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Biographies
Pejman Salimpour, MD
Pejman Salimpour, MD, is the President and CEO of CareNex Health Services, a healthcare technology and client-services organization that specializes in disease management programs, business process outsourcing and patient – physician communications services.

Prior to the start of CareNex Health Services, Dr. Salimpour served as the President, CEO and co-founder of NexCare Collaborative, a not-for-profit organization that served the needs of more than 100,000 children and families in Southern California from 2001 to 2005. Its collaborators included the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Library of Medicine, the UCLA School of Public Health, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Medical Association, NBC-Telemundo Television, KCET-TV Public Television and many others.

Dr. Salimpour is currently Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the UCLA School of Medicine and previously served as Clinical Chief of Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In mid-2006, Dr. Salimpour was appointed by the White House to serve on the National Advisory Council of the United States Small Business Administration. Dr. Salimpour is also a member of the National Latino Healthcare Task Force, which is chartered to improve the delivery of healthcare services to Latino communities nationwide.

Dr. Salimpour’s broad expertise and knowledge of contemporary pediatric issues has resulted in numerous interviews on national and local television, radio and print media outlets. He has received broad recognition for his contributions to health care, including Commendation from the Governor of California for his “Distinguished Record of Service to California’s Children.”

Dr. Salimpour earned his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Pedram Salimpour, MD, MPH
Pedram Salimpour, MD, MPH, is the Senior Vice President and co-founder of CareNex Health Services, a healthcare technology and client-services organization that specializes in disease management programs, business process outsourcing and patient-physician communications services.

Prior to the start of CareNex Health Services, Dr. Salimpour served as the Executive Vice President and co-founder of NexCare Collaborative, a not-for-profit organization that served the needs of more than 100,000 children and families in Southern California from 2001 to 2005. Its collaborators included the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine, the UCLA School of Public Health, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Los Angeles County Medical Association, NBC-Telemundo Television, KCET-TV Public Television and many others. Dr. Salimpour has coauthored major grant awards from the National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine and the UniHealth Foundation on behalf of NexCare Collaborative.

Dr. Salimpour has numerous scientific publications in peer review journals. He is the first person ever to have twice received the American College of Physicians’ Research Award and has been a regular invited lecturer at medical schools and internationally on the topics of his research.

Dr. Salimpour is President-Elect of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (District 6) and a Member of the Boards of Directors of the UCLA School of Public Health and the University of California, Riverside. He is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Urological Association and numerous other national and regional medical organizations.

Dr. Salimpour received his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the UCLA School of Public Health and earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine, graduating as an Alpha Omega Alpha National Research Scholar. He completed his residency at LA County-USC Medical Center / Keck School of Medicine. Most recently, Dr. Salimpour received a Commendation from the Governor of California for his “Distinguished Record of Service to California’s Children.”