MD/PhD | Asst Prof | CVD Outcomes & HSR | no COI | social disparities=health disparities | facts over hype | funny on occasion

Los Angeles
Joined April 2007
“Ultimately, the secret of quality is love. You have to love your patient, you have to love your profession, you have to love your God. If you have love, you can then work backward to monitor and improve the system.” - Donabedian
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
For decades, the president has claimed charitable deductions on golf courses he never gave away. Now, facing one of the most significant tax bills of his life, he’s pushing the scheme even further—and appears to be using the presidency to get away with it. Read more: forbes.com/sites/danalexande… 📸: Robert Perry via Getty Images
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
This is the corruption AK is fed up with, and it's why I'm in this race. Sullivan has enriched himself at our expense for 12 years. Now he’s using his DC allies to try to keep himself in power and put his own interests ahead of Alaskans. We will make sure every Alaskan is heard.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit. apnews.com/article/alaska-se…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
At last week's debate the bigot Congressman Mike Collins refused to commit to stopping neo-Nazi propaganda from being produced on his property. And this morning CNN reports the production of white nationalist and antisemitic content from Collins’ property has continued. In 11 days Georgians will pass judgment on the bigot Congressman Mike Collins … and end his career.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
A wild story: the CEO of a US energy company whose plans were discussed during the Witkoff-Kushner-Putin negotiations resigns. Why? He learned that his company's main investor is a sanctioned Russian company, not the UAE nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/po…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Talarico: You want to know why they are spending $200 million against me? Because I don't take their money, and I never will. I don't work for them. I work for you
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
This Forbes investigation is a must-read. Donald Trump pulled in roughly $1.4 billion from crypto in 2025, plus more than $200 million from real estate, and faced a projected tax bill north of $500 million. So his company donated the "development rights" to his Jupiter, Florida golf course to a land trust, argued the course was a natural habitat worth protecting, and kept right on running the club. Forbes estimates the write-off could land around $825 million. He has done this at least five times since 2005. New York's attorney general alleged two of those appraisals were inflated. In Doral, he claimed a deduction of up to $323 million, more than double what he paid for the entire resort. A month after the Jupiter deal, he sued the IRS. The settlement his own Justice Department signed bars claims against him over matters that "could be pending," language that appears broad enough to cover this year's taxes. A federal judge found the case was brought to manipulate the judicial process. And the man now running the IRS, who took the job as this deal was being assembled, has a home backing onto those same Jupiter fairways. This is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody should be able to use the presidency to write his own tax bill. forbes.com/sites/danalexande…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP nominee for Ohio governor, released an ad in which his opponent’s mother calls her “a liar.” Democratic candidate Amy Acton hasn’t been in contact with her mother since 1978. These documents corroborate her childhood trauma story. wapo.st/3UjEZWi
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Trump’s DOJ is unserious — making unserious claims and seeking fear-mongering headlines.
BREAKING: The Trump Justice Department just sent letters to local election officials across California — every county in the state — demanding they identify potential noncitizens on their voter rolls and set aside their ballots. Local officials would "risk significant federal scrutiny" if they failed to comply.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
The family of a man who was shot and killed by San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies in February 2023 is calling on the California attorney general to file criminal charges against the deputies involved. A federal jury on Thursday awarded the family of Antonio Garza Jr. $51.8 million, the largest award in a police shooting case in California history, attorneys for the family said. abc7ne.ws/DlplPU
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Ce soir, la Nation est en deuil après l’attentat terroriste qui a frappé Trappes et La Verrière. Nous sommes confrontés à un acte d’une gravité extrême et qui par son caractère raciste avéré marque un tournant pour notre pays. Monsieur Pengo Bossio Wangi a perdu la vie. Cinq autres personnes sont en urgence absolue, dont une petite fille qui lutte pour survivre. Nous pensons à chacune et chacun d’entre eux, à leurs proches, à leurs familles. Nous leur devons le soutien, l’affection et la solidarité de toute la Nation. Ce qui s’est passé aujourd’hui nous oblige. J’ai redit ce soir le soutien de la Nation à toutes les victimes et à leurs familles. J’ai également rappelé notre détermination absolue à poursuivre le combat contre le racisme, sous toutes ses formes. Je veux aussi rappeler une vérité essentielle et éviter toute polémique : notre pays a connu, ces dernières années, des attentats qui ont frappé des chrétiens parce qu’ils étaient chrétiens et des juifs parce qu’ils étaient juifs. Aucune de ces victimes ne doit être oubliée. Aucune douleur ne doit être hiérarchisée. Et je veux que rien, ce soir, ne vienne ajouter à la peine des familles, à la tristesse du pays et au recueillement de la nation. Notre combat est celui de l’universalisme, celui de la République, celui de notre unité et de notre cohésion. Il n’y a rien de plus important ce soir. Une France unie qui pleure ses enfants, qui accompagne les victimes et leurs proches. Une France qui combat le racisme, l’antisémitisme et toutes les formes de haine et de persécution fondées sur la religion ou la couleur de peau. C’est cette France que nous devons défendre. C’est pour son unité, pour la sécurité de chacune et de chacun, et pour les valeurs qui nous rassemblent que je me battrai jusqu’au bout.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
The world’s first trillionaire is also a disinformation super-spreader. motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
The shifting explanations from Musk and the administration sound like Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First?” Except the consequences for Ukrainian civilians are deadly. Musk says he didn’t do it. The administration says it didn’t either. Yet someone in the administration reportedly told Musk to undo it, and Ukraine reports only partial restoration. Are we supposed to believe Hegseth and the Pentagon don’t know the status of a capability critical to U.S., Ukrainian and allied security? Whoever is handing Putin the gift of a more vulnerable Ukraine should at least have the guts to put their name on it. Hiding behind denials while innocent people pay the price is cowardice. Meanwhile, Putin keeps murdering civilians and trying to starve and freeze Ukraine into submission. Americans deserve answers. Ukrainians deserve the means to defend themselves.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Trump has made more stock trades in his second term than all 535 members of Congress combined.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time. The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
California DOJ was proud to work with the federal government in the joint investigation and joint arrest of Dr. Tabaie. As we’ve said many times, fighting fraud is not political—it’s work we’ve been doing on the ground for years. We’ll continue to work to protect taxpayer dollars and defend the integrity of critical programs on which Californians rely. foxla.com/news/la-doctor-chi…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
🚨 Trump staffer Britt McHenry forced to resign after throwing drink at fan at NBA game. Details: tmz.com/2026/10/23/britt-mch…
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
EXCELLENT NEWS: The Ninth Circuit has made clear that President Trump’s deployment of California’s National Guard last year was unlawful and unconstitutional. It also blocked the Trump Administration’s transparent attempt to keep a pathway open to federalize the Guard over California’s wishes again. When the President tramples on the Constitution and the rights of Californians, we’ll fight to hold him accountable—and we’ll win.
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Boback Ziaeian 🤦🏻‍♂️ retweeted
Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care
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