
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 SystemResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1995 - 1998
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1993 - 1994
Minsk Medical InstituteClass of 1986
Belarus UniversityDiploma, Russian Language and Sciences, 1979 - 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2027
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Brain 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
- An Implantable Microneuromodulator for the Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain in Chronic Post-Stroke Subjects Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
- Clinical Study of the L300 Versus Ankle-foot Orthosis (AFO) on Post-Stroke Subjects With Foot Drop Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Reply to letter re: "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of daxibotulinumtoxinA for injection for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in adults aft...Atul T Patel, Michael C Munin, Ziyad Ayyoub, Gerard E Francisco, Rashid Kazerooni
PM & R. 2026-01-01 - 10 citationsDose-Dependent Effects of AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) on Spasticity and Active Movements in Adults With Upper Limb Spasticity: Secondary Analysis of a Phase 3 StudyMichael W. O'Dell, Allison Brashear, Robert Jech, Thierry Lejeune, Philippe Marque
PM & R. 2018-01-01 - Poster 354 OnabotulinumtoxinA to Treat Common Postures in Post-Stroke Lower Limb Spasticity: Identification of a Treatment Paradigm.Alberto Esquenazi, Khashayar Dashtipour, Abraham Alfaro, Ziyad Ayyoub, David Charles
PM & R. 2016-09-01
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 ApproachAyyoub Z, PM&R, 1/1/2017
- OnabotulinumtoxinA injection for post-stroke upper-limb spasticity: Guidance for early injectors from a Delphi panel processDavid 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 RehabilitationPunit 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 ReportDavid 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
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
- Member
- AAPMember
Other Languages
- Arabic, Russian, Spanish
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