Dr. Ayati

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Dr Ayati Stanford geriatrician
Dr. Ayati, well known nationally and internationally in the field of geriatric medicine, is a physician, speaker, author, and an educator.  Dr. Ayati is the medical advisor to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging providing medical advice on Aging and Challenges Faced by the Aging Population in the US. Dr. Ayati is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine where he teaches Geriatric and Internal Medicine.  Dr. Ayati joined Stanford University School of  Medicine in 2011 as faculty where he taught and practiced Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Stanford Internal Medicine Clinic, Stanford Senior Care Clinic, Stanford Concierge Medicine and Stanford Executive Medicine.  Doctor Ayati is a member of the Ethnogeriatrics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society and serves as a Faculty Advisor for the Center On Longevity at Stanford University. Dr. Ayati is a member of the Health Care Advisory Committee of Northern California and Nevada Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and is the Geriatric Consultant on Aging Research Projects at SRI (Stanford Research Institute) International. 

Dr. Ayati has served and is currently serving as the Medical Director and Medical Advisor of multiple skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and memory care facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area in California (such as Los Altos Subacute Care, Grant Cuesta Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center, Palo Alto Sub-Acute, Sunnyvale Post-Acute Center, Laboure, ManorCare Skilled Nursing facility, Forum, and Kensington). He has worked as a Hospitalist at Lodi Memorial Hospital in Lodi, California, and as an Emergency Medicine Attending at Veteran Affairs in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Ayati is the Editor in Chief of the journal of General Medicine, Open Access. Dr. Ayati is the co-author of “Paths to Healthy Aging”. Dr. Ayati is the Founder of Bay Area Senior Care Society. Dr. Ayati is also a guest educational speaker on several radio stations such as National Public Radio (NPR) and San Francisco’s KQED and international and national conferences. Dr. Ayati is a Board Director at The Forum Senior Living. 

Dr. Ayati’s main areas of research and clinical focus are in the physiology of aging and on finding practical and yet innovative ways of addressing the wellbeing and needs of the population in any age category. Dr. Ayati is an advocate of his patient’s physical and mental health in addition to disease management and prevention. Dr. Ayati's goal is to provide reliable information, effective strategies, and simple guidelines for patients of all ages to avoid or manage chronic diseases and to have a significantly better quality of life.

Dr. Ayati strives to provide reliable information, effective strategies, and simple guidelines for patients of all ages to avoid or manage chronic diseases and to have a significantly better quality of life, by setting attainable goals and leading with his heart. 
CLINICAL FOCUS
  • Primary Care/Family Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Geriatric Hospitalist Model
  • Subacute Care
  • Palliative & End of Life Care
  • ER Medicine
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Sport Medicine
  • Healthy Aging
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Decision Making Capacity Evaluation

personal interest

Dr. Ayati’s main focus and passion are in:
  • Raising awareness about Over Medication and Drug Cascade issues in the elderly population as well as highlighting prevention strategies
  • Helping patients better understand and voice their end of life care choices and medical intervention wishes
  • Bringing into focus the numerous social, economical, political and health challenges and hardship the elderly face in our society as well as finding solutions to address their needs
  • Being the voice of the elderly in finding innovative and yet practical solutions to promote their physical and mental health and well being 
EDUCATION
  • Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, California
  • Residency in Family Medicine at University of California Davis, California
  • Internship in Family Medicine at University of California Davis, California
  • Board Certification in Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine
  • Board Certification in ABIM, Geriatric Medicine

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
  • Medical Director, Sunnyvale Health Center​
  • Medical Director, Los Altos Sub-acute and Rehabilitation Center
  • Medical Director, Kensington Senior and Memory Care Center
  • Medical Director of Laboure Senior and Memory Care Center
  • Medical Director of Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center
  • Medical Director of Covenant Post Acute and Skilled Nursing Center
  • Founder & President of the Bay Area Senior Society
 
HONORS & AWARDS
  • The Best Resident Of The Year, Excellence In Teaching, UCDavis, 2007
 
MEMBERSHIP IN HONORARY/PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
  • Editor-in-Chief, Journal of General Medicine Open Access 
  • Member of the Ethnogeriatrics Committe of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Vice Chairman of Doorway Thoughts subcommittee of AGS
  • Member of the Health Care Advisory Committee of Northern California and Nevada Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association
  • Co-Director of Geriatric Multidisciplinary Conference, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Member of American Geriatric Society (AGS)
  • Member of American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
  • Member of American Medical Association (AMA)
  • The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)
  • Board of Director at The Forum Senior Living 
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PUBLICATIONS
  1. Atypical Neurological and Gastrointestinal of Undifferentiated Systemic Rheumatic Disease/Overlap Syndrome Responded to JAK2 Inhibitor, Journal of Clinical Case Report, 14: 01, 2024.
  2. Considering Psychotropic Medications for Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, AGS 18 Annual Scientific Conference, 2018
  3. Get Some Sleep to Age Better, Palo Alto Weekly, 2016
  4. Ask Dr. Ayati, Senior Care Questions, Palo Alto Daily News, 2016
  5. Why too much fiber is unhealthy for the elderly SF Chronicle Ayati, M. 2015
  6. Best prescription for healthy aging may be fewer pills The Palm Beach Post Ayati, M. 2015
  7. Alzheimer Disease Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Ayati, M. 2014
  8. Beware of adding prescriptions on top of prescriptions SF chronicle Ayati, M. 2014
  9. Paths To Healthy Aging, Create Space, 2014
  10. Personalized Medicine World Conference: pharmacogenomics in the future of elderly care, January 2013
  11. Lecturer: geriatric didactic series for internal medical residency program, Think like Sherlock Holmes , Geriatric Challenges, Stanford University School of Medicine., 2012- present
  12. Division of Medicine Clinical Teaching Module Lower Ext Ischemia Ayati, M. 2012
  13. Educational Conference, University of California, Davis network system, Feb 2009. Fitz-Hugh-Curtis secondary to PID
  14. UCD Didactic Series, March 2009, undiagnosed killer at ECG
  15. EFNS (European Federation of Neurological Society) Paris, France, A Brilliant Experience: the effect of Folic Acid as monotherapy in prevention and treatment of Menstrual Related Migraine Headache. Mehrdad Ayati, Yasaman Ayati, Masoomeh Fallhian, 2004
  16. Journal of Today’s Medicine, the Prevalence and Clinical Manifestation of Ovarian Cancer in Iran from 1985-2002, Yasaman Ayati, Mehrdad Ayati, and Volume: 14, Pages: 5-7, 2003
  17. International Congress of Neurology, Tehran, Iran, Β-Interferon 1-α, Review of efficacy in the M.S., Mehrdad Ayati, 2003
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Dr. Ayati with Senator Susan M. Collins at the United States Senate Special Committee on AgingDr. Ayati with Senator Susan M. Collins at the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
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