Kimia Sobhani

Kimia Sobhani, PhD, serves as the Medical Director of Core Laboratories at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, overseeing multiple laboratory divisions while implementing best practice guidelines in clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. In addition, Sobhani acts as a Tech Accelerator Mentor and Champion, providing consultancy to startups in the IVD and clinical lab sectors, and has held various clinical consultant and leadership roles with Tasso, Inc., Qvin, LetsGetChecked, and Reliant ID, focusing on clinical validation and laboratory diagnostics. Sobhani's academic background includes a Postdoctoral Fellowship and dual Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry and Nanotechnology, alongside numerous research and clinical experiences at the University of Washington and Cleveland Clinic, contributing significantly to the fields of clinical chemistry and translational research.