Nader Moazami, MD
Current Position
Associate Professor, Surgery
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Total Artificial Heart Program
Specialty Areas
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Heart Failure / Transplant
Ventricular Assist Device
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
Dept of Surgery
Campus Box 8234, 660 S. Euclid Ave
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Surgical treatment of heart failure, left ventricular assist device, LVAD, end-stage heart disease, cardiac surgery, mechanical support, LVAD, surgical treatment of heart disease, artificial heart devices
Board Certification
General Surgery
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Certified
Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Certified
Medical Education
B.A. Biochemistry: New York University, New York, New York
, 1988
Medical Degree: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
, 1992
Residency: General Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
, 1998
Chief Resident: General Surgery, Columbia -Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
, 1999
Chief Resident: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
, 2000
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
, 2000
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Lous
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Honors and Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Books and Book Chapters
Moazami N and Barner H. Complications of coronary artery bypass surgery. Chapter – Blackwell Futura Publishing Company, Editor Alex G. Little, MD. ISBN: 0-87993-427-1. 2004, Chapter 15, p 257-279
Moazami N, and McCarthy Patrick: Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support. Chapter 17. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 2nd Edition, Cohn, Lawrence H., M.D. and Edmunds, L Henry, Jr., M.D., McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division. Chapter 17, pp 495-520, 2003
Moazami, Gardocki M. Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting. In Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Ed. Oz MC, Goldstein DJ, Humana Press Inc. 1999, p129-140
Selected Journal Articles
Mokadam NA, Ewald GA, Damiano RJ Jr, Moazami N. Deterioration and mortality among patients with United Network for Organ Sharing status 2 heart disease: caution must be exercised in diverting organs. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Apr;131(4):925-926.
Moon MR, Pasque MK, Munfakh NA, Melby SJ, Lawton JS, Moazami N, Codd JE, Crabtree TD, Barner HB, Damiano RJ Jr. Prosthesis-patient mismatch after aortic valve replacement: impact of age and body size on late survival. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;81(2):481-8; discussion 489.
Shah NR, Goldstein JA, Balzer DT, Lasala JM, Moazami N. Transcatheter repair of recurrent postinfarct ventricular septal defects. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;80(5):1907-1909.
Moazami N, Moon MR, Lawton JS, Bailey M, Damiano R Jr. Axillary artery cannulation for extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support in adults: an approach to minimize complications. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003;126(6):2097-2098
Moazami N, Hill L. Right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute inferior MI: role of RV mechanical support. Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon. 2003;51(5):290-292
Force SD, Lau CL, Moazami N, Trulock EP, Patterson GA. Bilateral lung transplantation and pulmonary artery reconstruction in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2003;126(3):864-866.
Moazami N, Damiano RJ, Bailey MS, Hess RL, Lawton JS, Moon MR, Pasque MK. Nesiritide (BNP) in the management of postoperative cardiac patients. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2003;75(6):1974-1976
Moazami N, Rice TW, Rybicki LA, Adelstein DJ, Murthy SC, DeCamp MM, Barnett GH, Chidel MA, Suh JH, Blackstone EH. Stage III non-small cell lung cancer and metachronous brain metastases. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2002 Jul;124(1):113-22
Smedira NG, Moazami N, Golding CM, McCarthy PM, Apperson-Hansen C, Blackstone EH, Cosgrove DM. Clinical experience with 229 adults on ECMO; Survival at 5 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; Jul,122(1):92-102
Moazami N, Argenziano M, Levin H, Rose EA, Oz MC, Burkhoff D. Inflow valve regurgitation interferes with reverse LV remodeling during LVAD support. Ann Thorac Surg 1998:65(3) 628-31
Moazami N, Itescu S, Williams MR, Argenziano M, Levin H, Weinberg H, Burke E, Rose EA, Oz MC. Platelet transfusions are associated with the development of anti-MHC Class 1 antibodies in patients with left ventricular assist support. J Heart and Lung Transplant 1998; 17(9)
Moazami N, Schimenti B, Argenziano M, Oz MC. Minimally invasive saphenectomy for coronary artery bypass surgery. Surgical Rounds 1997; 20(3):94-98
Moazami N, Argenziano M, Roberts K, Catanese KA, Mohr JP, Rose EA, Oz MC. Asymptomatic microembolism in patients with long-term left ventricular assist support. ASAIO Journal 1997; 43(30):177-180
Moazami N, Bessler M. Argenziano M, Choudhri AF, Cabreriza SE, Oz MC. Transluminal aortic valve placement: a feasibility study with a newly designed collapsible aortic valve. ASAOP J 1996: 42(5):M381-385
Argenziano M, Choudhri AF, Moazami N, Levin H, Landry DW, Oz MC. Randomized trial of arginine vasopressin in left ventricular assist devide recipients with vasodilitory shock. Annals Thoracic Surg Feb 1998
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