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Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD

Accepting New Patients

(80 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1987)

Professional interests include: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, transplant procedures, aortic disease, and more.

127 S San Vicente Boulevard Pavilion, Suite A6100
Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 423-2077

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1987 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai.

Office Locations

Address:

127 S San Vicente Boulevard Pavilion, Suite A6100
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Address:

127 S San Vicente Boulevard Pavilion, Suite A3600
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Some issues Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“Dr. Koren: One unique story involves Dr. Fardad Esmailian, a Jewish-American heart surgeon born in Iran who immigrated to the US at age 14 due to extreme antisemitism.”—"Reim Organization: Forging Global Health Collaborations", USA Today, September 2024

“On May 11, Dr. Fardad Esmailian of UCLA performed a quadruple bypass on Cooper.”—"Cells Used in Bid to Repair Heart", Los Angeles Times, May 2001

“Dr. Fardad Esmailian of UCLA then performed a quadruple bypass on Cooper on May 11 and injected the muscle cells into the back wall of Cooper's heart, which was severely scarred.”—"Arm Cells Injected Into Heart", CBS Boston, May 2001

bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	147
doctor visit	78
hospital care	413
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead extraction	15
inpatient care	413
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72
transplant procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	20
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	17
Less than 65	49

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	123
doctor visit	57
hospital care	303
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead extraction	14
inpatient care	303
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	65
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65
transplant procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	22
Hispanic	21
Asian	25
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	104
doctor visit	55
emergency care	11
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
open surgery	71
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	90

bypass surgery	32
cardiac procedures	91
doctor visit	57
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
open surgery	74
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74
transplant procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	65
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

bypass surgery	34
cardiac procedures	127
doctor visit	88
hospital care	309
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead extraction	10
inpatient care	309
minimally invasive procedures	10
open surgery	80
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80
transplant procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	11
Less than 65	41

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	122
doctor visit	81
hospital care	328
inpatient care	328
open surgery	93
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	93

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	29
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

bypass surgery	45
cardiac procedures	110
doctor visit	60
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
open surgery	89
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	89

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	12
Less than 65	42

bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	65
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
open surgery	69
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69
transplant procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	23
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	80
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
open surgery	71
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	14
Hispanic	22
Asian	21
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

bypass surgery	68
cardiac procedures	192
doctor visit	118
hospital care	247
inpatient care	247
open surgery	150
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	150
transplant procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	24
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	14
Less than 65	36

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bypass surgery	38
cardiac procedures	119
doctor visit	77
emergency care	11
hospital care	282
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead extraction	13
inpatient care	282
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84
transplant procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	110
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	22
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	5
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD treated were heart failure, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	42
Cancer	12
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 1987. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1987)

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals (1992)

Board Certification: Surgery-Cardio-Thoracic, American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, MultiPlan, United Healthcare PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare HMO, Railroad Medicare, United Healthcare, Anthem Blue Cross HMO, Humana, Anthem Blue Cross PPO, Cigna, Medi-Cal, Anthem, Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, HealthSmart PPO, HealthSmart, Optima Health, First Health, Beech Street, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Aetna ACO, Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO, Gold Coast PPO, Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO, Blue Shield California HMO, Health Net MAH, Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH, CareMore HMO, Blue Shield California PPO, Medicare MCR, Blue Shield California MAH and CareMore MAH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

MultiPlan

United Healthcare PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare HMO

Railroad Medicare

United Healthcare

Anthem Blue Cross HMO

Humana

Anthem Blue Cross PPO

Cigna

Medi-Cal

Anthem

Health Net PPO

Health Net HMO

HealthSmart PPO

HealthSmart

Optima Health

First Health

Beech Street

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Aetna ACO

Aids Healthcare Foundation HMO

Gold Coast PPO

Aids Healthcare Foundation PPO

Blue Shield California HMO

Health Net MAH

Aids Healthcare Foundation MAH

CareMore HMO

Blue Shield California PPO

Medicare MCR

Blue Shield California MAH

CareMore MAH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.93 out of 5 stars based on 80 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-01-19

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very happy, very pleased. Everybody was so nice kind was able to complete all my test with all the instructions for my surgery coming up.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-07-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

This is the highest level of health services I had seen.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Biom'Up SA	$7,404 HEMOBLAST Bellows $7,404
Baxter Healthcare	$5,271 BioTherapeutics - Non Product Related $4,967	Surgical Care - CoSeal $120	FLOSEAL $85	PREVELEAK $42	COSEAL $31	Other $26
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$3,868 INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $959	MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $409	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $203	Heart Valve Repair $74	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis $15	Other $2,209
Thoratec Corporation	$2,176 HeartMate III R and D $1,334	HeartMate II $517	MCS Multiple Products General $325
ABIOMED	$1,586 Impella $1,586
Other	$6,397 BALLOON BRIDGE $604	ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER $595	THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $351	CVX-300 $350	LifeVest $335	Other $4,162

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$12,042
Food and Beverage	$7,050
Travel and Lodging	$6,476
Honoraria	$900
Education	$205
Other	$30

Research Payments

Dr. Fardad Esmailian, MD has received 36 research payments totaling $572,988.

Biography

Dr. Fardad Esmailian is a thoracic surgery specialist. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Clinical interests for Dr. Esmailian include heart transplant and cardiac amyloidosis. Dr. Esmailian is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. He can take several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart. According to Doctor.com, Dr. Esmailian is currently accepting new patients at his office in Los Angeles, CA. After completing medical school at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).