MEDICAL SCHOOL: American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineĪBOUT ME: I was born in India and moved to Houston, Texas with my family when I was 11 years old. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOL: University of Houston
WHY EISENHOWER HEALTH? Eisenhower Health places great emphasis on nurturing and cultivating the skills and passions of their residents to hone their individual practice of medicine through abundant opportunities, resources and support. After completing his fellowship, he is interested in practicing LGBTQ+ health care with an emphasis on gender affirmation therapy.įAVORITE PLACE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY: Palm Springs Aerial Tram and Mount San Jacinto State Park George’s University, Grenada, and recently completed his residency program at Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, where he will complete a two-year fellowship in Infectious Diseases. from University of California, San Diego, his MD from St. Zayn received his undergraduate degrees in Neuroscience and Physiology, B.S. He also enjoys evening strolls and adventures with his family and chihuahuas Bambi and Happy. He is an avid parkour and breakdancing enthusiast, and he also enjoys Olympic-style sparring in Taekwondo, including coaching youth to cultivate their love of martial arts. Zayn hopes to implement inclusive practices such as using the patient’s chosen name and pronouns, as well as facilitating workshops for other health care providers to become more knowledgeable about transgender care, thereby improving accessibility for transgender patients.īeyond medicine, Zayn is a proud member of the LGBTQ dragonboat team Prism Dragons, based in Long Beach, CA. He believes that through creating opportunities for education about sensitive topics in a non-judgmental space, we can bridge understanding between groups that have chronically been misunderstood and misrepresented. As a transmasculine-of-center individual, (pronouns he/him/his), Zayn aspires to become a provider in transgender health and to use the skills acquired in his medical studies to serve marginalized groups, especially the LGBTQIA community.Īt Saint George’s University (SGU), Zayn was co-president of Pride and Equality, the LGBTQ organization on campus, as well as the president of SGU’s chapter of Physicians for Human Rights. ABOUT ME: Zayn is a graduate of Eisenhower Health’s Internal Medicine Residency Program.
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