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Dr. Khazaeizadeh is an Internal Medicine Board Certified, licensed in CA, completed his Internal Medicine Residency at YALE University affiliated St. Mary's Hospital in Connecticut in 2008. He has extensive professional and teaching experience in, biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology. He also has a major role as editor of and contributing author to several best-selling medical review texts.

TRAINING & EDUCATION:

2005 – 2008 St. Mary's Hospital (YALE Affiliate Hospital), Waterbury, CT Internal Medicine Resident 1988 – 1995 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Graduated as Doctor of Medicine

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2010 - present The Bahar Medical Group 24331 El Toro Rd., Suite 360, Laguna Woods, CA 92637 Work as Primary Care Physician, seeing Geriatric population patients. 2008 - 2010 Laguna Woods Senior Medical Group 24331 El Toro Rd., Suite 330, Laguna Woods, CA 92637 Work as Primary Care Physician, seeing Geriatric population patients. 2003 – present Student-to-Student Medical Publishing, Los Angeles, CA Medical Editor and Author. Contributor to the Underground Clinical Vignettes series (17 books), published by Blackwell Science, and the best-selling First Aid for the USMLE review series (4 books), published by McGraw-Hill. 2002 – 2003 St. Luke's University School of Medicine, San Pedro, Belize Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Physiology, and Pharmacology. 1998 – 2002 St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, San Pedro, Belize Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Nutrition, and Physiology. 1999 - 2003 San Pedro Governmental Health Center, San Pedro, Belize General Practitioner 1995 – 1998 Tehran Air Force Hospital, Tehran, Iran General and Emergency Physician. 1995 – 1997 Tehran Air Force University, Tehran, Iran Instructor, Physiology and Nutrition.

HONORS & AWARDS:

First Award Winner at ACP National Meeting in Philadelphia 2006 – Clinical Vignettes Poster Presentation. First Award Winner at ACP Regional Meeting in Connecticut 2005 – Clinical Vignettes Poster Presentation American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Golden Apple Award for outstanding dedication to teaching, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, 1999 and 2000. Top Instructor Award, Tehran Air Force University, 1997.

SELECTED BOOK PUBLICATIONS:

Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 2CK, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Biochemistry: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pharmacology: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pathophysiology Vol I, II, and III: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Microbiology Vol I and II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Behavioral Science: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc.. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Anatomy: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Internal Medicine Vol II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Internal Medicine Vol II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Surgery: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – OB-GYN: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc.. Copyright 2005. ALIREZA KHAZAEIZADEH, M.D. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Neurology: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc.. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Pediatrics: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc.. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Emergency Medicine: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Alireza Khazaeizadeh, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes – Psychiatry: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. M. Navabi, A. Khazaeizadeh, B. Sedarati. Brachiocephalic Vein Line for Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery. F. Mahboudi, S. Zeinali, A. Merat, A. Khazaeizadeh, S. Delmaghani, K. Mostafavipour, Z. Moghaddam, and M. Haghshenas. The Molecular Basis of ß-Thalassemia Mutations in Fars Province, Iran. A. Merat, A. Khazaeizadeh, and M. Fallahzadeh. Effect of Garlic on Some Blood Lipids and HMG-CoA Reductase Activity.

ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES:

2005 - present Member of American College of Physician 2002 – 2003 Chair of Admissions and Curriculum Committees, St. Luke's University School of Medicine 1999 – 2003 San Pedro Governmental Health Center, General Practitioner, San Pedro, Belize 2000 – 2002 Chair of Admissions Committee, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 2000 – 2002 Faculty Search and Research Committees, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 1998 – 2002 Orientation and Computer Committees, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 1998 – 2001 Library Committee, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 1995 – 1998 Sports Medicine Federation of Iran 1993 – 1995 Health Adviser, Fedeshkoyeh and Mobarakabad villages, Fars Province, Iran

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:

Fluent in English and Farsi; conversant in Spanish and Arabic. Hobbies include swimming, diving, climbing, skiing, and medical informatics.