A leader in the medical field, Dr. Ashkan Khabazian holds a doctor of pharmacy from the University of Michigan and a completed a general practice pharmacy residency at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. He went on to serve as a Scripps clinical pharmacist before assuming his current position as lead clinical pharmacist in the emergency department of San Diego’s Sharp Memorial Hospital. Outside of the professional environment, Dr. Ashkan Khabazian supports multiple charitable organizations including the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital provides free treatment to critically ill children from around the world. The organization also engages in hundreds of ongoing medical research initiatives that span multiple fields. In the area of influenza research, it collaborates with both the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
St. Jude is one of only six Collaborating Centers that operate within the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS). The Hospital’s WHO/GISRS center works to eliminate the human threat posed by the influenza viruses of animals.
Recognized as one of six Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, St. Jude also spearheads a range of basic and clinical research initiatives that attempt to advance general scientific understanding of influenza. This general understanding allows scientists to strengthen their responses to the disease.
