Kiran K. Khush, MD, MAS

Bio

After growing up in the Philippines (albeit of Indian descent), Kiran Kaur Khush graduated with Honors and Distinction in Biological Sciences from Stanford University. She completed her medical training at Harvard University and medical residency at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), followed by general cardiology training and advanced training in heart failure, heart transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, and echocardiography at UCSF. She then joined the faculty at UCSF while concomitantly earning a Masters’ Degree in Clinical Research and Epidemiology. Dr. Khush moved back to Stanford University in 2008 upon joining the faculty in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, where she focuses on clinical and translational research in the field of heart transplantation. She also maintains an active general cardiology practice. 

Mother to three young children, Dr. Khush enjoys international travel and a quiet moment with a good book.

Clinical Focus

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Medicine

Education

• Medical Education:Harvard Medical School (2000) MA
• Board Certification: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine (2010)
• Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2006)
• Fellowship:UCSF Dean's Office Postdoctoral Education (2006) CA
• Residency:UCSF-Graduate Medical Education (2003) CA
• MAS, Univ of California San Francisco, Clinical Research (2008)
• Fellowship, Univ of California San Francisco, Heart Transplant, Heart Failure, (2006)
• Fellowship, Univ of California San Francisco, Echocardiography (Level III) (2006)
• Fellowship, Univ of California San Francisco, General Cardiology (2005)
• Residency, Univ of California San Francisco, Internal Medicine (2003)
• MD, Harvard University, Medicine (2000)
• BSc with Honors and Distinction, Stanford University, Biology (1995)

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