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Licensure and Certification
California, A67561, 1999
Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005
Felllow of the American College of Obstetrics anf Gynecology
Education
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Harbor -University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Torrance,
California, 2001
Doctor of Medicine, Finch University of Health Sciences/Th e Chicago Medical School, North Chicago,
Illinois, 1997
Master of Public Health candidate with specialty in Maternal and Child Health, University of California, Los
Angeles School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, 1993
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, 1991;
undergraduate coursework at Mount Hood Community College, Portland, Oregon, 1986, and Los
Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, California, 1985
Professional Employment & Academic Appointments
June 2007 to present Private Practice, Obstetrics and Gynecology; Staff Physician, Pomerado
Hospital, Poway, CA
March 2007 to present Staff Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assistant Medical
Director, La Maestra Community Clinics, San Diego, CA
November 2006 to March 2007 Volunteer Staff , Clinical Instructor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harbor-
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Research Coordinator, Abnormal Cytology Clinic, Harbor-UCLA
Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2003 – 2006 Staff Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaiser Bellfl ower Medical
Center. Los Angeles, CA. Employment duties included the practice of
comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology in a tertiary medical care center,
receiving all Kaiser regional high-risk patients. Obtained additional
surgical skills in Urogynecology, including Burch urethropexy; tensionfree
vaginal tape and transobturator tape insertions; paravaginal repair;
abdominal and vaginal uterosacral ligament colpopexy; cystocele and
rectocele repairs; cystoscopy and urodynamics. Additional duties included
training OB/GYN residents from Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the
labor and delivery unit and in the operating room.
2002 – 2003 Staff Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Scripps Clinic and Research
Foundation, La Jolla, CA. Practiced comprehensive general obstetrics and
gynecology within a large, multi-specialty group (300 physicians, 15 OB/
GYNs).
Honors and Awards
2002 Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon Award, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Th e Society
of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Medical School Course Honors:
Outstanding Medical Student, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL
Medicine Internship, Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago, IL
Neonatology, Martin Luther King Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Scholar’s Foundation Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
Dean’s List, Alpha Th eta Kappa, Honorary Society, Mount Hood Community College, 1985-1986
Dean’s List, Los Angeles Valley College, 1984-1985
Professional Associations
2007 to present San Diego County Medical Society
2001 to present Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
1999 to present American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1994 to present American Medical Association
1994 to present Chicago Medical Society
1992 to present Iranian Medical Association