James Mennasheh Soorani, MD was born in Baghdad. The family moved to Israel soon after where his mother was a professor of the Jewish-Arabic language. The family immigrated to New York in his childhood where he learned the love to help people. He became an eye doctor, a surgeon. He became a mentor to many surgeons starting out their careers. Dr. Soorani practiced in Culver City, California for 40 years and his clientele loved his patience to listen. Dr. Soorani speaks English, Farsi, Arabic, and Spanish.