Senior cardiothoracic surgeon, widely published and frequent speaker at national and international cardiology and cardiac surgery conferences on topics of Off-Pump Coronary Revascularization, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Lesser Invasive Cardiac Disease Management, Left Ventricular Reduction Procedures, and Complex Valve Surgery.

Inventor with several patents in the field of minimally invasive and transapical heart technologies.

Dedicated to research, training and education, Lattouf serves on committees of, or teamed up with the American College of Cardiology, Emory University Halle Institute for Global Learning, Georgia Health Science University, the Georgia Department of Public Health and other national and international organizations to promote global cooperation to expand cardiovascular education, training and disease prevention.