Dr. Asadollah Mirzaei

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Experience and Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Affiliated Hospitals and Insurances: Javad Al-Aemeh Hospital

Educational Background:

• General Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Served as a General Practitioner in Birjand, Saravan, and Iranshahr
• General Surgery Specialty, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, Shahid Rajaei Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences
• Two-year training at Manchester Cardiac Surgery Center, UK (M.R.I)
• Postgraduate training at Lausanne Heart Center, Switzerland
• Assistant Professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
• Associate Professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Notable Scientific Contributions:

• Performed the first coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 1991
• Performed the first off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 1995
• Conducted stem cell injections along with coronary artery bypass surgeries in patients with low ejection fraction
• Performed over 18,000 heart surgeries, including coronary, valve, and congenital anomalies

Achievements and Honors:

• Established the first cardiovascular surgery center at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Ghaem Hospital with Dr. Ali Asghar Bolourian in 1991
• Head of the Department, Operating Room, and ICU at Ghaem Hospital’s Cardiovascular Surgery Center (1999 – 2011)
• Head of the Department, Operating Room, and ICU at Dr. Shariati Hospital’s Cardiovascular Surgery Center (2009 – 2011)
• Head of the Department and Operating Room at Javad Al-Aemeh Specialized Heart Hospital (2000 – present)
• Founded the separate Cardiovascular Surgery Group at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2007 and managed it until 2011
• Established the first cardiovascular surgery center at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 1998
• Established the first cardiovascular surgery center at Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 2008
• Established the cardiovascular surgery center at Dr. Shariati Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, the third specialized heart surgery center at the university, in February 2010
• Recognized as the National Exemplary Physician in 2001, 2005, and 2010
• Recognized as the Exemplary Physician of Khorasan Razavi Province in 2006