Cherrie Z. Abraham, M.D., FRCSC (he/him)

  • Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Cherrie Abraham is a vascular surgeon and professor of surgery in the Division of Vascular Surgery in the OHSU School of Medicine. He is also director of the Aortic Program in OHSU's Knight Cardiovascular Institute. 

Dr. Abraham is one of the world's most experienced surgeons in performing endovascular aneurysm repair. He has special expertise in repairing aortic aneurysms — a dangerous bulging in the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Endovascular aneurysm repair involves inserting and attaching a small stent graft to reinforce the wall of the aorta to keep it from rupturing. The stent graft is inserted through a small incision in the groin into the artery.

In 2009, Dr. Abraham performed the world's first branched endovascular graft for aortic arch aneurysm — at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has trained vascular surgeons, cardiac surgeons, interventional radiologists and interventional cardiologists throughout the world in performing endovascular aneurysm repair.

Dr. Abraham believes all patients should be informed about all options for aortic surgery and should demand a surgeon who can clearly explain the problems and offer the best solution.

Dr. Abraham's clinical expertise also includes open surgery repair of complex aneurysms and general vascular surgery. 

Dr. Abraham earned his M.D. degree from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He completed his residency in general surgery at Dalhousie. He also has completed four fellowships in vascular surgery or vascular surgery research — at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, at the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, N.Y., at the University of California San Francisco, and at the Ashford Medical Center in Adelaide, Australia.

When he's not working, Dr. Abraham enjoys spending time with his wife and children, traveling, sports, and learning how to play acoustic and electric guitar.

Dr. Cherrie Abraham's published research

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 1987, Dalhousie University
    • M.D., 1994, Dalhousie University

  • Residency

    • General Surgery, Dalhousie University Medical School, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1994-1999

  • Fellowship

    • Vascular Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 1999-2001
    • Vascular Surgery Research, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 2001
    • Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2001-2002
    • Peripheral Arterial Interventional and Advanced Endovascular Fellowship, Ashford Medical Center, Adelaide, Australia, 2002-2003

  • Certifications

    • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Canada, 1999
    • General Surgery Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1999
    • Vascular Surgery Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2003

Memberships and associations:

  • Oregon Medical Board
  • Canadian Vascular Surgery Society
  • Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Society of Vascular Surgery

Areas of interest

  • Industry sponsored national clinical trials for aortic devices used in the treatment of complex aortic aneurysms.
  • The use of biomarkers (fibrillin degradation products) to predict aneurysmal disease and measure effectiveness of treatment.
  • Spinal cord ischemia associated with extensive aortic coverage from endovascular stent grafts.

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • Open repair of a ruptured abdominal aorta with an aortoiliac vein fistula in a 7-month-old infant and review of the literature

    Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases, Innovations and Techniques
    1. Olivia I. Fuson
    2. Kelsi Hirai
    3. Devin R. Halleran
    4. Mubeen Jafri
    5. Ashok Muralidaran
    6. Amir Azarbal
    7. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    8. Sherene Shalhub

  • A Novel Model of Tobacco Smoke–Mediated Aortic Injury

    Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
    1. Amir F. Azarbal
    2. Tana Repella
    3. Eric Carlson
    4. Elise C. Manalo
    5. Braden Palanuk
    6. Nasibeh Vatankhah
    7. Keith Zientek
    8. Douglas R. Keene
    9. Wenri Zhang
    10. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    11. Gregory L. Moneta
    12. Gregory J. Landry
    13. Nabil J. Alkayed
    14. Lynn Y. Sakai

  • Circulating fibrillin fragment concentrations in patients with and without aortic pathology

    JVS-Vascular Science
    1. Eric J. Carlson
    2. Megan Rushkin
    3. Derek Darby
    4. Trisha Chau
    5. Renee L. Shirley
    6. Jeff S. King
    7. Khanh Nguyen
    8. Gregory J. Landry
    9. Gregory L. Moneta
    10. Cherrie Abraham
    11. Lynn Y. Sakai
    12. Amir F. Azarbal

  • Low Psoas Muscle Area is Associated with Increased Mortality and Spinal Cord Injury After Complex Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair

    Annals of Vascular Surgery
    1. Robert James Doonan
    2. Saad Bin-Ayeed
    3. Philippe Charbonneau
    4. Kiattisak Hongku
    5. Daniel Obrand
    6. Kent Mackenzie
    7. Oren Steinmetz
    8. Jason Bayne
    9. Elie Girsowicz
    10. Cherrie Abraham
    11. Heather Gill

  • Mortality and Major Adverse Events Improve With Increased Institutional Experience for Fenestrated and Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair

    Journal of Endovascular Therapy
    1. Robert James Doonan
    2. Saad Bin-Ayeed
    3. Philippe Charbonneau
    4. Kiattisak Hongku
    5. Kent Mackenzie
    6. Oren Steinmetz
    7. Jason Bayne
    8. Cherrie Abraham
    9. Daniel Obrand
    10. Elie Girsowicz
    11. Heather L. Gill

  • Thoracic Aortic Diseases

    Canadian Journal of Cardiology
    1. Jean François Dorval
    2. Guillaume Marquis-Gravel
    3. Philippe Demers
    4. Raymond Cartier
    5. Cherrie Abraham

  • Peak systolic velocity and color aliasing are important in the development of duplex ultrasound criteria for external carotid artery stenosis

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Matthew D. Kronick
    2. Atish Chopra
    3. Shivam Swamy
    4. Varneet Brar
    5. Enjae Jung
    6. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    7. Timothy K. Liem
    8. Gregory J. Landry
    9. Gregory L. Moneta

  • Experienced operators achieve superior patency and wound complication rates with endoscopic great saphenous vein harvest compared with open harvest in lower extremity bypasses

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Matthew Kronick
    2. Timothy K. Liem
    3. Enjae Jung
    4. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    5. Gregory L. Moneta
    6. Gregory J. Landry

  • Predictors of perioperative morbidity and mortality in open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

    American journal of surgery
    1. Gregory J. Landry
    2. Timothy K. Liem
    3. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    4. Enjae Jung
    5. Gregory L. Moneta

  • Ambulation and functional outcome after major lower extremity amputation

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Atish Chopra
    2. Amir F. Azarbal
    3. Enjae Jung
    4. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    5. Timothy K. Liem
    6. Gregory J. Landry
    7. Gregory L. Moneta
    8. Erica Mitchell

  • Causes and outcomes of finger ischemia in hospitalized patients in the intensive care unit

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Gregory J. Landry
    2. Courtney J. Mostul
    3. Daniel S. Ahn
    4. Bryant J. McLafferty
    5. Timothy K. Liem
    6. Erica Mitchell
    7. Enjae Jung
    8. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    9. Amir F. Azarbal
    10. Robert B. McLafferty
    11. Gregory L. Moneta

  • Cerebral embolic protection during endovascular arch replacement

    Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery
    1. Christine R. Herman
    2. Christian Rosu
    3. Cherrie Z. Abraham

  • Characterization of profunda femoris vein thrombosis

    Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
    1. Tana L. Repella
    2. Olga Lopez
    3. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    4. Amir F. Azarbal
    5. Timothy K. Liem
    6. Erica Mitchell
    7. Gregory J. Landry
    8. Gregory L. Moneta
    9. Enjae Jung

  • Nonatherosclerotic vascular causes of acute abdominal pain

    American journal of surgery
    1. Gregory J. Landry
    2. Alla Yarmosh
    3. Timothy K. Liem
    4. Enjae Jung
    5. Amir F. Azarbal
    6. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    7. Erica Mitchell
    8. Gregory L. Moneta

  • Safety and feasibility of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair as day surgery

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Stephen C. Hanley
    2. Oren Steinmetz
    3. Eva S. Mathieu
    4. Daniel Obrand
    5. Kent Mackenzie
    6. Marc Michel Corriveau
    7. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    8. Heather L. Gill

  • Risk Factors for Mortality Among Individuals With Peripheral Arterial Disease

    American Journal of Cardiology
    1. Stephen M. Amrock
    2. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    3. Enjae Jung
    4. Pamela B. Morris
    5. Michael Shapiro

  • Single-Stage Hybrid Repair of Right Aortic Arch With Kommerell's Diverticulum

    Annals of Thoracic Surgery
    1. Cristian Rosu
    2. Jean François Dorval
    3. Cherrie Zack Abraham
    4. Raymond Cartier
    5. Philippe Demers

  • The Use of Branched Endografts for the Aortic Arch in the Endovascular Era

    Surgical technology international
    1. Rami O. Tadros
    2. Scott R. Safir
    3. Peter L. Faries
    4. Daniel K. Han
    5. Rajiv K. Chander
    6. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    7. Michael L. Marin
    8. Allan S. Stewart

  • A National Survey on Teaching and Assessing Technical Proficiency in Vascular Surgery in Canada

    Annals of Vascular Surgery
    1. Laura Drudi
    2. Sajjid Hossain
    3. Kent S. Mackenzie
    4. Marc Michel Corriveau
    5. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    6. Daniel I. Obrand
    7. Melina Vassiliou
    8. Heather Gill
    9. Oren K. Steinmetz

  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia causing graft thrombosis and bowel ischemia postendovascular aneurysm repair

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Abdulmajeed Altoijry
    2. Kent S. Mackenzie
    3. Marc Michel Corriveau
    4. Daniel I. Obrand
    5. Cherrie Z. Abraham
    6. Oren K. Steinmetz

  • Preoperative Diagnostic Angiogram and Endovascular Aortic Stent Placement for Appleby Resection Candidates

    HPB Surgery
    1. N. Trabulsi
    2. J. S. Pelletier
    3. C. Abraham
    4. T. Vanounou

  • Sheath-shunt technique for avoiding lower limb ischemia during complex endovascular aneurysm repair

    Journal of vascular surgery
    1. Stephen C. Hanley
    2. Simon K. Neequaye
    3. Oren Steinmetz
    4. Daniel Obrand
    5. Kent Mackenzie
    6. Cherrie Z. Abraham

  • Global experience with an inner branched arch endograft

    Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
    1. Stéphan Haulon
    2. Roy K. Greenberg
    3. Rafaëlle Spear
    4. Matt Eagleton
    5. Cherrie Abraham
    6. Christos Lioupis
    7. Eric Verhoeven
    8. Krassi Ivancev
    9. Tilo Kölbel
    10. Brendan Stanley
    11. Timothy Resch
    12. Pascal Desgranges
    13. Blandine Maurel
    14. Blayne Roeder
    15. Timothy Chuter
    16. Tara Mastracci