The 20 Best Aortic Valve Replacement Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Aortic Valve Replacement

Dr. Armin Kiankhooy

Thoracic Surgery
Providence
10 Congress Street, Suite 210, 
Pasadena, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Aortic Valve Replacement
Providence
10 Congress Street, Suite 210, 
Pasadena, CA 
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Overview

Armin Kiankhooy is a Thoracic Surgeon in Pasadena, California. Dr. Kiankhooy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Aortic Valve Replacement. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Dissection, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Huntington Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
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  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

10 Congress Street, Suite 210, Pasadena, CA 91105
Call: 626-995-4447

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

AtriCure CryoICE Lesions for Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment During Concomitant On-Pump Endo/Epicardial Cardiac Surgery
AtriCure CryoICE Lesions for Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment During Concomitant On-Pump Endo/Epicardial Cardiac Surgery
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: October 15, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable

23 Total Publications

Concomitant Surgical Ablation Using a Novel Bipolar Radiofrequency Clamp: Outcomes from the TRAC-AF Registry.
Concomitant Surgical Ablation Using a Novel Bipolar Radiofrequency Clamp: Outcomes from the TRAC-AF Registry.
Journal: Journal of clinical medicine
Published: October 22, 2025
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