Sheba Kobra Meymandi MD

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine

14445 Olive View DrRm 2c 121 Olive View Ucla Medical CenterSylmar, CA 91342
Phone+1 747-210-4287
Fax+1 747-210-4538

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Summary

Dr. Sheba Meymandi is an academic cardiologist specializing in interventional cardiology, heart failure, and Chagas Disease. She is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA. She is the Director of the Center of Excellence for Chagas Disease at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas. Most of her research has focused on Chagas Disease in the U.S.

Education & Training

Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1995
UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1992
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2027

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Prevalence of Chagas Disease in Immigrant Patients With Conduction Abnormalities on Electrocardiogram
COMPLETED
The Effect of Fish Oil Supplementation on Endothelial Function, Heart Rate Variability and Intimal Media Thickness of Patients With Coronary Artery Disease
COMPLETED
NA
Study To Evaluate D-Ribose For The Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
WITHDRAWN
PHASE2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Inflammatory Ventricular Arrhythmias With Histologic Confirmation of Parasitic Disease in Chronic Chagas Cardiomyopathy.
Radhika Gulhar, Justin Hayase, Gregory A Fishbein, Sheba Meymandi, Jason S Bradfield
JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2025-04-01
Resolution of ventricular tachycardia and cardiac inflammation following treatment in chronic Chagas disease.
Aneeq Malik, Michael Jiang, Gisele Muñoz, Sheba Meymandi, Jason S Bradfield
Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2024-11-01
3 citations
Neglected Testing for Neglected Tropical Diseases at the CDC.
Norman L Beatty, Colin J Forsyth, Robert H Gilman, Davidson H Hamer, Andrés F Henao-Martínez
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2022-06-15

Lectures

Chagas Cardiomyopathy: Epidemiology Diagnosis and Management
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019

Press Mentions

Drug for 'Neglected' Chagas Disease Gains FDA Approval Amid Price WorriesSeptember 10th, 2017
Why Chagas Disease Could Be the Next Major Public Health CrisisApril 17th, 2017
Martin Shkreli Did Something Not-Terrible on His Way to InfamyDecember 21st, 2015