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Siavash Raigani MD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Surgery
Division: Surgery Transplant

Publications (37)

  • Risk Factors for Failure to Rescue in Adult Liver Transplantation Recipients: A Systematic Review. (Kimura J, Rawashdeh B, Asassfeh A, Chauhan P, Raigani S, Cooper M, Prasad KR) Clin Transplant 2026 Mar;40(3):e70497 PMID: 41758067 02/27/2026    
  • Transforming the logistics of liver transplantation with normothermic machine perfusion: Clinical impact versus cost. (Gao Q, Alderete IS, Aykun N, Samy KP, Nauser CL, Raigani S, DeLaura IF, Kahan R, Anwar IJ, Abraham N, Dunkman WJ, Miller TE, King LY, Berg CL, Vikraman DS, Ravindra K, Rege AS, Collins BH, McElroy LM, Jamieson I, Knechtle SJ, Sudan DL, Barbas AS) Liver Transpl 2025 Jun 01;31(6):750-761 PMID: 39723976 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213709075 12/26/2024       17 Citations
  • Castleman Disease Associated with the Head of the Pancreas: An Uncommon Differential Diagnosis. (Halpern SE, Raigani S, Fernandez-Del Castillo C) J Gastrointest Surg 2023 Dec;27(12):3099-3101 PMID: 37464144 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85164981303 07/19/2023    
  • Pan-caspase inhibition during normothermic machine perfusion of discarded livers mitigates ex situ innate immune responses. (Raigani S, Santiago J, Ohman A, Heaney M, Baptista S, Coe TM, de Vries RJ, Rosales I, Shih A, Markmann JF, Gruppuso P, Uygun K, Sanders J, Yeh H) Front Immunol 2022;13:940094 PMID: 35958587 PMCID: PMC9360556 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135607799 08/13/2022       16 Citations
  • A Novel Digital Algorithm for Identifying Liver Steatosis Using Smartphone-Captured Images. (Xu K, Raigani S, Shih A, Baptista SG, Rosales I, Parry NM, Shroff SG, Misdraji J, Uygun K, Yeh H, Fairchild K, Anne Dageforde L) Transplant Direct 2022 Sep;8(9):e1361 PMID: 35935028 PMCID: PMC9355111 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85135702229 08/09/2022       3 Citations
  • Partial freezing of rat livers extends preservation time by 5-fold. (Tessier SN, de Vries RJ, Pendexter CA, Cronin SEJ, Ozer S, Hafiz EOA, Raigani S, Oliveira-Costa JP, Wilks BT, Lopera Higuita M, van Gulik TM, Usta OB, Stott SL, Yeh H, Yarmush ML, Uygun K, Toner M) Nat Commun 2022 Jul 15;13(1):4008 PMID: 35840553 PMCID: PMC9287450 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134224669 07/16/2022       51 Citations
  • Activation of autophagy during normothermic machine perfusion of discarded livers is associated with improved hepatocellular function. (Ohman A, Raigani S, Santiago JC, Heaney MG, Boylan JM, Parry N, Carroll C, Baptista SG, Uygun K, Gruppuso PA, Sanders JA, Yeh H) Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2022 Jan 01;322(1):G21-G33 PMID: 34730028 PMCID: PMC8698515 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85122584194 11/04/2021       14 Citations
  • Non-invasive quantification of the mitochondrial redox state in livers during machine perfusion. (de Vries RJ, Cronin SEJ, Romfh P, Pendexter CA, Jain R, Wilks BT, Raigani S, van Gulik TM, Chen P, Yeh H, Uygun K, Tessier SN) PLoS One 2021;16(10):e0258833 PMID: 34705828 PMCID: PMC8550443 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85118247907 10/28/2021       5 Citations
  • Taking the Temperature on Machine Perfusion (Raigani S, Yeh H) Current Transplantation Reports September 2021;8(3):241-249 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85110094142 09/01/2021       2 Citations
  • Thrombolytic Therapy During ex-vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Human Livers Reduces Peribiliary Vascular Plexus Injury. (Haque O, Raigani S, Rosales I, Carroll C, Coe TM, Baptista S, Yeh H, Uygun K, Delmonico FL, Markmann JF) Front Surg 2021;8:644859 PMID: 34222314 PMCID: PMC8245781 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85108995255 07/06/2021       18 Citations
  • Steatotic livers for transplantation: Improving utilization of a prevalent resource through organ repair (Raigani S, Acun A, Uygun B, Uygun K, Yeh H) Organ Repair and Regeneration Preserving Organs in the Regenerative Medicine Era 1 January 2021:247-256 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85126419875 01/01/2021       1 Citation
  • A portable single-sided magnetic-resonance sensor for the grading of liver steatosis and fibrosis. (Bashyam A, Frangieh CJ, Raigani S, Sogo J, Bronson RT, Uygun K, Yeh H, Ausiello DA, Cima MJ) Nat Biomed Eng 2021 Mar;5(3):240-251 PMID: 33257853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85096915218 12/02/2020       23 Citations
  • Viability testing of discarded livers with normothermic machine perfusion: Alleviating the organ shortage outweighs the cost. (Raigani S, De Vries RJ, Carroll C, Chen YW, Chang DC, Shroff SG, Uygun K, Yeh H) Clin Transplant 2020 Nov;34(11):e14069 PMID: 32860634 PMCID: PMC7944462 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091271497 08/30/2020       39 Citations
  • Tryptophan Metabolism via the Kynurenine Pathway: Implications for Graft Optimization during Machine Perfusion. (Zhang A, Carroll C, Raigani S, Karimian N, Huang V, Nagpal S, Beijert I, Porte RJ, Yarmush M, Uygun K, Yeh H) J Clin Med 2020 Jun 15;9(6) PMID: 32549246 PMCID: PMC7355886 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091277623 06/19/2020       9 Citations
  • Moving the Margins: Updates on the Renaissance in Machine Perfusion for Organ Transplantation (Noah CV, Tratnig-Frankl P, Raigani S, Cetrulo CL, Uygun K, Yeh H) Current Transplantation Reports 1 June 2020;7(2):114-123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090088406 06/01/2020       1 Citation
  • Improvement of steatotic rat liver function with a defatting cocktail during ex situ normothermic machine perfusion is not directly related to liver fat content. (Raigani S, Carroll C, Griffith S, Pendexter C, Rosales I, Deirawan H, Beydoun R, Yarmush M, Uygun K, Yeh H) PLoS One 2020;15(5):e0232886 PMID: 32396553 PMCID: PMC7217452 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084606111 05/13/2020       18 Citations
  • Twenty-four hour ex-vivo normothermic machine perfusion in rat livers. (Haque O, Pendexter CA, Cronin SEJ, Raigani S, de Vries RJ, Yeh H, Markmann JF, Uygun K) Technology (Singap World Sci) 2020;8(1-2):27-36 PMID: 34307768 PMCID: PMC8300916 03/01/2020    
  • Metabolic and lipidomic profiling of steatotic human livers during ex situ normothermic machine perfusion guides resuscitation strategies. (Raigani S, Karimian N, Huang V, Zhang AM, Beijert I, Geerts S, Nagpal S, Hafiz EOA, Fontan FM, Aburawi MM, Mahboub P, Markmann JF, Porte RJ, Uygun K, Yarmush M, Yeh H) PLoS One 2020;15(1):e0228011 PMID: 31978172 PMCID: PMC6980574 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078308494 01/25/2020       21 Citations
  • Split-Liver Ex Situ Machine Perfusion: A Novel Technique for Studying Organ Preservation and Therapeutic Interventions. (Huang V, Karimian N, Detelich D, Raigani S, Geerts S, Beijert I, Fontan FM, Aburawi MM, Ozer S, Banik P, Lin F, Karabacak M, Hafiz EOA, Porte RJ, Uygun K, Markmann JF, Yeh H) J Clin Med 2020 Jan 18;9(1) PMID: 31963739 PMCID: PMC7019984 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091040585 01/23/2020       22 Citations
  • Ex vivo perfusion-based engraftment of genetically engineered cell sensors into transplantable organs. (Chin LY, Carroll C, Raigani S, Detelich DM, Tessier SN, Wojtkiewicz GR, Schmidt SP, Weissleder R, Yeh H, Uygun K, Parekkadan B) PLoS One 2019;14(12):e0225222 PMID: 31790444 PMCID: PMC6886851 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85075787673 12/04/2019       13 Citations
  • Pumping new life into old ideas: Preservation and rehabilitation of the liver using ex situ machine perfusion. (Raigani S, De Vries RJ, Uygun K, Yeh H) Artif Organs 2020 Feb;44(2):123-128 PMID: 31691326 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074801070 11/07/2019       12 Citations
  • Subnormothermic Machine Perfusion of Steatotic Livers Results in Increased Energy Charge at the Cost of Anti-Oxidant Capacity Compared to Normothermic Perfusion. (Karimian N, Raigani S, Huang V, Nagpal S, Hafiz EOA, Beijert I, Mahboub P, Porte RJ, Uygun K, Yarmush M, Yeh H) Metabolites 2019 Oct 24;9(11) PMID: 31652927 PMCID: PMC6918199 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85084985560 10/28/2019       19 Citations
  • Rehabilitation of Discarded Steatotic Livers Using Ex Situ Normothermic Machine Perfusion: A Future Source of Livers for Transplantation. (Raigani S, Markmann JF, Yeh H) Liver Transpl 2019 Jul;25(7):991-992 PMID: 31077626 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85067603823 05/12/2019       12 Citations
  • The Role of Surgery for Melanoma in an Era of Effective Systemic Therapy. (Raigani S, Cohen S, Boland GM) Curr Oncol Rep 2017 Mar;19(3):17 PMID: 28251494 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85014602483 03/03/2017       36 Citations
  • Reply: Permissive Intraabdominal Hypertension following Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. (Petro CC, Raigani S, Fayezizadeh M, Rowbottom JR, Klick JC, Prabhu AS, Novitsky YW, Rosen MJ) Plast Reconstr Surg 2016 Apr;137(4):764e PMID: 26761511 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84954338818 01/14/2016       3 Citations
  • Surgery for Localized Pancreatic Cancer: The Trend Is Not Improving. (Strohl MP, Raigani S, Ammori JB, Hardacre JM, Kim JA) Pancreas 2016;45(5):687-93 PMID: 26491905 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84944768864 10/23/2015       17 Citations
  • Starting a High-Quality Pancreatic Surgery Program at a Community Hospital. (Hardacre JM, Raigani S, Dumot J) J Gastrointest Surg 2015 Dec;19(12):2178-82 PMID: 26358277 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947036357 09/12/2015       10 Citations
  • Designing a ventral hernia staging system. (Petro CC, O'Rourke CP, Posielski NM, Criss CN, Raigani S, Prabhu AS, Rosen MJ) Hernia 2016 Feb;20(1):111-7 PMID: 26342924 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84957432038 09/08/2015       63 Citations
  • Risk factors for wound morbidity after open retromuscular (sublay) hernia repair. (Petro CC, Posielski NM, Raigani S, Criss CN, Orenstein SB, Novitsky YW) Surgery 2015 Dec;158(6):1658-68 PMID: 26100569 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947045038 06/24/2015       42 Citations
  • Permissible Intraabdominal Hypertension following Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. (Petro CC, Raigani S, Fayezizadeh M, Rowbottom JR, Klick JC, Prabhu AS, Novitsky YW, Rosen MJ) Plast Reconstr Surg 2015 Oct;136(4):868-881 PMID: 26090761 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942436850 06/20/2015       50 Citations
  • Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) leads to similar results in patients with and without prior endoscopic or surgical therapy. (Orenstein SB, Raigani S, Wu YV, Pauli EM, Phillips MS, Ponsky JL, Marks JM) Surg Endosc 2015 May;29(5):1064-70 PMID: 25249143 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84938053947 09/25/2014       99 Citations
  • Online resources in pediatric surgery: the new era of medical information. (Raigani S, Numanoglu A, Schwachter M, Ponsky TA) Eur J Pediatr Surg 2014 Aug;24(4):308-12 PMID: 25111279 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84928948717 08/12/2014       8 Citations
  • The impact of developing a comprehensive hernia center on the referral patterns and complexity of hernia care. (Raigani S, De Silva GS, Criss CN, Novitsky YW, Rosen MJ) Hernia 2014 Oct;18(5):625-30 PMID: 25038895 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84919428291 07/21/2014       18 Citations
  • Single-center experience with parastomal hernia repair using retromuscular mesh placement. (Raigani S, Criss CN, Petro CC, Prabhu AS, Novitsky YW, Rosen MJ) J Gastrointest Surg 2014 Sep;18(9):1673-7 PMID: 24944155 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84929133789 06/20/2014       36 Citations
  • Trends in the surgical treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma. (Raigani S, Hardacre JM, Kim J, Ammori JB) Ann Surg Oncol 2014 Feb;21(2):569-74 PMID: 24165900 PMCID: PMC4137034 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84896715978 10/30/2013       20 Citations
  • Intra-abdominal (Type IV) sacrococcygeal teratoma presenting with buttock hemangioma. (Raigani S, Agamanolis D, Soldes OS, Ponsky TA) Pediatr Surg Int 2013 Dec;29(12):1341-4 PMID: 24057924 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84890464578 09/24/2013       2 Citations
  • Trends in the treatment of resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. (Raigani S, Ammori J, Kim J, Hardacre JM) J Gastrointest Surg 2014 Jan;18(1):113-23 PMID: 24002769 PMCID: PMC4137039 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891865161 09/05/2013       22 Citations
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