Muhammad Faraz Masood, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Cardiac Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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- Phone: 314-362-7260
Specialties
- Cardiac surgery
- Aortic surgery
- Heart transplantation
- Ventricular assist device implantation
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Meet Dr. Masood
Dr. Muhammad Faraz Masood is a cardiac surgeon specializing in heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support and complex heart surgery.
He has expertise in surgical treatments for heart failure, heart transplant, ECMO and other areas of cardiac surgery.
Dr. Masood earned his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi. He completed general surgery residency training at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. Masood completed fellowships in surgical critical care and valvular diseases and mechanical circulatory support at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a thoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh.
Degrees
Medical Degree
Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
2001
Residency
General Surgery Residency
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2009
Fellowship
Valvular Diseases and Mechanical Circulatory Support Fellowship
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2014
Thoracic Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
2013
Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2011
Research interests
National outcomes and resource utilization in cardiac surgery, mechanical circulatory support, advanced surgical treatment in heart failure
Locations
Center for Advanced Medicine
Heart and Vascular Center
4921 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Suite 8A
Appointments: 314-362-7260
Fax: 866-272-2816
Hospital affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Board certifications
- Thoracic Surgery
- Surgical Critical Care
- General Surgery