Dr. Ayati, well-known nationally and internationally in the field of geriatric medicine, is a physician, speaker, author, and an educator. Dr. Ayati is the Medical Advisor to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging  providing medical advice on Aging and Challenges Faced by the Aging Polution in the US.  Doctor Ayati is an Adjunct Associate 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 is the Medical Director at Los Altos, Covenant Care, and Palo Alto Sub acute and Rehabilitation Centers. He is also the Medical Director of Laboure and Kensignton Memory Care Center. 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 is also serving as the Medical Director and Medical Advisor of multiple skilled nursing facilities, senior living and memory care centers in San Francisco Bay Area.
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Dr. Ayati is board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics Medicine. 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 the Journal 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 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 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​
  • Medical Director, Los Altos Sub-acute and Rehabilitation Center
  • Medical Director, Kensington Senior and Memory Care Center
  • Medical Director of Laboure Senior and Memory Care Center
  • Medical Director of Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center
  • Medical Director of Covenant Post Acute and Skilled Nursing 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
  1. Considering Psychotropic Medications for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, AGS 18 Annual Scientific Conference, 2018
  2. Get Some Sleep to Age Better, Palo Alto Weekly, 2016
  3. Ask Dr. Ayati, Senior Care Questions, Palo Alto Daily News, 2016
  4. Why too much fiber is unhealthy for the elderly SF Chronicle Ayati, M. 2015
  5. Best prescription for healthy aging may be fewer pills The Palm Beach Post Ayati, M. 2015
  6. Alzheimer Disease Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Ayati, M. 2014
  7. Beware of adding prescriptions on top of prescriptions SF chronicle Ayati, M. 2014
  8. Paths To Healthy Aging, Create Space, 2014
  9. Personalized Medicine World Conference: pharmacogenomics in the future of elderly care, January 2013
  10. Lecturer: geriatric didactic series for internal medical residency program, Think like Sherlock Holmes , Geriatric Challenges, Stanford University School of Medicine., 2012- present
  11. Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Lower Ext Ischemia Ayati, M. 2012
  12. Educational Conference, University of California, Davis network system, Feb 2009. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis secondary to PID
  13. UCD Didactic Series, March 2009, undiagnosed killer at ECG
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. International Congress of Neurology, Tehran, Iran, Β-Interferon 1-α, Review of efficacy in the M.S., Mehrdad Ayati, 2003

PRESENTATIONS