I am a board-certified thoracic surgeon at Memorial Healthcare System. I treat and manage various cancers and other benign illnesses within the chest cavity, airway and foregut in patients. I am also trained in minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

I decided to become a surgeon well before my medical education started and developed a passion for cancer treatment early in my surgical training. During my research fellowship, I studied various thoracic cancers in animal models, which inspired me to become a thoracic surgeon. It is my utmost privilege to help my patients suffering from some of the most devastating illnesses in the chest.   

I advocate for the care of my patients from the moment we first meet. I firmly believe in patient education and want them to have a good understanding of their illnesses and provide them with the best evidence-based treatment options. I also ensure that my office provides my patients with all the support they need to expedite their care. Together, we will embark on the journey towards healing.     

I know a cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but as a thoracic surgeon trained in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, I take pride in being able to fight this illness early on. With timely diagnosis and treatment, it is often curable. The best part of my job is delivering the news to patients that they are cancer-free. 

In addition to working with patients, I’m actively involved in several medical societies, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and present my research at various national general and thoracic surgical forums. Most recently, my research work received the prestigious J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award in Thoracic Surgery (STS) in January 2024.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Education

Jinnah Sindh Medical University, 2006

Internships

Bronx-Lebanon Hosp Center, 2013, Surgery
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2012, Surgery

Residency

Bronx-Lebanon Hosp Center, 2017, Surgery

Fellowships

St Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center, 2011
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, 2019, Thoracic Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Publications

Please view Dr. Syed Razi’s complete list of publications on PubMed.

• Martins RS, Weber J, Poulikidis K, Shetawi AHA, Latif MJ, Razi SS, Lebovics RS, Bhora FY. Gene expression profiles in COVID-19-associated tracheal stenosis indicate persistent anti-viral response and dysregulated retinol metabolism. BMC Res Notes. 2024 May 16;17(1):140. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06775-y. PMID: 38755665; PMCID: PMC11100031.
• Martins RS, Fatimi AS, Ansari AI, Raheel H, Poulikidis K, Latif MJ, Razi SS, Bhora FY. Factors associated with safe and successful postoperative day 1 discharge after lung operations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Feb 14;19(1):91. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02505-4. PMID: 38350950; PMCID: PMC10865531.
• Martins RS, Ahmed W, Barolia M, Poulikidis K, Weber J, Latif MJ, Razi SS, Bhora FY. Novel Journal Metrics in Cardiothoracic Surgery: How Different Are Contemporary Metrics From the Impact Factor? Innovations (Phila). 2024 Jan-Feb;19(1):80-87. doi: 10.1177/15569845231225205. Epub 2024 Feb 12. PMID: 38344776.
• Martins RS, Razi SS, Alnajar A, Poulikidis K, Latif MJ, Luo J, Bhora FY. Neoadjuvant vs Adjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy for Stage II-IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Jan 28:S0003-4975(24)00013-4.  J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award in Thoracic Surgery (60th Annual Meeting of the STS).
  doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.01.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38290596.
• Martins RS, Poulikidis K, Razi SS, Latif MJ, Tafuri K, Bhora FY.  From emissions to incisions and beyond: the repercussions of climate change on surgical disease in low- and-middle-income countries.  BMC Surg. 2023 Nov 16;23(1):348.  PMID: 37974149 
• Alnajar A, Kareff SA, Razi SS, Rao JS, De Lima Lopes G, Nguyen DM, Villamizar N, Rodriguez E. Disparities in Survival Due to Social Determinants of Health and Access to Treatment in US Patients With Operable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e234261.  PMID: 36951862  
• Townsend A, Raju H, Serpa KA, Pruett R, Razi SS, Tarrazzi FA, Tami CM, Block MI. Tissue plasminogen activator with prolonged dwell time effectively evacuates pleural effusions. BMC Pulm Med. 2022 Dec 5;22(1):464.  PMID: 36471325
• Drawbert HE, Hey MT, Tarrazzi F, Block M, Razi SS. Early discharge on postoperative day 1 following lobectomy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer is safe in high-volume surgical centres: a national cancer database analysis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 May 2;61(5):1022-1029.  PMID: 34849695
• Dlewati MM, Gonzalez T, Razi SS, Hussain SF, Bennett J.  Primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and lobectomy: A Case Report.  Cureus 2022, Feb;14(2):e21931.  PMID: 35273872
• Alnajar A, Rodriguez E, Razi SS, Nguyen D, Villamizar N.   Survival benefit of multiagent chemotherapy with and without curative surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma.  J Thorac Oncol.  2021. 16(10):S897-S898.  
• Hey MT, Drawbert HE, Tarrazzi F, Block M, Razi SS. Surgery Versus Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Patient Selection Is Crucial. Arch Cancer Biol Ther. 2021; 2(1): 25-28.

Research

• 2009 –11 Research Fellow, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, NY 

Professional Organizations

• American College of Surgeons
• Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society 
• Southern Thoracic Surgical Association

Presentations

Oral

• Razi SS.  Understanding the role of textbook oncologic outcomes in pathologic nodal disease after lobectomy for NSCLC.  Presented at 59th Annual Meeting Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society, Oct 2021, Manalapan, FL.
• Razi SS.  Liposomal bupivacaine versus marcaine with epinephrine intercostal nerve blocks as part of enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery (ERATS) protocol in patients undergoing robotic thoracoscopic procedures: A comparative analysis.  Presented at 56th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Jan 2020, New Orleans, LA.
• Razi SS.  Lobectomy is superior to Stereotactic Body Radiation Treatment in elderly patients above 80 years with early stage non-small cell lung cancer.  Presented at 56th Annual Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Jan 2020, New Orleans, LA. 
• Razi SS.  Lobectomy does not confer survival advantage over segmentectomy in patients with clinical stage 1 NSCLC having unsuspected pathological N1/N2: Essential role of adjuvant treatment.  American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), May 2019, Toronto, Canada. 
• Razi SS.  Significant reduction of in-hospital and post-discharge use of potent opioid analgesic by implementation of a multi-modal pain management strategy as part of an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery (ERATS) protocol. American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS), May 2019, Toronto, Canada. 
• Razi SS. Unusual etiology of metastatic brain lesions. 51st Annual Florida Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons, July 2018, Key Largo, FL. 
• Razi SS. Robotic assisted repair of bronchopleural fistula after bilobectomy. 51st Annual Florida Society of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons, July 2018, Key Largo, FL. 

Poster

• Razi SS, Nguyen D, Villamizar N. Lobectomy does not confer survival advantage over segmentectomy in patients with clinical stage 1 NSCLC having unsuspected pathological N1/N2: Essential role of adjuvant treatment. Annual Zubrod Memorial Lecture & Sylvester Cancer Research Poster Session, Miami, FL – April, 2019
• Stephens‐McDonnough JA, Razi SS, Villamizar N, Nguyen D. Aiming for an ‘opioid free’ therapeutic strategy for management of postoperative pain in thoracic patients undergoing thoracotomy or thoracoscopy: Program development and implementation. AATS Surgical Patient Safety Course, June 2018 Boston, MA. 
• B. Stiles, A. Nasar, S. Razi, A. Nguyen, P. Lee, J. Port, N. Altorki. EOX versus other platinum-based doublets for neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal adenocarcinoma. ESTS 24th European Conference on General Thoracic Surgery, 29 May – 1 June 2016, Naples, Italy. 
• Reddy, V.S., Razi, S., Mukerji, A., Koganti, S., John, M., & Shah, A.K. (2015). Recalcitrant Hypocalcaemia after Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Sleeve Gastrectomy ‐ Challenges in Management. Poster presented at: Southeastern Surgical Congress; Chattanooga, TN. 
• Gowda, V.S., Razi, S.S., Reddy, V.S., Gilchrist, B., & Farkas, D. (2015). Smoking increases the incidence of recurrent colonic diverticulitis. Poster presented at: Southeastern Surgical Congress; Chattanooga, TN. 
  
  

Awards

• J. Maxwell Chamberlain Memorial Award in Thoracic Surgery (STS) Jan 2024
• AATS Surgical Robotics Fellowship, 2018 
• Ahmad‐Adaya Cardiothoracic Research Fellowship Award, 2009