Speakers

Dr. Abbasseh Towfigh has been with Santa Monica Podiatry Group since completing her surgical residency in 1993. She brings a unique set of skills to the practice in the areas of podiatric surgery and in the treatment of children and adolescents. She offers intuitive solutions when it comes to podiatric issues for our female patients. Being multilingual affords her the ability to develop unique connections with diverse communities. Her special interest lies in the area of teaching with particular interests in patient education as well as residency training.

Dr. Towfigh has been acting as Ayeneh Foundation’s executive director and secretary since the inception of this educational and humanitarian nonprofit organization. She devotes much of her time to Ayeneh and its goals and objectives, supporting such issues as human rights violations, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, environment justice, and the plight of children of labor and refugees among others.