Abbas Ardehali

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Abbas Ardehali is an Iranian-American cardiothoracic surgeon. He is the surgical director of UCLA's Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant programs, and was the principal investigator behind technology that allows for the transportation of a breathing human heart or lung for an extended period of time. [1]

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He is a pioneer in the field of heart and lung transplantation, constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible in organ transplantation. [2] In 2023, Dr. Ardehali gave a TED Talk on the miracle of organ donation and cutting-edge medical advances in machine perfusion — a portable platform that keeps organs alive outside of the body — that could help put time back on the patient's side. [3]

Early life and education

Abbas Ardehali was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to the United States at age sixteen. After completing school, he attended Rutgers University, where he received his Bachelors of Science Degree. [4] He then went on to complete his MD at Emory University School of Medicine in 1986. Originally pursuing a career in Cardiology, he completed his Internal Medicine internship (1986-1987) and residency (1987-1989) at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine. [4] He additionally completed 1 year of a Cardiology fellowship at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine in 1990 before changing career paths. [4]

Career

Ardehali completed his surgical internship (1990-1991), surgical residency (1991-1995), and thoracic surgical residency (1995-1997) at UCLA School of Medicine. [4]

He now serves as the surgical director of UCLA's Heart and Lung Transplant program. [2] He is the William E. Connor Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation, and a Professor of Surgery and Medicine at UCLA School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic surgery. The program has been one of the largest lung transplant programs on the west coast. [5]

Dr. Ardehali was involved developing technology that allows for transporting a breathing human heart or lung for an extended period of time and was the first surgeon in the United States to perform a 'breathing lung' transplant in 2011. [5]

Awards

Personal life

He and his wife live with their two daughters in Los Angeles, California. Abbas Ardehali served as a Trustee of the Brentwood School from 2013-2015.

Selected publications

Dr. Abbas Ardehali has authored multiple book chapters, published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, and currently holds numerous patents that are issued or filed.

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References

  1. Gropman, Adam (May 19, 2011), "Abbas Ardehali: L.A. Transplant", LA Weekly , retrieved June 11, 2017
  2. 1 2 Albin, Amy. "Dr. Ardehali is awarded 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  3. Ardehali, Abbas (2024-03-15), The miracle of organ donation — and a breakthrough for the future , retrieved 2024-03-17
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Abbas Ardehali, MD : Surgery, Cardiac - Los Angeles, California". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  5. 1 2 Albin, Amy. "UCLA performs first 'breathing lung' transplant in United States". UCLA Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-06-11.