Bio
Dr. Salehian earned his medical degree from the Shariat Medical School in Tehran, Iran. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the hospitals affiliated with Tehran University, and then completed a fellowship in endocrinology. He relocated to Paris, France and worked for several hospitals before immigrating to the United States.
Dr. Salehian then completed a second internship and residency in internal medicine from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science/Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. He completed two years each of research and clinical fellowship in endocrinology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, and received a dual academic appointment as Assistant Professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at Charles R. Drew University.
Since 2007, Dr. Salehian has been practicing in affiliation with the City of Hope National Medical Center and the Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA.
Dr. Salehian then completed a second internship and residency in internal medicine from the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science/Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. He completed two years each of research and clinical fellowship in endocrinology at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, and received a dual academic appointment as Assistant Professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology and metabolism at Charles R. Drew University.
Since 2007, Dr. Salehian has been practicing in affiliation with the City of Hope National Medical Center and the Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA.
Education
School
Shariati Medical School, Tehran University, Iran
Fellowship
Endocrinology: Tehran University, Tehran, Iran (1983-1984)
Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (1992-1994)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: University Hospitals Bichat-Claude-Bernard and Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France (1986-1987)
Residency
Internal Medicine: Tehran university Affiliated Hospitals, Tehran, Iran (1979-1983) | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, Los Angeles, CA (1995-1997)
Internship
Tehran University Affiliated Hospitals, Tehran, Iran (1978-1979)
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV (1994-1995)
Medical Degree
M.D.
Shariati Medical School, Tehran University, Iran
Fellowship
Endocrinology: Tehran University, Tehran, Iran (1983-1984)
Harbor/UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (1992-1994)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: University Hospitals Bichat-Claude-Bernard and Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France (1986-1987)
Residency
Internal Medicine: Tehran university Affiliated Hospitals, Tehran, Iran (1979-1983) | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital, Los Angeles, CA (1995-1997)
Internship
Tehran University Affiliated Hospitals, Tehran, Iran (1978-1979)
University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV (1994-1995)
Medical Degree
M.D.
Awards
Faculty Teacher of the Year: Department of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA (2000, 2005, 2007)
Best Resident: PGY-1, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
PGY-2, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
PGY-3, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
Barbara O’Rourke, M.D. Award, Outstanding Internal Medicine Teaching. Las Vegas, NV
Member, American Diabetes Association
Member, American association of Clinical endocrinologists
Member, Endocrine Society
Adjunct Attending, University of Paris VI, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital Department of Hematology, Paris, France (1987-1991)
Clinical Investigator and Adjunct Attending: Claude-Bernard Hospital and department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Paris, France (1988-1991)
Assistant Professor of Medicine: University of Paris VI, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France (1991)
Assistant Professor of Medicine: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medicine, and at the Division of General Internal Medicine and Critical Care Unit, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (1997)
Program Director and Acting Chairman: Department of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Los Angeles, CA (2006-2007)
Associate Professor and Staff Physician: City of Hope national Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA (2007-present)
Best Resident: PGY-1, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
PGY-2, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
PGY-3, Charles R. Drew University, Los Angeles, CA
Barbara O’Rourke, M.D. Award, Outstanding Internal Medicine Teaching. Las Vegas, NV
Member, American Diabetes Association
Member, American association of Clinical endocrinologists
Member, Endocrine Society
Adjunct Attending, University of Paris VI, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital Department of Hematology, Paris, France (1987-1991)
Clinical Investigator and Adjunct Attending: Claude-Bernard Hospital and department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Paris, France (1988-1991)
Assistant Professor of Medicine: University of Paris VI, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France (1991)
Assistant Professor of Medicine: Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Medicine, and at the Division of General Internal Medicine and Critical Care Unit, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA (1997)
Program Director and Acting Chairman: Department of Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. Los Angeles, CA (2006-2007)
Associate Professor and Staff Physician: City of Hope national Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CA (2007-present)
Publications
Available on request