Esmailian, Fardad M.D.

Medical School Education
Institution: George Washington University School of Medicine
Year: 1987

Board Certified

Postdoctoral Education

Institution	Level (Intern, Resident, Fellow)	Department	Year
University of California, Los Angeles	Resident	Cardiothoracic Surgery	1992-94
University of California, San Diego	Intern and Resident	General Surgery	1987-92

Research Interests

• Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafts
• Robotics in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Clinical Interests

• Coronary artery bypass grafting, including Off-pump
• Valvular surgery, including minimally invasive
• Aortic aneurysm surgery
• Endoscopic vein harvesting

Hospital Staff Appointments

• Director of Cardiac Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica

Academic/Teaching Appointments

• UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
• VA/Wadsworth Medical Center
• Santa Monica/UCLA Medical Center

Titles

• Professor of Surgery

Other Interests

• Skiing, scuba diving, soccer, basketball, and stamp collecting

Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies

• The International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons, Southern California Chapter
• Los Angeles Surgical Society
• Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
• Fellow, American College of Surgeons
• Western Thoracic Surgical Association