Vascular and Cardiothoracic Surgeon Sepehre Naficy has joined the NorthBay Heart & Vascular Center surgical team. He graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and earned his medical degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

He completed his general surgery training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Dr. Naficy completed cardiothoracic, cardiac, and cardiovascular surgery training fellowships at the University of Maryland in Baltimore; Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City; and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, in Cleveland, respectively. His cardiothoracic surgery training was completed at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, and followed by vascular surgery training at the University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn., with an emphasis on endovascular technologies.

Dr. Naficy has a special interest in exploring and promoting hybrid approaches in the treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases.