JaimeDMoriguchiMDFACC

Cardiology • Beverly Hills, CA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation

Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program

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Office
8536 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 302
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone+1 310-248-8300

Fax+1 310-248-8333
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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1987
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - 2026
NV State Medical License 1998 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Clinical Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 28
Completed
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Three year post heart transplant outcomes of desensitized durable mechanical circulatory support patients.
Jong-Chan Youn, Darae Kim, Mi-Hyang Jung, Jin-Jin Kim, In-Cheol Kim, Hye Sun Lee, Jin-Oh Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Keith Nishihara, Osamu Seguchi, Evan P Kransdorf, David H...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2023 Oct 1
3 citations
Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes.
Michael Abiragi, Tahli Singer-Englar, Robert M Cole, Dominic Emerson, Fardad Esmailian, Dominick Megna, Jaime Moriguchi, Jon A Kobashigawa, Michelle M Kittleson> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Feb 17
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
2 citations
Heart transplantation after total artificial heart bridging-Outcomes over 15 years.
Qiudong Chen, Joshua Chan, Akbarshakh Akhmerov, Amy Roach, Dominic Emerson, Dominick Megna, Pedro Catarino, Jaime Moriguchi, David Chang, Michelle Kittleson, Dael Geft...> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2022 Nov 1
2 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to durable mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation.
Breanna Hansen, Tahli Singer Englar, Robert Cole, Pedro Catarino, David Chang, Lawrence Czer, Dominic Emerson, Dael Geft, Jon Kobashigawa, Dominick Megna, Danny Ramzy,...> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
"It's not something that's really been brought up": Opportunities and challenges for ongoing advance care planning discussions among individuals living with mechanical...
Tiffany Dzou, Jaime D Moriguchi, Lynn Doering, Jo-Ann Eastwood, Carol Pavlish, Huibrie C Pieters> ;Heart & Lung. 2022 Mar 23
3 citations
Post-transplantation outcomes of sensitized patients receiving durable mechanical circulatory support
Jong-Chan Youn, Xiaohai Zhang, K. Nishihara, In-Cheol Kim, Sang Hong Baek, Osamu Seguchi, Evan P. Kransdorf, David Chang, Michelle M. Kittleson, Jignesh Patel, R. Cole...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Nov 18
4 citations
A bridge-to-bridge approach to heart transplantation using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and total artificial heart.
Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, Jaime Moriguchi, Keyur B. Shah, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, Claudius Mahr, Eric Skipper, Mariève Cossette, Yoan Lamarche, Michel Carrier> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2021 Sep 20
2 citations
Diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in mechanical circulatory support device patients
Chelsea Halprin, Lawrence S.C. Czer, R. Cole, Dominic Emerson, Fardad Esmailian, Chelsea Hayes, Sumire Kitahara, Lee Lam, Sylvia Martin-Stone, D. Megna, Jaime Moriguch...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Sep 17
21 citations
Contemporary Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in an Aging Population: An STS INTERMACS Analysis
Dominic Emerson, Joanna Chikwe, Pedro Catarino, Mohamed Hassanein, Luqin Deng, Ryan S. Cantor, Amy Roach, R. Cole, Fardad Esmailian, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Jaime Moriguch...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Aug 31
Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge-to-Transplant Candidacy: When Does It Work?
Michael Zaliznyak, L. Stern, Robert T. Cole, A. Shen, K. Nishihara, C. Runyan, Alisa Fishman, Linda Olanisa, Megan Olman, T. Singer-Englar, Eric Luong, Susan Cheng, Ja...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Jun 1
2 citations
Development and validation of specific post-transplant risk scores according to the circulatory support status at transplant: A UNOS cohort analysis.
Guillaume Coutance, Guillaume Bonnet, Evan P. Kransdorf, Alexandre Loupy, Jaime Moriguchi, Pascal Leprince, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Jignesh Patel> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Apr 1
1 citations
Total Artificial Heart as Bridge to Cardiac Retransplantation.
Ronit H Zadikany, Robert M Cole, David H Chang, Jignesh K Patel, Dael R Geft, Lawrence Czer, Fardad Esmailian, Danny Ramzy, Jaime D Moriguchi, Jon A Kobashigawa, Miche...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Mar 1
10 citations
Outcomes of Heart Transplantation in Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients: A Single Center Experience.
Qiudong Chen, Jaime Moriguchi, Ryan Levine, Joshua Chan, Sadia Dimbil, Jignesh Patel, Michelle M. Kittleson, D. Megna, Dominic Emerson, Danny Ramzy, Alfredo Trento, Jo...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2021 Jan 1
13 citations
Acceptable Post-Heart Transplant Outcomes Support Temporary MCS Prioritization in the New OPTN|UNOS Heart Allocation Policy.
Heidi Reich, Danny Ramzy, Jaime Moriguchi, Sadia Dimbil, Ryan Levine, E. Passano, Michelle M. Kittleson, R. Cole, Lawrence S.C. Czer, David Chang, Dael Geft, Alfredo T...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2021 Jan 1
12 citations
Outcomes after heart transplantation and total artificial heart implantation: A multicenter study.
Michel Carrier, Jaime Moriguchi, Keyur B. Shah, Anelechi C. Anyanwu, Claudius Mahr, Eric Skipper, Mariève Cossette, Pierre-Emmanuel Noly> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021 Mar 1
2 citations
The Impact of a High-risk Psychosocial Assessment on Outcomes After Durable Mechanical Circulatory Support
Michelle M. Kittleson, H. Barone, R. Cole, Megan Olman, Alisa Fishman, Linda Olanisa, C. Runyan, J. Hajj, Newman Huie, Michael Lindsay, Nancy Sun, Eric Luong, Susan Ch...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2021 Apr 1
Total Artificial Heart as Bridge to Cardiac Retransplantation.
Ronit H. Zadikany, R. Cole, David Chang, Jignesh Patel, Dael Geft, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Fardad Esmailian, Danny Ramzy, Jaime Moriguchi, Jon A. Kobashigawa, Michelle M. ...> ;Asaio Journal. 2020 Jun 29
4 citations
cBIN1 Score (CS) Identifies Ambulatory HFrEF Patients and Predicts Cardiovascular Events.
Tara C. Hitzeman, Yu Xie, Ronit H. Zadikany, Andriana P. Nikolova, Rachel Baum, Ana-Maria Caldaruse, Sosse Agvanian, Gil Y. Melmed, Dermot P.B. McGovern, Dael Geft, Da...> ;Frontiers in Physiology. 2020 May 25
36 citations
A New Paradigm in Mechanical Circulatory Support: 100-Patient Experience
J. Chung, Dominic Emerson, Danny Ramzy, Akbarshakh Akhmerov, D. Megna, Fardad Esmailian, Jon A. Kobashigawa, R. Cole, Jaime Moriguchi, Alfredo Trento> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 May 1
On the Edge of a Precipice: A Bridge to Options for Patients With End-Stage Heart Failure and Cardiogenic Shock
Richard Cheng, Fardad Esmailian, Jaime Moriguchi> ;ASAIO Journal. 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
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
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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

Committees

Executive, Transplant / VAD selection committee 1987 - Present

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, California

Industry Relationships

Medical Advisory Board, Syncardiaserve on MAB to help develop better utilization of TAH technology and improve survival outcomes as BTT2019 - Present
AHF Medical Advisory Board, AbiomedMeet with cardiologists and CT surgeons experienced in the field of temporary MCS/Impella technology to optimize use and improve clinical outcomes.2018 - Present