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Dr. Kasra Djalayer – Top Physician

Portsmouth, NH — Dr. Kasra Djalayer is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Top Physician for his international recognition in the field of Medicine and his professional excellence at Families First.

Dr. Kasra Djalayer

With a commitment to excellence, Dr. Kasra Djalayer is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. He has accrued 30 years of vast knowledge and experience and is currently serving Portsmouth, New Hampshire at Families First. He offers a superlative repertoire of expertise in Rheumatology, Immunology, Geriatric Medicine, Obesity, and Metabolic Diseases. He is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Persian.

Inspired to enter the field by his father, Dr. Djalayer’s distinguished career began after earning a Doctor of Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1989. To further his medical training, he completed a fellowship at the University of Vermont in rheumatology and clinical immunology, a residency with Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center in Connecticut, a mini-fellowship in Geriatric Medicine from Stanford University, and a postgraduate subspecialty diploma in rheumatology and clinical immunology from the University of South Wales. He also studied obesity medicine at Harvard University and is a senior diplomate in disability medicine. Additionally, he received an Executive MBA, a Master in International Masters for Health Leadership from McGill University, a mini Master of Business Administration, and a diploma in advanced and executive management from McGill University. He also received a postgraduate sub-specialty diploma in rheumatology and clinical immunology from the University of South Wales, London, followed by a fellowship in disability medicine and functioned as a Senior Diplomate in this field of medicine.

Over the years, Dr. Djalayer has studied and worked internationally prior to his current role. He is internationally well recognized as a global healthcare leader and for serving as a specialist in the Middle East, Spain, the United States, and Canada. Earlier in his career, he worked with Franklin General Hospital in New Hampshire, Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, Canada, affiliated with McGill University Concord Health Center and Weeks Medical Center. He has participated in a research study on the “Molecular mechanism of the neurofibrillary tangle in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: The role of mutation in alpha syncline in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.” Additionally, he taught medical and Ph.D. students with special emphasis on the latest updates in basic and clinical research development in the pathophysiology and treatment of patients with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

Remaining abreast of the latest advancements in his field, Dr. Djalayer maintains affiliations with the American Board of Internal Medicine, the American Medical Association, the Canadian Society of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Devoted to his community, he serves as a program director for the Nursing Home Institute and Rehabilitation Center.

As a testament to his professional excellence, Dr. Djalayer was honored with the Patient’s Choice Doctor Awards and Most Compassionate Doctor Awards every year between 2011 and 2015. In 2012, he was also recognized with a Letter of Appreciation from former President Barack Obama regarding his medical school and leadership achievements. He was also honored as a Top Hospitalist across the nation in the USA in 2012. In 2020, Dr. Djalayer received a Letter of Appreciation from President Donald Trump regarding his Leadership, Collaboration, and Management of the Reduction of Covid-19 in the State of New Hampshire.

To learn more, please visit https://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/dr-dj/.

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