
Elina Quiroga, M.D., MPH, is a board-certified surgeon at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Clinic at Harborview Medical Center. She is also a UW associate professor of surgery and the associate director for vascular surgery residency and fellowship training programs. Dr. Quiroga earned her M.D. from Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Washington. She is board-certified in general surgery and vascular surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgery.
Dr. Quiroga believes in creating active partnerships with her patients to achieve the best possible outcomes. Her scope of care includes management of peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, vascular trauma and dialysis access, using open and endovascular techniques. Her research interests include outcomes of vascular trauma and ruptured aneurysms, innovations in dialysis access, and healthcare inequities, with a special focus in Latinx populations.
Selected publications from PubMed
Aberrant Left Vertebral and Aberrant Right Subclavian Arteries in Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury Patients: A Multicenter Registry Study.
Rodriguez S, Caswell C, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, DuBose J, Miller CC, McGreevy D, Azizzadeh A, Rossi PJ, Aortic Trauma Foundation Collaborators
Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Dec;133:817-824 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2026.08.044.
Impact of trauma center volume on treatment strategies and outcomes of blunt traumatic aortic injuries.
Matthews R, Chou EL, Dubose JJ, Baril DT, Gupta N, Arbabi CN, Saqib NU, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, Miller CC, Azizzadeh A, Aortic Trauma Foundation Collaborators
J Vasc Surg. 2026 Jun;83(6):1533-1541.e3 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.01.035.
Comparison of Morbidity and Mortality Rates following Endovascular Repair of Complex Abdominal and Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Self-identified Race and Ethnicity in the Vascular Quality Initiative.
Teagle WL, Warren AS, Schermerhorn M, O'Donnell TFX, Quiroga E, Dansey KD, Zettervall SL
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2026 Jun;71(6):1060-1068 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2025.12.015.
The Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guideline on the management of blunt thoracic aortic injury: Focused update.
DuBose J, Kundi R, Curi MA, Eagleton M, Eskandari MK, Gandhi S, Malgor RD, Mitchell EL, Murad MH, Quiroga E, Rajani RR, Sarac T, Azizzadeh A
J Vasc Surg. 2026 May;83(5):1281-1290.e8 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2026.02.013.
The Role of Gender in Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injuries.
D'Alessio I, Monzio-Compagnoni N, Salinetti G, DuBose J, Starnes BW, Quiroga E, Benasconi D, D'Oria M, Lepidi S, Rimoldi P, Tolva VS, e ATF Collaborative Group
Ann Vasc Surg. 2026 Feb;123:64-73 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2025.09.023.
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