Faculty
Raafat Baheeg, MD
Fall 1980 - Fall 2120
Assistant Professor I
Los Angeles College of Chiropractic - Foundational Health Sciences
RaafatBaheeg@scuhs.edu
Current Position
Biography
Born and raised in Egypt and graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from Kasr El Aini medical school, Cairo University, in 1984, then specialized in orthopedic surgery. A few years later, he decided to focus on his various creative talents: piano, music production, translation, teaching piano and music theory, audio engineering and audio restoration, and digital music technology. He composed and recorded music for different Arabic Christian singers and groups, Christian Radio, and TV, and produced 12 instrumental worship music albums so far.
Dr. Baheeg immigrated to the USA in 2005 with his wife and two kids to join a nonprofit multinational outreach organization based in California.
In 2010, Dr. Baheeg’s passion for the medical field was swiftly and deeply rekindled again, but on the scientific academic side this time, combining his communication skills and passion for learning and teaching with an increasing love for the biomedical Sciences and how the human body really works. So, he joined West Coast Ultrasound Institute, WCUI (2011 - 2020) to teach anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical terminology, and EKG, among other subjects, for ultrasound and nursing students.
Between 2014 and 2016, with a special interest in cardiology, he joined USC Keck Hospital as an EKG tech, to learn the latest procedures of EKG and cardiac stress testing practices to educate his WCUI EKG students, where his last position was lead Medical Instructor and Regional Director of EKG Education.
In 2021, Dr. Baheeg joined SCU as Biological Sciences Instructional Lead Faculty while working as part-time General Education instructor of biomedical sciences at Stanbridge University, Irvine, CA.
Between 2022 and Feb 2024, his position at Stanbridge was fulltime Faculty and Co-Chair of Biomedical Sciences, as he developed and taught the pathophysiology course for Bachelor of Nursing Students.
Over the years of teaching and studying, he got passionate about functional nutrition and holistic medicine, and started applying and educating the public (on one of his Facebook groups) about ketogenic lifestyle and the major effects of nutrition and lifestyle choices on human health. This has helped restore health and wellness of so many people over the years.
Recently, Dr. Baheeg rejoined SCU recently a fulltime University Faculty at LACC, primarily teaching physiology to students of the DC program, where his real scientific passion finds ultimate satisfaction, since being at LACC is a strategic place to impact the life of future holistic healthcare professionals, hoping to restore people’s health.
Dr. Baheeg’s rich experience as faculty over the last 13 years keeps refining his approach and techniques, as he explains complex subjects to diverse groups from all walks of life. He believes that respect, genuine care, passion, and continuous support can be felt, and those who follow his coaching and guidance thank him a lot later.
Degrees
M.B.B.S., Medicine, Surgery, and Academic Medical Sciences, Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Professional Licensures (Healthcare)
CCT, CRAT (Registry Credentials), California, United States, 00089372, Active, 2013, December 2025
Certifications (Healthcare)
Cardiovascular Credentialing International, CCI, Registery Credentials, Electrocardiography, CCT and CRAT: Certified Cardiographic Technician and Rhythm Analyst, 00089372, 2013-02-07, 2025-12-31
Professional Licensures and Certifications (All other/non-healthcare)
Certified Post Secondary Instructor, May 2013, May 2024, NAtional Center for Competency Testing, California, United States, 828815, Certificate
Certified EKG Technician Instructor, February 2017, June 2018, American Certification Agency for Healthcare Professionals, California, United States, 005741, Certified EKG Technician Instructor, Certified to teach EKG to EKG technicians
Work Experience
2021 - 2024
General Education Faculty and Co-Chair of Science, Stanbridge University - Irvine, CA, Irvine, California, United States
2014 - 2016
EKG Tech, Kech Hospital of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States
2011 - 2020
Lead Medical Instructor and EKG Director, West Coast Ultrasound Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States
2005 - 2007
Audio Quality Manager and Restoration Specialist, Global Recordings Network, Temecula, California, United States
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