Areg Grigorian

Biography

Areg Grigorian, M.D., FACS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the University of California, Irvine. He received his M.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2014, completed general surgery residency at the University of California, Irvine in 2020, and completed fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and AAST Acute Care Surgery at LAC+USC Medical Center in 2021 and 2022. Grigorian has focused his research on trauma and surgical critical care outcomes, with particular emphasis on clinical outcomes research examining injury patterns, treatment protocols, and disparities in trauma care. His work has resulted in over 250 peer-reviewed publications examining topics ranging from blunt cerebrovascular injury and antibiotic timing in open fractures to firearm violence and outcomes in special populations.

Grigorian serves as co-editor and chapter author for multiple surgical textbooks, including "Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review" (three editions) and "Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards" (three editions). The first edition of "Surgery: A Case Based Clinical Review" has been accessed over 919,000 times and the second edition over 164,000 times, making it one of the top 10 Springer textbooks in healthcare and medicine. He has mentored over 40 medical students, residents, and research fellows in clinical outcomes research, with many projects resulting in peer-reviewed publications. Grigorian directs the Surgery Shelf Boot Camp for third-year medical students and serves as instructor and course director for multiple trauma education courses including ASSET, ATLS, and Stop the Bleed.

Grigorian is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and member of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Southwestern Surgical Congress, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and Pacific Coast Surgical Association. He serves as reviewer for ten surgical journals and was appointed Chair of the Committee on Applicants for District 6 of the American College of Surgeons in 2025. His honors include Outstanding Resident of the Year at UC Irvine in 2020, finalist for the American College of Surgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching in 2019, and the Rising Star Award from UC Irvine in 2024.

Education

• BA in Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 2009
• MD in Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 2014

Distinctions

• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
• Best Research Paper Finalist, Karmody Research Competition, The Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery, 2018
• Finalist for American College of Surgeons Resident Award for Exemplary Teaching, 2019
• Chair, Committee on Applicants, District 6, American College of Surgeons, 2025
• Jack A. Barney Research Award Nomination, Southwestern Surgical Congress, 2019
• Best Resident Paper Competition Winner for Southern California Caucus, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, 2020
• Chief-Resident in charge of Surgical Education, University of California Irvine, 2020
• Outstanding Resident of the Year, University of California Irvine, 2020
• Medical Education Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California Irvine, 2020
• Fresh Tissue Dissection Lab (FTDL) Education Fellow, University of Southern California, 2021