Dr. Somayeh Fahim Nia, MD, MPH — Occupational & Internal Medicine Evaluator
Occupational medicine and internal medicine physician. California Qualified Medical Evaluator in internal medicine and occupational medicine.
Dr. Somayeh Fahim Nia is an occupational medicine and internal medicine physician. She completed the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, and an internal medicine residency (primary care track) at St. Barnabas Health System in the Bronx, New York. She earned her Doctor of Medicine from Zahedan University of Medical Sciences and a Master of Public Health from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her current clinical practice is at North Bay occupational health clinic. Her background also includes clinical research at the National Institutes of Health and Mount Sinai. She speaks English, Farsi and Turkish.
Why attorneys choose Dr. Fahim Nia
Dr. Somayeh Fahim Nia, MD, MPH is a board-certified physician in both Internal Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine and holds QME appointments in both specialties, allowing her to accept and evaluate cases in either area. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York followed by Occupational and Environmental Medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. With extensive clinical experience in both specialties, Dr. Fahim Nia evaluates occupational injuries as well as complex internal medicine conditions that may arise from or be affected by occupational and environmental exposures. Her dual specialty training provides a comprehensive perspective in evaluating the relationship between occupational exposures, injuries, and complex medical conditions.
Before her U.S. training she spent six years in practice as a family, primary care and general physician, including medical and trauma emergency rooms and a role as a family/occupational physician performing periodic medical examinations of oil and petroleum employees. Her current clinical practice is at North Bay occupational health clinic, and she holds a National Medical Examiner (DOT) certificate. Her research background includes work as a Clinical Trial Specialist at the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and as a safety and pharmacovigilance specialist reviewing clinical trial adverse event reports. She speaks English, Farsi and Turkish.
Occupational medicine training
Completed the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellowship at UCSF.
Current clinical practice
Current clinical practice at North Bay occupational health clinic.
Internal medicine background
Completed an internal medicine residency (primary care track) at St. Barnabas Health System.
Multilingual
Speaks English, Farsi and Turkish.
Medical-legal experience
- California Qualified Medical Evaluator — Internal Medicine; Occupational Medicine
- National Medical Examiner (DOT) certificate
- QME, AME and expert witness evaluations through Sound Medical Evaluators
Evaluations Dr. Fahim Nia performs
QME
Qualified Medical Evaluations for California workers’ compensation disputes.
AME
Agreed Medical Evaluations when both parties select one examiner.
Expert Witness
Expert witness services in occupational medicine and internal medicine.
Credentials and training
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine Fellowship — University of California, San Francisco (2024–2025)
- Internal Medicine Residency (Primary Care track) — St. Barnabas Health System, Bronx, NY (2021–2024)
- Master of Public Health — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2017)
- Doctor of Medicine — Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (2009)
- Current clinical practice, North Bay occupational health clinic
- Clinical research experience at the National Institutes of Health and Mount Sinai
- Board certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (2025)
- Board certified in occupational medicine, American Board of Preventive Medicine (2026)
- Family/occupational physician performing periodic medical examinations of oil and petroleum employees (2010–2011)
- Clinical Trial Specialist, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the NIH (2020–2021)
Languages
English, Farsi and Turkish
Where Dr. Fahim Nia evaluates
Dr. Fahim Nia’s Approach
Each evaluation begins with a careful review of the complete record and a thorough examination. Dr. Fahim Nia explains her findings clearly and bases her opinions on the medical record, the examination and accepted medical literature, with the aim of being fair and impartial to every party, applicant and defense alike.