Ali Ghobadi, MD, CPPS

Biography

Associate Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Ali Ghobadi comes to the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine from Southern California Permanente Medical Group, where he specializes in Emergency Medicine. He previously served as Assistant Chief of the Emergency Department and in numerous leadership roles within Kaiser Permanente Orange County. Dr. Ghobadi’s clinical research is focused on identifying and implementing systems to improve patient safety and care quality. His greatest passion is teaching and mentoring medical students at KPSOM.

Education and Training

Degrees: MD, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Training: Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center

Professional Positions

Emergency Physician: Kaiser Permanente Orange County Medical Center; 2008-present

Assistant Chief, Emergency Department: Kaiser Permanente Orange County Medical Center; 2012-2020

Adjunct Professor, Healthcare Systems Engineering MS Program: Loyola Marymount University; 2016-2020

Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine: Western University of Health Sciences; 2016-2021

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science: Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine; 2019-2024

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Science: Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine; 2024-present

Honors and Awards

Excellence in Medical Student Education Award: University of California, Irvine; 2008

Excellence in Leadership Award, Emergency Department: Kaiser Permanente Orange County Medical Center; 2020

Vohs Quality Regional Award Winner, Colon Cancer Moonshot: Kaiser Permanente Southern California; 2020

Orange County Physicians of Excellence Award: Orange County Medical Association; 2021

Fellow: American College of Emergency Physicians; 2023

Outstanding Educator Award: Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine; 2024

Scholarly Activities

Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Ghobadi A, Wei E, Sayegh R, Doan S, Saleem R, Langdorf M. Addition of Echocardiography to Electrocardiographic Stress Testing Clarifies Cardiac Pathology but Does not Improve Diagnostic Accuracy in Emergency Department Chest Pain Unit Patients. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Aug 2008.
Ghobadi A, Van Winkle PJ, Menchine M, Chen Q, Huang BZ, Sharp AL Reduction of parenteral opioid use in community emergency departments following implementation of treatment guidelines. Academic Emergency Medicine, March 2018.
Van Winkle PJ, Ghobadi A, Chen Q, Menchine M, Sharp AL. Association of age and opioid use for adolescents and young adults in community emergency departments. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Aug 2019.
Van Winkle PJ, Ghobadi A, Chen Q, Menchine M, Sharp AL Opioid Prescribing Patterns in Emergency Departments and Future Opioid Use in Adolescent Patients. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Nov 2019.
Ghobadi A, Lin B, Musigdilok V, Park SJ, Gould M, Vinson D, Sharp AL. Effect of Using an Age-adjusted D-dimer to assess for Pulmonary Embolism in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine, Nov 2020.
Kanter MH, Ghobadi A, Lurvey LD, Liang S, Litman K. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: a systematic chart review to increase safety and diagnostic accuracy. Diagnosis. Sep 2022.
White B, Ghobadi A. Models of clinical integration into basic science education for first-year medical students. Medical Teacher. Oct 2022.
White B, Ghobadi A, Roehmholdt B, Nkonde-Price C, Lopez G, Rasgon S. The Physician Experience Teaching an Integrated Curriculum to First-Year Medical Students. The Permanente Journal. Jan 2023.

Invited presentations

Ghobadi A, International Council on Systems Engineering Healthcare Working Group International Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, “Model-Based Systems Engineering; Emergency Department Flow and Operations.” Jan 30th, 2016.
Ghobadi A, Western Regional Emergency Medicine Student Symposium – Keynote Speaker, University of California Irvine School Of Medicine, “Community Emergency Medicine and Physician Burnout.” Sept 24th, 2016.
Ghobadi A, International Council on Systems Engineering Healthcare Working Group International Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, “Physician's perspective on beneficial collaborations between healthcare and systems engineering.” Jan 28th, 2017.
Ghobadi A, Van Winkle P, Menchine M, Huang Z, Sharp AL. Opioid Ordering Patterns in the Emergency Department Before and After Implementation of Treatment Guidelines. Poster session presented at: Southern California Regional Dissemination, Implementation & Improvement Science Symposium; May 3rd, 2017.
Ghobadi A. Opioid Epidemic Forum, Washington, D.C., “Effectiveness of Opioid Use Guidelines in the Emergency Department.” July 17th, 2018.
Ghobadi A, et al, IHI Virtual Patient Safety Congress, “The e-Autopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy.” May 11th, 2021.
Liang S, Saporito L, Ghobadi A, Litman K, Kanter M. E-Biopsy: Medical student Role in Improving Ectopic Pregnancy Care. Poster session presented at: ACP Regional Scientific Meeting; Oct 9th, 2021.
Ghobadi A, et al, Diagnostic Error in Medicine 13th Annual Conference, “The e-Autopsy: A Targeted Systematic Chart Review to Identify Opportunities to Improve Diagnosis.” Oct 21st, 2021.
Ghobadi A, et al, CHSOS, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Simulation Summit, Ottawa, Canada, “Escape the room! Introducing early learners to principles of simulation-based learning via gamification.” Nov 4th, 2021.
Ghobadi A, et al, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Western Regional Conference, Stanford, Paolo Alto, CA, “Understanding The Association Of California’s Mandatory Naloxone Prescription Law And Opioid Overdose Visits.”; April 1st, 2022.
Ghobadi A, et al. Reinforcing the Basic Sciences with a Student Co-Designed, Integrative High-Fidelity Simulation Curriculum. Poster session presented at: AAMC Western Group Collaborative Conference; April 15th, 2023.
Ghobadi A, et al., International Council on Systems Engineering Healthcare Working Group International Workshop, Seville, Spain, “Utilization of integrated simulation modeling for process flow analysis and improvement in the Emergency Department.” April 26, 2023.
Ghobadi A, et al. Meningococcemia Without Meningitis? A Case of Fatal Extremity Pain. Presented at: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Research Poster Session; May 26th, 2023.
Ghobadi A, et al. Nothing Breaks Like a Heart: A Case Report of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Causing Myocardial Infarction. Presented at: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Research Poster Session; May 26th, 2023.