
Phillip Smith
@phillipasmithmd
Father & husband | Structural/interventional cardiologist | Committed to optimizing patient outcomes 🫀
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22-05-2021 16:02:08
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The placement of Impella 5.5 is an option for high risk operations. Surgical and interventional teams work together to achieve optimal results. 5.5 placed prior to high risk CABG w MVR in low EF pt. Mustafa Ahmed Sasha Still MD Baran Aksut Phillip Smith Sam McElwee # UAB

Distal Perfusion catheter placement Tweetorial #UABStructural I am مصطفى , @Mouhamedamr1, Baran Aksut , Phillip Smith , Madhura (Maddie) Myla, MD, FACC Ali Ebrahimi

I'm always interested at the unique nature of how PE presents. In this case hypoxemia with large oxygen requirement was predominant and persistent despite initial AC therapy. This resolved almost immediately on Thrombus aspiration Mustafa Ahmed Phillip Smith Baran Aksut


1/12) Left pulmonary artery stenting after subacute occlusion. #UABStructural Mustafa Ahmed Mark Law Kyle W Eudailey, MD Baran Aksut Phillip Smith Sasha Still MD

An unusual case of a 23 yo patient (non complaint) with severe TR from MVC (due to pap muscle rupture). Repair with neocords x 2, commissuroplasty x 2, band annuloplasty. No TR at the end, Gm-2mm Hg. Repair! whenever possible. UAB Cardiovascular Institute UAB Surgery UAB Cardiovascular Disease UAB Medicine


Mustafa Ahmed teases out the lifetime decision making processes for pts with #structuralheart dz -it takes a #heartteam approach! One size doesn’t fit all-patients don’t always fit in neat categories. UAB Cardiovascular Disease




One last project from my fellowship. Basic Rotational atherectomy Tweetorial. Our approach to device prep and use. #UABSTRUCTURAL Mustafa Ahmed , Mouhamed Amr Sabouni MD , Baran Aksut , Phillip Smith , Ali Ebrahimi , Madhura (Maddie) Myla, MD, FACC

Loved the hands-on experience! Thank you Mustafa Ahmed Garima Arora. Mouhamed Amr Sabouni MD Ali Ebrahimi AHMED SUBAHI Raegan White Hussein Abu Daya Darryl Prime Ashley Reed Phillip Smith Katie Evatt Baran Aksut Hassan Alkhawam Evan Watts Shane Prejean Dylan Addis, MD Nishank Nooli

3 months into #UABstructural fellowship, best decision of my life! With cofellows Ali Ebrahimi & AHMED SUBAHI, >330 wide variety of cases under extraordinary mentorship of Mustafa Ahmed & also Mouhamed Amr Sabouni MD & Mark Law. Learning a lot & here's a brief video to share!

Great lessons from Mustafa Ahmed as he gives a great lecture on functional testing for INOCA. UAB Cardiovascular Disease UAB Cardiovascular Institute UAB Heersink School of Medicine



(1/22) “PE Thrombectomy Tweetorial”: How we do it! #UABPERT #UABStructural Mustafa Ahmed Mouhamed Amr Sabouni MD Baran Aksut Sam McElwee Hussein Abu Daya Darryl Prime Ali Ebrahimi AHMED SUBAHI Phillip Smith


Pumped to resume the 2nd half of my Advanced Interventional/#UABStructuralHeart Fellowship with my co-fellows Madhura (Maddie) Myla, MD, FACC AHMED SUBAHI. To kick off 2024, here is a compilation of cases from our last day in 2023 with a 🧵of tips/tricks and learning points below! Enjoy!

Welcomed the new year at @STVHealth with a ECMO Thrombectomy case of a massive PE presenting peri-arrest, lactic 10, maxed out on all pressors. Had to act immediately. Alongside Hassan Alkhawam efficient procedure and incredibly discharged on POD4. Great skills learned with the


Using AI fusion tools to crack the code on making lesion localization intuitive. Fellows:Ali Ebrahimi Madhura (Maddie) Myla, MD, FACC "how do we know where to wire the PVL?" Answer: "Here you go, wire the red dot where the leak is"

1/10) Can MitraClip work in a cleft? #UABStructural Mustafa Ahmed Garima Arora Superstar structural fellows Madhura (Maddie) Myla, MD, FACC Ali Ebrahimi Technical support Ashley Reed

As a structural intervention faculty at UAB Medicine , education of fellows is one of my favorite parts of the job. Having recently completed fellowship with Phillip Smith under the mentorship of Mustafa Ahmed at UAB one of the key points was that we never want to do things