PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
B. Sam Tabibian, M.D., Q.M.E.
    Curriculum Vitae  
License:   June 2000 American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Certification number : 6487
April 1997 Medical Board of California
License number: A61974
 
 
Medical Training:   July 1996- June 1999 UCLA, Multi-Campus Physical Medical Program
             Residency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
June 1995-June 1996 UCLA/VA,West Los Angeles Veteran
Administration Medical Center
             Intership: Internal Medicine
 
 
Education:   1991-1995 Sacker School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel; M.D
1985-1989 California State University, Northridge
M.A. Educational Psychology/Marriage, Family and Child Counseling
1982-1985 University of California, Los Angeles; B.A. Psychology
1980-1982 California State University, Northridge; Biology Major
 
 
Areas of Expertise:   Treatment of musculoskeletal disorder and rehabilitation.
Electro diagnostic testing
Evaluation and treatment of Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury
 
 
Membership
Affiliations:
  1999-Present American Association of Electro diagnostic Medicine
1998-Present American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1998-Present California Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2001-Present California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery
 
 
Research Experience:   1992-1994 Studied the N-methyl D-asparate (NMDA) receptor function, its roles in
various disease process including Alcoholism, Alcohol Encephalopathy and
Delirium Tremens.
1982-1983 Investigated historical changes in omentum tissue graft placed
subcutaneously in rabbits.
Investigated effectiveness of muscle transplant in dogs.
Under direction of Mark Sassman, M.D., Surman Dos,M.D., Plastic Surgery
Research Laboratory,Wadesworth,VA, Los Angeles, California.
 
 
Publications:   Tabibian, Behnam. Cultural perceptions of Iranian immagrants: An empirical
comparative study.Master thesis. California State University, Northridge, 1989
Tabibian, Behnam, Stendig-Linberg, Gustava. Is alcohol dependence, alcohol
withdrawal and alcohol envephalopathy medicated by enhanced activation of
the NMDA receptors due to magnesium deficiency? (Submitted for publication)
 
 
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