Background
Zuhdi, Nazih was born on May 19, 1925 in Beirut. Son of Omar and Lutfiye (Atef) Zuhdi. came to the United States, 1950.
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Nazih Zuhdi
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Bachelor, American U., Beirut, 1946; Doctor of Medicine, American U., Beirut, 1950.
Career
Intern, St. Vincent's Hospital, S.I., New York, 1950-1951;
intern, Presbyterian-Columbia Medical Center, New York City, 1951-1952;
resident, Kings County State University of New York Medical Center, New York City, 1952-1956;
fellow, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1953-1954;
resident, University Hospital, Minneapolis, 1956;
resident, University Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1957-1958;
practice surgery specializing in cardiovascular and thoracic, University Hospital, Oklahoma City, 1958-1987;
practice in heart transplantation, lung transplantation and heart-lung transplantation, University Hospital, Oklahoma City, since 1985. Founder, director Transplantation Institute Baptist Medical Center, since 1984, department chairman transplantation, since 1994. Transplantation surgeon in chief Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City, since 1984.
Founder, chairman Oklahoma Cardiovascular Institute, Oklahoma City, 1983-1984, Oklahoma Heart Center, Oklahoma City, 1984-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Founder Islamic Center, Inc., Oklahoma City. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, National Conference of Christians and Jews (Humanitarian award 1996), American Thoracic Society, Oklahoma Thoracic Society, Southern Medical Association, Oklahoma Medical Association, International College Angiology, American College Chest Physicians, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma County Medical Society, Oklahoma City Clinical Society, Oklahoma Surgical Association, Oklahoma City Surgical Society, Southwestern Surgical Congress, American College Cardiology, American Society Artificial Internal Organs, Society Thoracic Surgeons (founding member), American Association for Thoracic Surgery, International Cardiovasc.
Society, Oklahoma State Heart Association, Osler Society, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Lillehei Surgical Society, International Society Heart Transplantation, DwightHarken's Founder's Group Cardiac Surgery, International Society Cardiothoracic Surgery (Japan, founding member), American Society Transplant Surgeons, Milestones of Cardiology of America College Cardiology, Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club, Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Connections
Children by previous marriage: Omar, Nabil. Married Annette McMichael. Children: Adam, Leyla, Zachariah.
