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Dr. Sedarati is an Internal Medicine Board Certified, graduate of the YALE affiliate St. Mary's Hospital at New Haven, CT. She is also a medical editor and contributor to several best-selling medical review series. She has four years of experience as an international medical school faculty member, teaching pathology, genetics, and embryology.

TRAINING & EDUCATION:	2005 – 2008 St. Mary's Hospital (YALE Affiliate Hospital), Waterbury, CT Internal Medicine Residency 1990 – 1997 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 92653 Work as Primary Care Physician, seeing more Geriatric population patients 2003 – 2005 Student-to-Student Medical Publishing, Los Angeles, CA Medical Editor and Contributing 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 (3 books), published by McGraw-Hill. 2002 – 2003 St. Luke's University School of Medicine, San Pedro, Belize Associate Professor of Pathology, Genetics, and Embryology. 1998 – 2002 St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, San Pedro, Belize Associate Professor of Pathology, Genetics, and Embryology. 1997 – 1998 Baher Private General Hospital, Tehran, Iran General Physician. 1997 – 1998 Tehran Air Force University, Tehran, Iran Instructor, Anatomy and Genetics. 1995 – 1996 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Teaching Assistant, Pathology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Embryology. 1993 – 1996 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Research Assistant, Departments of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. Studied the health behavior and nutritional habits of patients with essential hypertension; explored the effect of preoperative salicylate administration on patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
HONORS:	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. Ibn Sina Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 1995. American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Golden Apple Award for outstanding dedication to teaching, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine, 2000.
SELECTED BOOK PUBLICATIONS:	Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 2CK, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati,et al. First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Mc-Grow Hill, Copyright 2004. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al.Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pathophysiology Vol I: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pathophysiology Vol II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pathophysiology Vol III: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Biochemistry: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pharmacology: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pathophysiology Vol I, II, and III: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Microbiology Vol I and II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Behavioral Science: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Anatomy: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Internal Medicine Vol I: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Internal Medicine Vol II: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Emergency Medicine: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Surgery: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - OB-GYN: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Neurology Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, et al. Underground Clinical Vignettes - Pediatrics: Classic Clinical Cases, Blackwell Science Inc. Copyright 2005. Contributing Author, Bahar Sedarati, 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.
ASSOCIATIONS & ACTIVITIES:	2005- Present American College of Physician (ACP) Member 2002 – 2003 Chair of Progression and Disciplinary Committees, St. Luke's University School of Medicine 2002 – 2003 Chair of Safety Committee, St. Luke's University School of Medicine 2000 – 2002 San Pedro Governmental Health Center, General Practitioner, San Pedro, Belize 1999 – 2002 Computer and Promotion Committees, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 1998 – 2001 Disciplinary Committee, St. Matthew's University School of Medicine 1995 – 1997 Health Adviser, Fasa and Sheshdeh villages, Fars Province, Iran 1992 – 1997 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA:	Fluent in English and Farsi; conversant in Spanish and Arabic. Hobbies include swimming, painting, medical informatics, and medical illustration and photography.