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Ziyad Ayyoub, MD, Physical Medicine/Rehab, Paramount, CA

Ziyad Ayyoub MD

Neurorehabilitation, Pain Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine


Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen school of Medicine at UCLA, Clinical Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Western University of Health Sciences School of Medicine,

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  • 16660 Paramount Blvd Ste 101Paramount, CA 90723

  • Phone+1 562-633-0976

  • Fax+1 562-633-8470

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Summary

  • Dr. Ziyad Ayyoub is a physiatrist in Paramount, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles, Suburban Medical Center Campus, and Kindred Hospital-La Mirada. He received his medical degree from Minsk Medical Institute and has been in practice 31 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic, Russian, and Spanish. He specializes in neurorehabilitation, pain medicine, and spinal cord injury medicine.

Education & Training

  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare SystemResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995 - 1998
  • Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
  • Minsk Medical Institute
    Minsk Medical InstituteClass of 1986
  • Belarus University
    Belarus UniversityDiploma, Russian Language and Sciences, 1979 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Brain Injury Medicine
    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain Injury Medicine
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
    American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Ranked in the top 1% of physiatrists in USA by US News & world report newspaper multiple times
  • John E. Affeldt, MD Distinguished Physician Award 2011-2012 Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, 2011-2012
  • Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dose-dependent effects of abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport�) on MUSCLE TONE, spasticity and active movements in adults with upper limb spasticity: Secondary analysis of a P...  
    Michael W. O�Dell, Allison Brashear, Robert Jech, Thierry Lejeune, Philippe Marque, Djamel Bensmail, Ziyad Ayyoub, David Simpson, Anne Sophie Grandoulier, Claire Vilai..., Journal of PM&R, 1/1/2018
  • OnabotulinumtoxinA for Lower-Limb Spasticity: Guidance from a Delphi Panel Approach  
    Ayyoub Z, PM&R, 1/1/2017
  • OnabotulinumtoxinA injection for post-stroke upper-limb spasticity: Guidance for early injectors from a Delphi panel process  
    David M. Simpson, Atul T. Patel, Abraham Alfaro, Ziyad Ayyoub, David Charles, Khashayar Dashtipour, Alberto Esquenazi, IB Odderson, Journal of PM&R, 1/1/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Development of Heterotopic Ossification in the Setting of Burn Rehabilitation
    Punit Patel, Thomas Pham, Desi Barroga, Michael D. Scott, Ziyad Ayyoub, Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/7/2017
  • Right Lower Extremity weakness in a patient with iliopsoas Hematoma and Diabetic Amyotrophy Resulting in severe Lumbosacral Plexopathy: A Case Report
    David H. Nguyen, Ryan H Lee, Aliss Markosian, Michael Scott, Ziyad Ayyoub, CSPMR annual meeting, Long Beach, CA, 1/30/2016
  • Improvement of spasticity, active movements and active function after repeated injections of abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) in adults with spastic paresis in the upper l...
    Ayyoub Z, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly and Technical Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, 1/20/2016

Lectures

  • Brain Injury Epidemiology, Facts and Figures 
    Long Beach, CA - 1/27/2018
  • Gait Abnormalities in TBI 
    Long Beach, CA - 1/27/2018
  • Dosing of abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport�) injections for adults with lower limb spasticity 
    Orlando, FL - 1/25/2018

Research History

  • Prinicipla InvestigatorPrincipal Investigator on multiple grant-funded international research projects2000 - 2018
  • PI7/2007 Multicenter, Retrospective Chart Review of Adult patients Treated with Myobloc for Spasticity, protocol Number SN-SPAS-602
  • PIOctober, 2007 Multiple-Dose Efficacy and Safety Study of XP19986 in Subjects with Spasticity Due to Spinal Cord Injury, Rancho Los Amigo National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) Downey, California A Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Parallel, Rancho Los Amigo National Rehabilitation Cent
  • PIFeasibility Study of the Bioness Battery-Powered Microstimulator (BBPM) to Treat Chronic Shoulder Pain In Chronic Post-Stroke Subjects, 12/08, PI Rancho Los Amigo National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) Downey, California
  • PIAugust 2010, Functional ambulation: Standard treatment vs. Electrical stimulation therapy(FASTEST) Trial in Chronic Post-Stroke Subjects with foot Drop, clinical protocol, CP-L300-0801,Rev. B , PI, Rancho Los Amigo National Rehabilitation Center (RLANRC) Downey, California

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Arabic, Russian, Spanish

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