Dr. Hakimian graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a bachelor's degree in molecular, cell, and developmental biology and a minor in biomedical research. He earned his medical degree at Tufts University in Boston. He then completed residency training in internal medicine and his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, where he also served as chief gastroenterology fellow. During his training, Dr. Hakimian researched video capsule endoscopy in managing gastrointestinal…