Vice Chief of Cardiology
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La Mesa Cardiac Center, a Medical Group
5565 Grossmont Center Drive, Bldg.3, Suite 455
La Mesa, CA 91942, USA
Phone: 619-573-0533
Email: azimidoc@yahoo.com
Education
| 1989-1993 | B.A. in Chemistry with pre-medical concentration | Columbia University, New York |
| 1994-1998 | - | Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire M.D. |
Biography
Dr. Azimi is a well respected interventional cardiologist with expertise in angioplasty, stents, peripheral angiograms and stenting, as well as structural heart interventions. He is involved in Transcatheter Aortic Valve replacements. He is awarded national STEMI champion award by Sharp Healthcare for his outcomes involving heart attacks to be the best in the country. He has been recognized as San Diego's Top Interventional Cardiologists by San Diego Magazine 2013, 2014, 2016 and also by Castle Connoly for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. He is a former chief of biomedical ethics (6 years), former chief of Medicine and current chief of Endovascular Medicine as well as Vice Chief of Cardiology at SGH. He is on the board of directors of the California ACC where he serves as chair of the public relations committee.
Research Interest
- Internal Medicine
- General Cardiology
- Nuclear Cardiology
- Preventive Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Vascular Medicine
Scientific Activities
Honors/Awards
| 2017 | Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2017 | America’s Most Honored Professionals-Top 1% American Registry |
| 2012-present | Health grades Honor Roll |
| 2013-2017 | Castle Connolly Top Doctors, Interventional Cardiology Voted as regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly |
| 2013-2017 | America’s Top Cardiologists, Consumer Research Council of America |
| August 2014 | America’s Top Cardiologists, Consumer Research Council of America |
| 2016 | Top Doctors 2016, Cardiovascular Medicine Voted by peers as best cardiologist in San Diego San Diego Magazine, October 2016 |
| 2015-2016 | Leading Physician’s of the World Top Interventional Cardiologist, California |
| October 2015 | California Hero Award: awarded by Senator Joel Anderson |
| September 2015 | Center of Recognized Excellence (CORE) Award TAVR program-Sharp Health Care |
| 2009-2015 | Top Doctor-Health Tap: Distinguished Founding Medical Expert |
| October 2014 | Top Doctors 2014, Interventional Cardiology Voted by peers as best Interventional Cardiologist in San Diego San Diego Magazine, October 2014 |
| August 2014 | Vitals.Com Patient Choice Award |
| April 2014 | Chair-Congenital Heart Disease Track International Conference on Clinical and Experimental Cardiology-Cardiology 2014 San Antonio, Tx. |
| January 2014 | National STEMI Champion Top Operator, High Volume 2010-2013 Sharp Healthcare, San Diego, CA |
| October 2013 | Top Doctors 2013, Interventional Cardiology Voted by peers as best Interventional Cardiologist in San Diego San Diego Magazine, October 2013 |
| 2005-20014 | Guardian Angels--35 time honoree |
| 2008 | Fastest Door to Balloon Time at SGH |
| 1996-1998 | Mertens-Huber Scholarship, Merit and need based award |
| 1996 | Outstanding Medical Student Research Award, Awarded of research presentation: The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Containing Health Care Costs |
| 1996 | American College of Physicians Summer Research Fellowship |
Private Practice
| August 2005 | La Mesa Cardiac Center, a Medical Group Cardiologist specializing in Cardiovascular Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac and Peripheral Interventions as well as Structural Heart Interventions. |
Work Experience
| 2005 to Present | La Mesa Cardiac Center, a Medical Group Cardiologist specializing in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular, Peripheral and Structural Heart Interventions |
| 2015-present | Director: Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory at La Mesa Cardiac Center. An ICANL certified Laboratory |
| 2015-present | Radiation Safety Officer-La Mesa Cardiac Center Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory |
| 2015-present | Daiichi Sanyo National Speaker for Savaysa Brand |
| 2013 to present | Janssen National Speaker for Xarelto Brand |
| 2014-present | Co-Lead, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Sharp Grossmont Hospital. |
| 2012-present | Astra-Zeneca Speaker for Brilinta Brand |
| 2017 | Janssen National Speaker for Invokana Brand |
| December 2016 | Advisory Panel for Savaysa Brand-Daiichi Sankyo, Orlando, Fl |
| 2015-2016 | Gilead-Curriculum steering committee for Ranexa brand |
| 2014-2016 | Gilead Speaker for Ranexa Brand |
| 2016 | Faculty-Ranexa Brand Speaker Training April 2016 in Dallas, Tx and Miami, Florida. |
| 2010-2016 | Boehringer Ingleheim Speaker for Pradaxa Brand |
| 2009 to 2014 | Daiichi-Sankyo and Lilly National Speaker for Effient Brand |
| 2010 | GSK: Speaker for Coreg CR Brand |
| 2003- June 2005 | Emergency Room Physician, West Haven VAMC ER |
| 2003- June 2005 | Urgent Care Physician, Yale University Health Services |
| 2003- June 2005 | Medical Intensive Care Unit Advisor, West Haven VAMC |
| 2003- June 2005 | Hospitalist, Cardiology Service, Yale- New Haven Hospital |
| 2002- 2003 | Stress Lab, Yale- New Haven Hospital, Nuclear Cardiology Department |
Teaching
| 2015-2016 | Curriculum development for Ranexa brand-on behalf of Gilead pharmaceutical |
| 2013-Present | Midwestern College of Osteopathic Medicine Clinical Faculty |
| 2011-2014 | Preceptor-USC-Keck School of Medicine. Precepted outpatient course for PA students. |
| 2002-2003 | Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Module for 1st and 2nd Year Medical Students |
| 2002-2003 | Instructor, Yale Physicians Assistants Program. Mechanism in Disease Module for Second Year Physicians Assistants Students |
| 2002 | Instructor, Yale University School of Medicine Cardiovascular Clinical Electrocardiography Tutorial for 2nd Year Medical Students |
| 1995 | Prosector, Department of Anatomy, Dartmouth Medical School |
| 1994-1995 | Tutor, Organic Chemistry, Dartmouth College |
| 1992-1993 | Instructor, Introduction to General Chemistry Laboratory Course, Columbia University |
| 1992-1993 | Counselor and Teacher, Upward Bound Summer Residential Program, Double Discovery Center, Columbia University |
| 1992-1993 | Tutor, Higher Education Opportunity Program, Columbia University |
Publications
- 2017 Sherev, D., Azizi, K., Azimi, N., Van Nordheim, S., Moreno-Cabral, R. Delayed Management of Partial Aortic Valve Avulsion After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , e17 - e18.
- 2015 Holden, A., Azimi, N., Forest, C. New oral anticoagulants for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 2015; 28(11): 28-34.
- 2006 Azimi, N., Selter JG, Abbott JD, Acbin HS, Copel J, Setaro JF. Angiosarcoma Presenting as Pericardial Tamponade in pregnancy. A Case Presentation and review of the literature. Angiology 2006:57(2):251-7.
- 2005 Bader, F. Upadya, S., Sokol, S., Azimi, N., Katz, S. Large-vessel vasculitis in a cardiac allograft. Can J Cardiol 2005: 21(9):745
- 2004 Azimi, N., Singh HS, Robert KB, Son HJ, Khosravi S, Pfau S. Do Device Type and Angiographic Patterns of In-Stent Restenosis Predict Long Term Outcomes in Patients Treated with Intravascular Brachytherapy. Submitted for publication Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2004.
- 2004 Singh HS, Roberts KB, Yue N, Nath R, Song HJ, Azimi N, Pfau S. Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis in General Interventional Practice: A Single Institution’s Experience Using Four Radiation Devices. Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine 2004;(3):126-132
- 2006 Azimi, N., Selter JG, Abbott JD, Acbin HS, Copel J, Setaro JF. Angiosarcoma Presenting as Pericardial Tamponade in pregnancy A Case Presentation and review of the literature. Angiology 2006:57(2):251-7.
- 2003 Singh HS, Yue N, Azimi N, Nath R, Roberts KB, Pfau S, Dose Threshold for Clinical Success in Coronary Brachytherapy: A Nested Case Control Study. Under Review
- 1997 Azimi N., Welch HG. The Effectiveness of Cost Effective Analyses in Containing Health Care Costs. JGIM 1998; 13:664-669.
