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Bob Kiaii, MD

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Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, and Cardiac Surgery Section Lead for the Calgary Zone · University of Calgary

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Region🇺🇸 Sacramento, CA · West · United StatesSpecialtyThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)FocusCoronary Artery Disease+2
Active KOLfindmyKOL type: EliteLatest publicationNone indexedOnline presenceverified 2026Payments2021–2025NIH fundingNone on fileWhy? →

Bob Kiaii is Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, and Cardiac Surgery Section Lead for the Calgary Zone at University of Calgary. ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.

Data verified 19 Oct 2026

Overview

Updated 21 Oct 2026

Bob Kiaii, MD, is Clinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, and Cardiac Surgery Section Lead for the Calgary Zone at University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences. The public record shows 259 publications with 6,049 citations (h-index 39), centered on Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Disease / ACS, Atrial Fibrillation. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 22 companies.

  • Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease
  • 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
  • Open Payments reporting from 22 companies

Generated from the cited public record · current as of 21 Oct 2026. Every fact links its source below.

Indications focus

from trials led + research topics
Coronary Artery Disease / ACS3 trialsCoronary Artery Disease3 trialsAtrial Fibrillation1 trialArteriosclerosis1 trial

Research focus

OpenAlex concept fingerprint
Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary Artery Disease / ACSAtrial Fibrillation

Drugs & molecules

across trials, industry payments and publications
Vistasealgeneric · Fibrinogen / thrombinClinical trials—Industry payments26Publications—FLOSEALClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—Giaprezageneric · Angiotensin IIClinical trials—Industry payments1Publications—

Works with

trial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Ethicon Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments40Medtronic, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments33Medical Device Business Services, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments32Ethicon US, LLCClinical trials—Industry payments17Corcym IncClinical trials—Industry payments16AbiomedClinical trials—Industry payments7Edwards Lifesciences CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments7London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph'sClinical trials7Industry payments—Abbott LaboratoriesClinical trials—Industry payments4Artivion, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments4Baxter HealthcareClinical trials—Industry payments4LivaNova USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments4Dilon Technologies, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments3Lsi Solutions IncClinical trials—Industry payments3KLS-Martin L.P.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Medistim USA, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments2Surgical Specialties Corporation (us), Inc. (dba Corza Medical)Clinical trials—Industry payments2Terumo Cardiovascular Systems CorporationClinical trials—Industry payments2AtriCure, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1La Jolla Pharmaceutical CompanyClinical trials—Industry payments1Medicaroid, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.Clinical trials—Industry payments1

Scholarship

indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
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39h-index

Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).

Clinical & industry

trials, payments and federal funding
7clinical trials

Investigator role on registered studies.

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22companies · 2021–2025

Companies reporting payments to CMS. Facts, not judgments.

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0NIH grants

Federally funded research awards.

Contact

No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →

Clinical trials

Updated 21 Oct 2026

Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:

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Industry payments

Updated 21 Oct 2026

22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:

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NIH funding

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Publications

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Online presence

Updated 21 Oct 2026

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Owned accounts

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  • Other

    profiles.ucalgary.ca/bob-kiaii

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  • Doximity

    doximity.com/pub/bob-kiaii-md

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Mentions by others

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  • Other

    ismics.org

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  • Other

    profiles.ucdavis.edu/bob.kiaii

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  • Other

    providervideos.ucdavis.edu/news/meet-minimally-invasive-cardiac-surgery-pioneer-bob-kiaii

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Background & recognition

Updated 21 Oct 2026

Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.

Education

degrees and training on record

Editorial & leadership roles

journal and society appointments
  • Past President

    International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

    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 →news.ucalgary.ca ↗
  • Founding Member

    Canadian Surgical Advanced Technology and Robotics (CSTAR)

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  • Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

    UC Davis Health

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  • President-elect

    International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)

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  • Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery

    London Health Sciences Centre and Chair of Cardiac Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

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Awards & honors

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Secondary affiliations

appointments beyond the home institution
  • Principal Member

    Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary

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  • Professor Emeritus

    Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California Davis

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  • Principal Member

    Libin Cardiovascular Institute

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  • Cardiac Surgery Section Lead

    Alberta Health Services

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Media & interviews

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