She grew up in Iran, and received her dental degree from Kabul University in 1985. In 1986, she moved to Canada and began taking courses at University of Western Ontario and she qualified in 1990. Dr. Shahabaldine is a member of Canadian Dental Association and British Columbia Dental Association. She believes that ongoing education is paramount to providing excellence in care and regularly studies emerging dental techniques and technologies. Dr. Mersedeh Shahabaldine has been working in Kitsilano, Vancouver for many years and has also worked part time in rural areas of British Colombia.