Dr. Fernando E. Kafie
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5147 N 9TH AVE
Pensacola, FL, United States
32501
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Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
Biography
Dr. Kafie is board certified in both general surgery and vascular surgery through the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Kafie moved to Florida in 2000 to practice in Pensacola. As the Medical Director for the Vascular Access Center, Dr. Kafie maintains an active role at Sacred Heart Hospital. He holds numerous endovascular certifications and surgical society affiliations such as Florida Vascular Surgery Society, American College of Surgeons and Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society. Dr. Kafie has published numerous articles and book chapters in prestigious medical journals. More recently, he was recognized as a “Champion Surgeon” in the state of Florida by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dr. Kafie has special interest in minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins as well as treatment of dialysis patients.
Languages
- English
Education
- University Of California, Ucla School Of Medicine (Grad. 1993)
Do not go. He missed a serious diagnosis. I now have stent lying across my aorta. Before surgery I was very sick. I ask can I put it off until better. They say no- he wouldn’t say do it now if it could wait. Night before surgery I pass out-call Dr. Kafie-he says-need to do it. So I go. He puts stent in Celiac artery. Post op-awful chest pain…did CT. He said stent is fine (but its not). Sent home in pain. Get records. His op report says all my arteries are clear. So WHY did you put a stent in at all! Find out have Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome-MALS. The MAL is pinching my Celiac artery. Was told he doesn’t do MALS. Another surgeon will do it. The surgeon who will release the ligament says its never done this way. If patient has MALS you release the ligament & free the Celiac artery to restore blood flow...a stent is not needed. He had never heard of it being done with stent already in Celiac. Now I have multiple thrombus in my hepatic, splenic & celiac arteries due to the stent.
Submitted June 13, 2023