Shant Vartanian, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Contact Information
400 Parnassus Avenue, A-501
San Francisco, CA 94143-0957
Phone: (415) 353-2357
Fax: (415) 353-2669
Shant.Vartanian@ucsf.edu
Education
- 1994-98, Stanford University, B.Sc. (HON) Biological Sciences
- 1999-03, Saint Louis University, Doctor of Medicine
Residencies
- 2003-04, University of California, San Francisco, Intern, General Surgery
- 2004-09, University of California, San Francisco, Resident, General Surgery
- 2005-07, University of California, San Francisco, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory for Accelerated Vascular Research
- 2009-10, University of California, San Francisco, Chief Resident, General Surgery
Fellowships
- 2010-2012, University of California, San Francisco, Fellow, Vascular Surgery
Board Certifications
- American Board of Surgery, 2011
Clinical Expertise
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Complex Limb Revascularization
- Critical Limb Ischemia
- Diabetic Vascular Disease
- Dialysis Access
- Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
- Mesenteric Artery Disease
- Peripheral Artery Disease
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Research Interests
- Comparative effectiveness of endovacular interventions for lower extremity arterial disease
- Endovascular interventions for acute and chronic aortic conditions
Biography
Shant Vartanian, M.D. is an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He has been with UCSF since 2003, completing his residency in General Surgery and a fellowship in Vascular Surgery.
He has played a leading role in the revitalization of the Vascular Surgery program at ZSFG. The rapidly maturing program routinely handles aortic trauma, complex endovascular interventions and is a busy clinical practice offering care for peripheral vascular and venous disorders for San Francisco Health Network (SFHN) patients. Dr. Vartanian started and is the medical director of the Vascular Lab, which performs over 1200 non-invasive diagnostic studies for the ZSFG community annually. His clinical research is focused on comparative effectiveness, quality improvement for dialysis access and innovations in dialysis access delivery.
Research Overview
Dr. Vartanian is interested in comparing the effectiveness of endovascular treatments for peripheral arterial disease. By understanding the safety, effectiveness, and cost of each intervention, the aim of the research is to assist patients and clinicians in making informed decisions about treatment options.
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 26
- , Kuhrau C, , Zarkowsky DS, , , , . Natural History of Acute Pediatric Iliofemoral Artery Thrombosis Treated with Antithrombotic Therapy. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr 07. View in PubMed
- , Zarkowsky DS, , Hicks CW, , , , . Antegrade common femoral artery closure device use is associated with decreased complications. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Mar 09. View in PubMed
- Zarkowsky DS, , Gray AT, , . Functional outcomes of arteriovenous fistulas recruited with regional anesthesia. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Feb; 71(2):584-591.e1. View in PubMed
- Subbaraj L, Beleniski F, Courtier J, Vartanian S, . Congenital superior mesenteric artery aneurysm in a 6-week-old infant presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Apr; 71(4):1391-1394. View in PubMed
- Cedarbaum E, Ma Y, Scherzer R, , Adimora AA, Bamman M, Cohen M, Fischl MA, Matsushita K, Ofotokun I, Plankey M, Seaberg EC, Yin MT, Grunfeld C, Vartanian S, Sharma A, Tien PC. Contributions of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and traditional vascular risk factors to peripheral artery disease in women. AIDS. 2019 11 01; 33(13):2025-2033. View in PubMed
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In the News
- UCSF Surgical Innovations Program - - October 05, 2017At the heart of the UC Berkeley-UCSF Master of Translational Medicine (MTM) program is a hands-on capstone project, where student teams work on developing medical technologies from idea to bedside. Three Surgical Innovations Accelerator projects from the Spring 2017 cycle have been selected to participate in the program this year: Percutaneous AV Fistula, Tracheostomy Alarm, and Augmented Surgical Vision, adding to a lengthy list of Surgical Innovations (SI) projects that have hosted MTM [...]
- UCSF Surgical Innovations Program - - April 24, 2017Six UCSF faculty pitched their medical device ideas to a panel of industry experts for the chance to win seed funding, engineering support, and product development advising at the Surgical Innovations Shark Tank on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. This was the 2nd Shark Tank hosted by Surgical Innovations, an internal incubator/accelerator for early-stage medical devices ideas, and the first to be open to faculty in all UCSF schools and departments. The initiative was [...]
- UCSF Division of Vascular Surgery - - April 24, 2017Shant Vartanian, M.D. received an Accelerator Award to develop a Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistula Device for Dialysis Access at the Surgical Innovations Shark Tank on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at UCSF's Mission Bay campus. This was the 2nd Shark Tank hosted by Surgical Innovations, an internal incubator/accelerator for early-stage medical devices ideas, and the first to be open to faculty in all UCSF schools and departments. The initiative was launched 3 years ago by the Department of Surgery [...]