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Saami K. Yazdani, Ph.D.

E-mail: yazdanis@wfu.edu

Tel: 336-702-1968

Education

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Doctor of Phiolosphy, Biomedical Engineering, 2008

 

Virginia Tech

Master of Science, Engineering Mechanics, 2004

 

Virginia Tech

Bachelor of Science, Engineering of Science and Mechanics, 2001

 
Work Experience

Associate Professor, 2019-present

Wake Forest University, Department of Engineering

Associate Professor, 2018-2019

University of South Alabama, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor, 2012-2018

University of South Alabama, Department of Mechanical Engineering

 

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, 2008-2012

CVPath Institute, Inc.

 

Graduate Research Assistant, 2003-2008

Wake Forest University, Department of Biomedical Engineering

 

Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2003

Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics

 

 

 
Publications (MOST RECENT]

Udofot O, Lin LH, Thiel WH, Erwin M, Turner E, Miller FJ Jr, Giangrande PH, Yazdani SK. Delivery of Cell-Specific Aptamers to the Arterial Wall with an Occlusion Perfusion Catheter. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2019 Jun 7;16:360-366.

Coppel R, Lagache M, Finet G, Rioufol G, Gómez A, Dérimay F, Malvé M, Yazdani SK, Pettigrew RI, Ohayon J. Influence of Collaterals on True FFR Prediction for a Left Main Stenosis with Concomitant Lesions: An In Vitro Study. Ann Biomed Eng. 2019 Jun;47(6):1409-1421

Gomez A, Tacheau A, Finet G, Lagache M, Martiel JL, Le Floc'h S, Yazdani SK, Elias-Zuniga A, Pettigrew RI, Cloutier G and Ohayon. The Intraluminal Ultrasonic Palpation Imaging Technique Revisited for Anisotropic Characterization of Healthy and Atherosclerotic Coronary Arteries: A Feasibility Study. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 Jan;45(1):35-49.​

Turner E, Atigh MK, Erwin MM, Christians U, Yazdani SK.  Coating and pharmacokinetic evaluation of air spray coated drug coated balloons.  Cardiovasc Eng Tech. 2018; 9(2);240-250.

Atigh MK, Turner E, Christians U, Yazdani SK. The use of an occlusion perfusion catheter to deliver paclitaxel to the arterial wall. Cardiovascular Therapeutics. 2017;Aug;35(4).

Turner E, Stenson A, Yazdani SK. HPLC‐MS/MS method for quantification of paclitaxel from keratin containing samples. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 2017;139:247‐251.

Abd‐Elmoniem KZ, Ramos N, Yazdani SK, Ghanem AM, Holland SM, Freeman AF, Gharib AM. Coronary atherosclerosis and dilation in hyper IgE syndrome patients: Depiction by magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging and pathological correlation. 2017;258:20‐25.

Yazdani SK, Sheehy A, Pacetti S, Rittlemeyer B, Virmani R, Stent Coating Integrity of Durable and Biodegradable Coated Drug Eluting Stents. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2016; 29(5):483‐490.

Yazdani SK, Sheehy A, Pacetti S, Rittlemeyer B, Virmani R, Stent Coating Integrity of Durable and Biodegradable Coated Drug Eluting Stents. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2016; 29(5):483-490.

Otsuka F, Cheng Q, Yahagi K, Acampado E, Sheehy A, Yazdani SK, Sakakura K, Euller K, Perkins LE, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R, Joner M. Acute Thrombogenicity of a Durable Polymer Everolimus-Eluting Stent Relative to Contemporary Drug-Eluting Stents with Biodegradable Polymer Coatings Assessed Ex Vivo in a Swine Shunt Model.  JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015;8(9):1248-60.

Malve M, Gharib AM, Yazdani SK, Finet G, Martinez MA, Pettigrew R, Ohayon J.  Tortuosity of coronary bifurcation as a potential local risk factor for atherosclerosis: CFD steady state study based on in vivo dynamic CT measurements.  Ann Biomed Eng. 2015; 43(1):82-93.

 

Yazdani SK, Pacheco E, Nakano M, Otsuka F, Naisbitt S, Kolodgie FD, Ladich E, Rousselle S, Virmani R.  Vascular, downstream, and pharmacokinetic responses to treatment with a low dose drug-coated balloon in a swine femoral artery model.  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014; 83(1):132-140.

 

Bouvier A, Deleaval F, Doyley MM, Yazdani SK, Finet G, Le Floc'h S, Cloutier G, Pettigrew RI, Ohayon J.  A direct vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque elasticity reconstruction method based on an original material-finite element formulation: theoretical framework.  Phys Med Biol. 2013; 58(23):8457-8476.

 

Yazdani SK, Nakano M, Otsuka F, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  Animal models of vascular repair and re-endothelialization.  Rev Esp Cardiol Supl.  2013; 13(E):20-28.

 

Yazdani SK, Sheehy A, Nakano M, Nakazawa G, Vorphal M, Outsuka F, Donn RS, Perkins LE, Simonton CA, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  Preclinical evaluation of 2nd generation everolimus and zotarolimus eluting coronary stents.  Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2013; 25 (8):383-90.

 

Deleaval F,  Bouvier A, Finet G, Cloutier G, Yazdani SK, Le Floc'h S, Clarysse P, Pettigrew RI, Ohayon J.  The Intravascular Ultrasound Elasticity-Palpography Technique Revisited:  A reliable Tool for the in vivo Detection of Vulnerable Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.  2013; 39(8):1469-81.

 

Yazdani SK, Otsuka F, Nakano M, Ladich E, Virmani R.  Pathology of Saphenous Vein Grafts.  Interventional Cardiology Clinics.  2013; 2(2):242-249.

 

Habib A, Karmali V, Polavarapu R, Akahori H, Nakano M, Yazdani S, Otsuka F, Pachura K, Davis T, Narula J, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R, Finn AV.  Metformin impairs vascular endothelial recovery after stent placement in the setting of local eluted mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors via s6 kinase-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation.  JACC. 2013; 61 (9):971-80

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Le Floc'h S, Cloutier G, Saijo Y, Finet G, Yazdani SK, Deleaval F, Rioufol G, Pettigrew RI, Ohayon J.  A Four-Criterion Selection Procedure for Atherosclerotic Plaque Elasticity Reconstruction Based on In Vivo Coronary Intravascular Ultrasound Radial Strain Sequences.  Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.  2012; 38(12):2084-2097.

 

Tillman BW, Yazdani SK, Neff LP, Corriere MA, Christ GJ, Soker S, Geary RL, Yoo JJ.  Bioengineered Vascular Access Maintains Structural Integrity in Response to Arteriovenous Graft Flow and Repeated Needle Puncture.  Journal of Vascular Surgery.  2012; 56(3):783-93.

 

Yazdani SK, Farb A, Nakano M, Vorpahl M, Ladich E, Finn AV, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  Pathology of drug-eluting versus bare metal stents in saphenous vein graft lesions.  JACC Cardiovascular Intervention.  2012; 5(6):666-74.

 

Otsuka F, Finn AV, Yazdani SK, Nakano M, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  The Importance of the Endothelium in Atherothrombosis and Coronary Stenting .  Nature Reviews Cardiology.  2012; 9(8): 439-53.

 

Yazdani SK, Nakano M, Otsuka F, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  Accelerating Endothelialization of Coronary Stents by Capturing Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells with CD34 antibody. Interventional Cardiology.  2012;4(2): 168-181.

 

Yazdani SK, Kolodgie FD, Virmani R.  Ex vivo and preclinical assessment of an endothelial progenitor cell capturing bioengineering stent.  Minerva Cardioangiologica. 2012; 60(1):11-22.

 

 

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