Francisco Arabia, MD, MBA

Expert Publications

• CardioWest total artificial heart: a retrospective controlled study.
• Implantation technique for the CardioWest total artificial heart.
• Arizona experience with CardioWest Total Artificial Heart bridge to transplantation.
• Blood loss and transfusion requirements in patients implanted with a mechanical circulatory support device undergoing cardiac transplantation.
• The CardioWest total artificial heart as a bridge to transplantation.
• Comparison of the CardioWest total artificial heart, the novacor left ventricular assist system and the thoratec ventricular assist system in bridge to transplantation.
• Bridge to transplantation with a Thoratec left ventricular assist device in a 17-kg child.
• Synthetic membrane neo-pericardium facilitates total artificial heart explantation.
• Update on the total artificial heart.
• Inflammatory mediated chronic anemia in patients supported with a mechanical circulatory assist device.
• Errors in pressure gradient measurement by continuous wave Doppler ultrasound: type, size and age effects in bioprosthetic aortic valves.
• Adult cardiac transplantation: a review of perioperative management Part-I.
• Gastric erosion associated with left ventricular assist device: new technology, new complication.
• Use of an inexpensive blue band during ventricular assist device and total artificial heart placement facilitates and expedites explantation during heart transplant.
• Nontraditional surgical approaches for implantation of pacemaker and cardioverter defibrillator systems in patients with limited venous access.

Clinical Trials

• MOMENTUM 3 Continued Access Protocol

Media Releases

Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Francisco A. Arabia, who serves patients in the State of Arizona.

Dr. Arabia is an internationally recognized surgeon and executive leader in thoracic, cardiothoracic vascular and transplant surgery. He serves as a Physician Executive with the Advanced Heart Program at Banner – University Medical Group in Phoenix, Arizona, and as a Professor of Surgery and Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. 

The doctor has extensive physician leadership experience, most recently as Associate Director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California; Associate Director and Comprehensive Transplant Director at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Chair of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona; and Surgical Director of the Heart Transplant Program in the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in  Scottsdale, Arizona.

He earned an engineering degree from Tulane University and his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then went on to complete his residency in  general surgery at Tulane University Affiliate Hospitals in New Orleans, Louisiana, followed by his residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He completed his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Arizona in 2006. 

The author or co-author of over 100 research publications, Dr. Arabia has presented his work at professional conferences and meetings throughout the world. His clinical and research interests include the total artificial hearts, left ventricular assist devices, heart transplantation and biomedical engineering. 

He is board-certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, an American surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest.

Among the doctor’s many accomplishments, he was the recipient of the Training Award of Excellence – American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in 1998, the ASAIO/Lippincott-Raven Book Award for abstract entitled, “Success Rates of Long Term Circulatory Assist Devices Currently Used for Bridge to Heart Transplantation,” in 1996, the Yoshioka & Akutsu Prize for abstract entitled, “Patient Selection for Successful Outcome with the CardioWest Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation,” in 1996, among many others. He was also recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” in January of 2005 and 2006. 

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax (the chest). Cardiothoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax , which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Alongside performing surgery, they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs. 

Additional Information

Francisco A. Arabia, MD, MBA, is a Top Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgeon as well as Physician Executive of the Advanced Heart Program at Banner – University Medical Group in Phoenix, Arizona

Francisco A. Arabia, MD, MBA, is a well-versed transplant surgeon who serves as Physician Executive of the Advanced Heart Program at Banner – University Medical Group in Phoenix, Arizona. A leader in cardiothoracic and transplant surgery, Dr. Arabia is also a Professor of Surgery and Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. With thirty-two years of experience in cardiothoracic and transplant surgery, Dr. Arabia has also authored and co-authored over 100 research publications. Moreover, he has actively presented at professional meetings and conferences both nationally and internationally. Dr. Arabia’s clinical and research interests include topics such as left ventricular assist devices, total artificial hearts, heart transplantation, and biomedical engineering. Dr. Arabia has also been listed among the Best Doctors in America in 2005 and 2006. Prior to his current endeavors, Francisco A. Arabia, MD, MBA, served in multiple leadership roles, including Associate Director of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Comprehensive Transplant Director at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, Chair of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, and Surgical Director of the Heart Transplant Program in the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery/ Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in  Scottsdale, Arizona. For more information about Dr. Francisco A. Arabia, please visit https://doctors.bannerhealth.com/provider/Francisco+Arabia%2C+Sr./755530.

Francisco A. Arabia, MD, MBA, attended the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and received his medical degree in 1983. Furthermore, he conducted his general surgery residency at Tulane University Affiliate Hospitals in New Orleans, Louisiana. In addition, he completed his cardiothoracic surgery training at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Arabia received board certification in cardiothoracic surgery from the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. He completed his engineering undergraduate degree at Tulane University as well as an MBA degree at the University of Arizona in 2006. Dr. Arabia is the recipient of multiple honors and awards, including the Training Award of Excellence from the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs in 1998, the 1996 ASAIO/Lippincott-Raven Book Award (Success Rates of Long-Term Circulatory Assist Devices Currently Used for Bridge to Heart Transplantation), and the 1996 Yoshioka & Akutsu Prize (Patient Selection for Successful Outcome with the CardioWest Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation). For more information about Dr. Francisco A. Arabia, please visit https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1955658-Francisco-Arabia-Cardiothoracic-Surgeon.

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