Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Arash Harzand, MD
Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI), Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Disease, Vascular Medicine, Cardiology
Emory at Belmont
1060 Windy Hill Road Southeast, Ste 100, Smyrna, GA 30080About
Arash Harzand is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Emory Division of Cardiology and the Director of Vascular Medicine at the Atlanta VA Medical Center. He sees general cardiology and vascular patients at the Emory Heart & Vascular Clinic at Belmonth, Smyrna. His primary research interest include mobile health technologies, virtual rehabilitation, and artificial intelligence. As a research fellow, he developed the initial pilot of a smartphone-enabled cardiac rehabilitation program at the Atlanta VA for which he was recognized as a Young Investigator by the American College of Cardiology. He has received funding from the VA Office of Research and Development, the VA Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, the Coulter Translational Program, and the Emory Woodruff Health Sciences Center Synergy Program in support of his work.
Dr. Harzand completed his fellowship training in Cardiovascular Disease at Emory University as part of the academic clinical-investigator pathway (2018) prior to joining the Emory faculty. He received his medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2011) as part of the inaugural combined MD/MBA program, prior to coming to Emory for residency training in Internal Medicine (2014) where he also served as Chief Resident for Quality and Patient Safety at the Atlanta VA (2015).
Languages
- Persian (Farsi)
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Assistant Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2018
Locations
Emory at Belmont
1060 Windy Hill Road Southeast
Ste 100
Smyrna,
GA
30080
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Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 2018
- Residency: Atlanta VA Medical Center, 2015
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2014
- Medical Education: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, MD, 2011
Board Certifications
- Vascular Medicine, American Board of Vascular Medicine, 2019
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015
Awards
- Featured Scholar, Journal of Undergraduate Research, University of Florida (2005)
- John K. Robinson Research Scholar, Medical Alumni Association, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (2009)
- VITAS Global Business Forum Fellow, University of Miami School of Business Administration
- Graduation with Research Distinction, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Second Place Finalist, Young Investigator Award Competition, American College of Cardiology 2017 Scientific Sessions
- Finalist, Northwestern Cardiovascular 2017 Young Investigator Competition, Northwestern University School of Medicine
Professional Memberships
- American Heart Association (2014 to present)
- American College of Cardiology (2015 to present)
- Society of Vascular Medicine (2019 to present)
