NAZIA SHERIFF

Dr. Nazia Sheriff is originally from Chicago and moved to California with her husband and two children. She earned a BA in Psychology and her MD from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, then completed her pediatrics training at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, where she also served as a pediatric hospitalist and medical director. Dr. Sheriff’s clinical background includes newborn and sick‑child hospital medicine, as well as extensive work in health education for refugee children.

At Olive Leaf Pediatrics she practices Direct Primary Care with a wholistic, concierge model that emphasizes lifestyle medicine, house calls, and a boutique clinic experience. She focuses on breastfeeding medicine, nutrition, fitness, socio‑emotional health and special‑needs care, and serves as a medical advisor for the Cooking With Kids Foundation while pursuing IBCLC certification and other specialist designations.