Khan, Zia U., 1969-

Born in India and raised in Zambia, Africa, Zia U. Khan is a cardiologist, philanthropist, and AAPI advocate. Khan's father was one of three sons who were left fatherless at an early age when their father died and who were raised by their widowed mother. As a young boy Khan's father did odd jobs to help support the family and, with no birth certificate, made up a birthdate so he could go to school. He became a telecommunications engineer for the Zambian government and raised his four children to excel in school, so Zia and two of his siblings became doctors and one is a lawyer. After being raised in Zambia and living in Zimbabwe, he returned to India for medical school and then completed his internship, residency, and cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Khan moved to Las Vegas in 2000 to join a large cardiology practice. However, in 2006, he founded his own Las Vegas practice, Desert Cardiovascular Consultants and and also does monthly clinics in Ely and Winnemucca. Khan supports AAPI, humanitarian, political, and educational causes. He also leads the Imagine Foundation, a non-profit that donates emergency funds to people affected by events beyond their control.