The Therapeutic Team is led by board certified Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physicians.

Payandeh Abadee, MD
A delightful sense of humor, along with medical skill and experience, instills confidence and comfort in Dr. Payandeh S. Abadee’s patients. Known for her good bedside manners, Dr. Abadee believes very much in a positive attitude, prayer, and medicine. Seeing her patients and their families happy is rewarding for Dr. Abadee, as is teaching students, staff, patients and family members. “I also like to see my patients progress to normal or near normal status once they leave the facility.”

 
A physician for thirty-five years, Dr. Abadee is a member of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She completed medical school at Pahlavi University and served her internship at Nemazee University Hospital, both in Shiraz, Iran. After moving to the United States, Dr. Abadee attended New York University and Belleve Hospital to complete her residency. She subsequently earned a fellowship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York. She speaks English and Farsi.

Amid her busy schedule, Dr. Abadee finds time to cook, entertain, read, travel, and participate in non-profit organizations. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Steven Sheety, MD
Dr. Sheety joined Little Company of Mary after completing a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of CA, Irvine. He is an active member in the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from California State Polytechnic University in Pomona and his medical degree from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine where he received the American Education Foundation Scholarship two years in a row. He has done clinical lectures on topics ranging from myofascial pain, spasticity, and neck pain disorders and has gained experience in treating a variety of Rehabilitation disorders. Dr Sheety speaks English and Spanish.

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