Armaghan is a rising third-year medical student at Michigan State College of Human Medicine. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science in 2020, dual majoring in philosophy and biomolecular science. During his undergraduate years, he interned at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, where he worked on different clinical registries, sparking his interest in cardiac surgery. After enrolling in medical school, he joined Dr. Bo Yang’s clinical research team and is presently studying outcomes of acute type A aortic dissections and aortic aneurysms. Under Dr. Yang’s guidance, he has presented at multiple cardiac surgery meetings, including the annual AATS and STS conferences, and published numerous original research articles. Apart from research, Armaghan represented his school at the annual Michigan State Medical Society meeting as a student delegate to discuss policies on issues within the scope of the American Medical Association.

Armaghan is excited to work with Dr. Bo Yang as his mentor at the University of Michigan this summer.