AC SB ). ▁ ▁Az z iz ▁is ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁College ▁of ▁Ob st etr icians ▁and ▁Gy ne colog ists . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Az z iz ▁taught ▁at ▁U AB ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fac ulty ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁depart ments ▁of ▁Ob / G yn . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Az z iz ▁became ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ob / G yn , ▁Co - Direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁& ▁Children ’ s ▁Service ▁Line ▁at ▁C ed ars - S ina i ▁Medical ▁Center ▁( CS MC ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁the ▁Hel ping ▁Hand ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Chair ▁in ▁Ob / G yn ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁And ro gen ▁Rel ated ▁Dis orders ▁at ▁CS MC . ▁In ▁these ▁roles ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁health ▁system ▁executive ▁for ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁prov iders ▁of ▁Ob / G yn ▁services ▁in ▁California , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁free - standing ▁medical ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁United ▁States . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Department ▁at ▁CS MC ▁consist ently ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 0 ▁institutions ▁providing ▁gy ne colog ic ▁services ▁in ▁U . S . ▁News ▁& ▁World ▁Re ports ▁annual ▁Best ▁H osp it als ▁survey . ▁At ▁the ▁David ▁Ge ffen ▁School