Parham Gharagozlou, MD, FACP
Medical Director & Principal Consultant
Dr. Parham Gharagozlou is a double-boarded physician-scientist and the founder of East Bay Medical Clinics and the Advanced Sleep & Performance Institute. Recognized by Marquis Who’s Who in America for his dedication and leadership in healthcare, Dr. Gharagozlou specializes in the intersection of complex internal medicine, clinical neuropharmacology, and data-driven chronic care.
For over 20 years, he has engineered a technology-enabled approach to medicine, moving beyond reactive treatments to provide rigorous, proactive clinical oversight for high-complexity patients.
Academic Rigor & Research
Dr. Gharagozlou’s clinical authority is built on an extensive academic and research foundation. After earning his medical degree, he completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University.
His advanced training includes:
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropharmacology at a Stanford University satellite institute (Molecular Research Institute), where he conducted widely cited, groundbreaking research on the pharmacological profiles of opioid ligands.
Clinical Fellowship Training in Sleep Disorders at the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute.
Prior to establishing his private enterprise, Dr. Gharagozlou served as a Teaching Attending Physician at the prestigious Rochester General Hospital in New York. During his tenure, he was highly regarded for his rigorous clinical instruction and engaging teaching style among senior medical residents and students
Clinical Enterprise & Leadership
Dr. Gharagozlou built East Bay Medical Clinics from the ground up into a multi-location enterprise serving Concord, Antioch, and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. As Medical Director, he pioneered the integration of Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM) and Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) into daily practice—bridging the gap between consumer digital health and professional medical oversight.
Board Certifications:
American Board of Internal Medicine | American Board of Sleep MedicineDesignations: Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP)
Hospital Affiliations: Attending Physician at John Muir Medical Center (since 2013)
Clinical Philosophy: Complex Disease Co-Management
Dr. Gharagozlou excels in the clinical co-management of patients presenting with highly complex, overlapping medical conditions. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, he approaches the human body as an integrated system requiring meticulous, data-driven strategy.
His clinical focus targets the most challenging areas of internal medicine, specifically the aggressive management of multi-system disease processes, including:
Cardiometabolic Disease: Advanced medical weight management, obesity protocols, hyperlipidemia (HPL), and comprehensive care for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and heart failure. He manages diabetes including complex diabetes patients.
Complex Pulmonary Conditions: Rigorous long-term management of chronic lung diseases, including Asthma, Emphysema, and COPD and different types of sleep breathing disorders including complex cases and overlap cases.
Acting as the central clinical strategist for his patients, Dr. Gharagozlou utilizes modern pharmacotherapy, continuous digital monitoring, and metabolic optimization to halt disease progression. He actively coordinates care with a trusted network of regional sub-specialists and bariatric surgeons, ensuring that patients with heavy disease burdens receive cohesive, elite-level medical management.
Outside of his clinical and consulting practice, Dr. Gharagozlou is an avid skier and martial artist. He is deeply committed to civic engagement, actively volunteering as a mentor to assist immigrants in successfully assimilating and thriving within their communities. He is fluent in both English and Farsi.