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Marineh (Yagubyan) Bojalian, MD, Thoracic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA, Greater Los Angeles HCS

Marineh(Yagubyan)BojalianMDFACS

Thoracic Surgery Los Angeles, CA

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Chief, Section of Cardiac Surgery West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

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Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2007 - 2009
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Surgery, 2000 - 2007
  • Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
    Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 2000
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los AngelesB.S., Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 1993 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2001 - 2009
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • The Golden Scalpel Award in Recognition of Teaching Excellence UCLA Divisions of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, 2022
  • Servier Traveling Fellowship Award American Venous Forum Annual Meeting, 2006
  • Scholarship National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes and Jackson Laboratories, 2004
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Bicuspid aortic valve and ascending aortic aneurysm is not associated with germline or somatic homeobox NKX2-5 gene polymorphism in 19 patients  
    Majumdar R, Yagubyan M, Sarkar G, Bolander ME, Sundt 3rd TM, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2006
  • Aortic root replacement with a novel decellularized cryopreserved aortic homograft: Postoperative immunoreactivity and early results  
    Zehr KJ, Yagubyan M, Connolly HM, Nelson S, Schaff HV, The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/2005
  • LEOPARD syndrome: A new polyaneurysmal association and an update on the molecular genetics of the disease  
    Yagubyan M, Panneton JM, Lindor NM, Conti E, Sarkozy A, and Pizzuti A, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 1/1/2004
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Abstracts/Posters

  • GEROFIT Prehabilitation to Improve Post-Operative Outcomes in an Older/At-Risk Population.
    Nicole T. Andonian, Cathy C. Lee, Erin Blanchard, Chris Roberts, David Segovia, Sumit Singh, Marcia Russell, Marineh Bojalian, Steven C. Castle, The Anesthesiology Annual Meeting, 1/13/2018
  • Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction for Malignant Disease in Adolescents: Worthwhile and Durable.
    Yagubyan M,, 18th Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, Miami, FL, 1/1/2006
  • The Value of PTFE Bypass Grafts in the Treatment of Acute Lower Extremity Ischemia.
    Yagubyan M,, 21st World Congress of the International Union of Angiology, Rome, Italy, 1/1/2005
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Lectures

  • Ischemic Heart Disease 
    1/1/2016
  • Who is Taking Care of Your Heart? 
    Pasadena, CA - 1/1/2011
  • Management of the Aortic Valve during type A Aortic Dissections. 
    Vancouver, BC - 1/1/2005
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Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Armenian, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations