In his research, he studies endovascular treatments for peripheral artery disease to help doctors and their patients make informed decisions about treatment options. Vartanian earned a medical degree at Saint Louis University in Missouri. He completed a general surgery residency at UCSF and spent two years in the Laboratory for Accelerated Vascular Research, focusing on notch signaling and how that plays a critical role in vascular morphology during embryonic vascular development. He completed a fellowship in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at UCSF, where he is an assistant professor of surgery. Clinics