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Dr. Mehrdad Ayati, MD

Dr. Ayati, well-known nationally and internationally in the field of geriatric medicine, is a physician, speaker, author, and an educator. Doctor Ayati is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine where he continues to teach Geriatric and Internal Medicine. Dr. Ayati joined Stanford University School of Medicine in 2011 as faculty where he taught and practiced Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Stanford Internal Medicine Clinic, Stanford Senior Care Clinic, Stanford Concierge Medicine and Stanford Executive Medicine. Doctor Ayati is a member of the Ethnogeriatrics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society. He serves as a Faculty Advisor for the Center On Longevity at Stanford University. Dr. Ayati is the Geriatric Consultant On Aging Related Projects at Stanford Research Institute (SRI) International. Dr. Ayati was the Stanford Medical Director at Los Altos and Palo Alto Sub acute and Rehabilitation Centers. He has worked as a Hospitalist at Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, California, and as an Emergency Medicine Attending at Veteran Affairsin Palo Alto, California. Dr. Ayati has served as the Medical Director and Medical Advisor of multiple skilled nursing facilities in San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Ayati is board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. Dr. Ayati is the Founder of the Geriatric Concierge Center. He has a broad spectrum of practice and knowledge of General Medicine, Primary Care, and Geriatrics in various settings, from office to Emergency room and acute and Sub-acute cares.

Dr. Ayati’s main areas of research and clinical focus are in the physiology of aging and on finding practical and yet innovative ways of addressing the wellbeing and needs of the population in any age category. He is an advocate of his patient’s physical and mental health at any age in addition to disease management and prevention. Dr. Ayati is currently the Editor in Chief of theJournal of General Medicine, Open Access. He is the Founder and President of the Bay Area Senior Care Society. Dr. Ayati is the author of “Paths to Healthy Aging”. He is the Founder of the Geriatric Concierge Center. Dr. Ayati is also a guest educational speaker on several television and radio stations such as National Public Radio (NPR) and San Francisco’s KQED and international and national conferences. Dr. Ayati has also been an educational speaker at the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, per Senator Susan M Collins' invitation, to discuss Aging and Challenges Faced by the Aging Population in the US. Dr. Ayati is a Board Director at The Forum Senior Living.

Dr. Ayati strives to provide reliable information, effective strategies, and simple guidelines for patients of all ages to avoid or manage chronic diseases and to have a significantly better quality of life by setting attainable goals and leading with his heart.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Geriatric Medicine
Geriatric Hospitalist Model
Internal Medicine
Subacute Care
Healthy Aging
Family Medicine/Primary Care
ER
Hospitalist
Sports Medicine
Chronic Disease Management
Decision Making Capacity Evaluation
Palliative and End of Life Care

EDUCATION

Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, California
Residency in Family Medicine at University of California Davis, California
Internship in Family Medicine at University of California Davis, California
Board Certification in Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
Board Certification in ABIM, Geriatric Medicine

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS

Medical Director, Sunnyvale Health Center
Founder & President of the Bay Area Senior Society

HONORS & AWARDS

The Best Resident Of The Year, Excellence In Teaching, UCDavis, 2007

MEMBERSHIP IN HONORARY/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of General Medicine Open Access
Member of the Ethnogeriatrics Committe of the American Geriatrics Society
Vice Chairman of Doorway Thoughts subcommittee of the American Geriatric Society
Member of the Health Care Advisory Committee of Northern California and Nevada Chapter of the Alzheirmer's Association
Co-Director of Geriatric Multidisciplinary Conference, Stanford University School of Medicine
Member of American Geriatric Society (AGS)
Member of American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Member of American Medical Association (AMA)
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)
Board of Director at The Forum Senior Living

PUBLICATIONS

Considering Psychotropic Medications for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, AGS 18 Annual Scientific Conference, 2018
Get Some Sleep to Age Better, Palo Alto Weekly, 2016
Ask Dr. Ayati, Senior Care Questions, Palo Alto Daily News, 2016
Why too much fiber is unhealthy for the elderly SF Chronicle Ayati, M. 2015
Best prescription for healthy aging may be fewer pills The Palm Beach Post Ayati, M. 2015
Alzheimer Disease Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Ayati, M. 2014
Beware of adding prescriptions on top of prescriptions SF chronicle Ayati, M. 2014
Paths To Healthy Aging, Create Space, 2014
Personalized Medicine World Conference: pharmacogenomics in the future of elderly care, January 2013
Lecturer: geriatric didactic series for internal medical residency program, Think like Sherlock Holmes , Geriatric Challenges, Stanford University School of Medicine., 2012- present
Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Lower Ext Ischemia Ayati, M. 2012
Educational Conference, University of California, Davis network system, Feb 2009. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis secondary to PID
UCD Didactic Series, March 2009, undiagnosed killer at ECG
EFNS (European Federation of Neurological Society) Paris, France, A Brilliant Experience: the effect of Folic Acid as monotherapy in prevention and treatment of Menstrual Related Migraine Headache. Mehrdad Ayati, Yasaman Ayati, Masoomeh Fallhian, 2004
Journal of Today’s Medicine, the Prevalence and Clinical Manifestation of Ovarian Cancer in Iran from 1985-2002, Yasaman Ayati, Mehrdad Ayati, and Volume: 14, Pages: 5-7, 2003
International Congress of Neurology, Tehran, Iran, Β-Interferon 1-α, Review of efficacy in the M.S., Mehrdad Ayati, 2003