Dr. Nahas received his medical degree at St. Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983. He trained in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Michael DeBakey. After he completed his training in 1992 and for the next 5 years, he was a full time faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine, and was chief of the cardiac surgery at the Houston VA Hospital. Prior to his current position at Southeast Memorial Hospital and the University of Texas, Dr Nahas was in private practice for 20 years at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center and was one of the pillars of their cardiovascular program. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Southern Thoracic Surgical Association.
