Dr. Abdollahi-Fard enjoys an active lifestyle reaching back to his participation in high school basketball and volleyball teams, his membership to the UCLA Ski and Snowboard Team during college. As a result, he has had his share of injuries and knows firsthand the frustration of chronic pain. He has always strived to show special empathy towards patients who are often allowed very little respite from their debilitating symptoms.

​Dr. Abdollahi-Fard sees pain as the only chronic medical condition where the patient is acutely aware of, and affected by, the disease at all times. Subsequently, he feels this field of medicine must be strengthened, and advanced care must be available to the many individuals in desperate need of healing.

He has extensive training in all aspects of pain management, emphasizing a multimodal approach to pain therapy that includes medication management and minimally invasive interventional therapeutics. He has expertise in multidisciplinary care, cancer pain management, and particular experience in spinal cord stimulation and spinal medication delivery systems.

Dr. Abdollahi-Fard has a long-standing interest in the field of integrative health and pain medicine. During his training in anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco, his approval for an

advanced research track allowed him to investigate with leaders in pain medicine to focus on pain pathways and various treatment modalities. He applies his vast knowledge of pain mechanisms, pain theory, and pain potentiation to treat his patients in a unique manner that caters to their specific condition. Dr. Abdollahi also practices in San Francisco.

Education

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Medical Doctorate
La Jolla, CA
June 2008

University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science – Microbiology,
Immunology, Molecular Genetics
Los Angeles, CA
June 2004

Post-Doctoral Training

University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, Pain Management Center

Pain Management Fellow – Advanced
Interventional Track
San Francisco, CA
July 2012 – July 2013

University of California, San Francisco Medical Center

Advanced Track Anesthesiology Resident
San Francisco, CA
July 2009 – June 2012

University of California, Los Angeles (David Geffen) Medical Center

Preliminary Internship in General Surgery
Los Angeles, CA
July 2008 – June 2009

Medical License/Board Certification

State of California

Medical License #A110374

American Board of Anesthesiology

Board Certified in Specialty – Anesthesiology
Board Certified in Subspecialty – Pain Management
Certification #49884

Professional Experience

Community Anesthesia Providers

Anesthesiologist
General OR, OB, Regional Anesthesia
Fresno, CA
December 2014 – Present

Kaiser Permanente – San Francisco

Anesthesiologist
General OR, OB, Regional Anesthesia
Experience as solo practioner as well as
supervising CRNAs and educating residents
Also helping initiate new acute pain service
San Francisco, CA
July 2012 – Present

Kaiser Permanente – South San Francisco

Anesthesiologist
General OR, Regional anesthesia, Interventional
pain management clinic
Solo practitioner in OR (including regional) as
well as fluoroscopic guided injections in pain clinic
South San Francisco, CA
July 2013 – December 2014

University of California, San Francisco, Mount Zion Hospital

Acute Pain Service Chief Fellow
Coordinated acute pain management service
quality improvement with administration, nursing,
and clinical faculty
San Francisco, CA
July 2012 – June 2013

University of California, San Francisco Dept of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care Pain Management Ultrasound Regional Anesthesia Workshop

Ultrasound workshop assistant
Demonstrated sonoanatomy for regional
anesthesia
San Francisco, CA
November 2012

University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lab technician

• Conducted independent research focused on translational tumor immunology, ultimately aimed at developing novel immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of follicular B-Cell lymphoma and related cancers.

• Initialized and developed a research project centered on creating and testing a novel way of conjugating idiotype protein to carrier proteins. Responsible for experimental design, data collection and analysis.

• Created hybridomas, Id negative cell lines. Gained proficiency in molecular biology, flow cytometry, cell culture, and the design of murine models of human disease.

Los Angeles, CA
April 2002 – June 2004

Immuno-Biogene, Inc.

Research Assistant

• Clinical laboratory with wide range of assays including routine labs, genotyping, bacterial resistance testing, PCR, ELISA.

• Responsible for independent experiments as well as lab organization and administration.

West Hills, CA
March 1999 – April 2002

Professional Leadership

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Seminar Leader – Doctors Ought to Care (DOC)

• Responsible for development and implementation of outreach seminars to junior and high school students in underserved areas across San Diego County.

• Delivered educational lectures and practical demonstrations on topics including alcohol, sexual health, AIDS and smoking prevention.

La Jolla, CA
March 1999 – April 2002

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

Clinic Chief – School of Medicine Free Clinic

• Responsible for ensuring smooth functioning of weekly free clinic including supervising medical students, ensuring patients seen on time, confirming attending physicians’ schedules, and supplies present and available.

La Jolla, CA
July 2005 – May 2006