Bahaaldin Alsoufi

Bahaaldin Alsoufi, MD

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Locations

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Norton Children's Heart Institute

411 East Chestnut Street, Level 5A
Louisville, KY 40202
502-588-7728

About Bahaaldin Alsoufi

Gender
Male
Language
English
Age Groups Seen
Pediatrics
Teenagers
Specialties
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Biography/ Philosophy of Care
Bahaaldin Alsoufi, M.D. is the Chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine and Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Norton Children’s Heart Institute.

Dr. Alsoufi joined our team in July 2018 coming from Atlanta, Georgia were he served as associate professor of surgery at Emory University and congenital cardiac surgeon at Children Healthcare of Atlanta. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery Congenital Cardiac Surgery subspecialty and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Cardiac Surgery Specialty.

Dr. Alsoufi specializes in all aspects of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery with special interest in complex neonatal cardiac surgery, single ventricle palliation, pediatric valvular heart disease and heart transplantation. His research interests include mechanical circulatory support of the single ventricle, clinical outcome research including single ventricle palliation, neonatal surgery, pediatric valvular heart disease, and extracorporeal (ECMO) support. He is lead author or co-author on 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and has presented at more than 100 international, national, regional and institutional conferences.

Dr. Alsoufi and his wife have four daughters.
Recognition
Publications: Extracorporeal life support in neonates, infants and children following repair of congenital heart disease. Modern era results in a single institution. 50th annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association. Bonita Springs; November 2003[oral, *] Oversizing pulmonary homograft conduits does not significantly decrease allograft failure in children. 3rd annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting. Leipzig, Germany; September 2004. [oral] The influence of valve physiology on outcome following aortic valvotomy for congenital bicuspid valve in children: 30-year results from a single institution. 3rd annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting. Leipzig, Germany; September 2004. [oral] Results of valve preservation and repair for bicuspid aortic valve. 3rd biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Vancouver; June 2005. [oral, *] Results of concomitant aortic valve and coronary artery Bypass Grafting in the VA population. 3rd biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Vancouver; June 2005. [oral, *] Short and long term results of triple valve surgery in the modern era. 52nd annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting. Orlando; November 2005. [oral, *] Midterm results of aortic valve cusp extension in the treatment of children with aortic insufficiency. 42nd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Chicago; January 2006. [oral, *] Surgical repair of multiple muscular ventricular septal defects. The role of re-endocardialization. 86th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Philadelphia; April 2006. [oral, *] Surgical outcomes in the treatment of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot and absent pulmonary valve. 5th annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden; September 2006. [oral, *] Surgical treatment of neonates with ventricular septal defect and coarctation of the aorta. 43rd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2007. [oral, *] 1 Survival outcomes for rescue extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for the pediatric patients with refractory cardiac arrest. 43rd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2007. [oral, *] Long-term outcomes following surgical treatment of 236 children with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection. 43rd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2007. [oral, *] Aortic translocation for the treatment of transposition of the great arteries with intact septum and pulmonary stenosis. 43rd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2007. [oral, *] Experience with a surgical technique for the management of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery utilizing autologous aortic and pulmonary flap extension. 15th annual meeting of the Asian society for Cardiovascular surgery. Beijing, China; May 2007. [poster, *] Results of left atrio-ventricular valve re-operations following previous repair of atrioventricular septal defects. 6th annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; September 2007. [oral, *] Improved results with single stage total correction of Taussig-Bing anomaly. 6th annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; September 2007. [oral, *] Results following mitral valve replacement with mechanical prostheses in young children. 44th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Fort Lauderdale; January 2008. [oral, *] Surgical strategy to establish dual-coronary system for the management of anomalous left coronary artery origin from the pulmonary artery: excellent cardiac recovery and time-related survival. 44th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Fort Lauderdale; January 2008. [poster, *] The Ross-Konno Procedure: Intermediate Term Clinical and Echocardiographic Follow-up. 57th annual American College of Cardiology scientific session. Chicago; March 2008. [oral] Aortic valve replacement with bi-leaflet mechanical prostheses is a valid option in children and adolescents. 16th annual meeting of the Asian society for Cardiovascular surgery. Singapore; March 2008. [poster, *] Bahaaldin Alsoufi August 5, 2015 8 The applicability of the risk adjustment for congenital heart surgery scoring system for stratification of probability of mortality following congenital heart surgery. 18th World Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons Congress. Kos Island, Greece; April 2008. [oral, *] Mechanical valves versus Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement in children: Propensity- adjusted comparison of long-term outcomes. 88th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. San Diego; May 2008. [oral, *] Extra-corporeal life support following cardiac surgery in children: analysis of risk factors and survival in a single institution. 7th annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal; September 2008. [oral, *] Aortic and mitral valve replacement in children: is there any role for biologic and bioprosthetic substitutes? 7th annual EACTS/ESTS Joint Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal; September 2008. [oral, *] The Rastelli procedure for transposition of the great arteries: resection of the infundibular septum diminishes recurrent left ventricular outflow obstruction risk. 45th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Francisco; January 2009. [oral, *] Multiple valve replacement in children: time-related outcomes and risk factors. 5th biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Berlin, Germany; June 2009. [poster, *] Outcome predictors of concomitant aortic, mitral and tricuspid heart valve operation: A 20-year Experience at a single institution. 5th biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Berlin, Germany; June 2009. [oral, *] Mitral valve replacement with the Quattro stentless pericardial bioprosthesis: mid-term clinical and echocardiographic follow-up. 5th biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Berlin, Germany; June 2009. [poster, *] Superior results following the Ross procedure in patients with congenital heart disease. 5th biennial meeting of the Society of Heart Valve Disease. Berlin, Germany; June 2009. [oral, *] The Ross procedure in children: pre-operative hemodynamic manifestation has significant effect on late autograft reoperation. 23rd annual EACTS Meeting in Vienna, Austria; October 2009. [oral, *] Intermediate results following biventricular repair of complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in neonates and infants. 23rd annual EACTS Meeting in Vienna, Austria; October 2009. [oral, *] Interventional trans-catheter Fontan completion: Mid-term results. 46th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Fort Lauderdale; January 2010. [oral, *] Older children at time of first stage palliation of complex univentricular cardiac anomalies have ongoing mortality vulnerability that continues after the cavopulmonary connection. 36th annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Ojai, California; June 2010. [oral, *] Outcomes and associated risk factors for mitral valve replacement in children: a competing-risks analysis. 24th annual EACTS Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; September 2010. [oral, *] Outcomes of the Norwood Operation in children older than 2 weeks of age. 20th annual congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia ACTSA. Beijing, China; October 2010. [oral, *] Is the Ross procedure a suitable choice for aortic valve replacement in children with rheumatic aortic valve disease? 3rd Scientific Meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Istanbul, Turkey; June 2011. [oral, *] Spectrum and outcome of reoperation following the Ross procedure in Children. 25th annual EACTS Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal; October 2011. [oral, *] Current outcomes of the Glenn bidirectional cavopulmonary connection for single ventricle palliation. 25th annual EACTS Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal; October 2011. [oral, *] Twenty years single institution experience with the Ross procedure. 48th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Fort Lauderdale; January 2012. [poster] Progression of neoaortic annulus and root diameters and aortic regurgitation following the modified Ross-Konno procedure. POD, 92nd annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. San Francisco; April 2012. [poster, *] The fate of neoaortic valve and root following the modified Ross-Konno procedure. 38th annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Maui, Hawaii; June 2012. [oral, *] Results of rapid-response extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in children with Bahaaldin Alsoufi August 5, 2015 9 refractory cardiac arrest following cardiac surgery. 49th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Los Angeles; January 2013. [poster, *] The fate of the remaining neo-aortic root following autograft valve replacement with a stented prosthesis for the failing Ross procedure. 49th annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Los Angeles; January 2013. [oral, *] Scimitar Syndrome: A 20 Year single institution experience. 6th world congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, South Africa; February 2013. [poster] Current outcomes of post-operative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in children with functional single ventricle pathologies. 6th world congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, South Africa; February 2013. [poster, *] Damus-Kaye-Stansel anastomosis mitigates the risk of systemic outflow tract obstruction in children with single ventricle cardiac anomalies. 6th world congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Cape Town, South Africa; February 2013. [oral, *] Small weight infants are at increased mortality risk following palliative or corrective cardiac surgery. 94th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Toronto, Canada; April 2014. [oral, *] Results of palliation with an initial pulmonary artery band in patients with single ventricle associated with excessive pulmonary blood flow. 40th annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Dana point, California; June 2014. [oral, *] Current outcomes of the Norwood operation in patients with single ventricle malformations other than hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 4th scientific meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Sao Paulo, Brazil; July 2014. [poster, *] Small weight at time of initial surgery is associated with worse early and late outcomes of multi- stage palliation of single ventricle patients. 4th scientific meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Sao Paulo, Brazil; July 2014. [poster, *] Late outcomes of infants supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following the Norwood operation. 4th scientific meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Sao Paulo, Brazil; July 2014. [oral, *] Outcomes and risk factors for heart transplantation in children with end stage cardiomyopathy. 28th annual EACTS Meeting in Milan, Italy; October 2014. [oral, *] Results of heart transplantation following failed staged palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and related single ventricle anomalies. 28th annual EACTS Meeting in Milan, Italy; October 2014. [oral, *] Small weight at time of initial surgery is associated with worse early and late outcomes of multi- stage palliation of single ventricle patients. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2014. [oral, *] Late outcomes of infants supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following the Norwood operation. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2014. [oral, *] Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support in patients with aorto-pulmonary shunts. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2014. [poster] Moderate tricuspid valve regurgitation at the time of pulmonary valve replacement: Annuloplasty or not? 61st annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting. Tucson; November 2014. [oral] Concomitant procedures performed during adult congenital heart surgery: an unclear risk/benefit ratio. 61st annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting. Tucson; November 2014. [oral] Results of palliation with an initial modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in infants with single ventricle associated with restrictive pulmonary blood flow. 61st annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting. Tucson; November 2014. [oral, *] Outcomes of heart transplantation in children with congenital heart disease. 61st annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association meeting. Tucson; November 2014. [oral, *] Current outcomes and risk factors for the Norwood operation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 51st annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2015. [poster, *] Influence of morphology and initial surgical strategy on survival of infants with tricuspid atresia Bahaaldin Alsoufi August 5, 2015 10 in the current era. 51st annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2015. [oral, *] Results of primary repair versus shunt palliation in ductal dependant infants with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect. 51st annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. San Diego; January 2015. [oral, *] Trends in right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid regurgitation after single ventricle palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome and their differential impact on survival. 64th annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology. San Diego; March 2015. [oral] Outcomes of heart transplantation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome previously palliated with the Norwood procedure. 95th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Seattle; April 2015. [oral, *] The impact of non-cardiac and genetic abnormalities on outcomes following neonatal congenital heart surgery. 95th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Seattle; April 2015. [oral, *] Selective management strategy for neonates with interrupted aortic arch mitigates future left ventricular outflow tract obstruction risk. 95th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Seattle; April 2015. [oral, *] Echocardiographic predictors of reintervention after reverse subclavian flap repair of aortic arch hypoplasia and coarctation of the aorta. 26th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography. Boston; June 2015. [oral] Preoperative echocardiographic measures in interrupted aortic arch: which ones best predict surgical approach and outcome? 26th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography. Boston; June 2015. [oral] Survival in single ventricle heterotaxy: do echocardiographic parameters inform outcome? 26th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography. Boston; June 2015. [oral] Outcomes of children requiring prolonged intensive care unit stay following surgical repair of congenital heart disease. 41st annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada; June 2015. [oral, *] Current outcomes of multistage palliation of infants with functional single ventricle and heterotaxy syndrome. 41st annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada; June 2015. [oral, *] Era effect on survival following pediatric heart transplantation. 29th annual EACTS Meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands; October 2015. [oral, *] Factors affecting death and progression towards next stage following modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in neonates. 29th annual EACTS Meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands; October 2015. [oral, *] Palliation outcomes of neonates born with single ventricle anomalies associated with aortic arch obstruction. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2015. [oral, *] Current outcomes of multistage palliation of infants with functional single ventricle and heterotaxy syndrome. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2015. [poster, *] Outcomes of heart transplantation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome previously palliated with the Norwood procedure. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2015. [oral, *] Current outcomes of surgical management of aorto-pulmonary window and associated cardiac anomalies. 62nd Annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting. Orlando; November 2015. [oral, *] Palliation outcomes of neonates born with single ventricle anomalies associated with aortic arch obstruction. 52nd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Phoenix; January 2016. [oral, *] The impact of dominant ventricle morphology on palliation outcomes of single ventricle anomalies. 52nd annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting. Phoenix; January 2016. [oral, *] Outcomes of multistage palliation of infants with single ventricle and atrioventricular septal defect. 96th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Baltimore; May 2016. [oral, *] Bahaaldin Alsoufi August 5, 2015 11 Current results of multistage single ventricle palliation of patients with double inlet left ventricle. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2016. [poster, *] The impact of DiGeorge syndrome on early and late outcomes of surgical repair of conotruncal cardiac anomalies. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2016. [oral, *] Comparing survival through staged procedures in the Norwood and Hybrid pathways: a report from the CHSS Data Center. 5th scientific meeting of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. Abu Dhabi, UAE; October 2016. [oral] Pre-operative cell count abnormalities are associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality following surgery for congenital heart disease in pediatric patients. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. San Francisco; October 2016. [oral] Current results of multistage single ventricle palliation of patients with double inlet left ventricle. 63rd Annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting. Naples; November 2016. [oral, *] Impact of DiGeorge syndrome on early and late outcomes of surgical repair of conotruncal cardiac anomalies. 63rd Annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting. Naples; November 2016. [oral, *] Effect of atrioventricular valve repair on multi-stage palliation outcomes of single ventricle anomalies. 97th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. Boston; April 2017. [oral, *] Systemic venous reconstructions during pediatric heart transplantation. 37th annual meeting of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. San Diego; April 2017. [oral] Early versus late retransplantation in pediatric patients: risk factors and impact on survival. 37th annual meeting of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. San Diego; April 2017. [poster] Fontan associated liver disease evolution after isolated heart transplant: prospective magnetic resonance imaging and liver biopsy findings. Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting. Chicago; May 2017. [oral] Fontan associated liver disease evolution after isolated heart transplant: prospective magnetic resonance imaging and liver biopsy findings. 9th Congress of the International Pediatric Transplantation Society. Barcelona, Spain; May 2017. [oral] Outcomes of surgical intervention on primary pulmonary vein obstruction. 43rd annual meeting of the Western Thoracic Surgeons Association. Colorado Springs; June 2017. [oral, *] Factors associated with interstage mortality following first-stage single ventricle palliation. 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Barcelona, Spain; July 2017. [poster, *] Long term outcomes after surgery for anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a study from the pediatric cardiac care consortium. 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Barcelona, Spain; July 2017. [poster] Long term survival after extracorporeal life support following pediatric cardiac surgery: a study from the pediatric cardiac care consortium. 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Barcelona, Spain; July 2017. [poster] Effect of atrioventricular valve repair on outcomes of single ventricle palliation. Annual meeting of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society. Chicago; October 2017. [oral, *] What is the optimal timing for hepatic vein incorporation following the kawashima operation in single ventricle patients with interrupted inferior vena cava? 31st annual EACTS Meeting in Vienna, Austria; October 2017. [oral, *] Outcomes and risk factors associated with tricuspid valve repair in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. 31st annual EACTS Meeting in Vienna, Austria; October 2017. [oral, *] Intraoperative circulating-brain biomarker is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 1 year in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery. American Heart Association Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA; November 2017. Genetic syndromes and extracardiac anomalies are associated with inferior single 64th Annual Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Meeting. San Antonio; November 2017. [oral, *] Intraoperative circulating-brain biomarker is associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes at 1 year in neonates undergoing cardiac surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Bahaaldin Alsoufi August 5, 2015 12 Society Meeting. Washington DA; December 2017. [oral] Intervention for arch obstruction in the interstage period following Norwood: prevalence, risk factors, and practice variability. 98th annual meeting of the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons. San Diego; May 2018. [oral] Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries. 8th annual New England Surgical Society meeting. Boston; May 18, 2001. [oral, *] Mitral reoperations following atrioventricular septal defects repair. 19th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; February 2008. [poster, *] Mitral valve replacement in children under 8 years old, competing risk analysis. 19th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; February 2008. [oral, *] Mechanical prostheses for aortic valve replacement in children. 19th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; February 2008. [poster, *] Mechanical valves versus Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement in children. 19th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; January 2009. [oral, *] Extra-corporeal life support following cardiac surgery in children. 19th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; January 2009. [oral, *] The role of biologic and bioprosthetic valves in aortic and mitral valve replacement in children. 20th scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Dammam, Saudi Arabia; January 2009. [oral, *] Contemporary outcomes of the Norwood Operation in Saudi Arabia. 22nd scientific session of the Saudi Heart Association. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; February 2011. [oral, *] Management of 17 year old child with cyanosis. 2nd annual Toronto Symposium. Contemporary Questions in congenital
Clinical Interests/Research
Clinical outcome research in congenital cardiac surgery. Special focus on valvular disease in children, the Ross procedure, Single ventricle palliation, heart transplantation and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation support (ECMO). Currently leading some multi-institutional registry database outcome studies.

Expertise

Training

Damascus University Medical School

Medical Education, 1995

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Residency, General Surgery, 2002

Oregon Health & Science University

Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2004

University of Toronto and Hospital for Sick Children

Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2006

Board Certifications

Surgery

American Board of Surgery, 2005