Introduction
Dr. Shaw is a Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute.
He graduated from the American International School of Medicine in Georgetown, Guyana and completed residencies in Family Medicine and General Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, TN. He completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery residency at the University of Washington and his Congenital Cardiac Surgery residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Children’s, Dr. Shaw was a Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgeon at West Virginia University and served as Surgical Director of Extracorporeal Life Support at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital.
His clinical interests include neonatal heart surgery, adult congenital cardiac surgery, extracorporeal life support and surgical education.
Away from the hospital, he enjoys fishing, reading, traveling and time with his family.
Focus of Practice
- Pediatric congenital heart surgery
- Adult congenital heart surgery
Areas of Interest
- Neonatal heart surgery
- Adult congenital heart surgery
- Extracorporeal life support
Locations
Childrens Physician Group - Cardiothoracic Surgery
Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 2220 North Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-6330Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta - Heart Transplant
Emory Childrens Center, 2015 Uppergate Dr NE Atlanta, GA 30322 Get Directions 404-785-5437Research & Publications
Surgical quality improvement, Simulation in surgical education, Emerging surgical technologies
In the News
After 98 Days in Hospital, a New Heart Saves 9-year-old Girl's Life
Kelsey Brackett underwent a lifesaving heart transplant earlier this year after what started as a routine check-up revealed a serious mitral valve regurgitation diagnosis. Today, she is home recovering and getting back to normal life. Kelsey’s parents Zach and Sonja, and cardiac surgeon Dr. Fawaz Shaw spoke with The Atlanta Journal Constitution to discuss her heart transplant journey at Children’s.
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