Pedram Salimpour

[1][2] He has served on numerous boards and is the youngest president in the history of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, a title he has held since 2014.

At the age of 10, he was forced to stop playing the piano due to the ban on Western music implemented by radical clerics who were put in place during the revolution.

During his time at Boston University, he authored a widely publicized research project that studied the tie between erectile dysfunction to frequent bicycle riding.

[4] He returned to the University of California, Riverside as a keynote speaker, giving the commencement address to the school's 2008 graduating class.

He is the co-founder of CareNex Health Services, a health-care technology company that specializes in neonatal and perinatal disease management.

The brothers also founded the physician-owned company Plymouth Health, formed for the purpose of acquiring Alvarado Hospital in San Diego.

He serves as the company's CEO and has partnered with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians since the inception of Champion Health.

[7] In addition to his contributions in various medical journals, he wrote Photographic Atlas of Pediatric Disorders and Diagnosis, a book that he co-authored with his brother Pejman and his father Ralph Salimpour.

[1] He is credited as the youngest president in the history of the Los Angeles County Medical Association, receiving the appointment in 2014.

[5] Salimpour is the co-founder of NexCare Collaborative, a 501c3 organization that helps find affordable health insurance for poor families in the Los Angeles area.

Dr Pedram Salimpour keynote speaker at 2008 commencement exercises, University of California, Riverside.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Dr Pedram Salimpour.
Dr. Pedram Salimpour (left) and brother Dr. Pejman Salimpour (right) with former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Dr. Pedram Salimpour speaking at the Discovery Science Museum – December 2014 – Honorable Wendy Gruel (left)