Surgery Education - Our Residents & Fellows
Sam Bastani, DO
General Surgery Resident
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Education:
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, CA - 2004
Other Postgraduate Training:
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of General Surgery
Surgery Resident/Research Fellow, 7/06-present
University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio (UTHSCSA), General Surgery, Categorical Resident, 7/04-present
Publications:
Khan TA, Schnickel G, Ross D, Bastani S, Laks H, Esmailian F, Marelli D, Beygui R, Shemin R,
Watson L, Vartapetian I, Ardehali A.
A prospective,
randomized, crossover pilot study of inhaled nitric oxide versus inhaled
prostacyclin in heart transplant and lung transplant recipients.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 Dec;138(6):1417-24.
Bastani S, Sherman W, Schnickel GT, Hsieh GR, Bhatia R, Fishbein MC, Ardehali A. Chemokine receptor blockade with a synthetic nonpeptide compound attenuates cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Transplantation. 2009 Oct 27;88(8):995-1001.
Bastani S, Schnickel GT, Hsieh GR, Shefizadeh A, Bhatia R, Fishbein MC, Belperio J, Ardehali A. Combined CXCR3 and CCR5 Blockade Attenuates Acute and Chronic Rejection. J Immunol. 2008; 180: 4714-21.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Schnickel GT, Ross DJ, Beygui R, Ardehali A. Lung transplantation in older patients? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008;135(2):412-20.
Bastani S, Tobis JM. Prevention of Thrombus Formation on Transcatheter Interatrial Closure Devices. International Journal of Cardiology. 2004.
Abstracts & Presentations:
2010, Aust Society Annual Meeting Resident Paper Competition, San Antonio, Texas. A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Pilot Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide Versus Inhaled Prostacyclin in Heart Transplant and Lung Transplant Recipients
D.G. Rabkin, S. Bastani, R.S. Mahidhara, D.J. Ross, R. Saggar, J.P. Lynch, C.T. Hunter, M.A. Hamilton, A. Ardehali. Survival of Lung Transplant Recipients with Concomitant Myocardial Revascularization. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 2009 (Vol. 28, Issue 2, Pages S139-S140). International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) annual meeting in Paris, France.
W. Sherman, S. Bastani, G.T. Schnickel, G.R. Hsieh, R. Bhatia, M.C. Fishbein, A. Ardehali CXCR3 and CCR5 in Acute and Chronic Rejection. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 2009 (Vol. 28, Issue 2, Page S217). International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) annual meeting in Paris, France.
W. Sherman, S. Bastani, R. Bhatia, M.C. Fishbein, A. Ardehali. CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T-Cells and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 2009 (Vol. 28, Issue 2, Page S75). International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) annual meeting in Paris, France.
S. Bastani, W. Sherman, R. Mahidhara, D. Ross, R. Saggar, J. Lynch, D. Zisman, J. Belperio, A. Ardehali. Survival Benefit of Contemporary Lung Transplantation in Patients with IPF. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 2009 (Vol. 28, Issue 2, Page S135). International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) annual meeting in Paris, France.
Khan TA, Ross D, Schnickel G, Bastani S, Laks H, Esmailian F, Marelli D, Beygui R, Watson L, Vartapetian I, Ardehali A. 'A Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Inhaled Prostacyclin in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients.'
Bastani S, Bhatia R, Manasrah R, Belperio J, Fishbein MC, Ardehali A. "Chemokine Receptor Blockade Induces Regulatory T Cells." Accepted for presentation at the 28th annual International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) meeting in Boston, MA on April 10th, 2008.
Bastani S, Ardehali A. "Chemokine Receptor Blockade Induces Regulatory T Cells." Accepted for presentation at the annual Longmire Surgical Society meeting in Los Angeles, CA on March 28th, 2008.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Ardehali A. "Lung Transplantation in Patients 60 Years and Older." Poster presentation at the 8th annual Amercian Society of Transplant Surgeon's (ASTS) winter symposium at Marco Island, FL on January 25th, 2008.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Ardehali A. "Outcome of Lung Transplantation in Patients with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension." Presented at the annual Southern California chapter of American College of Surgeons (SCCACS) meeting in Santa Barbara, CA on January 19th, 2008.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Ross DJ, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Gjertson D, Beygui R, Ardehali A. "Lung Transplantation in Recipients Aged 65 and Over." Presented at the annual Southern California chapter of American College of Surgeons (SCCACS) meeting in Santa Barbara, CA on January 19th, 2008.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Schnickel GT, Ross DJ, Beygui R, Ardehali A. "Lung transplantation in older patients?." Presented at the annual Aust Surgical Society meeting in San Antonio, TX on June 14th, 2007.
Bastani S, Mahidhara R, Saggar R, Lynch JP, Schnickel GT, Ross DJ, Beygui R, Ardehali A. "Lung transplantation in older patients?." Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting in Washington DC on May 7th, 2007.
Bastani S, Schnickel GT, Hsieh GR, Garcia C, Fishbein MC, Ardehali A. "CXCR3 and CCR5 Blockade Prevents Acute Rejection via Induction of Regulatory CD4 Lymphocytes." J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007;26(2):S212. Presented at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation annual meeting in San Francisco on April 27th, 2007. Finalist for the Caves Award.
Bastani S, Schnickel GT, Ross DJ, Beygui R, Shefizadeh A, Saggar R, Ardehali A. "Modified Reperfusion in Clinical Lung Transplantation: The Result of 134 Consecutive Cases." Presented at the Southern California chapter of American College of Surgeons (SCCACS) meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, on January 21st, 2007.
Bastani S, Finley JM, Tobis JM. "Cutting Balloon Angioplasty Yields More Effective Results with Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance." Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2002;50(1):52. Presented at the 2002 Western Regional Conference in Carmel, CA
Bastani S, Takano Y, Tobis JM. "Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance Optimizes Cutting Balloon Angioplasty." Journal of American College of Cardiology. 2002;39(5) supplement A: 55. Presented at the 2002 American College of Cardiology conference in Atlanta, GA
Honors and Awards:
2010, Aust Society Annual Meeting Resident Paper Competition, San Antonio, Texas. 2nd place, Clinical.
Philip K. Caves award finalist at the 27th ISHLT meeting, April 27, 2007
President's Society Award for academic excellence and service to the university, April 8, 2002, Western University
President's Award for outstanding service to the college by a graduating senior, May, 2004, Western University
Leonard E. Peck, Sr. Memorial Award for exhibiting honesty, humility, and helping attitude
towards his/her peers, May, 2004, Western University
Research experiences:
Post-Doctoral Surgery/Research Fellowship: Research fellow / surgery resident, 7/06-present (Abbas Ardehali, MD, UCLA Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery).
Investigating role of T-lymphocytes/Regulatory CD4 lymphocytes in chronic rejection of cardiac allografts using a murine model.
Analyzing lung transplant recipients/donor data.
Clinical research assistant, 2001-2004 (Jonathan Tobis, MD, UCLA Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Interventional Cardiology). Analyzed coronary angiograms and intravascular ultrasound imaging using computer-based measurement systems; generated patient database.
Clinical research assistant, 1997-1998 (Sidney Starkman, MD, UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine)
Laboratory Research Assistant, 1995-1997 (William O'Brien, MD, UCLA Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, WestLA Veteran's Affairs). Examined reasons for longevity of non-progressive HIV survivors, macrophage tropism, dementia secondary to HIV
Professional organizations:
American Society of Transplantation, Active member
American College of Surgeons, Resident member
American Medical Association, Resident Section
American Osteopathic Association
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Member
Biosketch:
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