Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD

Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Email: bziaeian@mednet.ucla.edu

Health Equity · Preventative Cardiology · Cardiovascular Epidemiology

Dr. Ziaeian is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, general cardiologist, and interested in evaluating and improving the receipt of evidence-based therapies for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular events and mortality. He is currently funded by the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. His projects are focused on understanding how access to care and geospatial distance influence the quality of heart failure care received. He has also led a novel implementation of Bayesian epidemiologic modeling to understand the national burden of ischemic strokes and the quality of hospital care delivered. He serves as a member of the Writing Committee on the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guideline committees for Performance Measurement and the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He is a Core Investigator at the VA Greater Los Angeles Center for the Study of Healthcare, Innovation, Implementation & Policy (CSHIIP). He also serves as the Director of Telecardiology at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

Ongoing Registries: American Heart Association – Get With the Guidelines Programs (Heart Failure, Stroke)