MEET
THE BREATHE CLINIC TEAM
PROVIDERS
Dr. Soroush Zaghi
ENT, Sleep Surgeon
Dr. Kevin Coppelson
Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Nora Ghodousi-Zaghi
DDS, Pediatric Dentist
Dr. Shahryar Barzegar
Pharm.D, CPAP Provider
Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton
RDHAP, Therapy Director, COM®
Anna Gross
CCC-SLP, Oral, Motor, & Feeding
Maryam Norouz
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Lesley Kupiec
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
Amanda Ramirez
Clinical Manager
Sabrina Espadas
Clinical Manager
Ivan Madriz Miguel
Medical Assistant
Samantha Yao
Medical Assistant
Hannah Tanchauco
Medical Assistant
Minerva Bottomley
Medical Assistant
OPERATIONS
Jennifer Rodriguez
Rhiannon Hill
Practice Manager
Katie Yoo
Treatment Plan Coordinator
Zachary Corzine
Controller
FOUNDERS
Leyli Norouz-Knutsen is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Breathe Institute.
She is known for her uniquely fine-tuned ability to streamline organizational management structures, optimize collaboration and communication, drive impactful media and branding campaigns and to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship. L
Leyli has over a decade of experience in higher education, non-profit, board management and operations as a director at both the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and San Diego State University (SDSU).
Since leaving UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 2007, Leyli's extensive background in healthcare-specific consulting and corporate strategy parlayed perfectly into co-founding The Breathe Institute, and now having the honor to serve on the Board of the The American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry (AAPMD).
Leyli Norouz
Founder, Managing Director
Chad Knutsen
Chad Knutsen is an award-winning filmmaker and producer in Los Angeles with over a decade of experience in the industry.
Chad is an expert generalist, with an uncanny ability to digest and test new knowledge and identify and cultivate creative routes from problems to solutions.
He has consulted for and led successful projects in fields ranging from sustainable technology and agriculture, to construction, security and intelligence. Chad has also won awards from and been asked to present at international conferences by organizations such as MIT, The International Association of Science Parks (IASP), the Moscow Agency of Innovation, and SXSW.
As Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of The Breathe Institute, Chad's diverse background and piercing curiosity have helped to keep TBI at the technological forefront.
MEET
THE BREATHE TEAM
PROVIDERS & THERAPISTS
Dr. Soroush Zaghi
ENT, Sleep Surgeon
Dr. Kevin Coppelson
Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Nora Ghodousi-Zaghi
DDS, Pediatric Dentist
Dr. Shahryar Barzegar
Pharm.D, CPAP Provider
Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton
RDHAP, Therapy Director, COM®
Anna Gross
CCC-SLP, Oral, Motor, & Feeding
Maryam Norouz
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Lesley Kupiec
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Kathy Soto
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Pareya Dorri
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Stephanie Estrada
RDH, Myofunctional Therapy
Nori Norouz
Hub Sleep Study Manager
MEDICAL ASSISTANTS
Amanda Ramirez
Clinical Manager
Sabrina Espadas
Clinical Manager
Hannah Tanchauco
Medical Assistant
Ivan Madriz Miguel
Medical Assistant
Samantha Yao
Medical Assistant
Minerva Bottomley
Medical Assistant
OPERATIONS
Jennifer Rodriguez
Katie Yoo
Treatment Plan Coordinator
Zachary Corzine
Controller
Rhiannon Hill
Practice Manager
FOUNDERS
Leyli Norouz
Founder, Managing Director
Leyli Norouz-Knutsen is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Breathe Institute.
She is known for her uniquely fine-tuned ability to streamline organizational management structures, optimize collaboration and communication, drive impactful media and branding campaigns and to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship. L
Leyli has over a decade of experience in higher education, non-profit, board management and operations as a director at both the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and San Diego State University (SDSU).
Since leaving UCLA’s Anderson School of Management in 2007, Leyli's extensive background in healthcare-specific consulting and corporate strategy parlayed perfectly into co-founding The Breathe Institute, and now having the honor to serve on the Board of the The American Academy of Physiological Medicine & Dentistry (AAPMD).
Chad Knutsen
Chad Knutsen is an award-winning filmmaker and producer in Los Angeles with over a decade of experience in the industry.
Chad is an expert generalist, with an uncanny ability to digest and test new knowledge and identify and cultivate creative routes from problems to solutions.
He has consulted for and led successful projects in fields ranging from sustainable technology and agriculture, to construction, security and intelligence. Chad has also won awards from and been asked to present at international conferences by organizations such as MIT, The International Association of Science Parks (IASP), the Moscow Agency of Innovation, and SXSW.
As Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of The Breathe Institute, Chad's diverse background and piercing curiosity have helped to keep TBI at the technological forefront.