CNS Consultants

Majid Rahimifar, M.D., M.S. (c)

Contact Information
2601 Oswell Street, Suite 101
Bakersfield, California 93306
phone: 805-872-9999

Current Status
Neurological Surgeon
Adult and Pediatric
Bakersfield, California

Education
M.S., Neuroscience
University of Toronto
Medical Institute

M.D., Pahlavi University (1977)

Certifications
Board Certification (1983)
Neurosurgery, Fellow
Royal College of Surgeons, Canada
F.R.C.S. (c)

Diplomate (1987)
American Board of Neurological Surgery

Board Certified (1988)
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
F.A.C.S.

Medical Council of Canada, LMCC (1983)

F.L.E.X. (1984)

E.C.F.M.G. (1978)

Board of Medical Quality Assurance of California (1985)

Undergraduate Training
Pahlavi Medical School
Shiraz, Iran

St. Thomas' Medical School
London, England

Postgraduate Training
Institute of Medical Sciences (1984)
University of Toronto
M.S. Program, Neurosciences

Neurosurgical Residency Training (1978-1983)
Division of Neurosurgery
University of Toronto

Toronto Hospital for Sick Children (1983)
Neurosurgery

St. Michael's Hospital (1982)
Chief Resident, Neurosurgery
Toronto, Canada

Sunnybrook Medical Center (1981)
Senior Resident Neurosurgery
Toronto, Canada

Toronto Western Hospital (1981)
Microneurosurgical Training Course
Division of Neurosurgery
Toronto, Canada

Neurology (1980)
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Canada

Neurosurgery (1979)
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto, Canada

Neurosurgery (1978)
Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Canada

Non-Neurosurgical Training
Thoracic, General, Cardiovascular Surgery (1.5 years)
Department of Surgery
University of Toronto

Fellowship
Clinical Fellowship (1983-1984)
Neurotraumatology and Spine
Head and Spinal Cord Injury
Sunnybrook Medical Center
Toronto, Canada

Publications
Journal of Neurosurgery (70:932-941, 1989)
Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Sep, 1988)
Journal of Clinical Endrocrinology and Metabolism (Mar, 1977)
Molecular and Cellular Endrocrinology (6:327-331, 1977)
Pahlavi Medical Journal (7:484-490, 1976)
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Jul, 1976)

Memberships
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Board of Medical Quality Assurance of California
Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Ontario Medical Association
Academy of Medicine, Toronto

Former Positions
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Mercy Hospital
Bakersfield, California

Chief of Neurosurgery
Kern Medical Center
Bakersfield, California

Director of Neuroscience Division
Health Science Medical Group
Bakersfield, California

Chairman, Department of Surgery
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield, California

President, Medical Staff
Bakersfield Regional Rehabilitation Hospital
Bakersfield, California

Director, BRAIN and Neuroscience Institute
Bakersfield Regional Associates in Neuroscience
Bakersfield, California

Current Positions
President - Elect
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield, California

Chairman, Clinical Performance Improvement
San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield, California