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Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD

(Ara Pridjian, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery

Medical College of Wisconsin (1982)

1140 E. Michigan Avenue Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48912

(517) 364-5200

Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lansing, MI specializing in cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1982 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD is affiliated with EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.

Office Locations

Address:

1140 E. Michigan Avenue Suite 300
Lansing, MI 48912

In The News

“"Big" is the operative word for the new surgical suites, said Ara Pridjian, medical director for cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Sparrow.”—"Sparrow unveils new $15 million surgical center", The Washington Times, May 2014

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	318
endarterectomy	14
hospital care	388
inpatient care	389
minimally invasive procedures	8
neck surgery	14
open surgery	50
stent placement (stenting)	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
vascular procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	43
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	339
hospital care	388
inpatient care	389
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	38
stent placement (stenting)	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
vascular procedures	50

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	41
Less than 65	101

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	313
endarterectomy	10
hospital care	344
inpatient care	345
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	10
open surgery	38
stent placement (stenting)	8
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	760
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	108
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

bypass surgery	31
cardiac procedures	60
doctor visit	349
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	169
inpatient care	170
minimally invasive procedures	5
neck surgery	13
open surgery	62
stent placement (stenting)	8
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	62
vascular procedures	35

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	36
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	62
doctor visit	407
endarterectomy	14
hospital care	94
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	22
neck surgery	14
open surgery	40
outpatient care	13
stent placement (stenting)	10
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
vascular procedures	48

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	60
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	297
hospital care	95
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	46
outpatient care	13
stent placement (stenting)	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
vascular procedures	29

**Gender**
Male	206
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	328
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	50
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	38
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	62
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

doctor visit	186
hospital care	73
inpatient care	74

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	35
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

doctor visit	330
hospital care	90
inpatient care	91
minimally invasive procedures	7
stent placement (stenting)	10
vascular procedures	5

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Lansing, MI were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

angioplasty	10
bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	46
doctor visit	331
endarterectomy	13
hospital care	198
inpatient care	195
minimally invasive procedures	18
neck surgery	13
open surgery	43
outpatient care	13
stent placement (stenting)	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43
vascular procedures	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	327
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	43
75 to 84	110
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	149

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 1982. He has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin (1982)

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ara Karekin Pridjian, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,425 Heart Valves $2,048	Claria MRI $197	NanoCross $85	Mosaic $63	CoreValve Evolut $21	Other $11
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,272 ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $603	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $568	ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $101
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,133 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System $471	Atherectomy Device $439	Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $136	Diamondback Peripheral $87
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$1,035 EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control $479	GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo $271	Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $187	EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis $25	EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis $21	Other $51
ABIOMED	$1,009 Impella $1,009
Other	$4,179 Cardiovascular $393	AFX $198	Vascular $129	SHOCKWAVE INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY (IVL) SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2+ CORONARY $127	Tritium Sternal Cable Plate $122	Other $3,210

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,815
Travel and Lodging	$3,640
Education	$598

Biography

Dr. Ara Pridjian is a cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, and thoracic surgery specialist in Lansing, MI. He studied medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Pridjian's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.