Amir Ramezani, Ph.D. Philosophy of Care I believe everyone person has a leader within and can reach their full potential with careful, thoughtful, and kind guidance. Education, clinical teaching, and humane understanding are critical ingredient in helping a person to grow. Clinical Interests Dr. Amir Ramezani is a teaching faculty member at UC Davis, providing training in the areas of assessments and interventions for individuals living with psychological and neurological injuries, traumas, and chronic conditions. Dr. Amir Ramezani has been involved in multiple leadership roles, including acting as the former Training Director of the UC Davis Neuropsychology and Health Psychology Training Program, former Chair of the SVPA Behavioral Medicine and Neuropsychology Section, and former President of the Western Association for Neuroscience and Biofeedback. Please note that Dr. Amir Ramezani does not provide clinical care to patients at UC Davis, rather has a private clinical and forensic practice. Dr. Amir Ramezani's clinical training includes completing a fellowship in Neuropsychology at UCLA, a fellowship focusing in pain psychology at UCSF, and a dual PhD in Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at UNT. He has received various assessment trainings (e.g., neurocognitive, psychological, presurgical, forensic, geriatric). He has undergone multiple intervention trainings including CBT, MI, EMDR, neurofeedback, and biofeedback as well as formal mindfulness teacher training in Mindfulness Self-Compassion (MSC; Trained MSC Teacher) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Research/Academic Interests Dr. Amir Ramezani finds joy in teaching trainees and professionals. He is actively involved in conducting professional trainings. His research interests and publications include the management of chronic conditions, neurological, and psychological wellness/injuries/trauma, integrative psychotherapy, and teaching methods. He keeps an active interest in civil and criminal forensic research to enhance his expert witness roles. He also enjoys conducting research and clinical creative writing (e.g., abstract art / inkblot) work. Title Associate Volunteer Clinical Professor Specialty Integrated Behavioral Health, Neuropsychology, Pain Psychology, Health Psychology Department Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center/Program Affiliation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Amir Ramezani, Ph.D. Address/Phone UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building, 2221 Stockton Blvd. Suite E Sacramento, CA 95817 Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284) Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y St. Sacramento, CA 95817 Additional Phone Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284) Languages Farsi Education Ph.D., Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine, University of North Texas, Denton TX 2008 B.A., California State University - Fullerton, Fullerton CA 2002 Internships Pain Psychology, UC San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco CA 2008 Fellowships Pain Psychology and Neuropsychology, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2009 Neuropsychology, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA 2011 Board Certifications California Board of Psychology EEG Biofeedback (BCN) Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EM) General Biofeedback (BCB) Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) Trained Teacher Honors and Awards Excellence Award by UC Davis Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, 2019 Star Award, UC Davis Health Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 2017 Presidential Leadership, UNT International Studies, 2005 Student Research Award, International Society for Neuronal Regulations, 2005 Select Recent Publications Lew ST, DeMartini JM, Zamora EA, Ramezani A. Psychopharmacology and Integrative Health: Combined Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Conditions. In Luu B, Kayingo G, Hass V. Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers, Springer Publishing Co. 2021;32. Ramezani A, Alvani SR, Alameddine LR, Mohajer L. Neuropsychology and neuroanatomy of code switching: test development and application. Psychological Studies. 2020 Feb 21;25:101-114. doi: 10.1007/s12646-019-00548-5 . Ramezani A, Alvani SR, Lashai M, Rad H, Houshiarnejad A, Razani J, Cagigas X. Case study of an Amir Ramezani, Ph.D. Iranian-American neuropsychological assessment in the surgical setting: role of language and tests. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2019 Dec 27:1-6. doi:10.1080/23279095.2019.1706517. Epub ahead of print. PMID:31880955. Ramezani A, Johnson M, Gilbert C, Prasad R. Biofeedback Applications for the Management of Medical, Psychiatric, and Neurocognitive Conditions in the Primary Care Setting. In DeMesa C, McCarron R, Copenhaver D, Fishman S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management. 2019. Ramezani A, Reed M, Aria L, Tybuski M. Somatization. In DeMesa C, McCarron R, Copenhaver D, Fishman S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management (e-book has corrected authorship). 2019. Henderson S, Ramezani A. Motivational Interviewing. In DeMesa C, McCarron R, Copenhaver D, Fishman S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management. 2019. Prasad R, Ramezani A, McCarron R, Malcore S. Psychiatric Treatment. In Khelemsky Y, Gritsenko K, Malhotra A. Academic Pain Medicine: A Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond, Springer Science. 2019. Prasad R, Azizoddin D, Ramezani A. Pain psychology evaluation. Ballantyne JC, Fishman SM, Rathmell JP, Eds. Bonica’s Management of Pain, 5th Edition, Wolters Kluwer Health. 2019. Ramezani A, Roberto LK, Andrade Jr AL, DeMesa C, Carver R, Raheel A, Khan RA, Aria L, Rockers D, Barry L, Rasmussen C, Malekafzali S, Aurora MA, Cohen C, Rogers CG, Lloyd S. Taking on a Community Solutions Process (Co-Solve) to the Pain and Opioid Epidemic: A Multi-disciplinary and Multi-institute Pain Panel and Community Response in Sacramento, California. Californian Journal of Health Promotion. 2018;16(2).66-73. Ramezani A, Valasquez GA, Rasuli S, Knowles L. Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Functions Amir Ramezani, Ph.D. of the Structure of the Mind: Clinical and Teaching Implications. Current Opinions in Neurological Science. 2018;2(6):567-584. © 2021 UC Regents.