Dr. Wael Yacoub graduated the medical school from the George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency program at the University of Southern California. A fellowship followed at the Washington University soon after that. He is specialized in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and board certified in General Surgery and Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Yacoub has been in practice for more than 11 years and is affiliated with the Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center and the Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center. During his career, he has also contributed to 2 publications of medical interest.