Nathaniel "Hamid" Darban, Ph.D., CP

Associate Professor

Cardiovascular Science

  • Associate Professor
    Cardiovascular Science
  • 623-572-3650
  • Midwestern University, Cardiovascular Sciences Program, Glendale, Arizona, 85308, United States

BIO

Dr. Darban received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1991. He completed his postdoctoral Fellowship at the College of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona. He joined the Northwest Cardiothoracic and Transplant surgeon group in Spokane Washington from 1993-1997. Dr. Darban began his teaching career at the College of Health Sciences at Duquesne University from 1997-2002. He started the first hospital-based Clinical Perfusion training program at King Faisal Specialist hospital in the Middle East. Dr. Darban was the director of Professional Education at Siemen Healthcare in Saudi Arabia from 2013. He joined Midwestern University as a faculty of Cardiovascular Sciences in the Fall of 2018.

MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    College of Health Sciences-Glendale

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Midwestern University, Glendale (MWU), Cardiovascular Science Program, Glendale Arizona, USA2018 - present
  • Professor
    Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2010 - 2012
  • Academic Dir. of Clinical Perfusion Program
    King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Cardiac Surgery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2001 - 2010

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Dir. Professional Education
    Siemens (Saudi Arabia) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia2012 - 2015

DEGREES

  • B.S.
    Central Washington University, Ellensburgh, USA1983
  • Ph.D.
    University of Arizona, USA1991
  • M.S.
    Northern Arizona University, USA

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Clinical perfusionist
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, United States1997 - 2014

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post Doctoral position
    University of Arizona Medical Center, Family and community Medicine, Tucson, United States1990 - 1992
    Postdoctoral Research

LANGUAGES

  • Persian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM

  • Master of Science in Cardiovascular Science (M.S.)

CAMPUS

  • Glendale