Reza Ardehali is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, member of the Broad Stem Cell Research Center and Molecular, Cellular and Integrated Physiology. He received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah and his M.D. from Emory University School of Medicine. After completing his residency in Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he did his fellowship in cardiology at Stanford and spent 4 years in Irving Weissman’s laboratory working on human embryonic stem cells as a model for regenerative therapy for heart disease.
He leads an active lab with a research focus on intrinsic signals that trigger cardiac regeneration during development and the potential of human pluripotent stem cells for regeneration of diseased myocardium. In addition to running his research laboratory, he practices cardiology as part of the advanced heart failure and mechanical circulatory support team at UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital.
