University of California San Francisco

Shahram Aarabi
Shahram
Aarabi
MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Surgery
UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program
Chief, Vascular Surgery, Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital
Assistant Trauma Director, Alameda Health System, Highland Hospital

 

Biography

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

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
University of Washington Vascular Surgery Fellowship 05/2017
University of Washington Surgical Critical Care Fellowship 05/2015
University of Washington General Surgery Residency 05/2013
Harvard University MPH Epidemiology & Statistics 05/2010
University of Washington General Surgery Internship 05/2008
New York University MD Medicine 05/2007
University of California BA Mathematics & Philosophy 05/1999

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
American Board of Surgery, Vascular Surgery

Collaboration Interests

I am interested in:

  • academic collaboration
  • academic senate committee service
  • community and stakeholder organizations
  • companies and entrepreneurs
  • multicenter clinical research
  • physician scientist
  • press
  • prospective donors

Clinical Expertise

Vascular Surgery

Trauma Surgery

General Surgery

Surgical Critical Care

Grants and Funding

  • Wearable Machine-Learning Ultrasound Monitor | Department of Defense | 2024-07-01 - 2027-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Pre-hospital thermal regulation for the prolonged field care of traumatic injuries | Department of Defense | 2023-10-12 - 2026-04-05 | Role:
  • Wearable machine-learning ultrasound monitor to detect hemorrhage and guide prolonged damage control resuscitation | Department of Defense | 2022-11-16 - 2025-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries | Department of Defense | 2022-03-01 - 2025-05-31 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Therapeutic Limb Cooling to Prevent Amputation in pDCR | DoD CDMRP | 2017-10-01 - 2022-09-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Pre-Hospital Thermal Regulation For The Prolonged Field Care of Traumatic Injuries | Department of Defense | 2021-04-12 - 2021-07-12 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • VascuSight (3D ultrasound monitoring of critically ill patients) | University of Washington | 2018-06-01 - 2020-06-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • A Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints | Amazon | 2018-04-01 - 2019-04-01 | Role: Co-Investigator
  • LC-tourniquet (a novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet) | University of Washington | 2016-01-01 - 2018-01-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet | University of Washington | 2015-09-01 - 2016-09-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • A novel life and limb saving cooling tourniquet | Wallace H. Coulter Foundation | 2015-06-01 - 2016-06-01 | Role: Principal Investigator
  • Adult endothelial progenitor cell trafficking | NIH/NCCR | 2005-09-01 - 2006-09-01 | Role: Principal Investigator

Research Narrative

Dr. Aarabi's research interests are in the areas of vascular trauma, public health, and surgical innovation.  He has recently been working on novel devices for the care of critically ill patients, has filed several patents related to this work at the University of Washington, and has been awarded a $1.5 million Department of Defense award for research and development of a novel limb cooling tourniquet device. 

His research plans at UCSF are to continue the development of these medical devices so that they will be able to translate to the care of critically ill patients at the bedside.  Further, Dr. Aarabi plans to continue participating in clinical collaborations with trauma-vascular surgeons nationally and internationally and to systematically study vascular trauma at high volume level 1 trauma centers such as Highland Hospital and San Francisco General Hospital. 

Research Interests

Surgical innovation

Public health and health systems improvement

Management of vascular trauma

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 45
  1. International patent, “Cooling sleeve and tourniquet"
    Shahram Aarabi| | UCSF Research Profile
  2. 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.
    Aarabi S, Mathur S, Cuschieri J.| | UCSF Research Profile
  3. Using Thermoelectric Cooling with Tourniquets for Nerve Preservation
    Trupiano M, Aarabi S, Emery E.| | UCSF Research Profile
  4. Call for a new classification system and treatment strategy in blunt aortic injury.
    Heneghan RE, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Gunn ML, Singh N, Starnes BW| | PubMed
  5. Global Surgery Fellowship: A model for surgical care and education in resource-poor countries.
    Aarabi S, Smithers C, Fils MM, Godson JL, Pierre JH, Mukherjee J, Meara J, Farmer P| | PubMed
  6. Parenteral Nutrition Utilization After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team Oversight: A Prospective Cohort Study.
    Parent B, Shelton M, Nordlund M, Aarabi S, O'Keefe G| | PubMed
  7. 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.
    Aarabi S, Starnes BW.| | UCSF Research Profile
  8. The ACGME case log: general surgery resident experience in pediatric surgery.
    Gow KW, Drake FT, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JH| | PubMed
  9. Traumatic laceration of the cisterna chyli treated by lymphangiography and percutaneous embolization.
    Allison S, Rainey M, Aarabi S, Padia SA| | PubMed
  10. Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
    Soroceanu A, Sidhwa F, Aarabi S, Kaufman A, Glazebrook M| | PubMed
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 45
  1. Critical systolic blood pressure threshold for endovascular aortic occlusion-A multinational analysis to determine when to place a REBOA.
    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*| | PubMed
  2. "Mammalian thermal manikin"
    Shahram Aarabi, Jason Germany, Ketan Mhetre, Abhijith Shasheendra| | UCSF Research Profile
  3. Zone 1 Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta vs Resuscitative Thoracotomy for Patient Resuscitation After Severe Hemorrhagic Shock.
    Cralley AL, Vigneshwar N, Moore EE, Dubose J, Brenner ML, Sauaia A, AAST AORTA Study Group| | PubMed
  4. Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries.
    NIHR Global Health Unit on Global Surgery, COVIDSurg Collaborative| | PubMed
  5. Surgical management of bilateral thoracic outlet lymphaticovenous malformations causing recurrent cerebrovascular accidents.
    Kao E, Cohan C, Jaramillo E, Jean-Pierre J, Levine A, Aarabi S| | PubMed
  6. Resection of a giant mycotic left subclavian pseudoaneurysm.
    Le ST, Beattie G, Aarabi S| | PubMed
  7. International Patent "System and Method for Measuring Patient Total Blood Volume with Ultrasound
    Shahram Aarabi, Dan Leotta| | UCSF Research Profile
  8. A Parallel Pandemic: Increased Firearm Injuries at Five Northern California Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interrupted Time-series Analysis.
    Matthay ZA, Callcut RA, Kwok AM, Aarabi S, Forrester JD, Kornblith LZ,
    Northern California Research Consortium for Trauma & Acute Care Sur    | | PubMed
  9. Torso vascular trauma.
    Evans LL, Aarabi S, Durand R, Upperman JS, Jensen AR| | PubMed
  10. Prototyping a Thermal Limb: Methods for Building a Thermally Representative Phantom Limb. ISBN 978-3-030-80744-3
    Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, Aarabi S, Emery A, Germany J.| | UCSF Research Profile
  11. Design and Testing of a Thermal Phantom for Humans and Pigs for Treatment of Ischemia Part 2
    Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Germany J, Emery A. 595-605, DOI: 10.1615/TFEC2021.bio.032126| | UCSF Research Profile
  12. International patent, "Feedback Controlled Pressure Monitoring System for Limb-Stabilizing Medical Air Splints "
    Jason Germany, Shahram Aarabi, Abhijith Shasheendra| | UCSF Research Profile
  13. Design and Testing of a Thermal Phantom for Humans and Pigs for Treatment of Ischemia
    Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Germany J, Emery A. Identification TFEC-2020-32126.| | UCSF Research Profile
  14. Limb Salvage Does Not Predict Functional Limb Outcome after Revascularization for Traumatic Acute Limb Ischemia.
    Hurd JR, Emanuels DF, Aarabi S, Dasari M, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, Tran NT, Singh N| | PubMed
  15. Design and Testing of Limb Cooling Tourniquet to Prevent Amputation Due to Ischemia. TFEC-2019- 27724
    Mhetre K, Shasheendra A, White N, Aarabi S, Wang X, Emery A.| | UCSF Research Profile
  16. Safety of transfer, type of procedure, and factors predictive of limb salvage in a modern series of acute limb ischemia.
    Hemingway J, Emanuels D, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Tran N, Starnes B, Singh N| | PubMed
  17. Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Metastatic Spinal Lesions: A Systematic Review.
    Sadeghi-Naini M, Aarabi S, Shokraneh F, Janani L, Vaccaro AR, Rahimi-Movaghar V| | PubMed
  18. 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 Acu
    Brenner M, Inaba K, Aiolfi A, DuBose J, Fabian T, Bee T, Holcomb JB, Moore L, Skarupa D, Scalea TM, AAST AORTA Study Group| | PubMed
  19. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Surgery Resident Operative Logs: The Last Quarter Century.
    Drake FT, Aarabi S, Garland BT, Huntington CR, McAteer JP, Richards MK, Zern NK, Gow KW| | PubMed
  20. Iatrogenic Common Iliac Artery Rupture from Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta.
    Allison SK, Ingraham C, Aarabi S, Kogut M| | PubMed
  21. International patent, “Cooling sleeve and tourniquet"
    Shahram Aarabi| | UCSF Research Profile
  22. 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.
    Aarabi S, Mathur S, Cuschieri J.| | UCSF Research Profile
  23. Using Thermoelectric Cooling with Tourniquets for Nerve Preservation
    Trupiano M, Aarabi S, Emery E.| | UCSF Research Profile
  24. Call for a new classification system and treatment strategy in blunt aortic injury.
    Heneghan RE, Aarabi S, Quiroga E, Gunn ML, Singh N, Starnes BW| | PubMed
  25. Global Surgery Fellowship: A model for surgical care and education in resource-poor countries.
    Aarabi S, Smithers C, Fils MM, Godson JL, Pierre JH, Mukherjee J, Meara J, Farmer P| | PubMed
  26. Parenteral Nutrition Utilization After Implementation of Multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team Oversight: A Prospective Cohort Study.
    Parent B, Shelton M, Nordlund M, Aarabi S, O'Keefe G| | PubMed
  27. 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.
    Aarabi S, Starnes BW.| | UCSF Research Profile
  28. The ACGME case log: general surgery resident experience in pediatric surgery.
    Gow KW, Drake FT, Aarabi S, Waldhausen JH| | PubMed
  29. Traumatic laceration of the cisterna chyli treated by lymphangiography and percutaneous embolization.
    Allison S, Rainey M, Aarabi S, Padia SA| | PubMed
  30. Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.
    Soroceanu A, Sidhwa F, Aarabi S, Kaufman A, Glazebrook M| | PubMed
  31. ACGME case logs: Surgery resident experience in operative trauma for two decades.
    Drake FT, Van Eaton EG, Huntington CR, Jurkovich GJ, Aarabi S, Gow KW| | PubMed
  32. Noningested intraperitoneal foreign body causing chronic abdominal pain: a role for laparoscopy in the diagnosis.
    Aarabi S, Stephenson J, Christie DL, Javid PJ| | PubMed
  33. High-carbohydrate, high-protein, low-fat versus low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat enteral feeds for burns.
    Masters B, Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Wood F| | PubMed
  34. Comparison of minimally invasive versus conventional open harvesting techniques for iliac bone graft in secondary alveolar cleft patients.
    Sharma S, Schneider LF, Barr J, Aarabi S, Chibbaro P, Grayson B, Cutting CB| | PubMed
  35. Pediatric appendicitis in New England: epidemiology and outcomes.
    Aarabi S, Sidhwa F, Riehle KJ, Chen Q, Mooney DP| | PubMed
  36. Don't ignore home grown medical systems.
    Aarabi S, Smithers CJ, Mukharjee J| | PubMed
  37. Mesothelial cyst presenting as an irreducible inguinal mass.
    Aarabi S, Drugas G, Avansino JR| | PubMed
  38. Treating chronic wound infections with genetically modified free flaps.
    Ghali S, Bhatt KA, Dempsey MP, Jones DM, Singh S, Arabi S, Butler PE, Gallo RL, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  39. Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw: successful treatment at 2-year follow-up.
    Aarabi S, Draper L, Grayson B, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  40. Pulsed electromagnetic fields accelerate normal and diabetic wound healing by increasing endogenous FGF-2 release.
    Callaghan MJ, Chang EI, Seiser N, Aarabi S, Ghali S, Kinnucan ER, Simon BJ, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  41. Age decreases endothelial progenitor cell recruitment through decreases in hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha stabilization during ischemia.
    Chang EI, Loh SA, Ceradini DJ, Chang EI, Lin SE, Bastidas N, Aarabi S, Chan DA, Freedman ML, Giaccia AJ, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  42. Hypertrophic scar formation following burns and trauma: new approaches to treatment.
    Aarabi S, Longaker MT, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  43. db/db mice exhibit severe wound-healing impairments compared with other murine diabetic strains in a silicone-splinted excisional wound model.
    Michaels J, Churgin SS, Blechman KM, Greives MR, Aarabi S, Galiano RD, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  44. Mechanical load initiates hypertrophic scar formation through decreased cellular apoptosis.
    Aarabi S, Bhatt KA, Shi Y, Paterno J, Chang EI, Loh SA, Holmes JW, Longaker MT, Yee H, Gurtner GC| | PubMed
  45. Early-gestation fetal scarless wounds have less lysyl oxidase expression.
    Colwell AS, Krummel TM, Longaker MT, Lorenz HP| | PubMed