Dr. Alireza Zarrabi

Dr. Zarrabi received his medical degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in 1989 and completed his residency in internal medicine at MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore. 

Dr. Zarrabi served as the Chief Resident at MedStar Harbor Hospital and received the Director’s Award for the best performance among all house staff. He also served as the co-chair for the Chief Residents Association of Baltimore (under American College of Physician). For the first time in history of NAPDIM (National Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine), Dr. Zarrabi directed a workshop in Atlanta on “Clinical Telecommunications/Telemedicine” for chief residents as an incoming chief in 2012. Dr. Zarrabi was a pioneer in the field of telemedicine and served as the lead Physician for telemedicine services in the Baltimore area at Kaiser Permanente medical group.

During his post-doctoral fellowship in cardiovascular imaging at Texas Heart Institute and University of Texas in Houston, Dr. Zarrabi published his research on novel diagnostic techniques to identify vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques in prestigious medical journals and presented his research findings in multiple international conferences.  

Dr. Zarrabi has a keen interest in promoting brain health through optimizing sleep, blood flow to the brain, and implementing holistic approaches for his patients. He completed a course of training in Neurorehabilitation at Harvard University and incorporates the latest discoveries in the field of neuroplasticity in his daily clinical practice. He enjoys seeing significant improvements in his patients who complete the 12-week brain rehabilitation program at our center. 

Dr. Zarrabi was recognized as a “Top Doctor” by Baltimore magazine in 2015 and 2016. He also received the highest patient ratings in both acute care and primary care settings among his peers. Dr. Zarrabi has been recognized as top provider by multiple health insurance systems such as MediCare, Blue Cross Blue Shields and Kaiser Permanente for his quality and efficiency of care for his patients.

The core of Dr. Zarrabi’s medical practice is to educate his patients about their active medical conditions and to create a plan of care for them based on current evidence in modern medicine and their personal priorities. Dr. Zarrabi always promote healthy living among his patients. He puts more on holistic lifestyle modifications and less emphasis on prescribing medications.