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Dr. Farid Zarif ND, PhD, MPH California Registration: NPI-1760604136 Taxonomy code: 175F00000X (Naturopath) Cell: (310) 926-5115 E-mail: DrZarif@DrZarif.com Website: http://www.DrZarif.com Employment 2009-Present Top Surgeons, LLC 9001 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 106 Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Director, Bariatric Nutrition and Dietetics 2008 The Culver Studios 9336 Washington Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 Athletic Club General Manager 2007(PT) La Ventana Rehabilitation Center Drug and Alcohol Abuse rehabilitation Mulholland Drive Malibu, CA Director, Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition 2007 (PT) oBand Surgery Centers Westside Multi-Specialty Medical Center 10921 Wilshire Blvd., 1104 Los Angeles, CA 90024 Chief Medical Nutrition Advisor 2007 Pasadena Unified School District USDA, Network for a Healthier California Education Center 351 South Hudson Avenue Pasadena, CA 91109 Health Educator/Nutritionist 2007(PT) Moonlight Sleep Labs West Valley Medical Center 5363 Balboa Blvd., Suite 121 Encino, CA Director, Nutrition for Sleep Disorders 2007(PT) Malibu Horizons Substance Abuse /Drug Rehabilitation Malibu. CA Resident Nutritionist 2006-2007 Porter Ranch Medical C32enter 11200 Corbin Avenue Suite 200 Porter Ranch, CA 91326 Director of Dietetics/Sports Nutrition and Medicine 2002-2006 Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity 21520 S. Pioneer Boulevard Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 Director, Dietetics, Non-Surgical Treatment for Obesity/ Support Group/Counseling Therapy/Human Nutrition Research and Education / Physical Activity Specialist 2004-2005 Star Education Prep Academy General Science, Chemistry, Forensics, Cell Biology, Junk Food Chemistry 10101 W. Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 Department of Science, Instructor /Professor 2004 Cedars-Sinai Institute of Spine Disorders 444 S. San Vicente Blvd., Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Clinical Research/Khyphoplasty Surgery 2004 Fedder Orthopedic Group Orthopedic Surgery Manhattan Beach, CA Clinical Research EMPLOYMENT 1990 - 2004 Zarif Fitness 407 S. La Brea Avenue Inglewood, CA 90301 Fitness Trainer/Sports Medicine and Nutrition Therapist President/Owner. Zarif Fitness provided comprehensive health and fitness programs, including aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, nutritional planning, physics, bio-chemistry, general science, organic chemistry, sports medicine and nutrition, basic anatomy and weight training, exercise consultation, body composition and fitness analysis for corporations, groups and individuals. 1990 – 1981 Expressions of Self Protection Center 7617 Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90047 Founder/Owner. Expressions of Self Protection provided self- defense and martial arts training for children and adults SUPERVISION/MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE 1990-2004 Zarif Fitness Managed and supervised staff of 36 personal trainers, aerobic instructors, administrative personnel and janitorial crew. Responsibilities included, work schedules, daily tasks, periodic meetings, payroll, quarterly testing of instructors, and ongoing training education. TECHNICAL/CLINICAL EXPERIENCE History: 1989 - Present Present: Tri-City Regional Medical Center 21530 S. Pioneer Boulevard Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716 Hospital Dietetic Internship TEACHING POSITIONS 2003 - Present Human Nutrition, Diabetes Self-Management, Pre and Post Operative Fitness Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity, Life Coach 2005-2006 Principles of Faith College Prep Academy, Chemistry, Physics, Biology 2004 - 2005 General Science, Chemistry, Forensics, Cell Biology, Junk Food Chemistry Star Education Prep Academy 1996 – Present Exercise Physiology and Human Nutrition Association of Professional Fitness Instructors 1996 - 1993 Health and Science/ Careers Counselor West Boulevard Education Center, Private Middle/High School PUBLIC HEALTH AND FITNESS PROGRAMS 2003 Community Health Councils, grant provided by Centers for Disease Control 2002 Echo Park Boys and Girls Club, Los Angeles, grant provided by the California Endowment 2000 Founded Before and After Club (BAC) – Women’s Weight Loss Support Group 2001 Young Men’s Christian Association, Crenshaw District, Los Angeles, California 1983 Founded Funkinetics – An innovative exercise system that includes Step, Old School, Abs/Buns & Thighs, Cardio-Pump, TKO, and Abnoxious exercise classes 1980 Sophie Wright Settlement, Detroit, Michigan 1980 Franklin Wright Settlement, Detroit, Michigan EDUCATION 2006 Western University School of Medicine 2003 MPH, Glendale University 2003 St. Luke University School of Medicine 1991 Ph.D., Human Nutrition, American Holistic College of Nutrition 1989 ND, Doctor of Naturopathy, American Holistic College… POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING 1998 Kinesiology, University of California, Los Angeles PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES American College of Sports Medicine American Society for Nutritional Sciences American Society for Clinical Nutrition Society for International Nutrition American Society of Bariatric Physicians American Medical Association American Dietetic Association HONORS City of Los Angeles Certificate of Congratulations, March 1986 Certificate of Commendation, May 1986 Mayor’s Certificate of Appreciation, January 1991 Certificate of Congratulations, November 1997 HONORS City of Inglewood Commendation, July 1995 Commendation, March 1996 Commendation, July 1996 Commendation, November 1997 County of Los Angeles Commendation, March 1996 Commendation, November 1997 California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition, November 1997 California State Senate Certificate of Recognition, June 1993 Certificate of Recognition, November 1997 California State Legislature Certificate of Recognition, June 1997 United States Congress Certificate of Special Recognition, November 1997 PRESENTATIONS 1. “Becoming a Trainer,” African-American Women on Tour (at Los Angeles) 2. “Coping with Change the Healthy Way,” Butzel Family Center 3. “Chrodominant Reading Nutrition Facts Labels,” Detroit Street Services 4. “Diet Structure,” National Association of Psychologists, University of Southern California 5. “Eating for Optimum Health,” Black Women’s Caucus, University of Southern California 6. “Eating on a Busy Schedule,” Friendly Educators 7. “Exercise, Rest, Nutrition,” House of Pi Electronics 8. “Goal Setting Techniques,” Inglewood Police Athletic League 9. “Herbology and Nutrition,” John Muir High School 10. “How to Reduce Stress,” King Drew Medical Center 11. “Human Systems of Elimination,” Black Women Lawyers Association 12. “Maximizing Communications,” Locke Junior High School 13. “Natural Foods for Your Health,” Los Angeles Police Department –77th Street Division 14. “Nutrition and Fitness: The Keys to Health,” Master’s in Social Work, Inc. 15. “Nutrition and Food Combining,” National Aerobics Seminar – Professional Fitness Instructors 16. “Nutrition Awareness,” National Black Women’s Department of Health Group 17. “Nutrition for Athletes,” Rapid Action Realtors 18. “Nutrition for Children.” Toastmasters International 19. “Pre-Natal and Post-Natal Care,” Total Body Herbalist’s Network 20. “ Proper Food Combining,” Transamerica Real Estate Tax Service 21. “Protein Synthesis,” West Boulevard Education Center 22. “Reducing Stress with Nutrition,” National Black Women Lawyers Association 23. “Safety in Aerobic Exercise,” YMCA – Crenshaw & Inglewood 24. “Sugar Blues,” Youth Motivation Task Force 25. “The Faculty of Imagination,” Zarif Fitness Center, Inglewood TELEVISION AND RADIO APPEARANCES/INTERVIEWS “Funkinetics Fitness Magazine” Continental Cablevision “General Nutrition” KACE, radio “Fitness Holiday Special” KJLH Front Page, radio “Frankly Female” KCAL – Channel 9 “Funkinetics Fitness Magazine” KFI, radio “Preventive Medicine” KTLA – Channel 5 “Staying Fit” KTTV – Fox Channel 11 “Sweat” KACE, radio “American Diabetes Association Special” KTYM, radio NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS 2001 “Dr. Zarif”, My Turn Newspaper 2000 “Interview with Fitness Expert, Farid Zarif, Ph.D., Part II, Califa Newspaper 1999 “Interview with Fitness Expert, Farid Zarif, Ph.D., Part I, Califa Newspaper 1999 “Community Businesses Proudly Doing Business in the Community”, Inglewood Today 1994 “Dr. Zarif Directs Fitness Center Students: Get to Steppin!”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper 1994 “Dr. Zarif – An Extraordinary Talented Doctor”, Los Angeles Bay News Observer 1994 ”South Central Doctor Inspires Students to be Winners”, L.A. Watts Times PUBLISHED ARTICLES 1. “A Closer Look at Vitamin E”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992) Pasadena Journal (1992) 2. “Aerobics & Nutrition”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 3. “Aerobic Movement Program Tips”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 4. “Alcohol (Personal Strategies)”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) Pasadena Journal (1993) 5. “A Cure for Restlessness”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 6. “Aging”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 7. “American Diet Can Be Hazardous to Your Health”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1991), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994), Pasadena Journal (1992) 8. “Carbohydrates”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Student Sports (1994) 9. “Choosing Exercise”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 10. “Cycling”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 11. “Designing a Diet Plan”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1993) 12. “Diets for Athletes”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Student Sports (1994), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994), Pasadena Journal (1994) 13. “Diseases of the Heart”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) PUBLISHED ARTICLES 14. “Eating Habits of Teenagers”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Student Sports (1994) 15. “Eat, Rest and Exercise”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 16. “Endurance”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 17. “Energy and Endurance”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993) 18. “Exercise 1”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993) 19. “Exercise 2”, Los Angeles, Scoop Newspaper (1993) 20. “Exercise Questions and Answers”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993) 21. “Exercise Warm-ups and Cool Downs”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993) 22. “Fasting”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 23. “Fat”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 24. “Fitness”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994) 25. “Fluid Replacement”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Student Sports (1994) 26. “Gas”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992) 27. “Generic Nutrition”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) Pasadena Journal (1994) 28. “Glycemic Effect of Foods”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994), Pasadena Journal (1992) 29. “Health Facts and Myths”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 30. “Health, the Old Fashioned Way”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 31. “High Blood Pressure”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 32. “How Fit are You”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 33. “Improving Health with Minerals”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) PUBLISHED ARTICLES 34. “Inactivity Fosters Obesity”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 35. “Infancy, Nursing, Nutrition”, Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 36 “Nutrasweet: A Poisonous Substitute”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 37. “Nutrition at School”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994), Pasadena Journal (1994), Student Sports (1994) 38. “Preventing Injuries”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 39. “Problems of Obesity”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 40. “Protein and Amino Acid Supplements”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 41. “Over the Counter Drugs”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992) 42. “Running Program Tips”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) 43. “Setting Goals in Health”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 44. “Soul Food or Slave Food”, Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1991) 45. “Sugar”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1991), Pasadena Journal (1994) 46. “Swimming”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993 47. “The Milky Way”, Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994), Student Sports (1994) 48. ”The Water Supply”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 49. “Three Most Important Rules for Better Health”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 50. “Vitamin A”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 51. “Vitamin B-1”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 52. “Vitamin E”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Pasadena Journal (1994) 53. “Vitamin-Mineral Supplements”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1994), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 54. “Walking”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1993) PUBLISHED ARTICLES 55. “Water Fluoridation”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1992), Los Angeles Community Coupon Clipper (1994), Pasadena Journal (1994) 56. “Why Eat Right and Die Anyway”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1991) 57. “Women: The Issue of Weight Gain”, Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994) 58. “Your Body’s Stress Response”, Los Angeles Scoop Newspaper (1993), Los Angeles Bay Newspaper (1992), Pasadena Journal (1994), Student Sports (1994) OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS 1999 “Dr. Zarif’s 14-Day Fat Reduction Eating Plan” 1995 “It Is Up to Me to Be” (Metaphysical Literature) 1993 “Hour to Hour Eating Plan” 1993 "Funkinetics" (Instructional Step Exercise Video) 2008 “It is up to me to be” (Talking Book) 2008 “Nature’s Pharmacy: Special Edition (Talking Book) 2008 “The Zarifian Method” (Talking Book) 2008 “Peaches and Herb (Children’s Talking Book) 2011 “What Should I Eat and When Should I Eat It?” 2011 “It Is Up to Me to Be” 2011 “Dr. Zarif’s Herbal Catalog”