Shahram Yazdani, MD

Shahram Yazdani, MD

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About

Dr. Shahram Yazdani is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He provides care for children with a wide range of acute and chronic medical conditions, with particular interest in complex pediatric diseases that involve multiple organ systems and require coordinated, longitudinal care.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Yazdani is actively involved in medical education, clinical research, and quality improvement. His research focuses on developing various mathematical models  and data analytics to better understand relationships among symptoms, diseases, and clinical outcomes. Through this work, he aims to identify meaningful disease patterns, improve diagnostic accuracy, and develop clinical decision support for the care of children with complex and chronic health conditions.

His academic interests include pediatric medical education, clinical reasoning, healthcare quality improvement, artificial intelligence in medicine, and the application of quantitative methods to pediatric disease classification and diagnosis.

Languages

English, Persian (Farsi), Spanish

Education

Residency

Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 1998

Internship

Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, 1996

Degree

MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1995

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024
  • Neerhoot UCLA Department of Pediatrics Award for Excellence and Contribution to medical education 2010, 2013, 2024
  • Letter of appreciation, Senator Ted Lieu for presenting the data regarding the effect of Jet propulsion pollution in children, 2011
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Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Areas of Focus

Research

Interests

  • Medical Education

  • Clinical Informatics and mathematical modeling of diseases 

Publications

Books and Chapters

  1. Yazdani S, McGhee SA, Stiehm ER. Chronic Complex Diseases of Childhood (A Practical Guide for Clinicians). Brown-Walker Press (Universal Publishing). January 2011.

  2. Yazdani S, Kulkarni D, Kamzan A, Newcomer A, Lerner C. Pediatric Board Review Book. Oxford University Press, New York. February 2020.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  1. Henry RC, Mohan S, Yazdani S. Estimating Potential Air Quality Impact of Airports on Children Attending the Surrounding Schools. Atmospheric Environment. September 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.05.046

  2. Shahram Yazdani, Anish Badjatiya, Naghmeh Dorrani, Hane Lee, Wayne W. Grody, Stanley F. Nelson, and Katrina M. Dipple. Genetic Characterization and Long-term Management of Severely Affected Siblings with GNB5 Encephalopathy. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. March 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100582

  3. Shenoy RV, Relan A, Mittelman S, Yazdani S. Flattening the Learning Curve: A Case-Based Video Orientation for a Subspecialty Residency Rotation. Academic Pediatrics. 2021;21:5-10.

  4. Yazdani S, Lerner C, Kulkarni D, Kamzan A, Henry R. A New Expert System with Diagnostic Accuracy for Pediatric Upper Respiratory Conditions. Journal of Healthcare Analytics. 2022;2:100042. ISSN 2772-4425.

  5. Collier EK, Sachdeva M, Yazdani S, Hogeling M, Okun M, Naik HB, Lowes MA, Hsiao JL, Shi VY. Diagnosing and Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Pediatrics. Pediatric Annals. 2022 Mar;51(3):e123-e127. doi:10.3928/19382359-20220222-02. PMID: 35293815.

  6. Alvarez G, Alden Huang A, Grody WW, Yazdani S. Clinical Presentation of a Child with a Novel Variant of Alström Disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. July 2023 (in submission).

  7. Masson R, Shih T, De DR, Yazdani S, Sayed CJ, Shi VY, Hsiao JL. Perspectives of Pediatricians on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Care: A Survey Study. SKIN. 2023;7(2) (Research Letter).

  8. Yazdani S, Henry RC, Byrne A, Henry IC. Utility of Word Embeddings from Large Language Models in Medical Diagnosis. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2025; ocae314.

In the News

  • UCLA Health Connect: “Despite arsenic fears rice isn’t completely off the table for babies.” May 2016
  • LA Parent Magazine (by Elena Epstein) “Hospital Homework”, how to choose the right hospital for your child. January 2014
  • Health Tips for Parents: Mattel Children’s Hospital, UCLA “Why is my child getting nosebleeds?” June 2011, Volume 74
  • The Dallas Morning News “Read baby-products labels closely”, Health effects of children’s exposure to Formaldehyde and 1-4 Dioxane at trace amounts. 2009

Insurance

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

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024
  • Neerhoot UCLA Department of Pediatrics Award for Excellence and Contribution to medical education 2010, 2013, 2024
  • Letter of appreciation, Senator Ted Lieu for presenting the data regarding the effect of Jet propulsion pollution in children, 2011
  • Letter of appreciation, Congresswoman Jane Harman for presenting the data regarding the clinical health effect of SM airport on children, 2010