Professor & Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Smidt Heart Center
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Ali Azizzadeh is an internationally recognized surgeon, researcher, and educator who specializes in the minimally invasive treatment of vascular disease. As a board certified vascular surgeon, his areas of expertise include aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, carotid disease, peripheral arterial disease, thoracic outlet syndrome, and varicose veins.
Dr. Azizzadeh earned his medical degree and completed a general surgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. He then completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, affiliated with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Before joining the staff at Cedars-Sinai in 2017, he served as a tenured Professor and Chief of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute in Houston, TX.
Dr. Azizzadeh actively participates in research on novel surgical techniques, stent grafts, and other devices and has served as US Principal Investigator for several clinical trials. He has authored or co-authored more than 390 scientific publications, abstracts, and book chapters in medical journals and textbooks. He has delivered more than 300 invited lectures on various vascular surgery topics to local, regional, national, and international audiences.
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
10:29 AM – 10:36 AM ET