Farhad Mazdisnian, M.D.

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Farhad Mazdisnian, M.D.
Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Expertise
  • Lung Cancer
  • Interventional Oncology
  • Critical Care Medicine
Research Area
  • Benign Airway Disease
  • Tracheomalacia and Dynamic Airway Collapse
Academic Appointments
  • Clinical Professor and Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
Clinical Teams
Lung Cancer
Medicine

Farhad Mazdisnian, M.D., is a clinical professor and chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in City of Hope's Department of Medicine. He is a board-certified pulmonologist with over 20 years experience and has led several prominent pulmonary/critical care departments, including the VA Healthcare System in Long Beach, California, where he served for more than a decade.

Dr. Mazdisnian earned his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He interned at Harbor UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, and the University of California Irvine. He continued his training with residency and a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at UC Irvine. He also holds a degree in pharmacy from the University of Southern California and he is a fellow of the College of Chest Physicians.

A leader in his field, Dr. Mazdisnian has been named Physician of the Year, as well as Outstanding Teacher of Physicians. He has authored some two dozen papers and presentations.

Location

Education & Experience

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine

Degrees

  • 1992–1996, M.D., Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1986–1990, Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1978–1982, Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Professional Experience

  • 2022–present, Clinical Professor and Chief, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
  • 2020, Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Christus St. Vincent Medical Center, Santa Fe, NM
  • 2020, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Interventional Pulmonology, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM
  • 2017–2019, Director, Interventional Pulmonology and complex airway diseases, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
  • 2016, Chair, Search committee for section chief in Division of Nephrology, Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  • 2013–2017, Director, Simulation-Lab, VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  • 2010–2017, Assistant Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship, UCI Medical Center, Irvine, CA
  • 2009–2017, Coordinator, Senior Medical Student ICU Rotation, VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  • 2007–2017, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Chief, Bronchoscopy and Interventional Pulmonary Procedures, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
  • 2003–2007, Physician in Charge, Kaiser Permanente, Lancaster, CA
  • 1990–1992, Clinical Pharmacist and Instructor, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Awards & Memberships

Awards

  • 2015, Outstanding Teaching Attending in Internal Medicine, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange CA
  • 2013, Outstanding Teaching Attending in Internal Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange CA
  • 2013, Lecturer, Kaiser Permanente Winter Symposium, Vail CO
  • 2011, Lecturer, Kaiser Permanente Winter Symposium, Vail CO
  • 2007, Physician of the Year, Kaiser Permanente Antelope Valley CA
  • 2007, Leader and Teacher of Physicians Award, Kaiser Permanente, Antelope Valley, CA

Memberships

  • American Medical Association
  • Fellow College of Chest Physicians
  • American Thoracic Society
  • California Thoracic Society
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • European Respiratory Society
  • American Association of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Publications

  • Taherian S, Rahai H, Gomez B, Waddington T, Mazdisnian F (co-author). Computational Fluid Dynamics Evaluation of Excessive Dynamic Airway Collapse. Manuscript submitted for publication to International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
  • Longoria JA, Fujiwara M, Guerra C, Lee JL, Sassoon CSH, Mazdisnian F (principal author). Teflon Injection into the Trachea Causes Predictable Fibroblastic Response and Collagen Deposition, A Pilot Study. J Bronchol Internt Pulmonol 23(4):283-287, October 2016.
  • Mazdisnian F (principal author), Lin L, Thomas Waddington T. Abstract: Thoracic Ultrasound in confirming induced pneumothorax prior to medical thoracoscopy. Manuscript accepted for publication, Pleura 2016
  • Fujiwara M, Sassoon C, Kota C, Mazdisnian F (principal author). Successful Closure of Bronchopleural Fistula With Xeroform Dressing. J Bronchol Intervnt Pulmonol. 19(3):251-254, July 2012.
  • Chetty K, Swaroop BK, Mazdisnian F (co-author). Cerebral Abscess, A Rare Complication of Flexible Bronchoscopy. J Bronchol Intervent Pulmonol April 2010: 17(2).
  • Mazdisnian F (co-author), Degregorio F, Mazdisnian F, Palmieri A. Intralesional injection of triamcinolone in the treatment of Lichen Sclerosus. J Reprod Med- 01-Apr-1999:44(4) 332-4.

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03/21/26
Excellent provider very helpful patient and knowledgeable - Verified patient
03/06/26
Wonderful and kind doctor. I appreciate his approach to patient care. Very personable. - Verified patient
01/13/26
All the providers is awesome they're professionalism is greatest to City of Hope - Verified patient
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