MehraboonSIraniMD(He/Him)

Pathology • Evanston, IL

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Hematopathology, Clinical Pathology

Medical Director, Blood Bank and Coagulation Laboratory, Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokie Hospitals.

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Office
Evanston Hospital
2650 Ridge Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone+1 847-570-2581
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Summary

Dr. Mehraboon Irani is a pathologist in The northern Chicago area with the Northshore University Health System and is affiliated with the University of Chicago. He received his medical degree from School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge. He specializes in blood banking & transfusion medicine, coagulation, transplantation immunology, and is experienced in therapeutic apheresis.

Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1984 - 1988
School of Clinical Medicine, University of CambridgeClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2013 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2013 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1987 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2010 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2016 - 2025
NM State Medical License 1993 - 2024
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
American Board of Pathology Hematology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Director’s Award for Professional Leadership VA Medical Cebter Houston TX, 1992

Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Trima Version 7.0 Platelets in PAS Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 20
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluation of Trima Version 7.0 Platelets in 100% Plasma Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
In Vivo Recovery and Survival Study of Platelets Collected on Trima Accel System and Stored in InterSol Solution Start of enrollment: 2017 Jul 26
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Cloned antibodies from patients with HIT provide new clues to HIT pathogenesis.
Wen Zhu, Yongwei Zheng, Mei Yu, Yaling Wu, Jianhui Wei, Lu Zhou, Guoping Fu, Nicholas Schneider, Curtis Jones, Mehraboon Irani, Anand Padmanabhan, Richard Aster, Demin...> ;Blood. 2023 Mar 2
15 citations
Caplacizumab for treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with anaphylaxis to fresh‐frozen plasma
Mehraboon S Irani, Federico Augusto Sanchez, Kenneth D. Friedman> ;Transfusion. 2020 May 1
10 citations
Risk of hypotensive reactions is increased when using partial saline replacement for therapeutic plasma exchange.
Mehraboon S. Irani, Mazen Toushan, Liyun Zhang, Pippa Simpson, Matthew S. Karafin> ;Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 2019 Mar 19
33 citations
Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin G to Treat Spontaneous Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Mehraboon S. Irani, Eric Siegal, Abhay Jella, Richard H. Aster, Anand Padmanabhan> ;Transfusion. 2019 Mar 1
16 citations
A Platelet Factor 4-Dependent Platelet Activation Assay Facilitates Early Detection of Pathogenic Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia Antibodies
Curtis G. Jones, Shannon M. Pechauer, Brian R. Curtis, Daniel W. Bougie, Mehraboon S. Irani, Binod Dhakal, Brenda Pierce, Richard H. Aster, Anand Padmanabhan> ;Chest. 2017 Oct 1
88 citations
IVIg for Treatment of Severe Refractory Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Anand Padmanabhan, Curtis G. Jones, Shannon M. Pechauer, Brian R. Curtis, Daniel W. Bougie, Mehraboon S. Irani, Barbara J. Bryant, Jack B. Alperin, Thomas G. DeLougher...> ;Chest. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
A report of cerebral malaria treated with automated red blood cell exchange.
Waseem Q. Anani, Gerald P. Smith, Mehraboon S. Irani, Kathleen E. Puca> ;Transfusion. 2017 Apr 1
4 citations
Red cell exchange to mitigate a delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in a patient transfused with incompatible red blood cells
Mehraboon S. Irani, Matthew S. Karafin, Luke Ernster> ;Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 2017 Feb 1
4 citations
Red cell storage age policy for patients with sickle cell disease: A survey of transfusion service directors in the United States.
Matthew S. Karafin, Arun K Singavi, Mehraboon S. Irani, Kathleen E. Puca, Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, Pippa Simpson, Joshua J. Field> ;Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 2016 Feb 1
7 citations
Acute hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Le(b).
Mehraboon S. Irani, Dolores Figueroa, Gail Savage> ;Transfusion. 2015 Oct 1
10 citations
Hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-IH
Mehraboon S. Irani, Cheryl Richards> ;Transfusion. 2011 Dec 1
40 citations
Hematologic Malignancies in Pregnancy
Timothy J. Hurley, James V. McKinnell, Mehraboon S. Irani> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2005 Dec 1
11 citations
Platelet function, coagulation tests, and cardiopulmonary bypass: lack of correlation between pre-operative and intra-operative whole blood lumiaggregometry and peri-o...
Mehraboon S. Irani, N N Izzat, J W Jones> ;Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 1995 Jul 1
18 citations
Reversal of hirudin-induced bleeding diathesis by prothrombin complex concentrate
Mehraboon S. Irani, Harvey J. White, Roann G. Sexon> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1995 Feb 15
11 citations
An unexpected complication following immunoadsorption with a staphylococcal protein A column.
Douglas W. Huestis, Robert M. Rifkin, Brian G.M. Durie, William A. Sibley, Mehraboon S. Irani> ;Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 1992 Jan 1
19 citations
Case of HIV-1 transmission by antigen-positive, antibody-negative blood.
Mehraboon S. Irani, Dudley Aw, Lucco Lj> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1991 Oct 17
14 citations
Candidiasis of the extrahepatic biliary tract.
Mehraboon S. Irani, Luan D. Truong> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 1986 Nov 1
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Journal Articles

Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin G to Treat Spontaneous Heparin‐Induced Thrombocytopenia
Anand Padmanabhan, Mehraboon Irani, Transfusion

Hospital Affiliations

Evanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois