Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Patricial Eshaghian graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Psychology and Spanish Literature. She then went on to study medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where she earned her MD. She completed her Residency in Internal Medicine at New York University and subsequently joined the clinical faculty there for one year. She then started her Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine fellowship training at UCLA. In training, she was involved in research in treatment options for COPD including the placement of endobronchial valves. She was awarded the UCLA house staff fellow of the year teaching award for outstanding teaching.

Dr. Eshaghian's interests include general pulmonary medicine, COPD and brochiectasis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease and critical care. She also remains involved in ongoing studies regarding the placement of endobronchial valves for treatment of emphysema and air leaks. In 2010, she became a member of the team of physicians at the UCLA HHT Center of Excellence, specifically involved in treating patients with Hereditary Hemorrahigic Telangiectasia. She is also involved in medical student and resident teaching.