Abbas Ardehali MD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Professor of Surgery, UCLA William E. Connor Endowed chair in cardiothoracic Transplantation Director, UCLA Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs

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10833 LeConte Ave, 62-186 CHSLos Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-5841
Fax+1 310-825-5841

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1995 - 1997
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1995
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1989 - 1990
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
TX State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Intraoperative Versus Postoperative Thymoglobulin in Lung Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 01
Withdrawn
Phase 3
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Treatment With Bosentan Start of enrollment: 2007 Oct 01
Withdrawn
Phase 4
Randomized Study of Organ Care System Cardiac for Preservation of Donated Hearts for Eventual Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2009 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
International Randomized Study of the TransMedics Organ Care System (OCS Lung) for Lung Preservation and Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2011 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
International EXPAND Lung Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
OCS™ Lung TOP Registry For Donor Lungs for Transplantation Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 10
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates.
Joanna M Schaenman, Harry Pickering, Elaine F Reed, Maura Rossetti, Benjamin Seligman
JHLT Open. 2025-02-01
Incidence and Risk Factors for Clinically Significant Oropharyngeal Dysphagia After Lung Transplantation.
Jacques Neelankavil, Reed Harvey, Jure Marijic, Michael Tan, Lorraine Lubin
Transplantation Proceedings. 2024-12-01
Severe primary graft dysfunction in heart transplant recipients using donor hearts after circulatory death: United States experience.
Peter D Cho, Samuel T Kim, Hedwig Zappacosta, John P White, Stephanie McKay
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-11-28

Journal Articles

Heart and Heart‐Liver Transplantation in Adults with Failing Fontan Physiology
Ronald W Busuttil, Ali Nsair, Hillel Laks, Abbas Ardehali, Eugene C DePasquale, Mario C Deng, Jeannette P Lin, Robert S Venick, Leigh C Reardon, Reshma M Biniwale, Fad..., Clinical Transplantation

Press Mentions

How UCLA Health Is Helping to Extend the Transplant Viability of Hearts and LungsMarch 18th, 2025
COVID Lungs: Transplants Are Last Resort for Many California PatientsOctober 13th, 2021
OneLegacy Leads Nation in Lung Transplants in 2020January 27th, 2021
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