General Surgery--Certified
Cardiothoracic Surgery--Certified
Dr. Moazami specializes in cardiac surgery, heart failure/transplant, heart transplantation and left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).
Other areas of clinical interest include surgical treatment of heart failure and end-stage heart disease.
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
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 2000
Chief Resident: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 2000
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Suite A, Floor 8
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 362-8008
(314) 362-7260 or 1-888-800-9484
National PI, VentrAssist Left Ventricular Assist Device (new generation of LVADs undergoing clinical evaluation).
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Zierer A, Voeller RK, Melby SJ, Kawa CB, Guthrie TJ, Baumgartner M, Pasque MK, Moon MR, Moazami N. Potential renal protective benefits of intra-operative BNP infusion during cardiac transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2006;38(10):3680-3684.
Hajiseyedjavadi O, Pasque M, Moon M, Damiano R, Mucha T, Hebert K, Moazami N. Coronary artery bypass grafting and biventricular pacing efficacy: do past trials dictate a change in future practice? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006;132(4):974-975.
Al-Dadah AS, Voeller RK, Rahgozar P, Lawton JS, Moon MR, Pasque MK, Damiano RJ Jr, Moazami N. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators improve survival after coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2007;2:6.
Choong CK, Meyers BF, Guthrie TJ, Trulock EP, Patterson GA, Moazami N. Does the presence of preoperative mild or moderate coronary artery disease affect the outcomes of lung transplantation? Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2006;82(3):1038-1042.
Moazami N, Shah NR, Ewald GA, Geltman EM, Moorhead SL, Pasque MK. Should UNOS Status 2 Patients Undergo Transplantation? Heart Surgery Forum. 2006;9(6):E823-E827.
Moazami N, Moon MR, Pasque MK, Lawton JS, Bailey MS, Damiano RJ Jr. Morbidity and mortality of cardiac surgery following renal transplantation. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2006;21(3):245-248.
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;131(4):925-926.
Moazami N, Oz MC. Natriuretic peptides in the perioperative management of cardiac surgery patients. Heart Surgery Forum. 2005;8(3):E151-E157.
Choong CK, Pasque MK, Shelton K, Kehoe-Huck B, Ewald GA, Horstmanshof D, Moazami N. The beneficial role of left ventricular assist device destination therapy in the reversal of contraindications to cardiac transplantation. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005 Sep;130(3):879-880.
Parekh K, Meyers BF, Patterson GA, Guthrie TJ, Trulock EP, Damiano RJ Jr, Moazami N. Outcome of lung transplantation for patients requiring concomitant cardiac surgery. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005;130(3):859-863.
Moazami N, Moon MR, Pasque MK, Lawton JS, Bailey MS, Damiano Jr RJ. Strategies for Temporary Mechanical Support: Contemporary Experience with Pulsatile and Non-pulsatile Support Systems. Heart Surgery Forum. 2005;8(4):E216-20.
Lawton JS, Barner HB, Bailey MS, Guthrie TJ, Moazami N, Pasque MK, Moon MR, Damiano RJ Jr. Radial artery grafts in women: utilization and results. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;80(2):559-563.
Fernandez FG, Jaramillo A, Ewald G, Rogers J, Pasque MK, Mohanakumar T, Moazami N. Blood transfusions decrease the incidence of acute rejection in cardiac allograft recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2005;24(7 Suppl):S255-S261.
Cupps BP, Pomerantz BJ, Krock MD, Villard J, Rogers J, Moazami N, Pasque MK. Principal strain orientation in the normal human left ventricle. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2005;79(4):1338-1343.
Moazami N, Pasque MK. An approach to LVAD explantation during heart transplantation. Heart Surgery Forum. 2005;8(2):E77-E78.
Pub Med page for Nader Moazami, M.D.
Moazami N and McCarthy P. Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support. In: Cohn LH and Edmunds LH Jr (eds.). Cardiac Surgery in the Adult. 2nd edition. McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division; 2003: Chapter 17, pp 495-520.
Moazami N and Barner H. Complications of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Chapter – Blackwell Futura Publishing Company, Little AG (ed.). ISBN: 0-87993-427-1. 2004; Chapter 15, pp. 257-279.
Moazami, Gardocki M. Minimally invasive saphenous vein harvesting. In: Oz MC, Goldstein DJ (eds.). Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Humana Press Inc.; 1999:129-140.
Manuscript article reviewer:
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Circulation
American College of Surgeons
Transplantation
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Member, Heart Surgery Forum Editorial Board
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