PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Orthodontist in private practice — South Bay and Peninsula, CA (February 2009–present)
• Volunteering in the Craniofacial Anomaly Department, Leucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center — Palo Alto, CA (April 2010-present)
• Rotaplast medical mission, providing orthodontic and dental care to patients with cleft lip and palate - Oaxaca, Mexico (January 2009)
• iBraces (lingual braces) certified provider (December 2008)
• Practitioner, Private dental practice — San Mateo, CA (2004–2008)
• Invisalign preferred provider, certified since 2003
• Practitioner, Private dental practice — San Bruno, CA (2002–2006)
• Director and Practitioner, Community dental practice for children — Damavand, Iran (1999–2001)

EDUCATION
• Master's in Orthodontics: University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA (July 2006–September 2008)
The education I have received has been especially strong in the following areas: orthognathic surgical cases, multidisciplinary adult cases, mixed dentition treatment, 3D imaging and software, temporary anchorage device, self-ligating bracket systems and Invisalign®.
• Doctor of Medical Dentistry: Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran (September 1993–October 1999)
 Graduated with honors in the top 5% of the class 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• American Association of Orthodontics (2006–present)
• Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontics (2006–present)
• American Dental Assocication (2002–present)
• California Dental Association (2002–present)
• San Francisco Dental Association (2008–present)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
• Exogenous application of Prostaglandin E2 and its outcome on orthodontic tooth movement and root resorption, Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran (1997–1999)
Study was presented in several international meetings, including: Leiden international orthodontic meeting in the Netherlands and International Association of Dental Research in Chicago in 2001. Study was also published in European Journal of Orthodontics (EJO) in 2003
• Outcomes of 2 phase orthodontic treatment versus one phase, Craniofacial Instrumental Lab., University of the Pacific, Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry (2003-2008)
Part of the study was presented at the American Association of Dental Research, Orlando-FL in 2006 and Toronto-Canada in 2008
• Effect of Pamidronate on Orthodontic Tooth Movement and Root Resorption, Beheshti Dental School, Tehran, Iran (2007-2008)
Study was presented in the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) in Miami-FL in April 2009

PERSONAL
• Hobbies: Jogging, playing tennis, skiing, swimming, stand up paddling, Pilates and tango
• Native Language: Farsi, fluent in English & French, limited Spanish