Dr. Nishan Odabashian received his DMD degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 1991 after completing his undergraduate studies at UCLA. He practiced general dentistry for nine years in Glendale, California. He then received his certificate of specialty in 2001, and an MS degree in endodontics in 2003 from Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Department of Graduate Endodontics. He was a part time Assistant Professor of Endodontics at the Department of Graduate Endodontics at LLU from 2001 to 2020. Dr. Odabashian is a past District VII Director for the American Association of Endodontists; past president of the Glendale Academy of Dentists, and California State Association of Endodontists, Past President-Elect and Founding Member of the International Academy of Endodontics, and is currently the president of the Southern California Academy of Endodontics. He has served on the Constitution and Bylaws committee at the AAE, and the IAE and currently at the Armenian American Medical Society. He has lectured locally, nationally and internationally including Armenia, France, and Lebanon. Dr. Odabashian is deeply passionate about endodontics. He is committed to providing patient-centered treatment. He is a life-long student and always looking for ways to improve his knowledge and patient treatment through study, collaboration with colleagues, and critically following up of past treatment.
Dr. Vicken Sepilian is a Reproductive Medicine specialist and is the founder and director of American Fertility Specialists Medical Group. He is double board-certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Sepilian has been an active member of the Armenian American Medical Society (AAMS) holding multiple leadership positions, including serving as the President from 2009 to 2013. Dr. Sepilian served as the Chairman of the 11th Armenian Medical World Congress and currently is the President of the Armenian Medical International Congress (AMIC), a nonprofit organization with chapters all over the world, with the aim of coordinating global efforts in improving healthcare in Armenia. Passionate about community education, in 2008, Dr. Sepilian launched the “Your Health” educational TV program aimed at sharing with the community the latest and most important healthcare topics. Since 2008, the show has been making house calls to tens of thousands of viewers helping educate them on preventative care and healthy lifestyles. In 2010, Dr. Sepilian, alongside other civic leaders and the former Mayor of the City of Glendale co-founded the Glendale Health Festival. Dr. Sepilian worked closely with city and state officials and local hospitals to organize this large-scale event with the aim to improve the health of the community. Dr. Sepilian is a strong believer that success and wealth are measured by life’s experiences and human interactions and that true happiness and purpose are achieved by giving. Cherished memories include debates about life and death with Dr. Jack Kevorkian, delivering pens to students in villages in Sri Lanka and teaching chess to orphans in Nepal.