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Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD, RPVI

Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Academic Institute
Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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Biography

Dr. Rahimi grew up in north of Iran.  He moved to the United States in December 1998 and studied Biochemistry and Medicinal chemistry in Southern Methodist University.  After receiving his bachelors and masters degree, he started his PhD studies in Biomedical Engineering in UT Southwestern and UT Arlington focusing in nanotechnology.  He received several grants from United States Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health during his PhD studies.  After defending his dissertation, he started medical school in Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.  He moved to Cincinnati where he completed his vascular surgery training.  Dr. Rahimi joined Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital in 2017.
 
Dr. Rahimi has more than 30 publications, 50 abstracts, and several patents in fields of nanotechnology and vascular surgery.  Dr. Rahimi continues research in nanotechnology, vascular surgery, biomedical engineering, device design and innovation.
Publications

Electrospun Chitosan-Based Nanofibrous Coating for the Local and Sustained Release of Vancomycin
Serpelloni, S, Williams, ME, Caserta, S, Sharma, S, Rahimi, M & Taraballi, F 2024, , ACS Omega, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 11701-11717. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c08113

Open repair of a proximal left subclavian artery mycotic aneurysm with median claviculectomy
Tabatabaeishoorijeh, A, Haddad, P, Chauhan, Y, Atkins, MD & Rahimi, M 2024, , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, vol. 10, no. 1, 101374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101374

Cadaveric aortic aneurysm creation: A life-like model for training endovascular repair
Osztrogonacz, P, Benfor, B, Haddad, P, Barnes, R, Chinnadurai, P, Dang, V, Hess, JP, Corr, SJ & Rahimi, M 2023, , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, vol. 9, no. 3, 101115, pp. 101115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101115

Houston Methodist Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Guidelines
Dang, VC, Osztrogonacz, PJ, Haddad, P, Sharma, S, Corr, SJ & Rahimi, M 2023, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 78-89. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1177

Telomerase mRNA Enhances Human Skin Engraftment for Wound Healing
Chang, DF, Court, KA, Holgate, R, Davis, EA, Bush, KA, Quick, AP, Spiegel, AJ, Rahimi, M, Cooke, JP & Godin, B 2023, , Advanced Healthcare Materials, vol. 13, no. 2, 2302029, pp. e2302029. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202302029

Managing an infected femoral artery pseudoaneurysm after thoraco-bifemoral bypass with an innovative configuration
Adlouni, M, Koh, EY & Rahimi, M 2022, , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 583-586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.08.023

Treatment of a duodenal-caval fistula secondary to peptic ulcer disease
Koh, EY, McFall, RG, Upadhyaya, R, Chun, Y & Rahimi, M 2022, , Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 396-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.05.017

Vascular Graft Infections: An Overview of Novel Treatments Using Nanoparticles and Nanofibers
He, E, Serpelloni, S, Alvear, P, Rahimi, M & Taraballi, F 2022, , Fibers, vol. 10, no. 2, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib10020012

Vasculink iPhone Application and Risk Prediction Model for Groin Complication in Vascular Surgery
Livingston, KA, Koh, E, Adlouni, M, Hassan, A, Gan, W, MS, YZ, Falohun, T, Peden, EK & Rahimi, M 2022, , Annals of Vascular Surgery, vol. 85, pp. 237-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2022.03.039

Diagnostic Accuracy of FDG PET for the Identification of Vascular Graft Infection
Rahimi, M, Adlouni, M, Ahmed, AI, Alnabelsi, T, Chinnadurai, P & Al-Mallah, MH 2022, , Annals of Vascular Surgery, vol. 87, pp. 422-429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2022.05.029

Evaluation of a Novel System for RFID Intraoperative Cardiovascular Analytics
Hendricks, W, Mecca, J, Rahimi, M, Rojo, MR, Von Ballmoos, MCW, McFall, RG, Haddad, P, Berczeli, MT, Sinha, K, Barnes, RG, Peden, EK, Lumsden, AB, MacGillivray, TE & Corr, SJ 2022, , IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, vol. 10, 1900309, pp. 1900309. https://doi.org/10.1109/JTEHM.2022.3196832

Single-center surgical site infection rate after peripheral ECMO decannulation and surgical repair
Haddad, P, Chasin, C, Xu, J, Peden, E & Rahimi, M 2022, , Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, vol. 9, pp. 20499361221132148. https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361221132148, https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361221132148

Single-center surgical site infection rate after peripheral ECMO decannulation and surgical repair
Haddad, P, Chasin, C, Xu, J, Peden, E & Rahimi, M 2022, , Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, vol. 9, pp. 20499361221132148. https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361221132148

Nano encapsulated novel compound SA-10 with therapeutic activity in both acute and chronic murine hindlimb ischemia models
Hinkle, L, Le, D, Nguyen, T, Tran, V, Amankwa, CE, Weston, C, Shen, H, Nguyen, KT, Rahimi, M & Acharya, S 2021, , Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol. 35, 102400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102400

Nanotechnology applications for cardiovascular disease treatment: Current and future perspectives
Wang, DK, Rahimi, M & Filgueira, CS 2021, , Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol. 34, 102387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102387

Mimicking cardiac tissue complexity through physical cues: A review on cardiac tissue engineering approaches
Hendrickson, T, Mancino, C, Whitney, L, Tsao, C, Rahimi, M & Taraballi, F 2021, , Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol. 33, 102367, pp. 102367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102367

Nanotechnology applications for cardiovascular disease treatment: Current and future perspectives
Wang, DK, Rahimi, M & Filgueira, CS 2021, , Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, vol. 34, 102387, pp. 102387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102387

Contemporary Review to Reduce Groin Surgical Site Infections in Vascular Surgery
Rasheed, H, Diab, K, Singh, T, Chauhan, Y, Haddad, P, Zubair, MM, Vowels, T, Androas, E, Rojo, M, Auyang, P, McFall, R, Gomez, LF, Mohamed, A, Peden, E & Rahimi, M 2020, , Annals of Vascular Surgery, vol. 72, pp. 578-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2020.09.046

laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass in a usa academic center
Bath, J, Rahimi, M, Leite, JO, Pierre-Louis, W & Giglia, JS 2020, , Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 332-339. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0021-9509.18.10582-9

Chapter 31 - Carbon Nanotube Wire for Use in Precision Medical Devices: Micro and Nano Technologies
Yin, Z, Dong, Z, Cahay, M, Pixley, S, Haworth, KJ, Rahimi, M, Goh, SK, Starnes, S, Patwardhan, M, Chaudhary, S & Schulz, MJ 2019, . in MJ Schulz, V Shanov, Z Yin & M Cahay (eds), Nanotube Superfiber Materials (Second Edition). William Andrew Publishing, pp. 825-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812667-7.00031-8

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