Abbas Ardehali, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Surgery · Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Abbas Ardehali is Professor of Surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. OpenAlex indexes 518 publications with 8,903 citations (h-index 53); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Data verified 4 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Abbas Ardehali, MD, is Professor of Surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The public record shows 518 publications with 8,903 citations (h-index 53), centered on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Organ Donation and Transplantation. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2022 · JMIR cardio
- Top research focus: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 1 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 143.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
sourced statements on record- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.ucla.edu ↗
- Principal investigator
OCS trial
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UCLA Heart and Lung Transplant program
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Contact
An office address from a public listing. This research profile has no federal registry record to draw from.
Office address
100 Medical Plaza, Suite 630 East
Clinical trials
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Intercostal Cryoanalgesia in Double Lung Transplant Recipients
Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles
Industry payments
Updated 4 Nov 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2022–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- TransMedics, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Ethicon US, LLCProgram year20251 payment
- EnableCV Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 4 Nov 2026
69 congress contributions (2011–2026) across AST, ESC, EULAR, ISHLT per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Impact of Ischemic Time and Recipient Age on Survival Outcomes Following Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplantation: A 40-Year Single-Center Review
American Transplant Congress
AST2026Co-author - Survival Impact of Ischemic Time and Age in Heart-Lung Transplantation: A 40-Year Single-Center Study
American Transplant Congress
AST2026Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Online presence
Updated 4 Nov 2026
This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Facebook
UCLA Health Facebook post: first lung transplant using warm-perfusion device by Dr. Abbas Ardehali
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Background & recognition
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗
- Volunteer on committees
United Network for Organ Sharing
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - Leadership position
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - Leadership position
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - Leadership position
American Association of Thoracic Surgery
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - Leadership position
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uclahealth.org ↗
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- Resolution of Commendation
California State Assembly
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - Breath of Life Award
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Medcura
Series A Board Director
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Media appearances listed: ABC News
Associated Press, CNN, Fox News, NBC News, CBS News
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →medcurainc.com ↗ - TED Talks Daily podcast episode
'The miracle of organ donation, and a breakthrough for the future'
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