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Elite in Heart Transplant

Dr. Babak Azarbal

Cardiology
Cedars-Sinai California Heart Center
8670 Wilshire Blvd Fl 2, 
Beverly Hills,, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Elite in Heart Transplant
Cedars-Sinai California Heart Center
8670 Wilshire Blvd Fl 2, 
Beverly Hills,, CA 
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Overview

Babak Azarbal is a Cardiologist in Beverly Hills,, California. Dr. Azarbal is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 19 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Specialist in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
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Alignment Health Plan
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
HMSA
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
LA Care
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
SCAN Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Cedars-Sinai California Heart Center
8670 Wilshire Blvd Fl 2, Beverly Hills,, CA 90211
Call: 310-248-8300
Other Locations
Smidt Heart Institute
127 S San Vicente Blvd Ste A3600, Los Angeles,, CA 90048
Call: 310-423-2726

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


48 Total Publications

The efficacy of biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stents in patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
The efficacy of biodegradable polymer everolimus-eluting stents in patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy.
Journal: JHLT open
Published: November 17, 2025
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Los Angeles,, CA 
 (0.6 miles away)
310-423-2726
Languages Spoken:
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