Shahram Aarabi, MD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Phone415-353-4366
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    University of California, Berkeley, CABA05/1999Mathematics & Philosophy
    New York University, New York, NYMD05/2007Medicine
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA05/2008General Surgery Internship
    Harvard University, Boston, MAMPH05/2010Epidemiology & Statistics
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA05/2013General Surgery Residency
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA05/2015Surgical Critical Care Fellowship
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA05/2017Vascular Surgery Fellowship
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    University of California at Berkeley1994Regents' full academic scholarship
    University of California at Berkeley1997  - 1999Dean's list
    University of California at Berkeley1999Department of Philosophy honors
    New York University School of Medicine2001University academic scholarship
    The Collins Foundation2003  - 2006Foundation grant, awarded to NYC medical students with demonstration of excellence in the arts
    American Association for the Advancement of Science2006Award for medical student excellence in scientific research
    Harvard School of Public Health2009Dean's academic scholarship
    American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA2010Rosenkranz research award, given to the best reseident research presentation at the annual meeting
    Strandness Vascular Symposium, Wailea, HI2017Best fellow research presentation
    University of Washington2017Finalist, Business Plan Competition
    University of Washington2017Graduate, Foster and Jones Business Accelerator
    2017Finalist, Seattle Social Venture Partners Fast Pitch Competition
    University of British Columbia2020Graduate, Creative Destruction Lab
    Capital Factory, Austin, TX2020Candidate
    University of California, San Francisco Department of Surgery2024Outstanding Presentation in Clinical Research
    University of California2024Visiting Early Career Faculty Mentorship & Sponsorship Program Awardee

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    Dr. Aarabi is a vascular surgeon interested in care of underserved populations as well as novel therapeutics for use in resource limited settings. His current research is focused on limiting ischemic damage in traumatic limb injuries as well as automated ultrasound monitoring of critically ill patients.
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    Wearable Machine-Learning Ultrasound Monitor
    Department of Defense F2-16381 X22D-OTCSO1Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: STTR Phase 2 Award Total funding budget: $1,250,000
    Pre-hospital thermal regulation for the prolonged field care of traumatic injuries
    Department of Defense FA864923P1000Oct 12, 2023 - Apr 5, 2026
    Description: Department of Defense Phase 2B STTR Award. Total funding budget: $1,750,000
    Wearable machine-learning ultrasound monitor to detect hemorrhage and guide prolonged damage control resuscitation
    Department of Defense FA864923P0330Nov 16, 2022 - May 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: STTR Phase 1 Award Total funding budget: $75,000
    Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries
    Department of Defense FA864922P0693Mar 1, 2022 - May 31, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: STTR Phase 2 Award Total funding budget: $750,000
    Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries
    Department of Defense FA864921P1353Apr 12, 2021 - Jul 12, 2021
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: STTR Phase 1 Award Total funding budget: $50,000
    VascuSight (3D ultrasound monitoring of critically ill patients)
    University of Washington Jun 1, 2018 - Jun 1, 2020
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $25,000
    A Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints
    Amazon Apr 1, 2018 - Apr 1, 2019
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $25,000
    Therapeutic Limb Cooling to Prevent Amputation in pDCR
    DoD CDMRP DM160405Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2022
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Total funding budget: $1,500,000
    LC-tourniquet (a novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet)
    University of Washington Jan 1, 2016 - Jan 1, 2018
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $25,000
    A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet
    University of Washington Sep 1, 2015 - Sep 1, 2016
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $20,000
    A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet
    Wallace H. Coulter Foundation Jun 1, 2015 - Jun 1, 2016
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $37,500
    Adult endothelial progenitor cell trafficking
    NIH/NCCR M01 RR00096Sep 1, 2005 - Sep 1, 2006
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Description: Annual direct costs: $25,000

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    1. Effects of Local Hypothermia on Limb Viability in a Swine Model of Acute Limb Ischemia During Prolonged Damage-Control Resuscitation. Shock. 2024 Oct 18. Kao E, Patel S, Wang X, Ringgold K, Snyder JM, Stern S, Bulger E, White N, Aarabi S. PMID: 39450913.
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    2. Is Repeat Computed Tomography Angiography for Asymptomatic Grade 1 Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries Cost-Effective? J Surg Res. 2024 Oct 17; 303:409-414. Susai CJ, Alcasid NJ, Banks KC, Mendoza AE, Jackson C, Aarabi S, Senekjian L, Victorino GP. PMID: 39423734.
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    3. Collateral circulation in a patient with combined traumatic radial and ulnar artery injuries. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Dec; 10(6):101583. Patel S, Klein S, Mathur T, Ingraham C, Jackson C, Aarabi S. PMID: 39319078; PMCID: PMC11420475.
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    4. A Novel 4D Volumetric M-Mode Ultrasound Scanning Technique for Evaluation of Intravascular Volume and Hemodynamic Parameters. Journal of World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Open Access. Jul 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wfumbo.2024.100058. 2024. Patel S, Kao E, Wang X, Ringgold K, Thiel J, White N, Aarabi S, Leotta DF.
    5. Therapeutic limb hypothermia for the treatment of traumatic acute limb ischemia. J Med Eng Technol. 2024 Feb; 48(2):39-47. Kao E, Germany JO, Shasheendra A, Mhetre K, Wang X, Ringgold K, Patel S, Emery A, Bulger EM, White N, Aarabi S. PMID: 39034423.
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    6. Critical systolic blood pressure threshold for endovascular aortic occlusion-A multinational analysis to determine when to place a REBOA. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 Feb 01; 96(2):247-255. Ordoñez CA, Parra MW, Caicedo Y, Rodríguez-Holguín F, García AF, Serna JJ, Serna C, Franco MJ, Salcedo A, Padilla-Londoño N, Herrera-Escobar JP, Zogg C, Orlas CP, Palacios H, Saldarriaga L, Granados M, Scalea T, McGreevy DT, Kessel B, Hörer TM, Dubose J, Brenner M, AAST-AORTA Investigators*, ABO Trauma Registry Group*. PMID: 37853558.
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    7. Zone 1 Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Patient Resuscitation After Severe Hemorrhagic Shock. JAMA Surg. 2023 02 01; 158(2):140-150. Cralley AL, Vigneshwar N, Moore EE, Dubose J, Brenner ML, Sauaia A, AAST AORTA Study Group. PMID: 36542395; PMCID: PMC9856952.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. COVIDSurg Collaborative. NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery; Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. Lancet. 400(10363):1607-1617. Nov 2022. PMID:. 2022.
    9. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries. Lancet. 2022 Nov 05; 400(10363):1607-1617. NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, COVIDSurg Collaborative. PMID: 36328042; PMCID: PMC9621702.
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    10. Surgical management of bilateral thoracic outlet lymphaticovenous malformations causing recurrent cerebrovascular accidents. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2022 Sep; 8(3):429-432. Kao E, Cohan C, Jaramillo E, Jean-Pierre J, Levine A, Aarabi S. PMID: 35996729; PMCID: PMC9391521.
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    11. Resection of a giant mycotic left subclavian pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2022 Mar; 8(1):85-88. Le ST, Beattie G, Aarabi S. PMID: 35128222; PMCID: PMC8803552.
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    12. International Patent "System and Method for Measuring Patient Total Blood Volume with Ultrasound. 2021. Shahram Aarabi, Dan Leotta.
    13. A Parallel Pandemic: Increased Firearm Injuries at Five Northern California Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis. Ann Surg. 2022 05 01; 275(5):e725-e727. Matthay ZA, Callcut RA, Kwok AM, Aarabi S, Forrester JD, Kornblith LZ, Northern California Research Consortium for Trauma & Acute Care Sur. PMID: 34913894; PMCID: PMC9083313.
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    14. Torso vascular trauma. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2021 Dec; 30(6):151126. Evans LL, Aarabi S, Durand R, Upperman JS, Jensen AR. PMID: 34930597.
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    15. Prototyping a Thermal Limb: Methods for Building a Thermally Representative Phantom Limb. ISBN 978-3-030-80744-3. 2021. Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, Aarabi S, Emery A, Germany J.
    16. Design and Testing of a Thermal Phantom for Humans and Pigs for Treatment of Ischemia Part 2. 2021. Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Germany J, Emery A. 595-605, DOI: 10.1615/TFEC2021.bio.032126.
    17. International patent, "Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints ". 2020. Jason Germany, Shahram Aarabi, Abhijith Shasheendra.
    18. Design and Testing of a Thermal Phantom for Humans and Pigs for Treatment of Ischemia. 2020. Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Germany J, Emery A. Identification TFEC-2020-32126.
    19. Limb Salvage Does Not Predict Functional Limb Outcome after Revascularization for Traumatic Acute Limb Ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Jul; 66:220-224. Hurd JR, Emanuels DF, Aarabi S, Dasari M, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, Tran NT, Singh N. PMID: 31676382.
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    20. Design and Testing of Limb Cooling Tourniquet to Prevent Amputation Due to Ischemia. TFEC-2019- 27724. 2019. Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Emery A.
    21. Safety of transfer, type of procedure, and factors predictive of limb salvage in a modern series of acute limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2019 04; 69(4):1174-1179. Hemingway J, Emanuels D, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Tran N, Starnes B, Singh N. PMID: 30777685.
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    22. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Metastatic Spinal Lesions: A Systematic Review. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 06; 31(5):203-210. Sadeghi-Naini M, Aarabi S, Shokraneh F, Janani L, Vaccaro AR, Rahimi-Movaghar V. PMID: 29283901.
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    23. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta and Resuscitative Thoracotomy in Select Patients with Hemorrhagic Shock: Early Results from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma's Aortic Occlusion in Resuscitation for Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Registry. J Am Coll Surg. 2018 05; 226(5):730-740. Brenner M, Inaba K, Aiolfi A, DuBose J, Fabian T, Bee T, Holcomb JB, Moore L, Skarupa D, Scalea TM, AAST AORTA Study Group. PMID: 29421694.
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    24. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Surgery Resident Operative Logs: The Last Quarter Century. Ann Surg. 2017 05; 265(5):923-929. Drake FT, Aarabi S, Garland BT, Huntington CR, McAteer JP, Richards MK, Zern NK, Gow KW. PMID: 28398961.
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    25. Iatrogenic Common Iliac Artery Rupture from Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2017 04; 28(4):619-620. Allison SK, Ingraham C, Aarabi S, Kogut M. PMID: 28343591.
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    26. International patent, “Cooling sleeve and tourniquet" . 2017. Shahram Aarabi. .
    27. Aarabi S, Mathur S, Cuschieri J. Multisystem organ failure after ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. In: Starnes BW, et al, editors. Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Definitive Manual. Berlin (Germany): Springer-Verlag, January 2017, 1(16):340-350. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23844-9. 2017. Aarabi S, Mathur S, Cuschieri J.
    28. Using Thermoelectric Cooling with Tourniquets for Nerve Preservation. 2016. Trupiano M, Aarabi S, Emery E.
    29. Call for a new classification system and treatment strategy in blunt aortic injury. J Vasc Surg. 2016 07; 64(1):171-6. Heneghan RE, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Gunn ML, Singh N, Starnes BW. PMID: 27131924.
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    30. Global Surgery Fellowship: A model for surgical care and education in resource-poor countries. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Oct; 50(10):1772-5. Aarabi S, Smithers C, Fils MM, Godson JL, Pierre JH, Mukherjee J, Meara J, Farmer P. PMID: 26165159.
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    31. Parenteral Nutrition Utilization After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team Oversight: A Prospective Cohort Study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 11; 40(8):1151-1157. Parent B, Shelton M, Nordlund M, Aarabi S, O'Keefe G. PMID: 25921561.
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    32. Management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. In: Valentine RJ, Eidt JF, editors. Scientific American vascular and endovascular surgery [online]. Hamilton (Canada): Decker Intellectual Properties, March 2015. DOI: 10.2310/7800.3020. . 2015. Aarabi S, Starnes BW.
    33. The ACGME case log: general surgery resident experience in pediatric surgery. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Aug; 48(8):1643-9. Gow KW, Drake FT, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JH. PMID: 23932601; PMCID: PMC4235999.
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    34. Traumatic laceration of the cisterna chyli treated by lymphangiography and percutaneous embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2014 Feb; 37(1):267-70. Allison S, Rainey M, Aarabi S, Padia SA. PMID: 23474916.
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    35. Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2012 Dec 05; 94(23):2136-43. Soroceanu A, Sidhwa F, Aarabi S, Kaufman A, Glazebrook M. PMID: 23224384; PMCID: PMC3509775.
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    36. ACGME case logs: Surgery resident experience in operative trauma for two decades. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Dec; 73(6):1500-6. Drake FT, Van Eaton EG, Huntington CR, Jurkovich GJ, Aarabi S, Gow KW. PMID: 23188243; PMCID: PMC4237587.
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    37. Noningested intraperitoneal foreign body causing chronic abdominal pain: a role for laparoscopy in the diagnosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Feb; 47(2):e15-7. Aarabi S, Stephenson J, Christie DL, Javid PJ. PMID: 22325414.
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    38. High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jan 18; 1:CD006122. Masters B, Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Wood F. PMID: 22258965.
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    39. Comparison of minimally invasive versus conventional open harvesting techniques for iliac bone graft in secondary alveolar cleft patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Aug; 128(2):485-491. Sharma S, Schneider LF, Barr J, Aarabi S, Chibbaro P, Grayson B, Cutting CB. PMID: 21788839.
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    40. Pediatric appendicitis in New England: epidemiology and outcomes. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun; 46(6):1106-14. Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Riehle KJ, Chen Q, Mooney DP. PMID: 21683207.
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    41. Don't ignore home grown medical systems. BMJ. 2010 Jun 17; 340:c3187. Aarabi S, Smithers CJ, Mukharjee J. PMID: 20558517.
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    42. Mesothelial cyst presenting as an irreducible inguinal mass. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jun; 45(6):e19-21. Aarabi S, Drugas G, Avansino JR. PMID: 20620295.
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    43. Treating chronic wound infections with genetically modified free flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Apr; 123(4):1157-1168. Ghali S, Bhatt KA, Dempsey MP, Jones DM, Singh S, Arabi S, Butler PE, Gallo RL, Gurtner GC. PMID: 19337084.
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    44. Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw: successful treatment at 2-year follow-up. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Aug; 122(2):57e-59e. Aarabi S, Draper L, Grayson B, Gurtner GC. PMID: 18626318.
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    45. Pulsed electromagnetic fields accelerate normal and diabetic wound healing by increasing endogenous FGF-2 release. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2008 Jan; 121(1):130-141. Callaghan MJ, Chang EI, Seiser N, Aarabi S, Ghali S, Kinnucan ER, Simon BJ, Gurtner GC. PMID: 18176216.
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    46. Age decreases endothelial progenitor cell recruitment through decreases in hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha stabilization during ischemia. Circulation. 2007 Dec 11; 116(24):2818-29. Chang EI, Loh SA, Ceradini DJ, Chang EI, Lin SE, Bastidas N, Aarabi S, Chan DA, Freedman ML, Giaccia AJ, Gurtner GC. PMID: 18040029.
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    47. db/db mice exhibit severe wound-healing impairments compared with other murine diabetic strains in a silicone-splinted excisional wound model. Wound Repair Regen. 2007 Sep-Oct; 15(5):665-70. Michaels J, Churgin SS, Blechman KM, Greives MR, Aarabi S, Galiano RD, Gurtner GC. PMID: 17971012.
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    48. Hypertrophic scar formation following burns and trauma: new approaches to treatment. PLoS Med. 2007 Sep; 4(9):e234. Aarabi S, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC. PMID: 17803351; PMCID: PMC1961631.
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    49. Mechanical load initiates hypertrophic scar formation through decreased cellular apoptosis. FASEB J. 2007 Oct; 21(12):3250-61. Aarabi S, Bhatt KA, Shi Y, Paterno J, Chang EI, Loh SA, Holmes JW, Longaker MT, Yee H, Gurtner GC. PMID: 17504973.
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    50. Early-gestation fetal scarless wounds have less lysyl oxidase expression. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Oct; 118(5):1125-1129. Colwell AS, Krummel TM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP. PMID: 17016177.
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