Bob Kiaii, MD
Enriched profileClinical Professor, Department of Cardiac Sciences, and Cardiac Surgery Section Lead for the Calgary Zone · University of Calgary
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 19 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
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Clinical trials
Updated 19 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Randomized Controlled Evaluation of Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training Modalities
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
- Long Term Follow-up of Open Versus Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvest With CT Angiography
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
- Long Term Follow-up of Robotic Assisted Surgical Revascularization
Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Industry payments
Updated 19 Oct 2026
22 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Ethicon Inc.Program year202510 payments$17,498openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Ethicon US, LLCProgram year20254 payments$13,890openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
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Online presence
Updated 19 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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profiles.ucalgary.ca/bob-kiaii
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doximity.com/pub/bob-kiaii-md
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Mentions by others
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ismics.org
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profiles.ucdavis.edu/bob.kiaii
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providervideos.ucdavis.edu/news/meet-minimally-invasive-cardiac-surgery-pioneer-bob-kiaii
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Background & recognition
Updated 19 Oct 2026
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Education
degrees and training on record- MD
Western University
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University of Calgary
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Western University
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Western University
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Leipzig, Germany
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Past President
International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Canadian Surgical Advanced Technology and Robotics (CSTAR)
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UC Davis Health
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International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS)
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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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Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California Davis
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Libin Cardiovascular Institute
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Alberta Health Services
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Media & interviews
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