
Education
- BS- UCLA, Molecular, Cell, Developmental Biology with Minor in Biomedical Research, Magna Cum Laude & Departmental Honors, 2010
- MD- (Medicine)- New York University, 2015
- Residency- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, UCLA, 2015-2019
- Chief Resident- Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, UCLA, 2019-2020
Honors & Awards
- VEITH Symposium Career Development Grant, 2019
- Medtronic Grant for Vascular Medical Exchange in Vietnam, 2019
- Pacific Northwest Endovascular Competition, Second Place Award, 2015 & 2016
- UCLA Chancellor’s Student Leader, 2009
- UCLA Vice Provost Leadership Award, 2010
- UCLA Dean’s Prize, 2010
Professional Activity
- Teaching Faculty Member at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
Invited Lectures & Presentations
- Deploying the Medtronic Navion in Hostile Anatomy. Vascular & Endovascular Surgical Society, 44th Annual Meeting, Steamboat Springs, CO. February 1, 2020.
- Setting Yourself Up in MS1/2 for Your Vascular Surgery Future.Vascular Annual Meeting, Society for Vascular Surgery. June 21, 2018.
Selected Publications & Book Chapters
- Moridzadeh RS, Lawrence PF. BASIL trial participants. Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL): multicentre, randomised controlled trial. In: 50 Landmark Papers Every 21st Century Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon Should Know. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis; 2019: Chapter 23. In press.
- MoridzadehRS, Gelabert MC, Rigberg DA, Gelabert HA. A Novel Technique for Transaxillary Resection of Fully Formed Cervical Ribs with Long Term Clinical Outcomes. Accepted for publication in Journal of Vascular Surgery. In press.
- Moridzadeh RS, DeRubertis BG. Contemporary outcomes after venography-guided treatment of patients with May-Thurner syndrome. In: 50 Landmark Papers Every 21st Century Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon Should Know.Abingdon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis; 2019: Chapter 39.
- Mussa FF, Horton JD, Moridzadeh RS, Nicholson J, Trimarchi S, Eagle KA. Acute Aortic Dissection and Intramural Hematoma: A Systematic Review. JAMA. 2016 Aug16;316(7):754-63.
- MoridzadehRS, Rigberg DA, Gelabert HA. Portal Hypertension. In: Wesley Moore, Edition 9. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017: Chapter 55.
- Lawrence PF, MoridzadehRS. Carotid Body Tumors: Diagnosis and Surgical Management.In: Wesley Moore, Edition 9. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: A Comprehensive Review. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017: Chapter 22.
- Garg K, Kaszubski PA, Moridzadeh RS, Rockman CB, Adelman MA, Maldonado TS, Veith FJ, Mussa FF. Endovascular-first approach is not associated with worse amputation-free survival in appropriately selected patients with critical limb ischemia. J Vasc Surg. 2014 Feb;59(2):392-9.
Languages
- Fluent in English, and conversational in Farsi and Spanish.