Background
Basta, Lofty Lewis was born on April 10, 1933 in Cairo. Came to the United States, 1971. Son of Labib Basta Fayka Komos.
Basta, Lofty Lewis was born on April 10, 1933 in Cairo. Came to the United States, 1971. Son of Labib Basta Fayka Komos.
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Ains Shams University, Cairo, 1955.
Intern Ains Shams University, 1955-1956, resident, 1956-1958. Research fellow Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1960-1961. Senior fellow University Ohio, Iowa City, 1971-1972.
Founder Tulsa Heart Center, 1976-1993. Professor, director cardiology University Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, 1974-1976, University South Florida, Tampa, since 1995.
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Fellow American College Physicians, American College Cardiology (Henry McIntosh Humanitarian award 1996, member ethics committee), American College Angiology, Royal College Physicians London, Royal College Physicians Edinburgh.
Married Laila Basta, August 24, 1963. Children: Victor, Steven, Mona.