Payam Hakimi, D.O., A.B.F.P.
Dr. Hakimi’s philosophy has at its core the natural healing process of a living organism. He believes Healing is a process by which energetic, hormono-chemical, structural, physical, emotional-mental, and spiritual aspects line up to produce balance and harmony.
A Board Certified Family Physician, Dr. Hakimi has had diverse medical training and has combined his knowledge of western medicine with specialized alternative medical modalities to create an integrative and comprehensive medical practice.
Dr. Hakimi has tailored his treatment plans specifically in line with his holistic approach and understanding of the human physique, physiology, and psyche. All treatment plans are constructed with primary emphasis on the individual. He spends ample amount of time with his clients to get to know their medical history, diet, habits, fitness status, structural issues, mental and psycho-social issues. He then designs a specific plan for individuals tailored to their specific needs.
The components of the plan are: Detox, dietary adjustments, stretches and exercises, structural Osteopathic treatments, Psychiatric Counseling and coaching, medications and medication adjustments, and Homeopathy. He strongly emphasizes on educating and informing his clients regarding their conditions.
Educational achievements include:
- Undergraduate work at UCLA with a double degree program in Biology and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
- Medical school at Touro University (TUCOM)
- Doctor of Osteopathy degree from Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS/COMP)
- Residency at LAC+USC with the Department of Family Medicine
- Chief Resident for the program at USC and functioned as an Assistant Clinical Professor at USC Keck School of Medicine
- Diplomate of the American Board of Family Physicians
- Extended training in Clinical Homeopathy from and lectures for Center for Education and Development of Homeopathy
Clinical/Practice experience includes:
- Individual and group counseling programs
- Addiction support group counseling since 2005
- T.V. program “Addiction is More Than an Illness”
Clients benefit from inter- and intra-personal development, relaxation techniques, time and priority management.
He is an Osteopath by training & has helped his clients through establishing the normal circulatory, lymphatic, and nervous flow of the body. Osteopathy works by removing restrictions to flow, thus, increasing the vitality of the body and decreasing the amount of time and energy it needs to spend to restore natural balance.
Dr. Hakimi offers a Western-Eastern medical practice which encompasses Osteopathic structural fitness, hormonal and chemical balance through natural medications and detoxification, adjunctive clinical Homeopathy, coaching and counseling, and healing.