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Afshin Ehsan, MD
Academic Title:
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Division/Program Title:
Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program
Director, Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit
Office:
800 Washington St., #266
Boston, MA 02111
Phone:
617-636-5594
Accepting New Patients
Fax:
617-636-7616
Email Address:
aehsan@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Education and Post Graduate Training:
Medical School: University of Southern California, 1994
Surgery Internship and Residency: University of California, San Diego 1994-1997, 2000-2002
Research Fellowship: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1997-2000
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 2002-2004
Board Certifications:
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Specialties:
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Interests:
Valvular Repair and Replacement
Coronary Artery Surgery
Aortic Surgery
Arrhythmia Surgery
Cardiac Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Research Interests:
The role of hormone receptors in vein graft pathobiology
Genetic and cell-based therapies for cardiovascular disorders
Medical Economics
Selected Publications:
- Ehsan A, Griese DP, Melo LG, Kong D, Zhang L, Mann MJ, Pratt RE, Mulligan RC, Dzau VJ: Isolation and transplantation of autologous circulating endothelial cells into balloon-injured vessels: Implications for cell-based vascular therapy. Circulation. 2003;108:2710-5.
- Ehsan A, Mann MJ, Dell'Acqua G, Braun-Dullaeus RC, Dzau VJ: Endothelial healing in vein grafts: Proliferative burst unimpaired by genetic therapy of neointimal disease. Circulation. 2002;105:1686-92.
- Ehsan A, Mann MJ, Dell'Acqua G, Dzau VJ: Long-term stabilization of vein graft wall architecture and prolonged resistance to experimental atherosclerosis after E2F decoy oligonucleotide gene therapy. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2001;121:714-22.
- Mann M.J, Whittemore AD, Donaldson MC, Belkin M, Conte MS, Polak JF, Orav J, Ehsan A, Dell'Acqua G, Dzau VJ: Ex vivo gene therapy for human vascular bypass grafts with E2F decoy: the PREVENT single-centre, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet. 1999;354:1493-8.
- Ehsan A, Shekar P, Aranki SF. Innovative surgical strategies: Minimally invasive CABG and off-pump CABG. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2004;6:43-51.
- Shekar PS, Ehsan A, Gilfeather MS, Lekowski RW, Couper GS: Arterial Pressure Monitoring during Cardiopulmonary Bypass using Axillary Arterial Cannulation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2005;19(5):665-6.
- Ehsan A, Singh H, Vargas SO, Sachweh J, Jonas R: Neoartic Aneurysm after Stage I Norwood Reconstrcution. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;79:e23-25.
- Aranki SF, Shekar PS, Ehsan A, Byrne-Taft M, Couper GS: Clinical Efficacy of the Enclose Proximal Anastomosis Device in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;80:1091-5.
- Jaffe IZ, Newfell BG, Aronovitz M, Perreault RE, McGraw AP, Carmeliet, Ehsan A, Mendelsohn ME: Vascular Mineralocorticoid Receptors Mediate Aldosterone-Dependent Vascular Injury by Induction of Placental Growth Factor. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2010 Epub ahead of publication
- Estes NAM III, Homoud M, Weinstock J, Foote, C, Garlitski A, Link M, Ehsan A. Interdisciplinary Strategies for Arrhythmia Program Development: Measuring Quality, Performance and Outcomes. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2011 Epub ahead of publication
Honors/Awards:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Professional Affiliations:
Member, Society of Heart Valve Disease
Member, Society of Thoracic Surgery
Member, Heart Failure Society of America
Member, International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Member, Massachusetts Medical Society
Associate Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Foreign Languages:
Farsi
Gender: Male
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