An accomplished clinical pharmacist, Dr. Ashkan Khabazian studied undergraduate animal physiology and neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). While working toward his bachelor of science, he earned provost honors through Revelle College and served as a teaching assistant for courses such as UCSD Human Biology. Dr. Ashkan Khabazian subsequently attended the University of Michigan to pursue his Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD). In 2001 and 2002, he received both a Plough Scholarship and a Walgreen's Co. Academic Scholarship. Before earning his PharmD in 2003, Dr. Ashkan Khabazian attended the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, and completed a significant study on the conversion of intralipids to triglycerides. This research helped determine how increased cholesterol levels affect the ways in which drugs are transported through dialysis membranes then within the body.

Dr. Ashkan Khabazian currently serves as an Emergency Department Clinical Pharmacist with Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, California. His responsibilities revolve around assessing microbiology results and assisting emergency staff with a variety of pharmacologic interventions.