Accepting new patients
Abbas Ardehali, MD
- Cardiac Surgery
Cardiovascular Center
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100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630 East, Los Angeles, CA 90095
US
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
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
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2022-2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018 (Cardiac Surgery)
Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
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
- Dr. Ardehali was featured in LA Weekly's Best People of L.A. 2011
- UCLAs heart transplant program ranked among nation's best
- 'Beating heart' technology could revolutionize field of heart transplantation
- "Heart in a Box" System May Increase Donor Pool, Improve Outcomes
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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)