Shahram Aarabi, MD
Assistant Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Aarabi is a vascular and trauma 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.
Education & Training
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- Vascular Surgery Fellowship University of Washington 05/2017
- Surgical Critical Care Fellowship University of Washington 05/2015
- General Surgery Residency University of Washington 05/2013
- MPH Epidemiology & Statistics Harvard University 05/2010
- General Surgery Internship University of Washington 05/2008
- MD Medicine New York University 05/2007
- BA Mathematics & Philosophy University of California 05/1999
Interests
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- Vascular surgery
- Trauma
- Limb ischemia
- Critical care
- Underserved populations
- Ultrasound
Grants and Projects
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- Wearable Machine-Learning Ultrasound Monitor, Department of Defense, 2024-2027
- Pre-hospital thermal regulation for the prolonged field care of traumatic injuries, Department of Defense, 2023-2026
- Wearable machine-learning ultrasound monitor to detect hemorrhage and guide prolonged damage control resuscitation, Department of Defense, 2022-2025
- Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries, Department of Defense, 2022-2025
- Therapeutic Limb Cooling to Prevent Amputation in pDCR, DoD CDMRP, 2017-2022
- Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries, Department of Defense, 2021
- VascuSight (3D ultrasound monitoring of critically ill patients), University of Washington, 2018-2020
- A Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints, Amazon, 2018-2019
- LC-tourniquet (a novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet), University of Washington, 2016-2018
- A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet, University of Washington, 2015-2016
- A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, 2015-2016
- Adult endothelial progenitor cell trafficking, NIH/NCCR, 2005-2006
Publications (45)
Top publication keywords:
General SurgeryArterial Occlusive DiseasesPeritoneal CavityHealth Services, IndigenousHernia, InguinalBalloon OcclusionForeign-Body MigrationNeoplasms, MesothelialVascular System InjuriesNeedlesShock, HemorrhagicMandibular DiseasesAortic DiseasesAbdominal NeoplasmsCicatrix, Hypertrophic
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Critical systolic blood pressure threshold for endovascular aortic occlusion-A multinational analysis to determine when to place a REBOA.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2023 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… -
"Mammalian thermal manikin"
"Mammalian thermal manikin" 2023 Shahram Aarabi, Jason Germany, Ketan Mhetre, Abhijith Shasheendra -
Zone 1 Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Patient Resuscitation After Severe Hemorrhagic Shock.
JAMA surgery 2023 Cralley AL, Vigneshwar N, Moore EE, Dubose J, Brenner ML, Sauaia A, AAST AORTA Study Group -
Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries.
Lancet (London, England) 2022 NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, COVIDSurg Collaborative -
Surgical management of bilateral thoracic outlet lymphaticovenous malformations causing recurrent cerebrovascular accidents.
Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques 2022 Kao E, Cohan C, Jaramillo E, Jean-Pierre J, Levine A, Aarabi S
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Resection of a giant mycotic left subclavian pseudoaneurysm.
Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques 2021 Le ST, Beattie G, Aarabi S -
International Patent "System and Method for Measuring Patient Total Blood Volume with Ultrasound
International Patent "System and Method for Measuring Patient Total Blood Volume with Ultrasound 2021 Shahram Aarabi, Dan Leotta -
A Parallel Pandemic: Increased Firearm Injuries at Five Northern California Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis.
Annals of surgery 2021 Matthay ZA, Callcut RA, Kwok AM, Aarabi S, Forrester JD, Kornblith LZ, Northern California Research Consortium for Trauma & Acute Care Sur -
Torso vascular trauma.
Seminars in pediatric surgery 2021 Evans LL, Aarabi S, Durand R, Upperman JS, Jensen AR -
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. -
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 -
International patent, "Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints "
International patent, "Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints " 2020 Jason Germany, Shahram Aarabi, Abhijith Shasheendra -
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. -
Limb Salvage Does Not Predict Functional Limb Outcome after Revascularization for Traumatic Acute Limb Ischemia.
Annals of vascular surgery 2019 Hurd JR, Emanuels DF, Aarabi S, Dasari M, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, Tran NT, Singh N -
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. -
Safety of transfer, type of procedure, and factors predictive of limb salvage in a modern series of acute limb ischemia.
Journal of vascular surgery 2019 Hemingway J, Emanuels D, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Tran N, Starnes B, Singh N -
Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Metastatic Spinal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
Clinical spine surgery 2018 Sadeghi-Naini M, Aarabi S, Shokraneh F, Janani L, Vaccaro AR, Rahimi-Movaghar V -
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.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2018 Brenner M, Inaba K, Aiolfi A, DuBose J, Fabian T, Bee T, Holcomb JB, Moore L, Skarupa D, Scalea TM, AAST AORTA Study Group -
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Surgery Resident Operative Logs: The Last Quarter Century.
Annals of surgery 2017 Drake FT, Aarabi S, Garland BT, Huntington CR, McAteer JP, Richards MK, Zern NK, Gow KW -
Iatrogenic Common Iliac Artery Rupture from Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta.
Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2017 Allison SK, Ingraham C, Aarabi S, Kogut M -
International patent, “Cooling sleeve and tourniquet"
International patent, “Cooling sleeve and tourniquet" 2017 Shahram Aarabi -
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. -
Using Thermoelectric Cooling with Tourniquets for Nerve Preservation
2016 Trupiano M, Aarabi S, Emery E. -
Call for a new classification system and treatment strategy in blunt aortic injury.
Journal of vascular surgery 2016 Heneghan RE, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Gunn ML, Singh N, Starnes BW -
Global Surgery Fellowship: A model for surgical care and education in resource-poor countries.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2015 Aarabi S, Smithers C, Fils MM, Godson JL, Pierre JH, Mukherjee J, Meara J, Farmer P -
Parenteral Nutrition Utilization After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team Oversight: A Prospective Cohort Study.
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition 2015 Parent B, Shelton M, Nordlund M, Aarabi S, O'Keefe G -
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. -
The ACGME case log: general surgery resident experience in pediatric surgery.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2013 Gow KW, Drake FT, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JH -
Traumatic laceration of the cisterna chyli treated by lymphangiography and percutaneous embolization.
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2013 Allison S, Rainey M, Aarabi S, Padia SA -
Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2012 Soroceanu A, Sidhwa F, Aarabi S, Kaufman A, Glazebrook M -
ACGME case logs: Surgery resident experience in operative trauma for two decades.
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery 2012 Drake FT, Van Eaton EG, Huntington CR, Jurkovich GJ, Aarabi S, Gow KW -
Noningested intraperitoneal foreign body causing chronic abdominal pain: a role for laparoscopy in the diagnosis.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2012 Aarabi S, Stephenson J, Christie DL, Javid PJ -
High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2012 Masters B, Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Wood F -
Comparison of minimally invasive versus conventional open harvesting techniques for iliac bone graft in secondary alveolar cleft patients.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2011 Sharma S, Schneider LF, Barr J, Aarabi S, Chibbaro P, Grayson B, Cutting CB -
Pediatric appendicitis in New England: epidemiology and outcomes.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2011 Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Riehle KJ, Chen Q, Mooney DP -
Don't ignore home grown medical systems.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2010 Aarabi S, Smithers CJ, Mukharjee J -
Mesothelial cyst presenting as an irreducible inguinal mass.
Journal of pediatric surgery 2010 Aarabi S, Drugas G, Avansino JR -
Treating chronic wound infections with genetically modified free flaps.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2009 Ghali S, Bhatt KA, Dempsey MP, Jones DM, Singh S, Arabi S, Butler PE, Gallo RL, Gurtner GC -
Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw: successful treatment at 2-year follow-up.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2008 Aarabi S, Draper L, Grayson B, Gurtner GC -
Pulsed electromagnetic fields accelerate normal and diabetic wound healing by increasing endogenous FGF-2 release.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2008 Callaghan MJ, Chang EI, Seiser N, Aarabi S, Ghali S, Kinnucan ER, Simon BJ, Gurtner GC -
Age decreases endothelial progenitor cell recruitment through decreases in hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha stabilization during ischemia.
Circulation 2007 Chang EI, Loh SA, Ceradini DJ, Chang EI, Lin SE, Bastidas N, Aarabi S, Chan DA, Freedman ML, Giaccia AJ, Gurtner GC -
Hypertrophic scar formation following burns and trauma: new approaches to treatment.
PLoS medicine 2007 Aarabi S, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC -
db/db mice exhibit severe wound-healing impairments compared with other murine diabetic strains in a silicone-splinted excisional wound model.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society 2007 Michaels J, Churgin SS, Blechman KM, Greives MR, Aarabi S, Galiano RD, Gurtner GC -
Mechanical load initiates hypertrophic scar formation through decreased cellular apoptosis.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2007 Aarabi S, Bhatt KA, Shi Y, Paterno J, Chang EI, Loh SA, Holmes JW, Longaker MT, Yee H, Gurtner GC -
Early-gestation fetal scarless wounds have less lysyl oxidase expression.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2006 Colwell AS, Krummel TM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP