Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment & Mental Health Services located in Riverside, San Jacinto, Banning, Murrieta, and Hemet, CA

Dr. Julie K.A. Kasarjian

Medical Director

Julie K.A. Kasarjian, MD

Julie K.A. Kasarjian, MD, PhD is pleased to join the team as the Medical Director at MFI Recovery Centers Inc. She received her medical degree from Loma Linda University and also earned a PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, bringing a robust scientific background to her medical career. 

Dr. Kasarjian completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and is a board certified Emergency Physician and an Addiction Medicine specialist.

Dr. Kasarjian has extensive leadership experience and has served as a medical director for emergency departments of varying sizes across Southern California.

Most recently she has served as a Principal Investigator/Medical Director at Velocity Clinical Research conducting multiple high-profile clinical trials, focusing on vaccines and treatments for a wide range of conditions, including COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), gout, cytomegalovirus (CMV), diabetes, obesity, episodic migraines, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and peripheral neuropathy.

She is pleased to join the team at MFI Recovery Center as the Medical Director and will continue to contribute to advancing addiction medicine practices. 

She has been a prominent advocate for safe opioid prescribing, leading initiatives such as securing a California Bridge Grant for opioid treatment in the emergency department and has secured funding for the Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project which supports organizations throughout California to address the opioid and substance use epidemic. 

Dedicated to improving patient outcomes, Dr. Kasarjian brings with her extensive experience in clinical practice, research, and leadership and leads the clinical team in delivering compassionate, evidence-based treatment for individuals struggling with substance use disorders

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