Shant Vartanian, MD
Staff Physician
Surgery
School of Medicine

By exploring the complex interplay between metabolic disorders and vascular health, Dr. Vartanian emphasizes the development and application of cutting-edge technologies that works to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, particularly those that significantly impact patient quality of life.

• Presenting limb severity is associated with long-term outcomes after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2022 Liu IH, El Khoury R, Wu B, Gasper WJ, Schneider PA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Conte MS
• Characterization of human islet function in a convection-driven intravascular bioartificial pancreas.
  Bioengineering & translational medicine 2022 Santandreu AG, Taheri-Tehrani P, Feinberg B, Torres A, Blaha C, Shaheen R, Moyer J, Wright N, Szot GL, Fissell WH, Vartanian S, Posselt A, Roy S
• Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with hemodynamic change and major amputation after infrainguinal revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2022 Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, El Khoury R, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM
• Limb-based patency as a measure of effective revascularization for chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2022 El Khoury R, Wu B, Kupiec-Weglinski SA, Liu IH, Edwards CT, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Schneider PA, Conte MS
• Applicability of the Vascular Quality Initiative mortality prediction model for infrainguinal revascularization in a tertiary limb preservation center population.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2022 El Khoury R, Wu B, Kupiec-Weglinski SA, Dang LE, Edwards CT, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Schneider PA, Simons JP, Conte MS
• Toward endovascular treatment of type A aortic dissection with smaller landing zones and more patient eligibility.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2021 Wisneski AD, Kumar V, Vartanian SM, Oskowitz AZ
• Pedal arterial calcification score is associated with the risk of major amputation in chronic limb-threatening ischemia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2021 Liu IH, Wu B, Krepkiy V, Ferraresi R, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Schneider PA, Conte MS, Vartanian SM
• Transvenous Type 2 Endoleak Embolization Using Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance via a Left-Sided Inferior Vena Cava.
  Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 2021 Hicks RM, Vartanian SM, Lehrman ED
• Contemporary Experience with Paravisceral Aortic Aneurysm (PVAAA) Repair in a Tertiary Center.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2021 Zarkowsky DS, Inman JT, Sorrentino TA, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Gasper WJ, Conte MS
• Comparison of Ellipsys Percutaneous and Proximal Forearm Gracz-Type Surgical Arteriovenous Fistulas.
  American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 2021 Shahverdyan R, Beathard G, Mushtaq N, Litchfield TF, Vartanian S, Konner K, Jennings WC
• The Global Limb Anatomic Staging System is associated with outcomes of infrainguinal revascularization in chronic limb threatening ischemia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2021 El Khoury R, Wu B, Edwards CT, Lancaster EM, Hiramoto JS, Vartanian SM, Schneider PA, Conte MS
• Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on an academic vascular practice and a multidisciplinary limb preservation program.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Lancaster EM, Wu B, Iannuzzi J, Oskowitz A, Gasper W, Vartanian S, Wick E, Hiramoto J, Eichler C, Lobo E, Reyzelman A, Reilly L, Sosa JA, Conte MS
• Natural history of acute pediatric iliofemoral artery thrombosis treated with anticoagulation.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Ramirez JL, Kuhrau CR, Wu B, Zarkowsky DS, Conte MS, Oskowitz AZ, Nijagal A, Vartanian SM
• Antegrade common femoral artery closure device use is associated with decreased complications.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Ramirez JL, Zarkowsky DS, Sorrentino TA, Hicks CW, Vartanian SM, Gasper WJ, Conte MS, Iannuzzi JC
• Functional outcomes of arteriovenous fistulas recruited with regional anesthesia.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2020 Zarkowsky DS, Wu B, Gray AT, Oskowitz AZ, Vartanian SM
• Contributions of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and traditional vascular risk factors to peripheral artery disease in women.
  AIDS (London, England) 2019 Cedarbaum E, Ma Y, Scherzer R, Price JC, Adimora AA, Bamman M, Cohen M, Fischl MA, Matsushita K, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Seaberg EC, Yin MT, Grunfeld C, Vartanian S, Sharma A, Tien PC
• Congenital superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a 6-week-old infant presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2019 Subbaraj L, Beleniski F, Courtier J, Vartanian S, Nijagal A
• In vitro and in vivo hemocompatibility assessment of ultrathin sulfobetaine polymer coatings for silicon-based implants.
  Journal of biomaterials applications 2019 Iqbal Z, Kim S, Moyer J, Moses W, Abada E, Wright N, Kim EJ, Park J, Fissell WH, Vartanian S, Roy S
• The impact of prior aortic surgery on outcomes after multibranched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2018 Kaushik S, Gasper WJ, Ramanan B, Vartanian SM, Reilly LM, Chuter TAM, Hiramoto JS
• A mixed-methods investigation of incident Hemodialysis access in a safety-net population.
  BMC nephrology 2017 Rich NC, Vartanian SM, Sharief S, Freitas DJ, Tuot DS
• Determinants of midterm functional outcomes, wound healing, and resources used in a hospital-based limb preservation program.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2017 Ramanan B, Ahmed A, Wu B, Causey MW, Gasper WJ, Vartanian SM, Reyzelman AM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS
• Correction: An intravascular bioartificial pancreas device (iBAP) with silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) for islet encapsulation under convective mass transport.
  Lab on a chip 2017 Song S, Blaha C, Moses W, Park J, Wright N, Groszek J, Fissell W, Vartanian S, Posselt AM, Roy S
• An intravascular bioartificial pancreas device (iBAP) with silicon nanopore membranes (SNM) for islet encapsulation under convective mass transport.
  Lab on a chip 2017 Song S, Blaha C, Moses W, Park J, Wright N, Groszek J, Fissell W, Vartanian S, Posselt AM, Roy S
• Lower extremity weakness is associated with elevated blood and cerebrospinal fluid glucose levels following multibranched endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2016 Hiramoto JS, Fernandez C, Gasper W, Vartanian S, Reilly L, Chuter T
• Society for Vascular Surgery limb stage and patient risk correlate with outcomes in an amputation prevention program.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2016 Causey MW, Ahmed A, Wu B, Gasper WJ, Reyzelman A, Vartanian SM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS
• Low-profile versus standard-profile multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2016 Ramanan B, Fernandez CC, Sobel JD, Gasper WJ, Vartanian SM, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS
• Standard off-the-shelf versus custom-made multibranched thoracoabdominal aortic stent grafts.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2016 Fernandez CC, Sobel JD, Gasper WJ, Vartanian SM, Reilly LM, Chuter TA, Hiramoto JS
• Risk Factors for 30-Day Hospital Readmission in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease.
  Vascular and endovascular surgery 2015 Han SM, Wu B, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Vartanian SM, Conte MS, Hiramoto J
• Surgical intervention for peripheral arterial disease.
  Circulation research 2015 Vartanian SM, Conte MS
• Outcomes of neuroischemic wounds treated by a multidisciplinary amputation prevention service.
  Annals of vascular surgery 2015 Vartanian SM, Robinson KD, Ofili K, Eichler CM, Hiramoto JS, Reyzelman AM, Conte MS
• Lower extremity weakness after endovascular aneurysm repair with multibranched thoracoabdominal stent grafts.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2014 Sobel JD, Vartanian SM, Gasper WJ, Hiramoto JS, Chuter TA, Reilly LM
• Clinical consequence of bare metal stent and stent graft failure in femoropopliteal occlusive disease.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2013 Vartanian SM, Johnston PC, Walker JP, Runge SJ, Eichler CM, Reilly LM, Hiramoto JS, Conte MS
• Risk factors for clinical failure after stent graft treatment for femoropopliteal occlusive disease.
  Journal of vascular surgery 2012 Johnston PC, Vartanian SM, Runge SJ, Hiramoto JS, Eichler CM, Owens CD, Schneider DB, Conte MS
• Endothelial Notch4 signaling induces hallmarks of brain arteriovenous malformations in mice.
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2008 Murphy PA, Lam MT, Wu X, Kim TN, Vartanian SM, Bollen AW, Carlson TR, Wang RA
• Therapeutic angiogenesis.
  Vascular and endovascular surgery 2007 Vartanian SM, Sarkar R
• Oklahoma prosthesis: resection of tumor of clavicle and chest wall reconstructed with a custom composite graft.
  The Annals of thoracic surgery 2006 Vartanian SM, Colaco S, Orloff LE, Theodore PR
• Ischemic colitis: spectrum of disease and outcome.
  Surgery 2003 Scharff JR, Longo WE, Vartanian SM, Jacobs DL, Bahadursingh AN, Kaminski DL
• Laparoscopic hernioplasty: significant complications.
  Surgical endoscopy 1999 Felix EL, Harbertson N, Vartanian S