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Meet the Clinical Research Specialists Behind Our Studies

Meet the specialists behind California Research Institute.

Ghassan Aljazaerli, M.D.

Ghassan Aljazaerli, M.D.

Founder · Lead principal investigator · Hematology and oncology

University of Aleppo medical graduate, 1985. Board-certified oncologist. He speaks Arabic, Armenian, Russian, and Spanish.

Babak Bob Abrishami, D.O., pulmonary medicine investigator

Babak Bob Abrishami, D.O.

Pulmonary medicine

Medical education: College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. His affiliations include Cedars-Sinai and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.

Horacio Lopez, M.D., pediatric investigator

Horacio Lopez, M.D.

Pediatrics

Pediatric residency: King-Drew Medical Center. Two-year allergy/immunology fellowship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Active in his local community.

Ramachandran Srinivasan, M.D., rheumatology investigator

Ramachandran Srinivasan, M.D.

Rheumatology

Medical education: Rangaraya Medical College. His hospital affiliation is Monterey Park Hospital.

Arnold Savage, M.D., gastroenterology and internal medicine investigator

Arnold Savage, M.D.

Gastroenterology · Internal medicine

He trained at Washington University and UCSF and is affiliated with Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles, Lakewood Regional, and California Hospital Medical Center.

Jean-Pierre Antaki, M.D.

Infectious disease · Internal medicine

Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine graduate, 1982. His affiliations include Glendale Memorial, California Hospital Medical Center, PIH hospitals, Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Glendale Adventist, and Torrance Memorial.

Raed Bargout, M.D., interventional cardiologist

Raed Bargout, M.D.

Cardiology

University of Aleppo medical graduate. Clinical interests include heart failure, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. His affiliations include Providence St. Joseph Burbank and Adventist Health Glendale.

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