He is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Cardiology at UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Manshadi is an award-winning physician, considered a "2011 Top Cardiologist" by U.S. News & World Report and voted "America's Top Interventional Cardiologist, 2007" by Castle Connelly, Ltd. to name a few. He is also the author of The Wisdom of Heart Health: Attaining a Healthy and Robust Heart in Today's Modern World, and has generously pledged proceeds from the book to help purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for placement in schools throughout California.