Shahab Toursavadkohi

Shahab Toursavadkohi, MD is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), where he serves as Co-Director of the Aortic Center and Director of the Vascular Acute Care Surgery (VACS) team. He specializes in vascular surgery, focusing on complex aortic pathologies, endovascular/hybrid approaches, and vascular emergencies.

• Education: Doctor of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2001)
• Training: Internship (2005-2006), Residency (2006-2011), Fellowship (2011-2013)

His research interests include:

• Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal/juxta-renal aortic aneurysms
• Hybrid aortic arch repairs
• Innovations in vascular trauma and acute limb ischemia
• Disease-specific vascular interventions (e.g., TCAR, TAMBE)

Article trends highlight his work in endovascular aortic repair (TAMBE, Z-Fen, TBE), vascular trauma, pulmonary embolism, and novel surgical techniques for complex anatomical scenarios. His clinical trials involve co-investigator roles in international multicenter studies like EUCLID, N-TA3CT, and ARISE.

Awards include the Emerick Szilagyi Award (2010) and multiple Annual Teaching Awards (2015, 2017, 2019).

Leadership roles encompass directing the Annual Vascular Surgery Symposium, serving as Institutional PI for the LEOPARD and TAMBE trials, and editorial positions at journals like Current Surgical Reports and Frontiers in Surgery.