Cardiac surgeon
Chief of cardiac surgery unit
Department of Surgery
Markaz Tebbi Kodakan
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran – Iran
Membership
Medical council of Iran since 1991
Iranian Society of General Surgeons since 1999
Iranian Society of Cardiac Surgeons since 2001
Iranian Heart Association since 2004
Work history
Apr/2011- present Cardiac surgeon
Chief of cardiac surgery unit
Department of Surgery
Markaz Tebbi Kodakan
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran – Iran
Oct/2004 – Apr/2011
Pediatric Cardiac surgeon
Department of Surgery
Cardiac Surgery Unit
Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran – Iran
Oct/1999 – Oct/2000:
General surgeon
Chief of Emergency Ward
Department of Surgery
Shahid Rajaee Hospital
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Qazvin – Iran
Education
Aug/2005 – Dec/2005 Clinical Observer in Cardiothoracic Unit at
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London UK
Oct/2000 – Oct/2003: Felow of Cardiovascular Surgery
Martyr Rajaee Cardiovascular Medical Center
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran – IRAN
In the final Iranian National Board Examination of
Cardiovascular Surgery I gained the top student ranking.
Oct/1995 – Oct/1999:
Resident of General Surgery
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
Qazvin- Iran
Iranian Board Certified in Speciality of General Surgery
Nov/1985 – Dec/1992:
Medical student
Meshad University of Medical Sciences
Meshad – Iran
Special Interests:
Congenital Heart Surgery
Transposition of great vessels
Neonatal cardiac surgery
Publications
1- Navabi MA, Rastegar SM, Kiani A, Mohammad MG, Asbagh PA,
Mirzaaghayan MR, Meysamie AP, Shabanian R. Avoiding
cardiopulmonary bypass in extracardiac cavopulmonary
connection:does it really matter? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010
May;139(5):1183-8.
2- Ghasemi A,Pandya S,Reddy SV, Turner DR, Du W, Navabi MA,
Mirzaaghayan MR, Kiani A, Sloan K, Forbes TJ. Trans-catheter
closure of patent ductus arteriosus- What is the bestdevise? Catheter
Cardiovasc Interv.2010 Nov 1; 76(5):687-95.
3- Mirzaaghayan M, Shabanian R, Kiani A. Combination of aortopulmonary
window and complete atrioventricular septal defect in a patient with
heterotaxy syndrome. Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 87:1295-6.
4- Mirzaaghayan M, Shabanian R. A huge intrapericardial teratoma in an
infant. Pediatr Cardiol 2008; 20:1122-23.
5- Shabanian R, Kadivar M, Kiani A, Navabi M, Mirzaaghayan M, Kocharian
A newborn infant with a pulsatile substernal structure in a midline defect;
Cantrell’s syndrome. Iran J Med Sci 2007; 31(1):48-50.
6- Zeinaloo A, Meraji S.M, Sayadpour K, Mirzaaghayan M. Device occlusion
versus surgery for closure of congenital heart defects: Cost issues in Iran. J
Teh Univ Heart Ctr. 2008;3:141-5.
7- Mirzaaghayan M, Soleimani A, Mohammadzadeh S. Prosthetic mitral valve
malfunction; comparisonof thrombectomy and re-MVR. Heart surgery Forum
2008;11(1) 364. Poster presentation
8- Yosefnia M, Alaei H, Mirzaaghayan M. The results of surgical treatment in
patients with congenital aortic stenosis. Poster presentation, the third congress
of Iranian society of cardiac surgeons.
9- Mirzaaghayan M, Navabi M. – Comparison of right ventricle to left ventricle
pressure ratio at different age groups after total correction of tetralogy of
Fallot. Oral presentation, the 14th congress of Iranian heart association- 2004
10- Navabi M, Mirzaaghayan M. Risk factors for reintubation in pediatric
intensive care unit after cardiac surgery. Oral presentation, the 14th
congress
of Iranian heart association- 2004
11- Mirzaaghayan M, Yosefnia M, Saleky S. Results of five year experience
with the arterial switch operation in patients with transposition of the great
arteries. Oral presentation, the third congress of Iranian society of cardiac
surgeons- 2003
12- Mirzaaghayan M, Raeisi K, Mohammadzadeh Sh. Analysis of mortality
