USF Health Department Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery

Halim Yammine, MD is a board-certified general and vascular surgeon with extensive training and leadership experience in academic medicine. He earned both his Bachelor’s degree and Medical Degree from the American University of Beirut, laying the foundation for a distinguished career in surgical care and research.

Dr. Yammine completed a two-year post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he contributed to cutting-edge vascular research. He went on to complete his General Surgery residency at Houston Methodist Hospital, followed by fellowship training in Vascular Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center, where he later joined the faculty.

During his tenure at Carolinas Medical Center, Dr. Yammine served as Associate Program Director for the Vascular Surgery Fellowship and Director of Research for the Division of Vascular Surgery and the Aortic Center. He is passionate about all aspects of vascular surgery, with a particular focus on aortic dissection and complex aortic repair.