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Ahmad Nooristani
Ahmad Nooristani (born August 1, 1975 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is a physician and founder of the SLO Noor Foundation in 2009 in the City of San Luis Obispo, California and Savie Health in Lompoc, California.

Early life
In the 1980s, Nooristani emigrated from Afghanistan to the United States. He received his M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine, and his chief residency was served at Atlantic City Medical Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He has received a California State Medical License from the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Career
Nooristani has worked at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center as an internist working in the emergency center, as well as a hospitalist at Lompoc Valley Medical Center serving as Medical Director of Hospital Medicine Service, as well as St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California and French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, California.

SLO Noor Foundation
Nooristani is responsible for recruiting hundreds of volunteers to the nonprofit 501(c)3 SLO Noor Foundation as its founder, where he has volunteered and served the more than 20,000 patients since the clinic opened its doors. The clinic provides both medical and dental services. In addition to its services, SLO Noor Foundation has partnered with the Cal Poly Center for Health Research faculty to bring a mobile health care unit serving Santa Maria, California in Santa Barbara County, as well as the unincorporated area of Guadalupe, California.

Savie Health
Nooristani has served as founder and board president of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Savie Health.

Balance7
Nooristani is the chief executive officer of Balance7, a dietary supplement.

Viewpoints
During his career in medicine, Nooristani has advocated for a reformed healthcare system in the United States and expressed concern over the number of uninsured individuals and inadequacy of the healthcare system in San Luis Obispo County.