Nasim Hedayati, M.D., M.A.S., F.A.C.S.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Hedayati believes that the key elements for successful treatment of vascular diseases include risk factor modification, tailoring of the endovascular or open surgical procedures to individual patient needs and comorbidities, and patient education. She greatly values open communication with the patient and family members in understanding expectations and formulating a treatment plan.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Surgery - General, Vascular and Endovascular Care, Surgery - Vascular and Endovascular

Center/Program Affiliation:

Cardiovascular Services, Vascular Center

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 2100
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3800

Other Languages:

Farsi (Persian)

Education:

Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
M.D., M.A.S., F.A.C.S. 1998

UCLA
Los Angeles, California
B.S. 1993

Internships:

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
1999

Residency:

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
2005
Surgery

Fellowships:

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
2007
Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, 2006

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons
Association for Academic Surgery
Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society

Select Recent Publications:

Humphries MD, Pevec WC, Laird JR, Yeo KK, Hedayati N, Dawson DL. Early duplex scanning after infrainguinal endovascular therapy. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Feb;53(2):353-8. Epub 2010 Oct 25.

Hedayati N, Del Pizzo DJ, Harris SE, Kuskowski M, Pevec WC, Lee ES, Pifer C, Dawson DL. Predictors of diagnostic success with renal artery duplex ultrasonography. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 May;25(4):515-9.

Hedayati N, Annambhotla S, Jiang J, Wang X, Chai H, Lin PH, Yao Q, Chen C. Growth hormone-releasing peptide ghrelin inhibits homocysteine-induced endothelial dysfunction in porcine coronary arteries and human endothelial cells. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jan;49(1):199-207. Epub 2008 Nov 22.

Lee ES, Pickett E, Hedayati N, Dawson DL, Pevec WC. Implementation of an aortic screening program in clinical practice: implications for the Screen For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act. J Vasc Surg. 2009 May;49(5):1107-11.

Dawson DL, Lee ES, Hedayati N, Pevec WC. Four-year experience with a regional program providing simulation-based endovascular training for vascular surgery fellows. J Surg Educ. 2009 Nov-Dec;66(6):330-5.

Hedayati N, Lin PH, Lumsden AB, Zhou W. Prolonged renal artery occlusion after endovascular aneurysm repair: endovascular rescue and renal function salvage. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Feb;47(2):446-9. Epub 2007 Oct 22.

Hedayati N, Riha GM, Kougias P, Huynh TT, Cheng C, Bechara C, Bismuth J, Dardik A, Lin PH. Prognostic factors and treatment outcome in mesenteric vein thrombosis. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2008 Jun-Jul;42(3):217-24. Epub 2008 Mar 10.

Hedayati N, PH Lin, AB Lumsden, W Zhou. Delayed renal artery occlusion following EVAR: Endovascular rescue and renal function salvage. Journal of Vascular Surgery 47 (2):446-9.

Hedayati N , P Kougias, HF El Sayed, W Zhou, TT Huynh, PH Lin. Dual guidewire placement to enhance arch vessel origin identification: A simple technique to facilitate ostial aortic arch vessel stenting. Journal of Vascular Surgery (In press)

Mussa FF, N Hedayati, W. Zhou, HF El-Sayed, P Kougias, RO Darouiche, PH Lin. Prevention and treatment of vascular graft infection. Expert Review of Anti-Infection Therapy 5(2):305-15.

To see if Nasim Hedayati is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.