EDUCATION
Fellow American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2006
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, OB/GYN residency, Completion June, 2003
University of California, San Diego, M.D. degree, June 1999
University of California, Los Angeles, Bachelors of Science in Biology,
Summa Cum Laude, College Honors, June 1995
HONORS & ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
2010-pres Voted member Cedars Sinai Medical Center Medical Executive Committee
2008-pres Cedars Sinai Medical Center Performance Improvement Committee
2008-pres Member of Cedars Sinai Center for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
2007-2008 Cedars Sinai Medical Center Performance Improvement Committee
Member Medical Leadership Conference
Cedars Sinai Alumni Association- Secretary
UCLA Medical Students Core Clerkship Teaching Award
2004-2006 Cedars Sinai Alumni Association- Treasurer
IAMA Board of Directors
1999-2003 Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Surgeon
Chief Resident, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Resident Research presentation: “Eight-Year experience with management of monoamniotic twins”
AMA Physician Recognition Award
Cedars-Sinai Award of recognition
PCX (Patient care expert) advisory committee
Wyeth ACOG Conference Resident Reporter
1998- Organizer for second year medical student elective: “Pathophysiologic Correlates to the Physical Examination”
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholarship
Mackenzie Scholarship
Hillyer Scholarship
1997- Speaker at American Federation for Medical Research Annual Western Student Medical Research Forum, “Minimal Access Surgery for Staging of Pancreatic Cancer,” Carmel, California.
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholarship
HONORS & ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
1996- Speaker at the First Annual Conference of the Committee on Iranian Jewish Oral History, “Jews in Iran (1800 to present),” January 13-15, 1996, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, California
NIH- Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles/USC Summer Oncology Fellowship
California Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Preceptorship Program
Betty Ford Center at Eisenhower Summer Institute for Medical Students Internship
1996 McGraw Hill Award for Achievement and Contribution
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Scholarship
1992-95 Biology Departmental Honors
Dean’s Honors List for 8 quarters at UCLA
UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary Volunteer Scholarship
UCLA Presidential Undergraduate Fellowship
RESEARCH
9/01 – 6/03 Eight year experience with management of monoamniotic twins, Dr. Neil Silverman, Dept of Ob/Gyn, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8/98 – 6/99 Demographics, risk factors, prenatal diagnosis, and short and long term outcomes of fetuses diagnosed with Gatroschisis, Dr. Thomas Kelly, Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine
6/96 – pres Minimal access surgery for staging of pancreatic cancer, Dr. Dilip Parekh, Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, School of Medicine
9/92 – 4/95 HIV tropism and Alternate vectors for gene therapy, Dr. Irvin Chen, Director of UCLA AIDS Institute, Department of Microbiology and Hematology & Oncology- University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine
9/91 – 6/92 Department of Pathology- Dr. Anthony Verity, Chief of Department of Pathology, University of California Los Angeles, School of Medicine
2005- 02/06 LUITPOLD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Los Angeles, CA
SUB- INVESTIGATOR
Comparison of the Safety of a Unique Intravenous Iron Preparation (XXX) Versus Oral Iron in the
Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary To Heavy Uterine Bleeding
2006-2009 WYETH Los Angeles, CA
SUB- INVESTIGATOR
A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo and Active-controlled Efficacy and Safety study of XXXX Drug For Prevention of endometrial Hyperplasia And Prevention of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women
2005-2009 BERLEX Los Angeles, CA
SUB-INVESTIGATOR
A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group Placebo-Controlled, 7 Cycle Duration (196 days), Phase 3 Study of Oral XXXX Tablets for the Treatment of Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
2005- 02/06 LUITPOLD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC Los Angeles, CA
INVESTIGATOR
Comparison of the Safety of a Unique Intravenous Iron Preparation (XXX) Versus Oral Iron in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia Secondary To Heavy Uterine Bleeding
PUBLICATIONS
Banooni P, Graupe M, Silverman N. Eight Year Experience with Management of Monoamniotic Twins. Paper in preparation.
Banooni P, Rickman L, Ward D. Potts Puffy Tumor Related to Use of Intranasal Amphetamine. JAMA. Vol 283(10): 1293, March 8, 2000.
Planelles V, Bachelerie F, Haislip A, Banooni P, and Chen I. Fate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I Provirus in Infected Cells: a role for vpr. Journal of Virology, Sept. 1995, pp.5883-5889.
Banooni P, Simnegar S. Terua: The History of Contemporary Iranian Jews, History of Jews in Iran (1500 to present), Chapter 2: pp. 13-43, Publishings of Center for Iranian Jewish Oral History, Los Angeles, California, October 1996.
ABSTRACTS
Banooni P, Graupe M, Silverman N. Eight Year Experience with Management of Monoamniotic Twins. Poster presentation. ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting.
New Orleans. April, 2003.
Banooni P, Visaya L, and Parek D. Minimal Access Surgery for Staging of Pancreatic Cancer. Abstract presented at American Federation for Medical Research Annual Western Student Medical Research Forum. Carmel,
California. February, 1997.
Planelles V, Bachelerie F, Haislip A, Banooni P, and Chen I. The Fate of HIV-1 Proviral DNA in Infected Cells. Abstract presented at First West Coast Retrovirus Meeting.
Irvine, California. October, 1994.
Planelles V, Bachelerie F, Haislip A, Banooni P, and Chen I. The Fate of HIV-1 Proviral DNA in Infected Cells: A Novel Role for vpr. Abstract presented at Annual UCLA AIDS Symposium.
Santa Monica, California. November, 1994.
MEMBERSHIPS
The Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons
North American Menopause Society
Cedars Sinai Alumni Association
Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society
HOSPITAL ADMITTING PRIVILEGES
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
California Hospital
