mitral regurgitation." Kardiol Pol. 2019 Oct 15. (PMID:31611545) doi:10.33963/KP.15021
15. "A novel minimally invasive technique of temporary caval occlusion for right heart Surgery." Faizus Sazzad, Michał Kuzemczak, Theodoros Kofidis et al. Ann Thorac Surg 2020;109:e309-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.10.033
16. "Use of Suture tightening automated device-CORKNOT for minimally invasive heart valve surgery: our initial experience in Bangladesh." Md Faizus Sazzad, Nusrat Ghafoor, Siba Pada Roy, Swati Munshi, Feroza Khanom, Prasanta Kumar Chanda, Armane Wadud, Sirajul Islam, Farooque Ahmed, Masoom Siraj, Ti Lian Kah, Theodoros Kofidis et al. Bangladesh Heart Journal 2019; 34(2): 127-131. https://doi.org/10.3329/bhj.v34i2.44444
17. "Cardioscopic Evaluation and Qualitative Estimation of Mitral Apparatus in A Quasi-Dynamic State in An Ex-Vivo Swine Heart Model". Tay Qi Ying, Poon Cheng Jun, Sasha Chew, Ong Zhi Xian, Faizus Sazzad, Theo Kofidis. J Biomed Eng Res 2020 ; Vol 4: 103. doi:10.17303/jber.2020.4.103
18. "Comparison of outcomes of the use of Del Nido and St. Thomas cardioplegia in adult and paediatric cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Ashlynn Ler, Faizus Sazzad, Geok Seen Ong and Theo Kofidis. Perfusion. May 18, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267659120919350
19. "Structural Durability of Early-Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Valves Compared With Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Valves in Heart Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Ashlynn Ler, Yeo Jie Ying, Faizus Sazzad, Andrew MTL Choong and Theo Kofidis. J Cardiothorac Surg June 8 2020. DOI: 10.1186/s13019-020-01170-7

Conference papers: Presentation/Faculty
1. Title: “The student room survey up to 2013: Changes in the post graduate study for cardiothoracic surgery”
Conference: National Conference on Cardiovascular Disease, NHFCCD
Date: 1-2 December 2013, Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh
2. Title: “Short term clinical and angiographic outcome after different techniques of left internal mammary artery harvesting for coronary revascularization” Conference: 23th Annual Congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA)
Date: 10-13, October 2013, Venue: Singapore
3. Title: “Aortic Root Aneurysm in a patient with a Starr-Edwards ball valve prosthesis implanted 34 years ago” Conference: CTS Retreat on Thoracic Aortic Surgery Date: August 2014 Venue: Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
4. Title: “Debranching of brachiocephalic trunk of DeBakey Type-I AoD followed by emergency TEVAR for subsequent aorto-esophageal fistula” Conference: 24th Annual Congress of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA) Date: November 2014 Venue: Hanoi, Vietnam
5. Title: “Aortic sutureless bioprosthesis with concomitant Ferrazzi procedure, Coronary revascularization and Neo-fenestrated pericardial reconstruction” Conference: 25th Annual Meeting of World Society of Cardio Thoracic Surgeons Date: September 2015 Venue: Edinburgh, Scotland
6. Title: “Hybrid Minimal Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass, concomitant Percutaneous Coronary Intervention” Conference: 11th Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Theraputics 2015 Time: November 2015 Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh
7. Title: “McGinn and hybrid multi-vessel coronary revascularization: Looking for the future direction” Conference: 11th Asian Interventional Cardiovascular Theraputics 2015 Time: November 2015 Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh
8. Title: “Less space and time: Mini AVR with sutureless valve” Conference: Conference on Cardiovascular Disease, NHFCCD 2015 Time: December 2015 Venue: Dhaka, Bangladesh
9. Title: Hybrid coronary revascularization: how we do it. Oral Presentation, Program: CPD day, Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons, November 2016, Dhaka.
10. Title: Skeletonization of LIMA: Angiographic correlates of graft patency and 5-year outcome. Oral Presentation, Program: 26th Annual Congress ATCSA,
November 2016, Dhaka
11. Title: Endoscopic Vein Harvesting: Technicality of the new plumbing tool for coronary artery bypass grafting. Oral Presentation and Faculty, Program: Conference on Cardiovascular Disease, NHFCCD 2016, December 2016 Dhaka.
12. Title: Phrenic nerve injury with ice slush in open heart surgery: myth vs reality. Oral Presentation, Program: 63rd Annual Conference, IACTSCON 2017
February 2017, Bangaluru, India.
13. Title: The effects of perioperative intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation on left ventricular function in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Program: 25th Annual meeting of the Asian Society. ASCVTS 2017. March 2017, Seoul, South Korea
14. Title: Hybrid Coronary Revascularization: Is the New Way to Go. Program: 2nd Annual Conference of the Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgeons of India 2017.
September 2017, Jaypur, India
15. Title: Minimally Invasive Redo Mitral Valve Replacement: The Good, Bad and Ugly. Oral Presentation and Faculty, Program: Conference on Cardiovascular Disease, NHFCCD 2017, December 2017 Dhaka.
16. Title: Right Heart Surgery: A Novel Minimally Invasive Surgical Technique and New Surgical Paradigm. Oral Presentation, Program: Annual Conference 2017. Bangladesh Cardiac Society, December 2017, Dhaka
17. Title: Aortic Dissection present status in Bangladesh, Report of the Organizing Secretary. Oral Presentation, Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, Bangladesh Chapter, 19 September 2018, Dhaka
18. Title: Advancement of Heart Surgery: Current Status . Oral Presentation. Scientific Seminar: M Abdur Rahim Medical College, 20 January 2019
19. Title: SternasafeTM Improved Postoperative Respiratory Function and Wound Healing in Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Oral Presentation, Program: 29th Annual Congress, ATCSA. November 2019, Taipei, Taiwan

Additional Educational Information

1. FCPS (Cardiovascular Surgery)
Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons

2. Clinical Fellowship (Cardiac Surgery)
National University Hospital, Singapore

3. MS (Master of Surgery-Cardio Thoracic Surgery)
National Heart Foundation & Research Institute,
Institute of postgraduate science and research
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

4. MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery)
Dinajpur Medical College,
Faculty of Medicine
University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Practice Areas

  • Cardiac
  • Minimally Invasive
  • Cardiac
  • Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
  • Aorta