Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H.
Cardiovascular Surgeons
Speciality
- Cardiovascular Surgeon
About
Dr. Arman Arghami joined the department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 2018. Dr. Arghami received his medical education in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Mashhad, Iran. He completed his general surgery residency followed by Cardiothoracic surgery training at Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Arghami's interest is in a wide range of adult cardiac surgeries, with focus on minimally invasive and robotic procedures.
Dr. Arghami speaks Farsi/Persian in addition to English.
Conditions treated
- Coronary artery disease
- Heart arrhythmia
- Heart valve disease
- Pericardial disease
Procedures performed
- Coronary bypass surgery
- Heart valve repair
- Heart valve replacement
- Heart valve surgery
- Maze procedure
- Minimally invasive heart surgery
- Pericardiectomy
Interests
- Adult cardiac surgeries, with focus on minimally invasive and robotic procedures
Education
- 2021
MPH - EpidemiologyHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - 2018
MD - Cardiothoracic Fellowship (4+3)Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery - 2018
ResidentThoracic Surgery, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - 2016
MD - General Surgery ResidencyDepartment of General Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - 2011
MD - Preliminary General Surgery ResidencyDepartment of General Surgery, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - 2004
MDMashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) - Show less education
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
Thoracic and Cardiac SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery - 2016
General SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery Awards and honors
2021
Teacher of the Year AwardMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education- 2020
2020 Provider Recognition AwardRochester Mayo Clinic Experience - 2017
O.T. Clagett Travel AwardsO.T. Clagett Lectureship - 2017
Above and Beyond Recognition AwardAbove and Beyond Recognition Program - 2015
The John van Heerden AwardDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration - 2012
Bronze Mayo Clinic FellowMayo Quality Bronze Fellow, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration - 2011
Silver Retractor AwardDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration - 2007
3rd best paper"Police-Security-People" Conference - Show fewer awards and honors
Professional memberships
2021 - present
MemberAmerican Statistical Association- 2021 - present
InitiateAmerican College of Surgeons - 2021 - present
MemberInnovation Project Committee, Department of Surgery - 2021 - present
Vice ChairCardiovascular Surgery Quality & Safety Committee - 2021 - present
MentorCardiovascular Surgery APP Professional Development Committee - 2021 - present
MemberCV Surgery Data Trends Review Committee - 2021 - present
MemberCardioavascular Surgery 2030 Strategy Planning Committee - 2021 - present
Renal Failure Quality Committee - 2021 - present
MemberCardiovascular Surgery M & M Committee - 2020 - present
MemberDepartment of Surgery Mortality Review Subcommittee - 2020 - present
MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons Tech-Con Taskforce - 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Assocation - 2020 - present
Surgery Team LeaderRenal Failure Quality Committee - 2020 - present
Commiittee MemberSurgery Peer Review Research Committee, Department of Surgery - 2020 - present
MemberRobotic Interest Group Subcommittee, Department of Surgery - 2020 - present
MemberCardiovascular Surgery TAVR Operations Committee - 2020 - present
MemberECMO M & M - 2019 - present
MemberThoracic Surgery Foundation Research Committee - 2019 - present
Liaison PhysicianCardiovascular Monitoring Tech/Perfusion - 2016 - present
MemberPriestly Society - 2016 - present
MemberSociety of Thoracic Surgeons - 2016 - present
MemberMayo Alumni Association - 2010 - present
MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society - 2010 - present
MemberMinnesota Medical Assocation - 2010 - present
MemberAmerican College of Surgeons - 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Heart Association - 2009 - present
MemberAmerican Physiological Society - 2008 - 2009
MemberAdministrative Research Evulation Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences - 2008 - 2009
MemberAdministrative Reseach Evaluation Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) - 2004 - present
MemberIranian Medical Council - 2001 - present
MemberDatabase Committee, Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Publications
- Kim KM, Arghami A, Habib R, Daneshmand MA, Parsons N, Elhalabi Z, Krohn C, Thourani V, Bowdish ME. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database: 2022 Update on Outcomes and Research. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Mar; 115 (3):566-574 Epub 2023 Jan 06
View PubMed - Vinzant NJ, Christensen JM, Yalamuri SM, Smith MM, Nuttall GA, Arghami A, LeMahieu AM, Schroeder DR, Mauermann WJ, Ritter MJ. Pectoral Fascial Plane Versus Paravertebral Blocks for Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Analgesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Feb 11 [Epub ahead of print]
View PubMed - Mazur P, Marin-Cuartas M, Arghami A, Noack T, Crestanello JA, Borger MA. Operative management after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Kardiol Pol. 2023; 81 (2):107-114 Epub 2023 Jan 27
View PubMed - Jahanian S, Arghami A, Wittwer ED, King KS, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Rowse PG, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV. Does Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair Mean Less Postoperative Pain? Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov 15 [Epub ahead of print]
View PubMed - Arghami A, Jahanian S, Daly RC, Hemmati P, Lahr BD, Rowse PG, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair: A Decade of Experience With Echocardiographic Follow-up. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov; 114 (5):1587-1595 Epub 2021 Nov 18
View PubMed - El Shaer A, Chavez Ponce A, Mazur P, Greason K, Arghami A, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Rihal CS, Crestanello JA, Alkhouli M. Mitral Valve Surgery for Persistent or Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation After Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Is Associated With Improved Survival. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Oct 18; 11 (20):e026236 Epub 2022 Oct 17
View PubMed - Zheng CR, Mazur P, Arghami A, Jahanian S, Viehman JK, King KS, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Rowse PG, Bagameri G, Crestanello JA. Robotic vs. minimally invasive mitral valve repair: A 5-year comparison of surgical outcomes. J Card Surg. 2022 Oct; 37 (10):3267-3275 Epub 2022 Aug 21
View PubMed - Mazur PK, Arghami A, Macielak SA, Nei SD, Viehman JK, King KS, Daly RC, Crestanello JA, Schaff HV, Dearani JA. Apixaban for Anticoagulation After Robotic Mitral Valve Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Aug 13 [Epub ahead of print]
View PubMed - Mazur P, Arghami A, Zheng C, Alkhouli M, Schaff HV, Dearani J, Daly RC, Greason K, Crestanello JA. Mitral valve surgery after failed transcatheter edge-to-edge repair. JTCVS Tech. 2022 Aug; 14:79-88 Epub 2022 May 14
View PubMed - Mazur P, Kurmann R, Klarich KW, Dearani JA, Arghami A, Daly RC, Greason K, Schaff HV, Ahmad A, El-Am E, Sorour A, Bois MC, Viehman J, King KS, Maleszewski JJ, Crestanello JA. Operative management of cardiac papillary fibroelastomas. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul 16 Epub 2022 July 16
View PubMed - Kawajiri H, Schaff HV, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Greason KL, Arghami A, Rowse PG, Viehman JK, Lahr BD, Gallego-Navarro C, Crestanello JA. Clinical outcomes of mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation in elderly patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Jul 11; 62 (2)
View PubMed - Rafie N, Foley DA, Ripoll JG, Booth-Kowalczyk ML, Arghami A, Pochettino A, Michelena HI. McConnell's Sign Is Not Always Pulmonary Embolism: The Importance of Right Ventricular Ischemia. JACC Case Rep. 2022 Jul 06; 4(13):802-807.
View PubMed - Sharma VJ, Arghami A, Pasupula DK, Haddad A, Ke JXC. Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Poor Myocardial Viability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Last Decade. Heart Lung Circ. 2022 Jul; 31 (7):916-923 Epub 2022 Mar 24
View PubMed - Cangut B, Greason KL, Todd A, Arghami A, Krishnan P, Crestanello JA, Stulak JM, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Aortic root replacement in the setting of a mildly dilated nonsyndromic ascending aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jun 3 Epub 2022 June 03
View PubMed - Kowlgi GN, Arghami A, Crestanello JA, Francois CJ, Friedman PA, Killu AM. Direct Intramyocardial Ethanol Injection for Premature Ventricular Contraction Arising From the Inaccessible Left Ventricular Summit. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Dec; 7 (12):1647-1648 Epub 2021 Aug 25
View PubMed - McHugh JW, Talha KM, Baddour LM, Fischer KM, Crestanello J, Arghami A, DeSimone DC. Bloodstream Infection Following Cardiac Valve Repair: A Population-Based Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 8 (11):ofab493 Epub 2021 Nov 18
View PubMed - Roos CM, Zhang B, Hagler MA, Arghami A, Miller JD. MnSOD protects against vascular calcification independent of changes in vascular function in hypercholesterolemic mice. Atherosclerosis. 2021 Aug; 331:31-37 Epub 2021 June 08
View PubMed - Naser JA, Arghami A, Eleid MF, Pislaru SV. Severe tricuspid bioprosthetic valve stenosis as an unusual cause of pulmonary embolism: a case report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2021 May; 5 (5):ytab169 Epub 2021 May 12
View PubMed - Nguyen A, Schaff HV, Arghami A, Bagameri G, Cicek MS, Crestanello JA, Daly RC, Greason KL, Pochettino A, Rowse PG, Stulak JM, Lahr BD, Dearani JA. Impact of Hematologic Malignancies on Outcome of Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):1278-1283 Epub 2020 Aug 19
View PubMed - Abdelsattar ZM, Elsisy MF, Schaff H, Stulak J, Greason K, Pochettino A, Arghami A, Rowse P, Bagameri G, Khullar V, Daly R, Cicek S, Dearani J, Crestanello J. Comparative Effectiveness of Mechanical Valves and Homografts in Complex Aortic Endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar; 111 (3):793-799 Epub 2020 Sept 02
View PubMed - Hemmati P, Arghami A, Dearani JA, Schaff HV, Daly RC, Nichols FC. The Man Behind the Clagett Procedure: Dr Oscar Theron "Jim" Clagett. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Mar; 111 (3):1087-1089 Epub 2020 Nov 25
View PubMed - Roos CM, Zhang B, Hagler MA, Verzosa GC, Huang R, Oehler EA, Arghami A, Miller JD. Effects of Altering Mitochondrial Antioxidant Capacity on Molecular and Phenotypic Drivers of Fibrocalcific Aortic Valve Stenosis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021; 8:694881 Epub 2021 June 24
View PubMed - Ahmad A, Arghami A, El-Am EA, Foley TA, Kurmann RD, Klarich KW. Case Report: A Tale of a Cardiac Mass: Looks Like a Papillary Fibroelastoma, Acts Like a Non-bacterial Thromboendocarditis. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021; 8:782926 Epub 2021 Nov 12
View PubMed - Stephens EH, Dearani JA, Niaz T, Arghami A, Phillips SD, Cetta F. Effect of Earlier Atrioventricular Valve Intervention on Survival After the Fontan Operation. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Dec 15; 137:103-110 Epub 2020 Sept 28
View PubMed - Smith BB, Mauermann WJ, Yalamuri SM, Frank RD, Gurrieri C, Arghami A, Smith MM. Intraoperative Fluid Balance and Perioperative Outcomes After Aortic Valve Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Oct; 110 (4):1286-1293 Epub 2020 Mar 07
View PubMed - Naser JA, Arghami A, Mulpuru SK, Aung H, Pislaru SV. Segment of posterior tricuspid valve leaflet missing after lead extraction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Mar 1; 21 (3):272
View PubMed - Burkett BJ, Arghami A, Bois MC, Breen JF, Young JR. Computed tomographically guided transthoracic biopsy of a cardiac mass in the right ventricular outflow tract. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb; 159 (2):e115-e118 Epub 2019 June 07
View PubMed - Hemmati P, Arghami A, Dearani JA, Daly RC, Schaff HV. One Hundred and Counting: Dr Dwight C. McGoon's Enduring Legacy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Aug; 108 (2):641-644 Epub 2019 Apr 12
View PubMed - Arghami A, Krajewski AC, Gloviczki P, Leduc C, Lin PT. Open staged repair of splenic and extensive superior mesenteric artery aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2019 Apr; 69 (4):1252-1256 Epub 2018 Oct 03
View PubMed - Arghami A, Dearani JA, Said SM, O'Leary PW, Schaff HV. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in children. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jul; 6 (4):376-385
View PubMed - Arghami A, Dearani JA, Schaff HV, Puga FJ, Daly RC. Origins of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Mayo Clinic Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.2016;28(3)666-673.
- Lee GS, Arghami A, Dy BM, McKenzie TJ, Thompson GB, Richards ML. Robotic single-site adrenalectomy. Surg Endosc. 2016 Aug; 30 (8):3351-6 Epub 2015 Oct 20
View PubMed - Pandian TK, Naik ND, Fahy AS, Arghami A, Farley DR, Ishitani MB, Moir CR. Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia in children: A review. World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Jan 25; 8 (2):56-66
View PubMed - Arghami A, Dy BM, Bingener J, Osborn J, Richards ML. Single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy: feasibility, safety, and cost-effectiveness. JSLS. 2015 Jan-Mar; 19 (1):e2014.00218
View PubMed - Roos CM, Hagler M, Zhang B, Oehler EA, Arghami A, Miller JD. Transcriptional and phenotypic changes in aorta and aortic valve with aging and MnSOD deficiency in mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2013 Nov 15; 305 (10):H1428-39 Epub 2013 Aug 30
View PubMed - Arghami A, Connolly HM, Abel MD, Schaff HV. Quadruple valve replacement in patients with carcinoid heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Dec; 140 (6):1432-4 Epub 2010 June 26
View PubMed - Hassanzadeh Nazarabadi M, Arghami A, Ghanbari M. The Relation between Consanguineous Marriage and Mental Retardation of the Offspring Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.2008;
- Dadgar AA, Hamadanchi A, Barakpour H, Arghami A. Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Using Pulsed-Wave Systolic Mitral Annular Velocities (Sm): The Preliminary Results, Simple and Relevant Iranian Heart Journal.10/2007;8:(3):27-31.
- Dadgar AA, Hamadanchi A, Arghami A. Comparison of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) with Traditional Risk Factor Modification Iran Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility.2001;7:(8):78.