Dr. Hekmatjah is from Los Angeles, California, and graduated from the Western Michigan University, Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. During medical school, Dr. Hekmatjah completed a research year in dermatology with the mentorship of April W. Armstrong, M.D., MPH at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine.