Hassan Rastegar, MD

Academic Title:

Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Division/Program Title:

Director, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Office:

800 Washington St., #266
Boston, MA 02111

Phone:

617-636-5528

Accepting New Patients

Fax:

617-636-7616

Email Address:

hrastegar@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Education and Post Graduate Training:

Medical School:  Shiraz University, 1974
Surgery Internship:  State University of New York, DownState Medical Center, 1974-1975

Surgery Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1977, 1978-1980

Research Fellowship:  Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1977-1978

Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency:  Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1980-1982

Board Certifications:

Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Specialties:

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Interests:

Coronary Artery Surgery

Valvular Repair and Replacement

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Surgery

Aortic Surgery

Arrhythmia Surgery

Cardiac Transplantation

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Research Interests:

Selected Publications:

1. Gordon GR, Schumann R, Rastegar H, Khabbaz K, England MR. Nesiritide for treatment of perioperative low cardiac output syndromes in cardiac surgical patients: an initial experience.  Journal of Anesthesia.  2006;20:307-11.
   
   
2. Kuvin J, Parikh N, Salomon R, Tischler A, Daoust P, Arshanskiy Y, Coyner K, Carpino P, Pandian NG, Kimmelstiel C, Foote C, Erban J, Rastegar H.  Images in cardiovascular medicine. Primary lymphoma of the heart. Circulation.  2005;112:e5-6.
   
   
3. Patten RD, Denofrio D, El-Zaru M, Kakkar R, Saunders J, Celestin F, Warner KG, Rastegar H, Khabbaz KR, Udelson JE, Konstam MA, Karas RH.  Ventricular assist device therapy normalizes inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and reduces cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the failing human heart. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2005;45:1419-24.
   
   
4. Kuvin J, Saha P, Rastegar H, Salomon RN, Pandian N, Denofrio D.  Blood cyst of the mitral valve apparatus in a woman with a history of orthotopic liver transplantation.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2004;17:480-2.
   
   
5. Gordon G, Rastegar H, Schumann R, Deiss-Shrem J, Denman W.  Successful use of bivalirudin for cardiopulmonary bypass in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2003;17:632-5.

Honors/Awards:

Professional Affiliations:

Member, Society of Thoracic Surgery

Foreign Languages:

Farsi

Gender:

Male