Aliya S. Ferouz-Colborn, MD, FAASM

Biography

Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Aliya Ferouz-Colborn is a Southern California Permanente Medical Group physician specializing in head and neck surgery, with a sub-specialty in sleep surgery. Dr. Ferouz-Colborn was the first otolaryngologist in California to become board-certified in sleep medicine.

Education and Training

Degrees: BS, cum laude, University of Maryland
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Internship: Intern, general surgery, Temple University Hospital

Residency: Resident, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Temple University Hospital

Proctorship: Proctor, sleep medicine, Global Sleep, LLC and Pratap Saraf, MD, D, ABSM

Professional Positions

Private practice in General Otolaryngology: Otolaryngology Consultants, PA; 1996-1998

Private practice in Otolaryngology and Sleep Medicine: San Diego Sleep and Sinus Clinic, Inc.; 1998-2014

San Diego Course Faculty: Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology; 2005-2008

Fellow: American Academy of Sleep Medicine; 2011

Physician-Surgeon-Partner, Head and Neck Surgery Department: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2014-present

Regional Chair, Sleep Surgery Section: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2018

Honors and Awards

Phi Beta Kappa: University of Maryland; 1987

Dean’s Scholar: University of Maryland; 1987

Physician Recognition Award: American Medical Association; 2003

Scholarly Activities

Peer-reviewed research manuscripts

Fleming WE, Ferouz-Colborn A, Samoszuk MK, Azad A, Lu J, Riley JS, Cruz AB, Podolak S, Clark DJ, Bray KR, Southwick PC, Blood biomarkers of endocrine, immune, inflammatory, and metabolic systems in obstructive sleep apnea. Clin Biochem 2016;49:854-861.

Presentations

Updates in Sleep Surgery. UCSD Department of Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, November 2013.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Challenges and Opportunities. Beckman Coulter Leadership Conference, April 2014.
Blood biomarkers of endocrine, immune, inflammatory, and metabolic systems in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2015.
Overlooked Causes of PAP non-compliance for the Otolaryngologist. 9th International Sleep Surgical Society Meeting, Munich, Germany, April 2018.