Babak Azarbal MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Physician

100 UCLA Medical PlzSte 630Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone+1 310-794-1200
Fax+1 310-794-1211

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Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2005 - 2006
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2005
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2000 - 2028
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2012, 2014, 2016-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Feasibility and Impact of Invasive Coronary Function Testing in Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Arteries: A Single-Center Study.
Deeksha Acharya, Yulith Roca Alvarez, Bruce Samuels, Janet Wei, Ana Iribarren
Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions. 2026-04-01
2 citations
The efficacy of biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stents in patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Masaki Tsuji, Michelle M Kittleson, David H Chang, Evan P Kransdorf, Andriana P Nikolova
JHLT Open. 2025-11-01
Parasympathetic response in women with coronary vascular dysfunction during mental stress compared to those with non-cardiac chest pain and reference controls.
Puja K Mehta, Shafa-At A Sheikh, Esha K Dave, Rahim K Shakoor, Tina Torbati
International Journal of Cardiology. Heart & Vasculature. 2025-08-01