
Meher Fatima Tabatabai
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3621 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. suite 6 Lynwood California, 90262About
Meher Fatima Tabatabai, MD, FACP, FIDSA, maintains her own private practice in Lynwood, California. As an infecious disease specialist, Dr. Tabatabai offers expertise in infections of the sinuses, heart, brain, lungs, urinary tract, bowel, bones and pelvic organs; focusing on all kinds of infections, including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. She plays a critical role on the staff of many local hospitals including being Director of Infection Prevention at the St. Francis Medical Center; which houses the largest and busiest private emergency trauma center in Los Angeles County--treating 69,000 children and adults each year. Dr. Tabatabai expresses her passion through her double board certification in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease; as well as being recognized as a Fellow to both the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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Education and Training
Dow Medical College
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine-Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease
Provider Details

Meher Fatima Tabatabai's Expert Contributions
Is this HPV?
Yes most likely HPV READ MORE
What is in my leg?
Herpes zoster READ MORE
HPV vaccination?
Yes READ MORE
I'm living with someone who tested positive for the virus?
Yes possible not to get the virus READ MORE
Hepatitis from lollipop?
Hepatitis A READ MORE
Antibiotic for STD?
No READ MORE
Do I need a vaccine or is natural immunity enough to travel?
Get the vaccine READ MORE
HIV blood work?
Anemia does not affect the test result READ MORE
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local and International Public Speaking for Peers on Varied Topics Including AIDS, Bio-Terrorism, and Infection Prevention -
- Director of Infection Prevention at St. Francis Medical Center -
Internships
- MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center
Fellowships
- University of Southern California
Professional Society Memberships
- Member of the Executive Committee at Kindred Hospital
What do you attribute your success to?
Hard Work, Putting in 16-18 Hours Per Day for 23 Years, and Treating all of her Patients as Equals
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