Araz Baboujian

Hospitalist with over five years of experience delivering high-quality inpatient and perioperative care in diverse healthcare systems. Proven leader in quality improvement, perioperative risk stratification, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Dedicated educator and former Chief Resident with a strong commitment to academic medicine, health equity, and advancing evidence-based care.

• Baboujian A, Bezwada P, Ayala-Rodriguez C. Diagonal Earlobe Crease, a Marker of Coronary Artery Disease: A Case Report on Frank’s Sign. Cureus. Published online March 11, 2019. doi:https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4219
• Baboujian A, Patibandla S, Tsai KL, Monzidelis C, Buddhavarapu S, Reddy S. MARIJUANA-RELATED ECG CHANGES: CASE REPORT OF PSEUDO-WELLENS’ SYNDROME. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019;73(9):2912. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)33518-1
• Sargi J, Saraiya M, Mesiha N, Adarkwah O, Baboujian A, Zeibeq J, Gerolemou L ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME (PRES SYNDROME) CHEST, Volume 156, Issue 4, A43 - A44 October 2019
• Sargi J, Peachey M, Baboujian A, Buddhavarapu S, Adarkwah O, Nangrani K, Zeibeq J, Gerolemou L COCAINE-INDUCED AORTIC DISSECTION AND LEFT HEMOTHORAX CHEST, Volume 156, Issue 4, A1275 - A1276 October 2019
• Gopalakrishnan A, Kyaw H, Baboujian A, et al. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN GIANT CELL ARTERITIS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2020;75(11):426. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31053-6

Asthma Action Plan Implementation at ED/Inpatient Discharge to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
September 2017 – September 2018
V. Vasudevan, J. Sargi, A. Baboujian

• Designed and implemented a standardized asthma action plan at hospital discharge for ED and inpatient populations
• Aimed to reduce 30-day readmission rates through patient education and structured follow-up coordination

Standardizing Risk Assessment for Emergent Orthopedic Admissions in High-Risk Elderly Patients
Department of Medicine, Bay Area Hospital
September 2021 – June 2025

• Led development of a standardized perioperative risk stratification protocol for elderly patients with significant comorbidities requiring urgent orthopedic surgery
• Improved interdisciplinary communication and perioperative optimization processes

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Orthopedic–Internal Medicine Co-Management Programs in Moderate-Volume Hospitals
Department of Medicine, Bay Area Hospital
September 2021 – June 2025

• Evaluated perioperative complications, resource utilization, time to surgery, length of stay, and 30-day readmission rates
• Assessed financial impact and value-based care implications of hospitalist co-management models