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Julie K.A. Kasarjian, MD, PhD received her medical degree from Loma Linda University and her PhD in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, bringing a robust clinical and 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 and is the Medical Director for VARP Inc./Gibson House and Quality Health Partners. Her academic contributions include serving as the Medical Director for the Master’s in Physician Assistant program at Cal State San Bernardino and she continues to do shifts as an Emergency Physician in the Emergency Department at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
She has also 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 New Origins and Into the Light as the Medical Director and will continue to contribute to advancing the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders. 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.