Lucas F. Bazi, MD

Lucas F. Bazi, MD, is board-certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and internal medicine. His clinical interests are peripheral arterial diseases, coronary artery disease, and preventative medicine. Away from work, he enjoys politics, macroeconomics and finance, cycling, swimming, and traveling.

The conditions Dr. Bazi treats include:

• Simple and complex coronary artery disease (CAD) treatment with percutaneous interventions (PCI) and conservative medical management.
• Balloons, stents, intravascular orbital and rotational ablation, intravascular lithotripsy, intravascular imaging, intravascular physiologic evaluation, and complex multivessel stenting
• Intra cardiac assist device implantation and explantation
• Impella CP: Balloon pumps
• Peripheral endovascular procedures for management of peripheral arterial diseases
• Upper and lower extremities, iliac arteries, renal artery diseases, intravascular imaging, intravascular physiologic evaluation, intravascular orbital and rotational ablation, intravascular lithotripsy, balloons, drug-coated balloons, stents
• Peripheral endovascular procedures for management of peripheral venous diseases
• Upper and lower extremities, iliac veins balloons and stenting, DVT thrombectomy (INARI ClotTriver) and thrombolysis (EKOS Directed)
• Pulmonary embolism thrombolysis and thrombectomy and other forms of treatments
• EKOS catheter and other catheters based thrombolysis, INARI FlowTriever thrombectomy
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Fibrillation (Afib): Atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) 
• Hypertension
• Hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia
• Many other cardiac conditions

Certifications:

• American Board Of Internal Medicine (Abim) - Interventional Cardiology – 2021
• American Board Of Internal Medicine (Abim) - Cardiovascular Disease – 2019
• Certification Board Of Nuclear Cardiology (Cbnc) - Nuclear Cardiology – 2018
• American Board Of Internal Medicine (Abim) - Internal Medicine – 2017
• Educational Commission Of Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate (Ecfmg) - 2012 - Usmle Step I - Usmle Step Ii Ck And Cs - Usmle Step Iii

 Fellowships, Residency and Education: 

• Interventional Cardiology Fellowship - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, St Luke’s Hospital Center · 2020 - 2021 
• Vascular Diagnostic & Interventional Fellowship - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, St Luke’s Hospital Center · 2019 - 2020 
• Cardiovascular Fellowship - New York Medical College, St Joseph’s University Medical Center · 2016 - 2019 
• Internal Medicine Residency - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Englewood Hospital Medical Center · 2013 - 2016, PGY III Chief Medical Resident & Excellence Award in Critical Care Management 
• Medical Doctor - University of Balamand · 2011 
• Bachelor of Sciences in Biology - American University of Beirut · 2006 

Languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Medical Groups: MultiCare

Medical Association Memberships:

• Fellow of American College of Cardiology
• Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

Research:

“Outcomes of Impella-supported high-risk nonemergent percutaneous coronary intervention in a large single-center register” - (April 2020) https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28931
Research study: Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions, 2020, Authors: Lorenzo Azzalini MD, PhD, MSc, Gurpreet S. Johal MD, Usman Baber MD, Pedro R. Moreno MD, Lucas Bazi MD, Vishal Kapur MD, Annapoorna S. Kini MD, Samin K. Sharma MD

“Accute STEMI due to Mechanical AV Thrombosis in Light of Noncompliance with Anticoagulation Therapy” (March 2018)
Abstract and Poster Presentation: American College of Cardiology, 2018, Authors: Lucas Bazi MD, Bader Abou Ghalyoun MD, Fayez Shamoon MD

“Diagnosing Prosthetic Aortic Valve Stenosis” (February 2018)
Quality Improvement Project –New York Medical College, Saint Joseph’s Hospital Medical Center, Authors: Lucas Bazi MD, Fayez Shamoon MD

“Creativity of Medicine for Surgical Success, pheochromocytoma case presentation” (May 2016)
Abstract and Poster Presentation: Seton Hall University Research Symposium, 2016, Authors: Lucas Bazi MD, Jimmy Gonzales, Jonathan Shammash MD

“Where Two Channels Meet” (March 2015 and May 2015)
Abstract and Poster Presentation: Society of Hospital Medicine, 2015 (Maryland), EHMC Research Day, 2015 (Englewood), Authors: Lucas Bazi MD, Aditi Shah MD

“Imaging in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy” (April 2015)
Journal: Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, April 2014, Vol. 12, No. 4: Pages 475-486, Authors: Riem Hawi MD, Lucas Bazi MD, Michael E Farkouh MD, Ashish Aneja MD

Practice Philosophy: I carry my name from the "Beloved Physician" and I strive to provide compassionate care to all my patients. I love the endless opportunities in Yakima to bring valuable medical melioration to people's lives.