FranciscoArabiaMDMBA

Thoracic Surgery • Phoenix, AZ

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician Executive Advanced Heart Programs Banner/University of Arizona

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Office
1111 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone+1 602-839-2000
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Education & Training

Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1990
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1983
University of Arizona College of Medicine-TucsonFellowship, Thoracic Surgery

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1994 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2022
TX State Medical License 2016 - 2016
PR State Medical License 1992 - 2010
LA State Medical License 1983 - 1994
MD State Medical License 1985 - 1988
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trials

SynCardia Companion 2 Driver System Post Approval Study Protocol With INTERMACS™-Based Data Collection Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Enrolling by invitation

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Experience With SynCardia Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Transplantation in 100 Patients.
Qiudong Chen, Akbarshakh Akhmerov, Louis Philippe Tremblay, Natalia Egorova, Aasha Krishnan, Jaime Moriguchi, Jon Kobashigawa, Lawrence Czer, Robert Cole, Dominic Emer...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Mar 1
Extended systemic antibiotic prophylaxis in ventricular assist device recipients, an infectious disease perspective.
Shimon Kusne, William Irish, Francisco Arabia> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
The Total Artificial Heart: Where Are We?
Francisco A. Arabia> ;Cardiology in Review. 2020 Jun 1
38 citations
American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support
James K. Kirklin, Francis D. Pagani, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ranjit John, Joseph G. Rogers, Pavan Atluri, Francisco A. Arabia, Anson Cheung, William L. Holman, Charles W....> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
8 citations
Platelet Mapping by Thromboelastography and Whole Blood Aggregometry in Adult Patients Supported by Mechanical Circulatory Support Device on Aspirin Therapy.
Oksana Volod, Francisco A. Arabia, L.D. Lam, Runge A, Cheng C, Czer Lsc> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2020 Mar 1
1 citations
Cardiac replacement: total artificial heart
Francisco A. Arabia> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Total artificial heart: surgical technique in the patient with normal cardiac anatomy
Joshua S Chung, Dominic Emerson, D. Megna, Francisco A. Arabia> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Implantation of total artificial heart in a 10-year-old after support with a temporary perventricular assist device.
Mohamad Alaeddine, Michelle Ploutz, Francisco A. Arabia, Daniel A. Velez> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Assessing Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics Using Transcranial Doppler in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Kara Melmed, Konrad Schlick, Brenda Rinsky, Oana M. Dumitrascu, Oksana Volod, Mani Nezhad, Matthew M. Padrick, C. Runyan, Francisco A. Arabia, Jaime Moriguchi, Patrick...> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2020 Feb 10
Antithrombotic therapy for patients with total artificial hearts.
Oksana Volod, L.D. Lam, Francisco A. Arabia> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2020 Jan 23
49 citations
American Association for Thoracic Surgery/International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation guidelines on selected topics in mechanical circulatory support
James K. Kirklin, Francis D. Pagani, Daniel J. Goldstein, Ranjit John, Joseph G. Rogers, Pavan Atluri, Francisco A. Arabia, Anson Cheung, William L. Holman, Charles W....> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2020 Jan 23
4 citations
SynCardia total artificial heart opportunities and challenges moving forward.
Francisco A. Arabia> ;Artificial Organs. 2019 Nov 1
19 citations
Clinical Outcomes of Impella Microaxial Devices Used to Salvage Cardiogenic Shock as a Bridge to Durable Circulatory Support or Cardiac Transplantation.
Richard Cheng, Rikin Tank, Danny Ramzy, Babak Azarbal, Joshua Chung, Fardad Esmailian, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Jaime Moriguchi, Francisco A. Arabia> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Sep 1
1 citations
Evaluation of 30 Day Readmissions After Index Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the United States.
Saman Setareh-Shenas, Felix Thomas, R. Cole, Alejandro Lemor, Eyal Herzog, Francisco A. Arabia, Jaime Moriguchi> ;ASAIO Journal. 2019 Aug 1
18 citations
Mechanical circulatory support for cardiac amyloidosis.
Michelle M. Kittleson, R. Cole, Jignesh Patel, Danny Ramzy, E. Passano, David Chang, Dael Geft, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Robert Vescio, Joshua Chung, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Fr...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2019 Jul 29
6 citations
New versatile dual‐support pediatric heart pump
Carson S. Fox, Harutyun Sarkisyan, Randy Stevens, Francisco A. Arabia, Wade Fischer, Joseph W. Rossano, Amy L. Throckmorton> ;Artificial Organs. 2019 Jul 16
3 citations
Role of Methadone in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Two Case Reports.
Erik Dong, Robert Fellin, Danny Ramzy, J. Chung, Francisco A. Arabia, Alice Chan, David Ng, Nicola D'Attellis, Michael Nurok> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2018 Dec 1
64 citations
Interagency registry for mechanically assisted circulatory support report on the total artificial heart
Francisco A. Arabia, Ryan S. Cantor, Devin Koehl, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, Igor D. Gregoric, Jaime Moriguchi, Fardad Esmailian, Danny Ramzy, J. Chung, Lawrence S.C. Czer,...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2018 Nov 1
3 citations
Use of durable mechanical circulatory support on outcomes of heart-kidney transplantation.
Joshua L. Chan, D. Megna, Sadia Dimbil, Ryan Levine, Jaime Moriguchi, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Francisco A. Arabia, Fardad Esmailian> ;Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2018 Nov 1
5 citations
Combining Stem Cell Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure and Ventricular Assist Devices: A Review.
Heidi Reich, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Danny Ramzy, Francisco A. Arabia, Jaime Moriguchi, Deborah D. Ascheim, Timothy D. Henry> ;ASAIO Journal. 2018 Sep 1
12 citations
High Molecular Weight von Willebrand Factor Multimer Loss and Bleeding in Patients with Short-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: A Case Series.
Michael Goldfarb, Lawrence S.C. Czer, L.D. Lam, Jaime Moriguchi, Francisco A. Arabia, Oksana Volod> ;The Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology. 2018 Jun 1
14 citations
Hybrid Continuous-Flow Total Artificial Heart.
Carson S. Fox, Steven G. Chopski, Nohra M. Murad, Paul E. Allaire, Robert M. Mentzer, Joseph W. Rossano, Francisco A. Arabia, Amy L. Throckmorton> ;Artificial Organs. 2018 May 1
15 citations
Revealing a new mode of sensitization induced by mechanical circulatory support devices: Impact of anti-AT1 R antibodies.
Xiaohai Zhang, James Mirocha, Tamar Aintablian, Sadia Dimbil, Jaime Moriguchi, Francisco A. Arabia, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Nancy L. Reinsmoen> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2018 Jan 7
4 citations
Acute Cor Pulmonale in Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Three Case Reports.
Erik Dong, David Ng, Danny Ramzy, J. Chung, Oren Friedman, Alain Combes, Francisco A. Arabia, Michael Nurok> ;ASAIO Journal. 2018 Nov 1
28 citations
Characterizing Predictors and Severity of Vasoplegia Syndrome After Heart Transplantation
Joshua L. Chan, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Tamar Aintablian, Sadia Dimbil, Paul A. Perry, Jignesh Patel, Michelle M. Kittleson, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Parham Zarrini, Angela Vel...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2017 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Use of Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support on Outcomes of Heart–Kidney Transplantation
Jon A Kobashigawa, Jaime Moriguchi, Joshua L Chan, Francisco Arabia, Fardad Esmailian, Dominick Megna, Lawrence S Czer, Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery