Abbas Ardehali, MD
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Abbas Ardehali, MD

  • Cardiac Surgery
Cardiovascular Center | 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630 East, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

  • Professor of Surgery and Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • William E. Conner Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation
  • Director, UCLA Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs

Patient Stories

Languages

English, Persian (Farsi)

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1998
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1989

Fellowship

Cardiology, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1990

Residencies

Surgery/Thoracic Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1997
Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1995
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1989

Internships

Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, 1991
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1987

Degree

MD, Emory University School of Medicine, 1986

Recognitions

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Research

Interests

  • Improvement in Adult Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
  • Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
  • Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy/Chronic Rejection in Transplantation
  • Reperfusion Injury in Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Organ Care System Heart and Lung Transplant Studies
  • PROCEED II Study Protocol

In the News

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Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022-2024
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
  • Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018 (Cardiac Surgery)