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» Cedars-Sinai and UCLA Medical Center rank among the top ten hospitals in the country, competing for donors, doctors, and cred. How do they measure up against each other?

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Phantom of the Oprah AMERICA’S ORIGINAL INFLUENCER IS HAVING A TOUGH TIME ADJUSTING TO A POSTWOKE WORLD

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ready-burned-andchildren-are-in-cagOprah Winfrey has been as es rage of millennials sacrosanct in most corriand Gen Z. The backdors of American culture as lash began almost the Dalai Lama is in Topanimmediately after ga Canyon communes and Oprah chose Jeanine crystalariums. Whispering a negative word Cummins’s fictionabout the nation’s confessor in chief meant alized chronicle of risking the wrath incurred by the author Jona Mexican woman athan Franzen, who famously received mass fleeing cartel violence to immigrate censure after criticizing her book club selecto the United States with her son. Critics intions as “schmaltzy” and “one-dimensiondicted the novel’s stereotypical depictions of al.” At her apex she was the most powerful migrants, the white privilege and cultural exwoman in television, publishing, and calorieploitation of the author, and an inequitable counting evangelism. Just two years ago, after publishing system that handed Cummins her speech at the Golden Globes, she briefly a seven-figure deal and massive marketing became the frontrunner for the Democratic budget while overlooking Latinx authors. presidential nomination.

Last month on her show, with the hope of But those salad days seem to be over. mediating the conflict, Oprah brought the She launched the Oprah Winfrey Network author and her critics together to discuss the with the mission of becoming “the Anthony issues, but the damage had been done.

Bourdain of spirituality.” But amid steadily Of course, mediation seems a quaint taldeclining ratings she’s keeping her network ent at a political moment that bears more afloat with decidedly less exalted fare. In resemblance to the Nixon era than any oththe last year Nielsen statistics showed that er in the last half century. A corrupt comnearly all the network’s most popular shows ic-book villain controls the White House, suffered steep drops in the coveted 18-49 stoking human tendencies toward gooddemo. And if circulation seems to be holdversus-evil binaries. What’s more, the posing relatively steady at O, The Oprah Magtracial optimism fostered azine, she’s failed to gain by the election of the first a foothold online. Accordblack president has come ing to Alexa rankings, the to seem wildly delusiontraffic of her digital site It’s no surpise that al in the face of the crude pales in comparison to the generational racial demagoguery of competitors like Marie ruptures impacting his successor. If Facebook Claire, Cosmopolitan, and COO Sheryl Sandberg beHarper’s Bazaar. Last American politics came famous for the inspimonth searching “Oprah” would similarly on Twitter produced these affect Oprah, a pop rational platitudes of her book Lean In, she’s now top tweets: Ice-T mockculture hero of the known for leading ing Oprah for tripping onprevious generation best the social network’s coverstage while talking about up of the Cambridge Anabalance in L.A. on her lytica data scandal.

2020 Vision Tour and a Oprah isn’t the only meme of Kobe Bryant gazicon trying to adapt. Ellen DeGeneres, one of ing wryly in heaven with the caption: “this the few other celebrities to boast near-unanis Kobe after he pushed Oprah on-stage.” imous approval ratings over the last two deIt’s a reference to the aforementioned fall cades, found herself in disfavor for sitting and the recent controversy that ensnared with George W. Bush in a luxury suite last Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King, after her year at a football game. When confronted, interview with Lisa Leslie was deemed inDeGeneres doubled down on civility politics sensitive to the memory of the freshly deand her right to maintain a friendship with ceased NBA superstar. someone with whom she disagrees philoPerhaps the American Dirt saga best emsophically—even though his ideological prebodies the disconnect between Oprah—a disposition led the country into a ruinous quintessential bridge-building boomer icon war that still haunts us.

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O R T H E L A S T 30 years,

BA BY B O O M E R A NG At a recent appearance in Los Angeles, Oprah Winfrey fell to the floor

It’s hard to argue that Oprah is anything worse than anodyne. At her best she’s been a force for good in shattering glass ceilings for women, spurring increased tolerance for the LGBTQ community, donating millions to philanthropic causes, and inspiring enough people to deserve a free pass for saddling us with Dr. Phil. She was the Michael Jordan of television, and like her legendary Chicago analog she supported liberal causes with an underlying business nicety that never forgot that Republicans buy shoes, too. But this is the LeBron James era, where the NBA’s biggest superstar and its most prominent coaches are at open war with the nation’s president.

Historical montages of the ’60s and ’70s focus on Woodstock and the hippies, the Vietnam War demonstrations and the tragic assassinations. We often forget that Bob Hope and Lawrence Welk were among the most commercially viable figures of that period as well, products soothingly consumed by the parents of the protesters. And Oprah doubtlessly remains a commercial juggernaut, offering self-help sermons to those fortunate enough to still have hope. But those messages of uplift are less likely to connect through the bleak fury of those raised online. Even Weight Watchers, the company that she bought into in 2015, rebranded itself WW after finding itself out of step with the body-positivity movement.

It’s no surprise that the generational ruptures impacting American politics would affect Oprah, a 66-year-old pop culture hero of the previous generation. But it’s hard to imagine anyone under 40 relating to a network with the acronym, OWN, and not just because most millennials don’t have cable; it’s because for the majority, ownership seems like a laughable dream when you can barely afford to pay the rent.

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BOZZI SAYS BYE TO THE PALM

A HOLLYWOOD ENDING FOR MEGXIT? MEGHAN AND HARRY VOWED NOT TO MOVE TO THE U.S. UNTIL TRUMP WAS OUT OFFICE, BUT THEY’RE ALREADY HOUSE HUNTING IN MALIBU

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Harry and Meghan’s separation from the royal family broke in January, the couple spread the word that they wouldn’t consider moving to the U.S. until Donald Trump was no longer president. Maybe they know something we don’t?

Major realtors confirm that the rogue royals have been quietly looking for suitable places in Southern California, concentrating their search on remote Malibu estates conveniently out of reach of tour buses and tabloid reporters.

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in the area, most of them priced around $20 million.

Among the houses that piqued their interest is Petra Manor, a 12,000-square-foot mansion in the gated community Serra Retreat. The home, still owned by divorced TV personalities David Charvet and Brooke Burke, has housed a number of big names. Mel Gibson previously owned it,

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The former royals looked at the sprawling Petra Manor, which has ten bedrooms and eight bathrooms

» F O R 3 5 Y E A R S , the Palm

Beverly Hills has been the favored power-lunch spot for a who’s who of Hollywood luminaries and moguls. And for many of those years, they’ve been greeted by the affable Bruce Bozzi Jr. (above right), great-grandson of Palm cofounder Pio Bozzi and husband of CAA cochairmansuperagent Bryan Lourd.

So regular visitors were shocked when Bruce Bozzi posted a farewell Instagram on Valentine’s Day saying he was stepping away from his job as executive VP of the Palm Restaurant Group.

Turns out, there’s been a ferocious battle over the Palm name roiling behind the scenes for years.

Launched in 1926 in New York by Pio Bozzi and Walter Ganzi, the Palm group has been jointly owned by descendants of both men for decades. But in 2012 a dispute over licensing fees pitted the Bozzis against the Ganzis in a battle for control of the restaurant empire, which has 24 locations, from Beverly Hills

and downtown L.A. to Miami and Mexico City.

Last year a judge ruled the restaurant group must pay $120 million to members of the Ganzi family. As a result the company behind the restaurants is in Chapter 11 and all locations will be sold off.

But while Bozzi’s sudden departure from the famous chain marks the end of an era, he’s not straying far from his hospitality roots. In that same Instagram post, the 54-year-old announced the launch of a new project: Mujen Spirits, which seems to refer to an alcoholic beverage on the buzz spectrum somewhere between wine and booze. Cheers to new beginnings. — M .G .

COUNTERFEIT KOBE » I N T H E WA K E O F Kobe

Bryant’s tragic death, some are looking to make a quick buck. Just before the public memorial for the Laker star and his daughter Gianna on February 24, there was a surge in Bryant memorabilia on resale sites.

A search for “Kobe Bryant” on eBay alone yielded 75,774 listings. Many of them—like a “laser-printed autographed” basketball listed for $3,200 and various jerseys priced as high as $10,000—are de-

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and Kylie Jenner sublet it for grand summer fetes in 2018 for a cool 14 grand a night.

An L.A.-area relocation makes sense for the highprofile once-noble couple.

Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, lives in Windsor Hills.

And The Suits star turned royal turned free agent is looking to get back in the Hollywood game. She’s said to be looking for a part in a big ensemble superhero flick. Might we suggest the Flying Duchess?

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scribed as having been signed by the late legend.

Unfortunately 90 percent of the autographs are likely fakes, according to the Santa Anabased Professional Sports Authenticator organization, which works to keep the sports memorabilia industry honest with the help of trained fraud professionals, including experts in handwriting analysis.

“This is one of the all-time highest [incidents of fraud] we’ve ever seen,” says PSA spokesman Terry Melia. The organization attributes the abundance of counterfeit items to Bryant’s relatively young age, 41, when he died, which limits the number of genuine articles out there. “He hadn’t signed a proliferation of autographs during his postcareer days,” Melia says of the great, who retired in 2016.

The PSA notes that after the fatal helicopter crash in Calabasas there was more counterfeit Bryant merch for sale than after the passing of other prominent figures like Muhammad Ali. Melia says that makes sense, given how unexpected Bryant’s death was.

“A sense of urgency takes over where fans want to get something of Kobe’s—a signed jersey or a basketball or a photograph —and they’re willing to pay top dollar for it,” he says.

“Unfortunately, that opens the door for unscrupulous types to step in and start hawking fraudulent memorabilia.”

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FASHION L.A.’S NEW “IT” GIRL » K A R DA S H I A N S , H A D I D S ,

and Jenners aside, when one thinks of L.A. models, blonds

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But L.A. hottest new model, Hayley Ashton, is firmly on team brunet, with an exotic look reminiscent of beauties like Yasmeen Ghauri and Jamie Bochert.

Ashton, who lives in Santa Monica, recently graced the

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cover of The New York Times’s T magazine (above) sporting a dark, cropped bob, red lips, and the oversize menswear look that’s the hallmark of this spring season.

“I tend to get cast in these androgynous shoots,” Ashton tells Los Angeles. “My very firstever editorial, before this, was also for T, for Mert & Marcus, and was called ‘The New Androgyny,’ ” says the half Caucasian, half Indian model. She recently made her Fashion Week debut, walking for Sies Marjan and Bottega Veneta.

“I know I’m not a goldenratio, picture-perfect girl,” says the 23-year-old of her asymmetrical features. “I was teased for having a big nose when I was younger. One side of my face is feminine, the other more masculine.” It hasn’t slowed her career. Ashton will next be seen on the covers of Numero China and Vogue Netherlands.

“You’ve got to love who you are despite your imperfections,” she says. — M .G .

Five orchestra seats for Hamilton at the Pantages It’s been years since peak Hamilton mania, but tickets, even for the touring production, remain expensive. Still, we were able to find orchestra seating for $95 apiece for various performances of the 2020 run in Hollywood.

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Two annual passes to the other three SoCal theme parks You can snag a pair of annual or season passes to Universal Studios ($144), Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor ($93), and Knott’s Berry Farm ($101) and still have enough left for one off-peak single-day ticket to Disneyland.

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Yearlong dual memberships to several big, admissioncharging museum in L.A. Buy a dual-level membership, and you and a plus-one can skip admission fees for a year to the Natural History Museum ($89), LACMA ($130), the Petersen Automotive Museum ($114), the Huntington ($350), and the Norton Simon ($85).

General admission wristbands for Coachella and Stagecoach Coachella ($429) might be a pricey music fest, but you can rock out at the desert big daddy and get a ticket to Stagecoach ($349) for less than one Disney Deluxe pass. Mickey’s cool, but he’s no Frank Ocean.

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Your own movie theater screening Want to get friends together for a big-screen viewing of your favorite flick, Disney or otherwise? Book a 29-seat auditorium at Laemmle’s Santa Monica cinema for a 7:30 weeknight showing.

Watching TV at home You could buy a 43-inch 4K Toshiba TV ($249), pay for a year of subscription fees to Netflix ($108) and Hulu and, of course, Disney+ ($156 for both) and get an IKEA Sandbacken sofa ($299) to relax on.

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Party Labels MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE BACKING BRANDS BASED ON THEIR POLITICAL BELIEFS, CHOOSING TO ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH COMPANIES THAT MATCH THEIR IDEOLOGIES

BY STEVEN BLUM

S H O R T L Y A F T E R T H E 2016 presidential

election a neo-Nazi site proclaimed New Balance “the official running shoe of white people.”

It all started when New Balance founder Jim Davis announced his support for then-President-elect Donald Trump. Right-wingers cheered the move.

Liberals burned their sneakers. Company executives launched a damage-control campaign aimed at hipster boutiques.

The shitstorm that befell the shoemaker was far from an anomaly. Fashion companies are increasingly finding themselves the target of consumer ire for political reasons. Nearly 60 percent of 1,000 Americans surveyed last year by Edelman, the global communications firm, said they would choose, switch, avoid, or boycott a brand based on its perceived stands on societal issues. That was up from 47 percent in 2017.

“Brands are taking a more overt approach to politics despite the polarization that goes with it,” says luxury goods analyst Luca Solca. Soon after Trump took office, designers were pressed to declare whether or not they would dress the first lady. Manolo Blahnik, Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Dolce & Gabbana said they would. Tom Ford, Zac Posen, and Marc Jacobs were all a firm no.

The bond between clothiers and partisan consumers can also be exploited. In 2016 Cambridge Analytica, a now-defunct British consulting firm hired to work on Trump’s presidential campaign, fed conservative propaganda to those who “liked” certain brands on Facebook. Fans of “American heritage” brands like Wrangler and L.L. Bean were more likely to respond favorably to pro-Trump ads, according to Cambridge Analytica.

“Fashion data was used to build AI models to help [Trump campaign adviser] Steve Bannon build his insurgency and build the alt-right,” Christopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, told a conference in 2018.

Here, a closer look at the red-blue divide when it comes to what people are buying and wearing.

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RALPH L AU R E N According to a study in the Harvard Business Review, conservative shoppers preferred the preppy fave over other luxury competitors. The study’s coauthors hypothesize that brands successful among conservatives “emphasized superiority or luxury rather than distinctiveness or unusualness.”

W R A NG L E R In 2018 39 percent of Wrangler buyers were Republicans, and 34 percent were Democrats. Wrangler’s CEO is adamant that donning a pair of his jeans isn’t a political act, but the company’s marketing relies heavily on an idealized cowboy aesthetic, aiming for rural (and often Republican) consumers.

CLARKS This footwear company falls into the GOP’s love of heritage brands, according to a 2016 study done by YouGov, an international research data and analytics group headquartered in London.

L.L. BEAN According to Cambridge Analytica, conservative Facebook users love the outdoorsy brand from Maine. The company also rankled some liberal shoppers after the founder’s granddaughter was outed as a Trump backer by the president himself. “Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L. Bean for your great support and courage. People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean,” the prez tweeted.

F R E D P E R RY First embraced by skinheads in the 1980s, Fred Perry is one of only two clothing brands (the other being Dr. Martens) that the Southern Poverty Law Center includes in its “skinhead glossary.” The polo-shirt purveyor has repeatedly denounced neo-Nazism, with the CEO calling hate groups “counter to our beliefs and the people we work with.” But that has not dimmed its popularity with alt-righters, who have adopted white Perry polos as their unofficial uniform.

UNDER ARMOUR Conservatives rallied around the company in 2017 when its founder and thenCEO, Kevin Plank, endorsed Trump and his policies on CNBC, calling him a “real asset” to the country. Basketball star Steph Curry, one of the biggest athletes sponsored by UA, publicly disagreed with the remarks, and, perhaps not coincidentally, the company’s once hot stock has been troubled in recent years. Plank seems to feel less positively about the prez of late. In 2019 he tussled with Trump on social media after the president called UA’s hometown of Baltimore a “rodent infested mess.”

H&M The Swedish fast-fashion retailer is a favorite of youthful Democrats, according to YouGov. Liberal millennials seem drawn to the inexpensive clothing because it allows them to affordably express their individuality, potential sustainability and intellectual property issues be damned.

BA L E NC I AG A Balenciaga appeared to feel the Bern in 2017 when the high-end brand riffed on Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign logo. The company’s artistic director, Demna Gvasalia, insisted that the new line was inspired by a “call things corporate” theme and not meant as a political statement. In response to being an apparent muse, Sanders told CNN: “Of my many attributes, being a great dresser is not one of them.”

UNIQLO YouGov analyzed a database of more than 200,000 Americans to find out which clothing brands millennial Republicans and Democrats most identified with based on purchases. Uniqlo ranked particularly high among young Democrats, in addition to being an affordable line, the brand is known for promoting inclusiveness and diversity in its ads.

L E V I’S Chip Bergh, Levi’s CEO, joined the movement for gun control after a store customer accidentally shot himself while trying on a pair of jeans. All hell broke loose after that—including calls for boycotts and conservative columnists imploring Big Jean to stay away from their guns.

These days, according to ProgressiveShopper.com, 93 percent of Levi’s employees support Democratic candidates, which might be why so many L.A. boutiques stock the brand. Indeed, Saturday Night Live recently parodied the brand in a sketch, calling them “woke jeans.”

NIKE The athletic apparel juggernaut became a political lightning rod in 2018 when Colin Kaepernick starred in the its 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. Boycotts by conservative groups ensued and Trump tweeted “What was Nike thinking?” but execs seemed to know exactly what they were doing. The ad debuted on Labor Day and, within 24 hours, Nike got $43 million in media exposure, according to Apex Marketing Group. By late September of 2018, Nike stock was up 5 percent.

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> At a panel discussion last year, Nigel Lythgoe, the celebrated producer and creator of So You Think You Can Dance, lamented that while Los Angeles is home to dozens of dance companies, it lacks an annual event bringing them together. Until now. The inaugural Los Angeles International Dance Festival, April 11 through 26, will feature acts ranging from Tony-winning tap master Savion Glover to Los Alamitos’s flamenco-centric Feria De Abril, performing at venues across the city, including downtown’s historic Orpheum Theatre and the Santa Monica Pier. “It’s dance for all,” enthuses Lythgoe, who is presiding over the fest along with dancerchoreographer Debbie Allen. laidf.org

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WITH THE LATEST MOVIE POSTPONED, IT’S TIME TO REWATCH THE 007 FLICKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOOD. THERE AREN’T MANY

BY STEVE ERICKSON

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N NO T I M E T O DI E , James Bond is confronted with his

most daunting challenge yet: Russian assets have been planted at 10 Downing Street and the White House. No, wait, sorry, that’s real life. Actually 007 faces a deadly new virus from China. … No, that’s not right either. That’s also real life, so much so that the new Bond that you’ve been primed for by all those ads and trailers has vanished as suddenly as if abducted

by SPECTRE. You know COVID-19 is serious when even Bond is sent packing. Imagining theaters empty of audiences not willing to risk infection even to see a Bond film, the producers have pushed back the release of No Time to Die to November, when nothing apocalyptic can possibly happen, right?

With a theme song by Billie Eilish, a script cowritten by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag and Killing Eve), and featuring star Daniel Craig’s final performance as the secret agent licensed to kill, No Time to Die is a highly anticipated epic gone MIA. Here’s the good news: If by chance you’ve never seen a Bond movie—even though you know everything about him because he’s the most famous character in movie history’s longest-running franchise—you now have seven months to catch up on the 24 installments, spanning nearly 60 years, that precede No Time to Die, all available to stream (somewhere out there on Neflix, DirecTV, HBO, or Prime).

The bad news is that most aren’t worth watching.

So here’s a quick albeit prejudiced briefing, beginning with the recognition that for all the ways Bond is identified with gadgets and cool cars and hot babes for every straight man’s inner budding adolescent (a template that fell into place with 1964’s Goldfinger, when I was a budding adolescent), the best barometer of the series remains its leading men. There’s a scene in Sofia Coppola’s Tokyo-set Lost in Translation where Bill Murray is startled to learn the quintessential 007 for the Japanese is Roger Moore, who any

Bond aficionado knows was the lamest Bond almost by design.

Moore was a Bond for a 1970s already anticipating the wasteland of the ’80s, when Timothy Dalton was a secret agent as uptight as the Reagan era. Her Majesty’s Secret Service is one of the better Bonds, but still can’t transcend the unfortunate casting of George Lazenby. In short, you can toss aside all the Moore, Dalton, and Lazenby pictures, which simplifies matters.

For years the only Bond was the original: Connery, Sean Connery—a Scottish bit player plucked from war pictures and Disney movies over the objections of Bond’s author, Ian Fleming. The essential Connerys are From Russia with Love, You Only Live Twice, and the breakthrough Goldfinger, a cultural phenomenon challenged in its time only by another British export that Bond felt compelled to dismiss, comparing unchilled champagne to “listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”

After Connery’s peak it would take 12 movies and twice as many years for Bond to get back on track with Pierce Brosnan, who put to rest concerns he was too pretty for the role with an excellent debut, 1995’s GoldenEye, and a follow-up, Tomorrow Never Dies, largely redeemed by Michelle Yeoh. But then Brosnan’s run fell victim to invisible cars, special effects three decades out of date, Austin Powers parodies, and the influence of Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne films.

It’s hard now to believe how controversial the choice of Craig was for fanboys with too much time on their hands who went ballistic online. Not tall, dark, or conventionally handsome, Craig is the antiConnery and a badass Bond more dangerous than ever; he also provided an excuse to turn the clock back to before Goldfinger. Tonally and narratively, the Craig Bonds are more in the spirit of From Russia with Love and the riveting first 20 minutes of Brosnan’s Die Another Day, which started out an altogether more harrowing picture— with Bond as a tortured prisoner of the North Koreans—before losing its nerve. Craig’s Casino Royale and Skyfall are the two best Bonds, and while you’re at it you might as well check out the somewhat underrated Quantum of Solace and the series’ 24th entry, Spectre, in which Léa Seydoux apparently inspires a barely woke 007 to have the same girlfriend for two whole movies. By now it’s not giving a lot away to reveal that in No Time to Die, Craig bequeaths his 007 license to African Jamaican Lashana Lynch, last seen in Captain Marvel. Fanboys with too much time on their hands have gone ballistic online again, this time with a Trumpian fervor given Lynch’s color and gender. In a barely woke world trying to shake itself awake—and avoid a massive pandemic—the 26th installment of the series may need to be called No Time to Sleep.

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Long before her parents got “I WAS BORN to be the TV titan Ryan Murphy signed into the gay porn racket, they gay porn heiress of Los on to executive produce her were two creatives pursuing Angeles,” says Rachel first, the documentary Circus respective careers in investiMason inside the sauna-hot of Books, which debuts on Netgative journalism and special dressing room of the East Holflix on April 22. Shot in a style effects. When newspapers and lywood club Faultline. Dressed that recalls Diane Arbus’s phosci-fi projects failed to pay the in black-and-red-leather shorts, tography, the doc portrays the bills for their growing famfishnet stockings, metal-studhistory of the legendary L.A. ily, her mother ded white ankle boots, and a answered an ad Warhol platinum wig framing aming about distributing her Kiss-like eye makeup, p, the “ It was magazines for Lar41-year-old performancee artreally weird ry Flynt, and her ist and filmmaker is fresh esh off because my dad started a route a sound check for her opening pening parents with the family set at a fundraiser for thee Tom were not station wagon. Afof Finland Foundation hosted interesting ter the couple reby her lover, Buck Angel, l, a people— alized one of their 57-year-old transexual porn rn or gay.” clients, WeHo’s star, author, and activist.

Book Circus, was Though the funky miseseRACHEL struggling finanen-scène might not suggest st MASON cially, they took it, Hollywood has been en over the business courting Mason of late. e. in 1982. They rearer She’s on track to direct her ranged the words on the marer second feature film after quee and went on to make a killing producing films with M OM & P OP S H OP stars like Tom Stryker, but they Rachel Mason and the also battled the Feds for years West Hollywood store her parents ran for decades over obscenity charges.

“My dad is a very smart problem solver, so he was perfect for the [job],” Mason says.

He had “to figure out how to make a living from the stigmatized territory of gay porn.”

The Masons never moralized to their customers or employees, many of whom fell victim to the AIDS crisis. But in one of the documentary’s more poignant plotlines Karen struggles to reconcile her conservative Judaism with her youngest son, Josh, coming out.

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that Mason learned about the true nature of the family business. “I immediately asked my mom, ‘Is this a porn store?’ And she said, ‘Well, we also have a very famous selection of art magazines,’ ” recalls Mason. “I actually first encountered an image of Buck, taken by Cathy Opie, at the store when I was 16.”

Before training a lens on her family, Mason was best known for her performance art, rock operas, and sculpture, which have been featured in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American Art, LACMA, and the Hammer Museum. As a UCLA undergrad she once climbed the Dickson Art Center dressed as an alien—an act that got her expelled, though her mentor John Baldessari objected to her punishment.

“John’s real contribution to me was showing me that you don’t have to be an asshole to be successful,” says Mason, who appears to be reaping the benefits of those lessons. In addition to her forthcoming album, Circus Life, she is working on a ’70s-style sexploitation film starring Angel and developing The End Stage of Stars, a rock opera cowritten by awardwinning trans filmmaker Rain Valdez that investigates the intersections between black holes, gender, and music. She’s also curating events at the West Hollywood location of the original Circus store, which was recently reopened as a highstyle sex emporium by adult boutique Chi Chi LaRue’s.

“I have a very unique experience of being this kid of these pretty maverick people,” says Mason. “But I’ve come to appreciate them a lot more and the fact that they were involved in a major historical battle— and for my mom, a major battle with her own religion— through the process of making this film.”

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Which Streaming Services Do You Really Need?

BY SEAN FITZ-GERALD

W I T H S C A D S OF feature films and more than 500 streaming scripted shows, it’s an exciting time to be a viewer. But it can also be anxiety inducing, with a growing number of platforms—from old standbys like Netflix and Hulu to recent upstarts Disney+ and Apple TV+ to buzzy newbies launching this spring like HBO Max,

Peacock, and Quibi—fighting for your time and money. Whose side should you take in the streaming wars, and how many services do you really need to subscribe to? The answer lies in your budget and personal taste. Below, a guide to choosing from some of the most notable services.

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ARE YOU A CHRISTINE BARANSKI SUPERFAN?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GENRE?

HOW NOSTALGIC ARE YOU?

I LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT

COMEDY

I AM TRYING TO ESCAPE THE PRESENT MOMENT

I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO LIVE IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF PRESTIGE TV

DRAMA

HOW SNOBBY ARE YOU?

$8.99–$15.99/ MONTH O For a well-rounded

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE APPLE?

I CAN’T WAIT TO PREORDER THE iPHONE 12

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glut of original TV, specials, and movies— plus, in 2021, Seinfeld. tflix.com netflix.com

I REGULARLY WATCH VANDERPUMP RULES

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DO YOU PREFER TO BINGE TV OR MOVIES? NONE OF THESE

MOVIES

SEINFELD

WHICH SITCOM IS CLEARLY THE BEST EVER?

THE OFFICE

THE SIMPSONS

$4.99/MONTH O For big names

(Oprah, Shyamalan, Spielberg) taking big swings. apple.com m

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$5.99–$11.99/MONTH O For a strong mix of original contemporary drama (The Handmaid’s Tale) and comedy (Pen15, Shrill, Ramy). hulu.com

FREE–$4.99/MONTH O For crowd faves (The Office), reboots (S (Saved by the Bell), and ssports (Tokyo 2020). peacocktv.com

$6.99/MONTH O For a vault that includes all

things Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar—plus The Simpsons. disneyplus.com

VULCAN $5.99–$9.99/MONTH O For The Good Fight, plus all the Star Trek

(original, Discovery, and Picard) you need. cbs.com

WHICH PLANET?

AN ALIEN $4.75/MONTH O For all horror all the time.

shudder.com

WITCH-KING $8.99-$12.99/MONTH $ (or included includ with Amazon Prime) O For a awardwinning dramedy (Fleabag, (Fleab The Marvelous Mrs. Marvel Maisel) Mais and upcoming upc fantasy (The Lord the Rings). of th amazon.com ama

YES NO

NIGHT KING

TATOOINE

LIKE THE WITCH-KING OR NIGHT KING?

UNDEAD

I JUST DRESSED UP MY KIDS

I HAD THREE DIFFERENT COSTUMES

AN ANDROGYNOUS SCHOOL STUDENT WIELDING A GIANT SWORD

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I RECYCLED MY CATS COSTUME

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$7.99/MONTH O For all the anime (Naruto,

$14.99/MONTH

One Piece) you could ever want. crunchyroll.com

JUSTICE LEAGUE OR AVENGERS?

JUSTICE LEAGUE

O For water-cooler

hits new (Westworld) and old (Friends)— plus DC, Studio Ghibli, and Warner Bros. hbomax.com

ARE YOU PRETENTIOUS?

AVENGERS

DO YOU WANT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER STREAMING SERVICE?

FRIENDS S

YEAH, WHY NOT?

NO $8.99/MONTH O For when you want to watch the Tony winners from your couch. broadwayhd.com

THE CRITERION CHANNEL $10.99/MONTH

I PREFER TO CELEBRATE GUY FAWKES NIGHT $5–$8/MONTH O For Sophie Turner,

$5.99–$6.99/MONTH For your Brit fix (Fawlty Towers, Murdoch Mysteries). britbox.com, acorn.tv

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE FEDERICO FELLINI?

TONS!

I’M GOOD THANKS

OR

YES

Guillermo del Toro, and others making star-studded shortform content (ten minutes or less) to fill the gaps in your day. quibi.com

O For a rotating

library of more than 1,000 classics (from Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai to Varda’s Cléo from 5 to 7). criterionchannel.com

NOT MUCH

OR

$2.99–$6.99/ MONTH For hundreds of rare documentaries. doxchannel.com, ovid.tv

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Pamela Adlon makes a point of truthfully portraying what it’s like to be a single mom in L.A. on her Emmy-nominated show

that shitty fucking toxic male shit. People say that shit rolls downhill. So [I’ve] got to be a good ‘mommy.’ [I’ve] got to be looking out for everybody. [I’ve] got to make sure [my] crew is taken care of, and [my] actors feel special.”

Q: What made you do This Is Us? Are you a fan? It seems so different tonally than your show.

A: I am a fan and think Sterling K. Brown is the best actor in the world.

BETTER THINGS CREATOR AND STAR PAMELA ADLON DISHES ABOUT HER CAREER TAKING OFF AFTER SHE TURNED 50, MENOPAUSE, AND WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE BEING A WOMAN IN HOLLYWOOD

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“ M Y S H I T E X PL ODE D [when I was 50],” says Pamela Adlon, now 53. After working for years as a voice actor, Adlon hit new professional heights with her FX series, Better Things, which she writes, directs, and stars in as Sam Fox, a middle-aged actress and single mother with three daughters. The show, now in its fourth season, mirrors Adlon’s life in some ways—she’s also a single mom raising three daughters in the wilds of L.A.—but her career is booming more than her fictional counterpart’s. Adlon is a recurring guest star on the current season of This Is Us, playing Sterling K. Brown’s therapist on NBC’s hit tearjerker. And she has major roles in two films that premiered last month at South

by Southwest, the Judd Apatow-directed comedy King of Staten Island and writerdirector Nicole Riegel’s Holler.

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en’s careers early expiration dates, Adlon relishes being in her 50s. “[I feel] fucking sexy,” she says. She recently spoke with Los Angeles over lunch at Petit Trois in the Valley.

Q: Your show is not afraid to go into the menopausal weeds. Why take on such a taboo?

A: It’s interesting to me because it’s new to me and no one told me about it. So I want people to feel less alone.

Q: Do you love L.A. as much as the show makes it seem?

A: Yes. To me it really is the city of angels.

I’m obsessed with everything about L.A. I Q: As Hollywood slowly emerges from can’t get enough. And to the dark ages, how does have raised my kids here is a a woman get ahead in blessing. My kids are beach what is still predomi“What I’m kids, Valley rats, hood rats, nantly a male industry? doing is not desert kids, mountain kids, (Adlon was partnered they have all of that. They on Better Things with corocket science. were given TAP cards when executive producer Louis It’s very simple. could walk. It’s been an CK. He left the show afIt’s the way I look they extraordinary experience. I ter confirming his hisat the world.” was a transplant expat New tory of abusive sexual PAMELA ADLON Yorker, and I used to combehavior.) plain about L.A. when I first A: It’s not easier for women. got here. And finally when I It. Is. Not. And we can’t slip heard someone else complaining, I’m like, fucking at all. My set [has a] female first “Don’t you have an awesome job? What the AD and predominantly female staff and fuck are you kvetching about?!’ ” crew—we’re diverse—and I still deal with

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Better with Age

Q: Better Things is very authentic in a medium that’s not particularly organic.

How are you able to keep it real?

A: I feel like what I’m doing is not rocket science. It’s very simple. It’s the way I look at the world. I take the things that I love about L.A., like Tacos Mexico, and I put a scene there. I pay attention to everything.

It’s completely handmade. Every fucking detail. You hear those stories of a woman who had her Swarovski crystal gown handbeaded to form—that’s what we’re fucking doing with this show.

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References to dub music, slavery, and the Jamaican landscape are woven throughout the sharp, surreal verse (below) of the Port Antonio-born poet. The award-winning writer heads to the Hammer Museum to chat with UCLA professor, literary critic, and fellow poet Stephen Yenser. Free, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, hammer .ucla.edu

A LACMA restrospective on Yoshitomo Nara will feature works like 1991’s The Girl with the Knife in Her Hand

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Now in its 25th year, the sprawling literary celebration packs the USC campus with exhibitions and booths from publishers and local bookstores.

Attendees can also enjoy author readings and panels, live music, film screenings, and a photography exhibition. Free, 3351 Trousdale Pkwy., University Park, events .latimes.com MUSIC

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After sweeping four of the biggest awards at this year’s Grammys, the teen sensation and Highland Park native brings her signature sad-pop serenades back to L.A. to the Forum on the third tour promoting her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? From $139, 3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood, msg.com /the-forum

Nike brings its first half marathon—and various initiatives investing in girls’ sports—to Los Angeles. The run (or walk/ jog, depending on your fitness level) starts and ends downtown and weaves through Historic Filipinotown, Echo Park, and Boyle Heights. $100, Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave., DTLA, nike.com A RT

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Earth Day Celebration APRIL 4

Take the whole family to Los Angeles State Historic Park to fete planet Earth. There will be live music and performances along with community booths, public art, culinary offerings, and a panel discussion about climate change and protest.

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This sweeping LACMA retrospective looks at the iconic Japanese artist’s cartoonish, childlike paintings (above)—at once adorable and unsettling—and explores how a passion for music has informed his work.

Album covers, paintings, drawings, ceramics, never-before-exhibited sketches, Nara’s 26-foottall bronze sculpture,

Miss Forest, will be on display. $20-$25, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Miracle Mile, lacma.org EASTER

Egg-Ceptional Celebration APRIL 11

Kiddos are set loose to scramble for Easter eggs amid peacocks and plants at the Los Angeles County Arboretum’s annual event, which offers crafting sessions, refreshments, prizes, and a free Easter basket. $3-$5 plus admission fees, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, arboretum.org

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Promising Young Woman APRIL 17

This revenge thriller stars Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a once-promising med student who dropped out for mysterious reasons and now passes her evenings pretending she is drunk at clubs in order to entrap the men who would take advantage of her. Written and directed by Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell, it generated positive buzz at Sundance and features all-stars such as Laverne Cox, Bo Burnham, and Alison Brie.

PETS

Blessing of the Animals APRIL 11

This pre-Easter ritual dates back to the fourth century, when saints blessed livestock to promote good health.

Since 1930 the tradition has continued on downtown’s Olvera Street. All kinds of critters—from dogs and guineaa pigs to snakes and birds—can receive their annual benedictions alongside traditional cows, horses, and goats.

Free, N. Main St., between Arcadia St. and W. Cesar Chavez Ave., DTLA, olveraevents.com

EXHIBIT

I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli APRIL 30S E PT E M B E R 6

Trace the history of the Jewish experience in the U.S. through the delicatessen. Neon signs, menus, advertisements, photos, and film and TV clips will be on view at the Skirball Center, illustrating how delis went from specialty stores for immigrants to iconic eateries beloved by all. $12, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Brentwood, skirball.org g

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Billie Eilish

Astronomy lovers won’t want to miss the L.A. Phil’s rendition of this 102-yearold orchestral suite by English composer Gustav Holst. Inspired by descriptions of the Milky Way, each movement paints a portrait of a different planet. $77-$224, Disney Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., DTLA, laphil.com

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APR 18-MAY 2 The late Oscar winning writer/director Anthony Minghella was commissioned by choreographer Jonathan Lunn to write a series of texts for dance. The four works they created spanning twenty years will be presented together for the first time as The Minghella Project in collaboration with The Wallis’ 2019/2020 Company-In-Residence, BODYTRAFFIC, along with actors and creative artists held close to Minghella and Lunn.

This production is made possible by generous support from The Stacey & Donald Kivowitz Foundation.

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Dance @ The Wallis is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

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WORLD-RENOWNED PASTA MAESTRO MASSIMO BOTTURA JUST OPENED HIS FIRST RESTAURANT OUTSIDE ITALY, BRINGING HIS FABLED TORTELLINI TO A STUNNING NEW SPACE ATOP GUCCI IN BEVERLY HILLS

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The insalata di mare is one of many beautiful dishes served at Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura

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most of them older and Italian and all of them wearing floral aprons and Gucci sneakers—take over. Burname for himself and his Osteria Frangundy marble tables are topped with black-leather cescana in Modena, Italy, by melding place mats embossed with an eye illustration and the traditional Italian food with modern Gucci name. Off-white linens trimmed in black lace technique and creative plating. The are that rare memorable napkin. Thankully, the food marriage has been a highly successful one, with isn’t overshadowed by the elaborate mise-en-scene. the restaurant earning three Michelin stars, twice The free bread service, which includes crusty, nabbing the top spot on the annual World’s 50 Best house-made sourdough with whipped ricotta, is Restaurants list (and joining the bucket lists of food hard to resist. Light starters, like a seafood salad obsessives around the globe), having a Netflix Chef ’s and BBQ fish tartare, allow impeccably Table episode dedicated to it, and landfresh ingredients to shine. Bottura’s ing a guest-starring role on Aziz Ansari’s signature tortellini live up to the hype.

Master of None.

GUCCI OSTERIA Served with a Parmigiano-Reggiano At his new eponymous osteria atop DA MASSIMO sauce that has a remarkably velvety the Gucci store in Beverly Hills, BotBOTTURA texture though it’s made only with tura, who was childhood friends with 347 N. Rodeo Dr., cheese and water—no cream—it’s a the fashion company’s CEO, Marco Beverly Hills, marvel of a stuffed-pasta dish. Not evBizzarri, is combining slightly more gucci.com erything thrills, however. The pasta fadisparate elements: the conspicuous THE VIBE: gioli topped with sea urchin was a little consumption of luxury labels with the An Italian getaway underseasoned on a recent visit. But conspicuous consumption of pedigreed for chic blond ladies who lunch, foreign desserts finish strong. They’re small pasta. It’s unclear how much Venn diatourists who lunch, but mighty in flavor—with intriguing gram overlap there is between those chef groupies combinations like strawberry, chamowho are passionate about both pasB E ST B E TS : mile, and celery or uniquely bold citrus times, but Bottura’s first restaurant in BBQ fish tartare, elements—and gorgeous to look at. the U.S. satisfies various hungers with tortellini in ParmiAll this beauty doesn’t come cheap, plenty of style and substance. giano-Reggiano but the wine list actually has a number Diners arrive through a special sauce, desserts of reasonably priced bottles to keep the street-level entrance and take an elevaTHE BILL: good times rolling. tor up to the open-air, third-floor space, Starters, $24-$28; At a recent weekday lunch, a wellwhich has seating for just 50 people pastas and mains, $20-$45; a surprisknown blond actress at a nearby table and lovely views. Actually, everything ing number of wine quipped to a waiter: “I feel like I’m vacais lovely. Colorful Gucci wallpaper bottles under $60 tion.” It’s not an inexpensive trip, but it’s abounds. Gucci-clad hostesses merrily less than airfare to Italy—and worth it. whisk you to your seat, where waiters— H E F M A S S I M O B O T T U R A made a

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ALHAMBRA O Since opening in

October, this San Gabriel Valley Sichuan restaurant has had peppercorn-numbed tongues wagging about its nuanced use of spice in classics like toothpick lamb with cumin and Chongqing fried chicken. But it’s the elaborate Kung-Fu beef, served in a copper pot with boiling water poured tableside, that really has people talking. 621 W. Main St., 626-703-4165

Sōgo Roll Bar LOS FELIZ O The team behind the

acclaimed Sushi Note goes casual with a more affordable place devoted to hand rolls. As at similar spots, you order by ticking off the rolls or roll combos you want on a paper menu. But the freshness of the fish and unique options, like gravlax with crème fraîche and wasabi stem and flavorful albacore kari kari with crispy onions, take the format to new heights. 4634 Hollywood Blvd., sogorollbar.com —HAILEY EBER

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PIZZA LOVERS ARE WAITING HOURS FOR CHICAGO-STYLE DEEP DISH AT THE BUSTLING NEW GINO’S EAST IN SHERMAN OAKS. BUT SOME ARE COMING AWAY WITH EMPTY STOMACHS B Y A N D Y WA N G

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have been buzzing about it for months. The “it” isn’t the annual giving at their kids’ schools, the influx of former Brooklynites, or all the children named after Game of Thrones characters.

“It” is Gino’s East, an outpost of the iconic Chicago deep-dish pizza spot that opened in Sherman Oaks in December.

Yes, one of the hottest new restaurants around is a Midwest import with sportsbar decor, three types of mozzarella sticks, and polarizing pies some have bemoaned as “fucking casseroles.”

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rant, and then an additional 45 minutes to get a deep-dish pizza, which takes substantially longer to cook than thin-crust varieties. But fans say the food is worth cooling your heels.

“This is the closest slice of home that I can get,” says Briana DeCoster, 31, a Chica-

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go native living in Sun Valley. DeCoster, a professional cosplayer, has enjoyed Gino’s East multiple times and was recently waiting outside the restaurant with 11 friends to celebrate her birthday.

Two former Windy City residents who live in Los Angeles, Dan Michaels and Tod Himmel, both 61, are behind the location.

“It’s a public service,” says Michaels, who previously worked in radio. “There wasn’t good pizza here.”

“I wanted to do something that you couldn’t get, like, network notes on, and I discovered you still do get a lot of notes,” says Himmel, a former sitcom writer. “But it’s a really successful show so far.”

The longtime friends first ate together

“Pizza shouldn’t be locked in to only one method. ... I always say, ‘Variety y is the spice of life.’ [But] that being said, I am more often going to choose a thin crust.”

— Wolfgang Puck, celebrity chef and restaurateur

“I’m a huge believer in the freedom of expression, and pizza gives you lots of freedom. So, yes, to me it is a pizza.”

— Daniele Uditi, chef and cofounder, Pizzana in West Hollywood, Brentwood

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DEEP STATE at a Gino’s East in Chicago when they were 14. Himmel is such a deep-dish fanatic that his trips home to Chicago as an adult have involved bringing back frozen pies in his luggage.

There seem to be plenty of like-minded folks in SoCal. On a recent Saturday night around 6, more than 35 people waited outside the pizzeria. Most guests, several wearing Blackhawk gear, appear prepared for a long night. (It’s not the best place to bring up Jeremy Roenick getting fired by NBC after revealing threesome fantasies that involved a colleague.) A guy with a white Tesla, license plate “TESBRUH,” kills time by watching Parks and Recreation in his car. A group of ten gets seated after about two hours. When How to 78-year-old Jerry Beat the Symon finally Lines scores a table after an hour wait, the > Waits are crowd cheers and shorter on weeknights chants his name. It and later in takes another hour the evening, for Symon, a retiree and smaller who drove 25 miles parties tend from Westlake to get seated Village, to get his more quickly. pie, but he says Gino’s East it’s worth it. “The also started tomato sauce is lunch this unbelievable,” he month and will soon offer enthuses. take-out.

Some leave hungry. A family of four gives up and goes home after more than 90 minutes.

DeCoster and her 11 friends leave after waiting for two and a half hours and grab pizza at a nearby Papa John’s. It was “such a bummer,” says the birthday girl, but that doesn’t mean she’s sworn off Gino’s East.

“I probably would go again but obviously with a smaller group.” 12924 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks

“It’s for sure a casserole, not so much a pizza. ... [but] I fucking love deep dish. My childhood was spent flying to go see college football games in the Midwest, and there is nothing better than landing in Chicago and heading straight to Gino’s East.”

— Caitlin Cutler, co-owner and general manager, Ronan in Fairfax District

MANY CLAIM GINO’S EAST IS THE NO. 1 DEEP DISH IN TOWN, BUT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO WAIT, A CHICAGO NATIVE ASSESSES FOUR LESSER—BUT STILL DELICIOUS—ALTERNATIVES

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bearing the four-star flag of Chicago, this scrappy upstart turns out precisely constructed pizzas with the right ratio of mozzarella to sauce to crust.

Bonus: It also dishes out Windy City favorites Italian beef and Vienna Beef hot dogs. Follow @chi.pie331 on Instagram for locations

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this small storefront on the Eastside makes a clean and well-composed pie. The sauce has a nice sweetness; the cheese is light and fresh—but in a quantity more likely to please a cardiologist than a true deep-dish devotee. 2734 N. Eastern Ave., El Sereno, doughboxla.com

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a menu headlined by Chicago deep dish, but with its chunky tomato sauce and a hefty cornmeal crust, Masa’s pizza is more of a tasty California cousin than the genuine Midwestern article. Yes, it also has vegan deep dish.

No, I won’t try it. 1800 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, masaofechopark.com

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The amusing Instagrams of Chrys Chrys, better known as Papa Cristo, are beloved by L.A.’s comedians

Greekin’ Out!

HOW A 74-YEAR-OLD RESTAURANT OWNER REINVENTED HIMSELF AS A SOCIAL MEDIA STAR TO KEEP THE FAMILY BUSINESS COOKIN’

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O R A C E RTA I N slice of the city’s social media mavens, the must-follow Instagrammer isn’t a Gen Z influencer or witty comedian, it’s a 74-year-old with a bushy mustache who runs an authentic Greek market and dining hall on West Pico Boulevard.

On a recent Friday lunch rush at Papa Cristo’s restaurant in Pico Union, Chrys Chrys, aka Papa Cristo, manned the grill while giving a cooking demonstration that was being recorded for his Facebook page and email newsletter. Chrys’s joie de vivre and passion for all things Greek (including his business) bursts forth on his social media accounts. Papa Cristo’s Instagram, with its steadily growing fan base, has more than 4,000 followers, including L.A. native Caroline Goldfarb, a writer for the upcoming TBS comedy Chad and creator of the popular Instagram account @officialseanpenn.

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of Chrys. “For some people, they have Tupac or the Kardashians. For me, it’s Papa Cristo.

I put him right up there with our city’s most iconic figures and hometown heroes. He’s so fun and mischievous.”

Chrys started posting on Facebook and Instagram eight years ago with the help of his daughter, Annie, to keep his restaurant and market, which has stood at the corner of Pico and Normandie Avenue since 1948, relevant and thriving.

“We’re a destination. I’m not on everyone’s way,” Chrys says. “As unique as this place is, if we don’t remind people we exist, it’ll be forgotten.”

Chrys took over the market, which was originally called C&K Importing, from his dad in the mid-’70s. His father passed away before Chrys added the restaurant in 1985.

“We’ve been a family business for seven decades—same address, same phone number,” he says. “If you have a 70-year-old business card from my dad and call the number,

I’ll pick up the phone today.”

Chrys’s exuberance comes across both online and offline. “I have fun making sure all of our produce looks right,” he says.

“Look at my tomatoes,” he boasts. “They look like Greek tomatoes; they don’t look like restaurant tomatoes—because I have a Greek delivering this stuff.”

The entrepreneur has grown his business not just with the help of humorous social media posts, but also with a page stolen from the fast-food playbook. “I read that Carl’s Jr. throws their hamburger patties on the grill frozen,” he says. “It made me think, if they can do that, and the burgers still taste great, I can do that with spanakopita.” The experiment paid off: For more than a decade, Whole Foods, Erewhon, Mother’s, and a number of other major chains have carried Papa Cristo’s frozen spanakopita.

But it’s still best enjoyed at Papa Cristo’s, with its Mediterranean atmosphere—and the man himself. “Every day here is like the United Nations,” Chrys says, pointing at the diners. “You’ll see people of every ethnicity.

People come in here and say, ‘I don’t want lamb.’ I’ll say, ‘What do you mean you don’t want lamb?’ I’ll give them a rack chop on top of their meal, and they’ll say, ‘I’ve never had anything like this. It’s amazing.’” 2771 W. Pico Blvd., Pico Union, papacristos.com P H O T O G R A P H BY R O B E RT BU R NS

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BY DAY, THEY’RE CASUAL COFFEE SHOPS. BUT AT NIGHT, THEY UNDERGO A STYLISH TRANSFORMATION

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At Paper or Plastik, start your morning with a rose petal cappuccino or, later in the day, opt for a cocktail

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years, all-day restaurants have become all the rage, but many of them tend to peter out in the evening. A new breed of morning-noon-andnight eateries is doing things differently. In the early hours, they are coffee shops serving some of the city’s best brews as well as irresistible pastries and breakfast sandwiches. But come dinnertime, they reinvent themselves. Lights dim, candles are lit, and serious entrées grace the menu.

“We wanted to open up a place where people would come back and have other reasons to return,” says Nathaniel Muñoz, the general manager and sommelier at Revelator Coffee’s Bar Avalon, which opened last summer.

Here, a look at Bar Avalon and three other day-to-night spots worth checking out.

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Paper or Plastik Cafe 5772 W. Pico Blvd., Mid-City, paperorplastikcafe.com

All Time 2040 Hillhurst Ave., Los Feliz, alltimelosangeles.com

Bar Avalon Revelator Coffee 2112 W. Sunset Blvd., Ste. K, Echo Park, baravalon.com

BY DAY: The relaxed,

BY DAY: A buzzing, two-story coffee shop in front of a dance studio.

The brew is Elm Coffee and Coava, and the kouign-amann from Bread Lounge is the star of a great pastry case, which also features treats from Cake Monkey and Ludivine Paris.

BY NIGHT: Laptops vanish, candles flicker, and beer and wine are served. Much of the dinner menu leans toward lighter fare, but there’re also a hearty beer-braised pork shoulder and a dry-aged burger with smoked onions and aioli on a brioche bun (all about $13).

The affordable prices attract dancers from next door and neighborhood residents.

indoor-outdoor cafe from Handsome Coffee Roasters cofounder Tyler Wells and his wife, Ashley, who is a sommelier, serves comforting breakfast items like the Even Better Breakfast Sandwich ($14) with Marin Sun Farms bacon, avocado, and hot-sauce aioli and the Crispy Rice Bowl ($14.50). Sugarbloom pastries line the case.

BY DAY: Coffee from Revelator, an Atlantabased roaster, makes for an outstanding pick-meup. To eat, there are delicious, creative sandwiches such as a BLT with pickled green tomatoes ($13) and the Beef Tongue Reuben ($15), courtesy of chef Joshua Guarneri, an acolyte of NYC meat maven April Bloomfield.

Sightglass 7051 Willoughby Ave., Hollywood, sightglasscoffee.com

BY DAY: This new San Francisco import serves its fantastic brew in a gorgeous, light-filled, 12,300-square-foot café and roasting facility. Baked goods are courtesy of James Beard-nominated executive pastry chef Jillian Bartolome. Madeleines and croissants come fresh out of the oven every 90 minutes.

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ten New American menu is continually evolving, but mainstays include the colorful, citrusy Good Ass Salad ($15) with radishes and carrots, the lamb ragu cavatelli ($29), and great natural wines. “We wanted to create a sanctuary and provide someone’s daily coffee ritual on the go or an unhurried, cozy supper,” says Ashley Wells.

BY NIGHT: Inventive Mediterranean flavors enliven a menu anchored by stellar, flavorful proteins such as a juicy heritage pork chop with tomato relish. New-world wines flow freely and relatively cheaply. Or you can pick something up next door from EVE Bottle Shop and enjoy it at the restaurant for a reasonable 18 percent corkage fee.

chef Brett Cooper, formerly of Michelinstarred Aster and Outerlands in San Francisco, offers dishes like maitake mushroom tempura and lamb shoulder, alongside wines and microbrews (once Sightglass gets its liquor license). “Coffee will always be at the heart of our business, but we’re continually looking for ways we can evolve,” says cofounder Justin Morrison.

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> Kids no longer have to wait until they’re 16 to get their first set of wheels: Automakers are now offering battery-powered iterations of their signature rides. The kiddie version of Tesla’s Model S ($600) is powered by a lithium-ion battery, just like its big brother. Kia’s mini Soul ($199) is rigged with microphones and speakers for a Carpool Karaoke experience. Ford’s Lil’ F-150 ($450) boasts rugged tires for mock off-roading and a roomy truck bed for hauling kids’ stuff. Hypercars for children like the Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari LaFerrari (about $600 each) boast twin 45-watt engines, hydraulic scissor doors, and leather seats. Not to be outdone, McLaren’s 720S kiddie supercar ($400, above) sports carbon fiber details and an infotainment system that can play Ford v Ferrari on its dashboard screen. Given that an adult-size version clocks in at a cool $300,000, you may never own a midlife-crisis machine—but at least your child can.

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REFILL S TAT I O NS Sustain L.A. in Highland Park has all the necessary nonplastic accountrements to get started, and it’s also home to a refill station where you can stock up on natural cleaning solutions and personal care items. Campbell says some plastic is reusable—especially laundry detergent bottles. Simply bring them in, have them weighed, and then fill ’em up. sustainla.com

F O O D S T O R AG E Replace single-use ziplock bags with these reusable airtight silicone pouches to store food in the fridge or freezer. They can even be used for sous vide meals. Plus, the bags are easier to seal than lining up the color-coded lines on Ziplocs.

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AC K I N 2 0 0 9 when Leslie Camp-

bell founded her environmental consulting company Sustain L.A., convincing Angelenos to ditch plastic was no easy task, even as Texassize ice shelves crumbled off the coast of Antarctica. In the beginning she worked mostly with local restaurateurs seeking more sustainable ways of doing business. But Campbell, a certified sustainable recycling and resource management professional, says that things started to change when Instagram influencers started posting about going plastic free, making the concept seem fun and exciting. And by last year demand for plastic alternatives was so high she opened two refill stations, where customers can restock beauty and household cleaning supplies in glass or stainless steel containers. Now, Campbell offers at-home consultations to ease green-minded customers into zero-waste living.

“Try not to be overwhelmed,” she tells clients.

“Make goals, one step at a time, re-evaluate after you meet those, then set others.” Surprisingly you don’t need to start from scratch, a few key items for kitchen, personal care, and convenience can go a long way. Here’s her advice on how to get started.

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C L I NG W R A P Made of beeswax and organic cotton, Bee’s Wrap eliminates the need for plastic wrap.

Reusable for six months and completely compostable, it can simply be buried in your backyard.

FOOD TO G O Campbell recommends stainless steel for transporting food, as plastics can leach into hot fare.

There are many options out there, from oldschool TV-dinner-type trays to bento-box-style versions. This doublewalled container by To Go Ware maintains hot temperatures for hours.

PRODUCE S H O P P I NG A large cloth shopping tote is essential to carry your haul, but to avoid other plastics, like the green produce bags many supermarkets still offer, fill your shopping kit with different size bags that can be washed and reused.

R E U SA B L E LU NC H K I T Keep a set of bamboo utensils—with a spoon, fork, knife, chopsticks, and a straw (and a straw-cleaning brush)— on hand so you can go plastic free at the office or on a picnic at the Hollywood Bowl.

P E R S O NA L CA R E At most refill stations, deodorants come in paste form. Having a small stainless steel jar eases re-ups. Also owning a set of stainless steel funnels helps in getting dry or wet bulk items into glass or other narrowneck jars.

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FaceGym’s exercise-themed regimen (left) includes a ball used for facial workouts

L.A. HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LAUNCH PAD FOR FITNESS AND PLASTIC SURGERY TRENDS. THE LATEST CRAZE SWEEPING THE CITY COMBINES ELEMENTS FROM THE FIRST AND AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE LATTER: WORKOUTS FOR YOUR FACE B Y L I N D A I M M E D I AT O

FAC E GY M > The recently opened FaceGym, located in WeHo’s 1 Hotel, looks like a cross between an Equinox and a hipster barbershop. Inspirational slogans like “Work It” and oversize photos of sweaty models adorn the walls. But FaceGym doesn’t do facials—it offers face exercises.

Staffers are called trainers, and each session starts with a “warm-up” (skin-care product application) before moving into the “cardio” phase (high-energy knuckling movements and whipping strokes) and ending with a “cool down” (more product application). To drive home the gymlike feel, each station is equipped with a palm-size medicine ball, which is rubbed into facial muscles to aid lymphatic draining and release tension. The sessions are designed to target the 40 underused muscles in the face, 4 8 L A M AG . C O M

and when combined with add-on treatments including radio frequency and cryotherapy, a customer’s skin can be tightened and lifted, contours more defined, and collagen production stimulated to fight gravity and reverse the strain of time. Like going to a regular gym, repetition is required for maximum results—FaceGym recommends once-a-week to once-a-month sessions, which range in price from $95 to $285. 8490 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 424-281-1887.

S K I N CA M P > Here sessions are called “facial workouts,” and the aestheticians are dubbed “skin trainers.” Much like FaceGym, but with a decidedly more girly vibe (cotton-candy-pink decor), Skin Camp offers face massages as anti-aging treat-

ments, with the added bonus of getting to test drive Goop-hyped, of-the-moment beauty tools including facial cups, crystal rollers, and gua sha stones. Facials are on the menu—one uses CBD-infused products, while the other employs oxygen blasts, microcurrents, and 24-karat-gold masks. All that’s missing is the rosé. Workouts range from $40 to $80. 8240 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 3, Beverly Grove, 323-452-9667.

FAC E Y O G A > According to founder Koko Hayashi, face yoga uses stretching exercises to lift sagging eyebrows, make cheeks appear fuller, reduce lip lines, and even correct asymmetrical features. She has appeared on Shark Tank and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, with the clan attending a private face-yoga class. (Kim tweeted that the experience was “pretty legit.”) Hayashi’s YouTube channel (which contains face yoga tutorials and videos of other beauty hacks) has more than 150,000 followers. And while her Face Yoga app is free, she is available for one-on-one classes (either online or in person) should you really want to keep up with the Kardashians. $200-$250/50-minute class, kokofaceyoga.com.

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ALL HAIL THE QUEEN

Shari, a party gal with a penchant for Shriners and a knack for hosting bawdy bacchanals, still casts a long shadow over her neighborhood

stay because Proposition 13, passed in the late 1970s, limited property tax increases to 2 percent a year for California residents until a property is sold. If I’d been in their shoes, I might have bristled at fresh-faced upstarts moving in and ruining the charm of the street. Yet our neighbors welcomed us with enthusiasm. And since I’d always felt like a senior citizen trapped in a young person’s body, it was as if I’d finally found my mecca.

Our new home, built circa 1923, still had original hardwood floors, crown molding, and a few unusual renovations added by a previous owner—a woman named Shari with a storied past.

The bulk of my intel about Shari came from Tina, our nonagenarian next-door neighbor. A petite redhead with an impressive collection of leopard-print housecoats, Tina regaled me with stories about Shari’s obsession with Christmas, her marriages to two Shriners (husbands number two and number three), and the epic wingdings she threw in our house.

I finally caught a glimpse of Shari in a photo from the ’80s tacked to Tina’s fridge. An attractive woman with a blond bouffant, red lipstick, and amber Jackie O sunglasses, she posed for the camera wearing Santa Claus earrings and a shirt depicting a holiday scene with hanging stockings, a rocking horse, and teddy bears. Her dynamic smile showed off a nice set of teeth, and her hands, covered in oven mitts, clutched a baking dish, suggesting the photo had been taken midsoiree. As a fellow Christmas nut, I loved that I was carrying on her tradition of decking the halls in December, though unlike Shari, I didn’t have a collection of St. Nick falBEFORE THEME BARS AND YOUNG CREATIVES TOOK OVER THE EASTSIDE, deral on display year-round.

SHARI AND HER HARD-PARTYING SHRINER PALS RULED SUPREME Shari’s third hubby, a Shriner named Boyd, aka “the gold digger,” burned through the money she had inherited from deceased husband number two, a supermarket-shelving mogul named Frank, whose N 2 01 1 , A F T E R years of cohabitation in a rental and parents were the original owners of the house. “Frank was a kick saving our pennies, my husband, Jared, and I bought in the head,” Tina said, “but drinking was his downfall.” She exa Spanish duplex in the Silver Lake hills. Hailed as the plained that Shari met Boyd at a Shriners event and they hit it off.

Best Hipster Neighborhood in the country, by Forbes, “He didn’t tell her that he was going blind and had to be hooked Silver Lake earned its cred thanks to the organic farmup to one of those things for his kidney before they got married.” ers’ markets, chic boutiques, and modern homes designed by Rich“Dialysis?” ard Neutra and John Lautner. We expected to live next door to a “Yeah. Shari got him a machine and put it in their bedroom. It cost 20-something bearded dude who brewed his own beer. It turned a fortune and made a racket. I don’t know how she slept,” Tina said. out the average age on our block was around 70.

She sipped coffee from a cat mug, her long nails wrapped around the Many of the white-haired denizens moved to the area long behandle. “Frank bought her a Cadillac every year. After he died, she fore the advent of matcha bars, selfie-friendly painted staircases, bought herself a car, and Boyd insisted on driving it even though he and a 365 by Whole Foods Market concept store. They were able to

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couldn’t see straight. One time I was in the back seat, and Shari kept saying, ‘There’s a car on your left.’ He never got in a crash because Shari gave good driving instructions.”

As far as I’ve gathered, the Shriners are a fraternity of older fellows who wear fezzes, drive tiny cars in parades, and drink to excess. Originally set up as the “fun” spin-off to the more serious Freemasons, the Shriners debuted in 1870 when Freemason/well-known actor on tour William J. Florence attended a party thrown by an Arab diplomat in Marseille. Legend has it that the fete ended with a ceremony inducting guests into a secret society. Florence had such a ball that he took the idea back to his stateside brethren in New York. Membership didn’t take off right away, but by 1938, word traveled and Life magazine published a piece, lauding the Shriners as “number one in wealth, prestige, and show” for secret lodges. These days the organziation

has nearly 500,000 members and, beyond their affinity for getting hammered, they give a lot of money to children’s hospitals.

Shari proudly climbed up the ranks of the Daughters of the Nile, the female counterpart to the Shriners. Unlike the boys’ club, which required only that male members be “of good character,” women who wanted to join the Daughters of the Nile had to be related by birth or marriage to a Shriner, Master Mason, or Daughter of the Nile. That patriarchal nonsense didn’t bother Shari, who so excelled at her “daughterly” duties of hosting events, entertaining Shriners, and making dolls to raise funds for children’s hospitals that she scored the title of Supreme Queen—the highest honor bestowed by the organization.

“They put on a big inauguration party for her at the Shrine Auditorium. Shari trotted out in a red dress and a gold crown,

“They put on a big inauguration party for her at the Shrine Auditorium.

Shari trotted out in a red dress and a gold crown, riding a camel!”

riding a camel!” Tina cackled.

“She rode the camel sidesaddle?” It was the only way I could visualize the moment without it being obscene.

Tina nodded. “She had a great sense of humor. You knew she was having fun with it.”

By the time we bought our duplex—20 years after Shari moved out of the city— remnants of her reign were still in evidence.

For starters, a stained-glass window with an intricate rose design covered most of one shower wall. We learned that the rose symbolized the Daughters of the Nile. I asked Tina why a narrow shelf—too thin for books and way too lengthy for a set of keys—lined all the walls in the living room and dining room in one of the duplex’s apartments. She said that Shari, in all her Holly Golightly glory, kept a bar and a pool table in that apartment and installed the shelf so guests would have a place to set their drinks. Another neighbor filled in the scene by describing an oil painting over that bar depicting Shari in a saloon, serving cocktails to a bunch of cowboys. And, finally, there was a bonus room, accessible only via our balcony, that turned out to be the place where Shari had once kept a hot tub for bubbly get-togethers.

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When I asked Tina what Shari might be up to these days, she didn’t know. Shari lived in “the desert” now, and it had been some time since Tina had heard from her.

Then one evening Jared and I took our corgi-beagle mix, Noodle, for a walk.

The sun had set over Hollywood rooftops, sweet hints of night-blooming jasmine hung in the air, and the spike atop Capitol Records pierced the pastel-streaked sky.

Palm trees and pines swayed in the slight evening breeze. Our street was empty save for an older, follicly challenged gentleman seated in a lawn chair next to Tina’s fig tree. Noodle stopped to sniff some ivy like a sommelier determining intricate floral notes. That’s when this bald and very tan stranger in shorts and a T-shirt eyed Jared up and down and said, “You look strong.”

Jared is six foot two, but far from ripped. I’d say he’s in pretty good shape for a guy who eats a tub of Trader Joe’s Chocolately Coated Chocolate Chip Dunkers each week, but on our street he’s an Adonis. At least 30 years younger than most of our neighbors, he’s the go-to brawn, frequently enlisted to help carry groceries, furniture, and aging bodies.

When our octogenarian neighbor Lar-

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Writer Hilary Hattenbach (center), with her “hunky” husband, Jared, and Tina, the neighborhood historian

ry had pneumonia and refused to spend money on an ambulance, Jared hauled him down a flight of stairs and put him in the car. On more than one occasion, Jared lifted Tina when she neglected to use her walker and fell over.

Pegged as a strongman by the mysterious bald guy, Jared brushed aside his floppy bangs and flashed a sheepish grin. “Um, thanks,” Jared said, clearly flattered.

“Do you think you could lift a 100-pound woman off the floor?” The stranger chuckled, and his sun-spotted forehead bunched with creases.

My stomach dropped.

“Is Tina OK?” “Oh, she’s fine. It’s my mom, Shari. She drank a bottle of wine and passed out. I’ve had two strokes and a heart attack. I’ve got a bad back, and the doctor said I can’t pick her up anymore.”

I felt for the guy, but at the same time, if Junior knew his mom tended to overindulge, why would he stand by while she got blotto? Wait, hold the phone, did he just say “Shari”?

“The Supreme Queen of the Daughters of the Nile Shari? The one who owned our house?” I pointed at our place.

“That’s her,” he said. “We popped by to

roed in on the Supreme Queen.

“How did she end up in front of the door?” Jared asked.

“I dragged her by her legs from the dining room table over to the door to make it easier for someone to lift her out,” Junior replied.

How thoughtful.

Swooping in like a paramedic, Jared knelt next to her. “Are you OK?” he asked.

Shari came to long enough to mutter, “Yah,” and tried to sit up, but her lids fluttered closed, then she collapsed back to a horizontal position.

Tina stood nearby silently supervising the scene. Meanwhile Noodle busied himself by wolfing down the cat’s kibble and licking God only knows what off the floor. Since Shari wasn’t going anywhere, we decided to take the dog home and get Jared a snack as he would need energy to lift 100 pounds. On the way out, Jared said to Junior, “Do you think your mom wants that stained-glass window from the shower with a rose on it?

It’s sitting in our storage room.”

“I’m sure she would. How much do you want for it?” he asked.

“No charge,” Jared said, concealing the fact that it was about to end up curbside for bulky-item trash pickup.

Junior followed us into our house, traipsing through the living room in his flipflops and stopped short in the dining room. “That’s where we used to stash the guns,” Junior said, pointing to a window valance.

“The guns?” I repeated.

“Yeah, we had a collection.” He yanked out a drawer from the built-in armoire with a missing back panel to show me another artillery hiding place.

“Why did you need so many guns?” Jared asked.

“For kicks.”

Jared and I exchanged wide-eyed glances of concern.

“This used to be a porch, right?” Jared motioned toward the odd tiled floor just beyond the dining room. Positioned next to the kitchen, the room may have been a breakfast nook at some point but now just existed to confound us and cause occasional arguments about how best to make use of it.

“Yeah. I think so,” Junior squinted.

“The stained glass is in the back,” said Jared, who then led Junior into the second

Junior followed us into the house and stopped short in the dining room.

“That’s where [Shari] used to stash the guns,” he said.

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Supreme Queen of the Shriners Shari (top and bottom, center) liked to unwind in her hidden Jacuzzi

bedroom, out through the sliding glass door to the balcony and into the hidden former Jacuzzi room. The old stained-glass window rested against the wall, next to the vacuum cleaner and used shipping boxes.

“She’s going to love this,” Junior said as he picked up the large piece of glass. “You sure you don’t want anything for it?”

“Please,” I said. “We’re just happy it’s being reunited with its rightful owner.”

“I’ll put this in the trunk and pull the car around so you don’t have to carry Mom too far,” Junior said before hauling the window down the street—a move I considered risky what with his bad back and doctor’s warnings.

Jared and I returned to Tina’s and positioned ourselves on either side of Shari, a skinny woman with long, spindly legs.

I figured lifting her wouldn’t be too hard.

We shoved our hands under her hips and I counted out loud, “One, two, three, gruuhh.” The Supreme Queen did not budge.

It brought to mind that line from The Big Sleep—“Dead men are heavier than broken hearts”—well, the same goes for smashed 80-year-old women. I quickly learned that it’s really difficult to lift a person when she can’t sit up to give you any leverage.

Shari’s hip bone dug into my palm as I tried with all my might to heave her off the ground. Jared managed to get some air on his side, but she proved too weighty for me, and her body started listing. I pictured

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say hello to Tina. I opened some wine for them and went to McDonald’s. When I got back, my mom had downed the bottle and was out cold.”

I gave Jared the side eye.

“If you can lift her off the floor,” Junior continued, “I’ll pull my car around. You can toss her in the front seat, and we can go home.”

“I’m sure we can lift her!” I blurted. “One hundred pounds is nothing for two people.”

We got this, I thought.

Just inside the foyer, Tina stood behind her walker in a silky, leopard-print number and big, black plastic shades—the type doctors hand out after a cataract-removal procedure. I had no idea why she’d chosen to wear protective eyewear. With the blinds shut, nary a ray of sun penetrated the hallway, and she hadn’t had surgery, but she might have been trying to shield her eyes from the tragic sight of her 80-year-old friend laid out on the floor.

Tina’s portly calico cat, Cali, rarely seen by visitors, sat sphinxlike in an Eames chair about a foot away, her gaze fixed on Shari as if something interesting had finally happened in Dullsville. Perhaps Cali had reached the same conclusion as I had—the Supreme Queen had seen better days. A far cry from the rosy-cheeked, vibrant holiday hostess captured in the photo on Tina’s fridge, Shari, now pale-faced and stretched out on the cork floor with her arms at her side and eyes closed, looked as though she’d been pricked with a pin and drained of all life-affirming color. Dressed in a patterned sweater and black slacks, she brought to mind my grandmother the last time I saw her alive on a trip to New York. Like the Supreme Queen, Grandma had once been a party girl who drank to excess. She’d been depressed during that visit, following the death of her sister, and complained about getting old. She hated that her beauty had faded, and her energy had flagged. I’d always romanticized the idea of growing older, believing the best was yet to come, but Grandma’s morning cup of vodka in New York—and seeing the Supreme Queen dead-drunk on the floor—showcased the sad reality that not everyone copes well with the trials of seniorhood.

As the four of us, plus Noodle, crowded into Tina’s entryway, among stacks of old newspapers and cat figurines, our eyes ze-

Shari tumbling to the floor and shattering all her bones. “I’m dropping her!” I shouted as my grip slipped from her cotton pants.

Even as her body slipped downward, the Supreme Queen maintained a peaceful catatonic state, eyes closed like a geriatric Sleeping Beauty.

Somehow Jared saved her from the fall and cradled her in a fireman’s lift with an arm under her knees and the other supporting her back. Her head rested against his bicep, and her lips turned up into a tiny smile, as if this was the way a regal woman of her stature expected to be transported. Jared carted her out the door with the ease of a pro wrestler. I have to admit, it was pretty hot.

Junior came peeling around the corner in a cool ’70s white Corvette with a sunroof and bucket seats. He reached over from the driver’s seat and flung open the passenger door. My poor husband struggled to lower Shari into a sitting position. Her limp body slid down in the seat. I reached in and fastened the safety belt across her lap.

Her head of gray curls wobbled on her neck. She woke up briefly and mumbled, “I really appreciate everything you’ve done,” then nodded off again.

Junior offered us some cash, but we refused. Jared slammed the door, and the little white Corvette zipped down the hill.

I find it funny and bittersweet that 50 years ago our house was alive with wild billiard bashes, jumping Jacuzzi parties, and a Supreme Queen coronation. Back then the sound of sirens meant some square had called the fuzz to shut down the barn burner. These days if we hear a siren nearby, we nervously stare out the window and hope that one of our elderly neighbors isn’t sleeping the Big Sleep.

In Los Angeles life takes on a surreal quality unlike anywhere else in the world.

It is a city of dreams, genuine human struggle, and failure—one day you are riding high on the back of a camel, and the next you are lying dead-drunk on the floor, waiting for a kind soul to lift your body and spirits.

I heard from Tina that the Supreme Queen passed away shortly after our runin. Saddened by the news, I wished I’d had a chance to meet her when she was conscious. I would have loved to hear her stories first-hand, although I still feel her presence around the house when I set keys on her drink ledge, receive her mail, or pull the vacuum out of the hot-tub party room. And sometimes a kitchen light flickers or, late at night, before we go to sleep, Noodle stares at a spot on the ceiling like someone or something is up there that we can’t see.

“Who’s there, Noodle? Is it Shari?” I ask.

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This year UCLA and Cedars were as close as they’ve ever been on U.S. News’s list of America’s Best Hospitals: UCLA is No. 6; Cedars is No. 8. “In general, it’s not a big difference,” says Ben Harder, the magazine’s managing editor

Hospital Wars CEDARS-SINAI AND UCLA MEDICAL CENTER RANK AMONG THE TOP TEN HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, COMPETING FOR DONORS, DOCTORS, AND CRED. HOW DO THEY MEASURE UP AGAINST EACH OTHER? T H E R E A R E T H R E E primary ways to enter Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. You can come in the front entrance, the one that looks out onto Westwood Boulevard, with its valet parking and streams of young students passing by. “That’s the way you came in,” says Drew Weil, the manager of hospital operations. Enter the lobby and you’re struck by the sheer size and beauty of the I.M. Peidesigned place: the high ceilings and spacious hallways, the tranquil Garden of Peace just outside, everything gleaming.

The second entrance is around the corner, through the emergency department. Forty-five percent of admissions come through there.

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If you’ve broken your leg or ingested poison, if you’ve been stabbed or shot, or are experiencing cardiac arrest, you’ll probably come in that way. The view from there is less grand than the one from the front, but if you’re coming through emergency, what do you care?

The third entrance sits on the very top of the eight-story structure, 149 feet above the UCLA campus. Weil guides me onto the roof, accompanied by Rick Harrison, the center’s chief medical officer.

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quick to note that California has two other hospitals in the top ten this year. This is no small thing. New York state has two in the top ten, which means 48 states share the other five. Here in California, there’s UCSF Medical Center at No. 7, another Best Hospitals perennial, just below UCLA. “And then there’s some other hospital around here— they’re up there, too,” says Harrison with a small laugh.

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That other hospital, of course, is CedarsSinai. On a clear day, you can also see it from here. Set on a sprawling 30-acre campus, Cedars boasts a staff of 2,000 physicians and more than 10,000 employees. Stroll the grounds, and you’ll spot the names of some of the city’s most-storied residents and philanthropists on its building walls, from the Burns and Allen Research Institute and the Max Factor Family Tower to the Steven Spielberg Pediatric Research Center and the Ray Charles Cafeteria. The Hollywood Reporter once called Cedars “Hollywood’s Glamour Hospital” as much for the generosity of its celebrity donors as for the assorted icons who have gone there for treatment (Madonna, Patrick Swayze), to bear their children (Liza Minnelli, Britney Spears, a couple of Kardashians), and to pass on (Frank Sinatra, Eazy-E).

The two hospitals are such an integral part of L.A. that it’s easy for Angelenos to take them for granted, but consider: How often do two of the country’s best anything exist in the same town, let alone four miles from each other? It’s as if the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal were in the same city, just a short Uber drive apart. And like those two iconic structures, UCLA and Cedars, for many, conjure strong images of who they are and what they represent, some fair, some less so. UCLA is the academic one, nestled amid one of the country’s great public universities (of the six UC system medical centers, UCLA is the only one located on its home school’s campus). Cedars is the

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50 feet across, painted with a big “UCLA” in white letters. A U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper could land here, Harrison says; in fact, just about anything can, short of a 20-ton Osprey. “The thinking was, whenever the president is in town with Marine One, we can become the receiving hospital,” says Weil.

It’s a gorgeous February day, sunny with just a hint of wind, and Weil and Harrison are telling me about things that come into the hospital via helicopter, other than people. There are kidneys for transplant, about 40 a month, and other “inbound organs” (“We do more hearts and lungs combined than any facility in the country,” Weil says proudly). They point out some things you can see from way up here, like the Pacific on a clear day and, on just about any other day, the Getty Center, which got its travertine marble from the same Italian quarry that supplied the Colosseum in Rome, the colonnade of Saint Peter’s Basilica, and, most recently, thanks to a generous donor, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

I ask the two about the most recent U.S. News & World Report listing of Best Hospitals, which ranked UCLA as No. 1 in California and No. 6 in the nation. UCLA has been in the top ten in the country for years, bouncing between the third and seventh slots over the past decade. Harrison acknowledges the honor—indeed, the university proclaims this latest ranking on everything from billboards to buses as well as on signs throughout the hospital itself—but is

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compete to have the most luxurious paof multiple entities (children’s facilities and tient rooms, whether they’re the all-private research clinics, ERs and ICUs, and simurooms at UCLA with their singular views lation centers); both are tied to sprawling (no wards here) or the $4,000-a-night, networks of affiliated clinics and urgent three-bedroom, two-bathroom maternicare services that range from as far north ty suites at Cedars (more on those later). as San Luis Obispo to as far south as LaThey compete to bring in guna Niguel and from Venthe best doctors and ditura County to the west to rectors—by offering them Anaheim to the east. How superior pay (about a mildoes one even begin to get How often do two lion a year for UCLA’s CEO, a sense of both places? of the country’s more than $4 million for Full disclosure: My son best anything Cedars’s chief exec)—the was born at UCLA, beexist in the same nicest facilities (those gorfore it moved into the new geous campuses, of course, Reagan building. Over the town? It’s as if aren’t just for you), and the years he’s been seen excluthe Eiffel Tower of high-tech equipsively by UCLA doctors, and the Taj Mahal highest ment. They compete to reel who stapled together his were an Uber in the most well-heeled head after he hit it in the drive apart. patients with concierge shower as a baby (not our services that offer everyfault), removed a sixth toe, thing from fast-pass-style and put a cast on his broappointment scheduling ken arm. And while I’ve to “executive health evaluations” that put never gone to Cedars for medical help, I standard physicals to shame. And they comknow plenty of people who have happily pete for donors, including people who can done so, many to have their babies. As with fund entire cardiac care centers (like Eric many L.A. residents who would rather not and Susan Smidt, whose recent $50 million drive any farther than they absolutely must, gift was the largest in Cedars history), as particularly with a small bleeding child in well as more middle-income folks, drawn the back seat, the choice of UCLA for us was to donate by the two hospitals’ host of comone of location and convenience more than munity service projects. anything. As longtime West L.A. residents, it’s our local hospital. Plant us four miles O O O O east, and we would have likely become longtime patients of Cedars.

C E D A R S - S I N A I B E G A N life in 1902 in Of course, both hospitals have been coma two-story Victorian home in Angelino peting mightily for years to get me and you Heights. Overseen by the Hebrew Benevoand the rest of L.A. through their doors, lent Society, the hospital had 12 beds and whether we were aware of it or not. They did not charge for services. Later renamed Cedars of Lebanon, after the trees used to build King Solomon’s temple in the Old Testament, the hospital moved to 4833 FounS E PA R AT E D AT B I RT H UCLA made international headlines after tain Ave., now the West Coast headquarters successfully separating conjoined twins Maria of the Church of Scientology, which subsede Jesus and Maria Teresa in 2002. The sisters quently painted the structure a garish blue. reunited at the hospital last year In 1918 a second Jewish hospital opened in Boyle Heights, a two-room hospice that would eventually take on the gloomy name Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables. In 1961 the two hospitals joined forces to form Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Beverly Boulevard, where it’s still located. Over the years the institution has grown ever larger, fueled by donations of money and land from some of L.A’.s most famous citizens, from Barbra Streisand to cosmetics magnate Max Factor.

One of Cedars’s newest additions is the Women’s Guild Simulation Center for Advanced Clinical Skills, which opened in 2013. At the sim center, physicians can practice a variety of surgical procedures and

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hospital to the stars. UCLA is the edgier upstart, one of the youngest academic medical centers in the country, dubbed the first medical facility of the atomic age when it opened in 1955. Cedars is an L.A. institution. When it first opened, Teddy Roosevelt had just become president, and the hospital came of age at a time when many places of healing in L.A. didn’t want Jews as patients, let alone hire them as doctors.

But look closer at each, and many of those differences break down pretty quickly. Celebrity clientele aside, Cedars serves more Medicare patients than any other hospital in the state and has sponsored community programs, like its long-running COACH for Kids mobile medical units, for decades. As for academics, former staffers include Verne Mason, who gave sickle cell anemia its name, as well as the famed AIDS researcher David Ho (to be fair, Ho trained at both UCLA and Cedars). As for UCLA, it’s had its fair share of star patients, from Michael Jackson to Joan Didion, not to mention generous celeb donors. In 2000, UCLA renamed its medical center after Ronald Reagan when the former president’s pals ponied up $150 million for the privilege (widely criticized at the time, a Daily Bruin article called it “a new low in administrative pandering,” citing Reagan’s cuts in federal funding to medical care for the poor). Two years later DreamWorks cofounder David Geffen secured naming rights to the university’s medical school with a $200 million gift, the largest donation given to an American medical school.

So how do the two institutions stack up? In many ways, comparing these healing heavyweights is not unlike sizing up cities, the medical version of L.A. versus N.Y., where one could look at dozens of different factors and areas and people and “neighborhoods” and come up with wildly different opinions. Both hospitals are made up

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simulate dozens of emergency scenarios on some of the industry’s most dazzling cutting-edge equipment. Each room is a perfect replica of an OR, an ICU, or a patient’s room, down to the scrub sinks and surgical lights. In the case of a real emergency, say, a 6.7 temblor, any of the fake ORs could be converted into a real one in moments. Inside each room are the most lifelike of mannequins, which can speak and breathe and, in some cases, give birth to lifelike babies.

In the center’s virtual reality station, James Williams shows me the HTC Vive headsets that scrub techs recently used to practice what to do if a fire breaks out in an operating room (it hasn’t happened at Cedars, he tells me, but it has at other hospitals). Down the hall Jeffrey Barnum, a simulation program specialist, shows me the Anatomage, a “digital table” that allows surgeons and medical students to slice open a virtual cadaver and see bones, muscles, and organs. With the swipe of a finger, he splits a guy in two. “You can see the middle of the heart right there,” he says.

Among the sim center’s most recent acquisitions are programs for the ANGIO

Mentor simulators. “We can take a CAT scan of your heart and put it into the simulator,” says Russell Metcalf-Smith, the center’s associate director, “and actually do virtual surgery on you before doing the actual surgery.” The center also has new hysteroscopy simulators that allow the practice of a variety of obstetrics procedures.

“It’s like doing it on a real person,” he says.

The advanced gadgetry is just a small part of an ongoing tech arms race at hospitals across the country—and even more intensely between UCLA and Cedars, two of the state’s most technologically advanced institutions. In the past five years, both have been pioneers in medical technology, from VR (in 2018 Cedars hosted its first annual virtual medicine conference, attracting an international audience of 300) and 3D-printed organs to robotic surgery (at UCLA, researchers are developing a fully automated system for cataract surgery) and stem-cell research. Neither hospital is just waiting for the breakthroughs to come to them. Both have well-funded accelerators (think Erlich Bachman’s incubator on HBO’s Silicon Valley but for medical apps).

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as furniture, handy in-house showers), one startup recently developed an operating system, currently used in 100 rooms, that allows patients to communicate with the hospital through Amazon’s Alexa. “One of the goals is to sell to Cedars,” says Anne Wellington, managing director of the accelerator. And if the hospitals these tech companies are trying to get their products into are competitive, the accelerators are as well. “We get between 400 to 500 applicants per class for ten spots,” says Wellington.

Someday one of the accelerator grads might find its creation in the Cedars sim center, helping future doctors in a variety of yet-unforeseen ways. But as impressive as the simulations are, says Metcalf-Smith, the goal is not just to train individuals to perform the perfect pancreatectomy, but also to teach teams of doctors, nurses, technicians, and anesthesiologists how to work together under the most intense and high-stake situations. It’s not the slip of a scalpel that will do you in, but how all those skilled folks scrambling around you perform the most intricate and delicate of medical dances. “The causes of harm are generally not a doctor’s technical skills,”

he says. “It’s communication and teamwork issues that are the biggest factors which affect patient care. It’s all the soft skills which, as human beings, make all of us fallible.”

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has become the gold standard in the industry. There are several other lists by a variety of organizations, from CareChex to Hospital Compare, but those rankings aren’t touted on enormous banners at local malls. This year UCLA and Cedars were just about as close as they’ve ever been on the magazine’s national list: No. 6 for UCLA; Cedars at No. 8. How big is that gap, really? “I would say, in general, it’s not a big difference,” says Ben Harder, the managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News, whose eight-person team oversees the data. “For one thing, each hospital has a different path to get there. Some perform better in our heart rankings than others; some perform better in our orthopedics rankings,” Harder says. His point: As with colleges, you should choose based on the strength of the department rather than the entire school. “I wouldn’t want

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Both hospitals occasionally rely on celebrities to boost their bottom line. Last year Cedars’s annual “sports spectacular” was hosted by Snoop Dogg

patients making decisions based on where a hospital is relative to another on the honor roll,” he says. “It really should be based specifically on the kind of care they need.”

Both hospitals are nationally ranked in several specialties, from cancer to urology.

Going by those results, Cedars might be the place to go if you’re having problems

with your appendix (second in gastroenterology and GI surgery; UCLA is sixth) or your ticker (third in cardiology and heart surgery to UCLA’s eighth). UCLA might be your best bet if you’re having issues with your kidneys (No. 3 in nephrology to Cedars’s No. 10) or pancreas (fourth in diabetes and endocrinology; Cedars is 16th).

Again, these are national assessments culled from among nearly 5,000 hospitals across the country, so the gap among scores in the top 20 can be slight; in some cases the difference between, say, Nos. 3 and 4 is determined by less than a percentage point.

And the way that those rankings are determined are likely to change, says Harder. In future reports his team will factor in what these institutions have going on outside the hospital walls. “We want to look at what they’re doing to improve health equity,” he says. “We want to make sure that the activities that they’re engaged in are benefiting the community at large and not just the patients that happen to walk in their doors.”

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was breaking down. Three weeks had passed since the city had shuttered all public venues to contain the outbreak. More than 1,100 people were sick, 26 had died, and the rates of infection and death continued to rise. ¶ Acting on the advice of a special committee made up of prominent physicians, chiefs of police, and the State Board of Health, city leaders ordered all schools, colleges, churches, theaters, bars, and performance venues to immediately shut down and to stay closed until further notice. Ten thousand placards announcing the order were printed and posted throughout L.A., and the city’s chief of police vowed to enforce it to the letter. ¶ The emergency ward of the county hospital was beseiged by patients. L.A.'s fire stations were quarantined after 80 firemen came down with the disease. Scores of inmates were stricken at the East Side Jail. Members of the public demanded that inbound trains be inspected at the state line. Department stores were barred from holding special sales for fear of drawing a crowd.

Elevators were not allowed to fill up to more than 50 percent of their capacity. The public was warned against riding in crowded buses and trains. Then, as now, prominent business leaders complained that the order was more drastic than the situation required. Hollywood theater owners were on the verge of revolt over their mounting losses.

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ish Flu pandemic of 1918, when L.A. was on lockdown for nearly two months after hundreds of Angelenos succumbed to the mysterious virus, the deadliest plague in history. Asthe city mobilizes against a brand-new pandemic, scientists say the lessons of a previous century might provide a worst-case road map of what 21st century Los Angeles could experience. The scope of infection of the coronavirus is still light-years away from the influenza pandemic of a century ago.

All the same, its cataclysmic possibilities are darkly reminiscent of its 20th century predecessor.

The coronavirus hit L.A. with record speed. The Chinese government publicly confirmed the coronavirus outbreak December 31. The first cases hit America a month later. By early March, state health officials had identified six newly confirmed cases of the flulike illness COVID-19 in 48 hours. On March 4 a team of prominent physicians and elected officials assembled outside the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles to declare a state of emergency.

The officials were quick to counsel against panic but said big changes could be in the offing. “What we are saying ... is that the potential public health risk is elevated and significant,” warned Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Barbara Ferrer, the director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, told the throng of assembled reporters that the public should prepare for the possible closure of schools and businesses and the placement of restrictions on crowd sizes at sporting events, concerts, and other public gatherings. The county health department is one of the largest agencies of its kind in the nation, a worldclass $1.3 billion operation with nearly 5,000 employees. Ferrer says her department has urged parents to prepare for the possibility that their child’s school will close and called on business owners not to penalize employees who call in sick. Her staff has also briefed largevenue operators on the health benefits of holding events without spectators.

Ferrer, who previously served as the executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission and received her Ph.D. in social welfare from Brandeis University, has the soothing manner of a therapist, at once gentle and direct. She endorses some mild, if anxiety-provoking, social-distancing measures to prevent infection, from using verbal salutations instead of handshakes to maintaining six feet of distance from the people in one’s proximity.

As of early March the spread of the new coronavirus had prompted the lockdown of vast areas of China and imposed farreaching restrictions in terms of movement on people in northern Italy, South Korea, Singapore, Iran, and Japan. Though an outbreak is occurring in Washington state, and a spate of infections 6 6 L A M AG . C O M

has been reported in Northern California, no resident of Los Angeles has yet contracted the virus from a local source. But if there is an explosion of local transmission, would Ferrer, as the top health official in the county, consider the kind of unprecedented control China is imposing on Wuhan?

“We don’t envision a scenario where we would lock down an entire city or jurisdiction, but I don’t rule anything out,” Ferrer says.

“There are a lot of steps we should try before we get to lockdown, but everything has to be on the table. We need to understand what the route of transmission is and where the virus has gotten hold.”

Since COVID-19 is a new disease, there is no vaccine or medication for it, and no one has built up an immunity to the virus. So the constant drip of new cases in Los Angeles has contributed to mounting anxiety. Meanwhile the virus has already had an impact on significant sectors of the local economy.

On the same day the state of emergency was declared in L.A. county, the April release of the new James Bond flick, No Time to Die, was delayed until November, at an estimated $30 million loss to the film’s producers. It was another moment in an escalating series of bad omens for an industry whose foreign box office was already in free fall before the coronavirus began appearing in its backyard.

As more and more Angelenos avoid public places, and travel and tourism ebb, economists fret about the financial impact on the city if its residents avoid malls, movie theaters, and restaurants for any prolonged period of time. Spin class studios wonder if the bikes are properly disinfected. Metro riders fear the potential virulence lurking on a crowded bus. Companies worry about the malady being spread in the conference room. A sniffle from a rideshare driver can make a customer feel like a passenger on the quarantined Diamond

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CROWD CONTROL Princess cruise ship. “Coughing in public these days To avert a public health is like shouting Allahu Akbar,” tweeted the author crisis the city is legally Hassan Hassan. entitled to ban large public gatherings such as “Social distancing” has become the new buzzpolitical rallies, sporting word of the current crisis. Not surprisingly, resievents, concerts and dents of the city’s wealthier zip codes have taken even the Oscars the challenge to heart with the assistance of concierge doctors, chartered planes, germ-free hideaways, and “urban air marks” that come equipped with five layers of filtration and an “ultrasmooth and skin-friendly finish,” as The New York Times reported. But what does social distancing look like for the nearly 60,000 men and women who bed down on the streets of greater Los Angeles every night? Los Angeles is home to more than 1 million undocumented immigrants, the linchpin of the local service and manufacturing sectors. Their understandable reluctance to seek medical treatment threatens to thwart education efforts and to exacerbate the spread of the virus in immigrant communities.

Los Angeles health officials are hoping that technology will be a useful tool in their battle against the virus. Advances in telecommuting, telemedicine, and an explosion of telephone apps for everything from child care to dog walkers will surely make isolation easier and mitigate the likelihood of infection. But financial and racial disparities will play a major role in determining who gets isolated and who is left in harm’s way. “You’ve got a problem in L.A.,” says Stanley Deresinski, an infectious disease physician at Stanford Health Care. “There’s a lot of people here who live from paycheck rendered that strategy obsolete, says Max Lau, a scientist who modto paycheck and who don’t get paid if they don’t go to work, and els infectious disease dynamics at Emory University. “You were starttheir work doesn’t allow for things like telecommuting. There are ing to see people testing positive for this who had none of the supgoing to be real difficult choices being made at that point. If you’re posed risk factors. They never stepped foot in China or Italy,” he says. wealthy, you can isolate yourself much more easily than if you have “COVID-19 has a reproduction number of 2.3, meaning on average to scrounge for your meals.” each person infected with the virus will spread it to 2.3 others. The Los Angeles interviewed two dozen top health care providers, polireproduction number of the Spanish Flu was 1.8,” says John M. Barry, ticians, and medical experts for this story. They all expressed concern the author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague about the possible toll of this outbreak, and said the shortage of accuin History. “So if you’ve actually got 2.3, that’s incredibly explosive.” rate, vetted information has hampered efforts to curtail it. “Until we His concerns are echoed by Harvard epidemiologist Marc Liphave enough data to understand how quickly it spreads and how sesitch, who predicts that in the coming year 40 percent to 70 percent vere the symptoms are and what the case fatality rate is, we all worry,” of the human race might be infected with the coronavirus that causes says Anne W. Rimoin, an epidemiologist at the UCLA Fielding School COVID-19. Since early February, a team of 900 L.A. County nurses of Public Health who studies Ebola in Africa. under the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and PrevenHow easily people transmit it, how ill it can make otherwise healthy tion have been screening and interviewing travelers returning to Los people, how long it will last, what balance the government will strike Angeles International Airport from China and tracing the contacts between public health and global markets are questions that will deterof local patients who have contracted the virus. It was shoe-leather mine whether and to what degree the coronavirus will transform L.A. epidemiology: find everyone they’ve been in contact with, hunt each “You always try to balance disruption to society and economic life one of them down, and determine if they are at high or low risk for to the country versus the medical necessities of trying to prevent the infection. The county eventually set up a call center for nurses and spread of infection,” says Zachary Rubin, chief of the health care outsupport staff to keep tabs on more than 3,000 travelers from China reach unit of the county’s Acute Communicable Disease Control Prowho the CDC had designated for surveillance. gram. “You want to do everything possible, but there are a lot of things The first confirmed case in L.A.—a man returning from China to you can do without grinding everything to a halt.”

LAX with his wife and toddler—was detected in the airport screening process in January. Emergency responders descended on the airport, wearing goggles, gloves, N95 masks, and surgical gowns. They put a On February 26 federal authorities announced mask on the coronavirus patient and transported him to Cedars-Sinai.

Although he fell gravely ill at the hospital, the man ultimately recovered. the nation’s first locally transmitted case of coronavirus, an elderly The patient had 50 close contacts in the United States who were woman from Solano County who had contracted it from an unknown all advised to isolate themselves and adhere to monitoring protocols source. By then, two months into the global health crisis, health ofduring a two-week incubation period. “Do the math,” Ferrer says. ficials were experiencing a come-to-Jesus moment. Until then, the “One case: 50 close contacts. Imagine what happens when there are main focus of the government was to prevent the virus from breachten or 20 cases.” ing America’s borders. But a flurry of new cases across the country L A M AG . C O M 67

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Three days after the Solana County patient was diagnosed—and as the virus was rapidly spreading throughout the Pacific Northwest—the L.A. County health department broadened its criteria for diagnostic testing to include instances of local transmission for the first time. The change was included in a new set of guidelines that urge health care facilities to review their emergency plans and procedures “in the event of widespread COVID-19 transmission in LAC.” “The focus initially was at LAX,” says Marc Eckstein, the medical director and commander of the EMS bureau of the Los Angeles Fire Department. “Now it can be anywhere.”

When Dr. David Eisenman went to dinner in Chinatown recently he witnessed a striking altercation between a panicked customer and a masked restaurant employee. Eisenman is a UCLA medical professor who lives and surfs in Marina del Rey. He has a joint appointment to the Fielding School of Public Health, where he directs the Center for Public Health and Disasters. “So I’m in Chinatown having dinner, and the guy behind the counter has a surgical mask on. [The customer] sees it, and it creates this crazy dynamic. ‘Why are you wearing a mask? Does that mean you’re sick? Should I be wearing a mask?’ He’s wearing a mask as a worker because he is frightened,” Eisenman says. “We’re all wearing these masks because we’re frightened.”

Despite the city-wide run on face masks, medical experts warn that they are inadequate to prevent infection. The masks made of rectangular cloth with loops that fit around the ears are too porous. The industrial N95 masks work better, but they are impractical, expensive, effective mostly for preventing sick people from infecting others, and must be thrown away after one use. There is also a shortage of them in California hospitals, which is why the state announced in early March that it was going to start distributing them from a stockpile of emergency reserves.

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ward off coronavirus have been just as fanciful. Tens of thousands of WhatsApp users have recently been receiving messages about fake cures for the outbreak that include garlic, saltwater, and a type of tea, The Washington Post reported. Tito’s Vodka recently sent out a tweet dissuading its customers from using the product as a handsanitizer replacement. Televangelist Jim Bakker was recently chastised by the New York attorney general for marketing a $175 “coronavirus cure.” And L.A. medi spas are touting an immune-system boost obtained from an amino acid compound in peptide injections as a way to fight off the virus.

Others have tried to elude contagion by staying away from Asian neighborhoods and businesses. L.A.’s Chinatown has been desolate since January, and Koreatown has not lagged far behind. “We’ve heard from Chinese businesses and markets that people are not patronizing the businesses. And there’s a lot of discrimination. People are experiencing bullying because they’re Chinese or Asian,” says county health director Ferrer. “It’s already had an economic impact.”

In February a Korean Airlines flight attendant was diagnosed with the virus after she spent time in Los Angeles. An anonymous rumor spread on a South Korean messaging app alleged that the flight attendant visited several Koreatown restaurants during her one-night stay in L.A. The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles later debunked the claim, but Korean restaurants across the city suffered a major drop in business. “If it goes on like this, entire neighborhoods will be shuttered,” warns one Chinatown businessman.

Experts are also worried that rumors of an outbreak could target vulnerable populations in L.A. like undocumented immigrants or the homeless. President Donald Trump has floated the possibility he will close the U.S. border with Mexico as a health precaution, though no cases of coronavirus have been traced back to Mexico. Medical experts have criticized Trump’s statement as unhelpful since Mexico has far fewer confirmed cases than the United States. Spreading fear among immigrant groups carries real health risks should someone feel too afraid to report symptoms of the virus and possibly end up infecting more people.

“There’s been too much misinformation spreading around,” says

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that is much more lethal than what we’re talking about here,” Deresinski says.

The worst-case scenario in L.A., according to Eisenman, is that the trickle-down effect of cuts to the federal health budget renders hospitals unable to manage the outbreak. In the most severe cases, when the coronavirus causes swelling in the lungs, patients can require a breathing machine or respirator to keep them alive. “The worst-case scenario,” he says, “is hundreds of people across L.A. who are severely ill needing an ICU bed and possibly a respirator. And that’s a real problem because we just do not have the respirator or ICU capacity in the county to add a thousand more patients and also take care of the patients we already have in the ICUs.” Fear of the coronavirus can overwhelm the health care system much faster than exponential spread of the pathogen. Flu season in L.A. continues into the spring, and hospitals worry that people who mistake the flu for the coronavirus will stampede into emergency rooms, sucking up finite resources for reassurance that they aren’t really sick—the hypochondriac patient population has a name in epidemiology, the “worried well.” “The number of people who are worried well compared to actually at-risk people can be five or six times the number,” Eisenman says. “So flooding of ERs and clinic phone lines is a real issue.”

“Schools likely would close in the affected areas,” says Deresinski. “Anything associated with bringing people together would be avoided —things like Lakers games, Clippers games, baseball when the season starts—if there were really a widespread epidemic going on at that time.”

What would a full-blown outbreak of COVUltimately, L.A.’s response to the coronavirus threat will be largeID-19 in Los Angeles look like? For the most visual (and viscerly dictated by the LA County Department of Public Health, which al) answer, look no further than a Hollywood disaster movie, says has the legal power to order quarantines, isolations, and even lockStanford Health Care’s Deresinski. “I think the movie Contagion is downs, as it did in 1918. But according to Dr. Jonathan Fielding, who great,” he says, referring to the 2011 Steven Soderbergh thriller. The ran the county health department until he retired in 2014, health offilm depicts the worldwide medical community’s frantic efforts to ficials are very reluctant to mandate disruptive measures unless they find a cure for a terrifying virus, which emerges from an outdoor are absolutely necessary. During his tenure, Fielding managed the Chinese food market. For obvious reasons the film has been trendresponse to a rash of global health emergencies, from the aning on streaming platforms in recent weeks. “If you watch thrax scare in the wake of 9/11 to the bird flu pandemic that movie, it’s pretty good in terms of describing what of 2005. to the deadly swine flu that struck millions would happen in the case of an epidemic with a virus of Americans in 2009.

NO-FLY ZONE Fielding says health officials are trained to reLAX could become a ghost town serving a spond to public health emergencies with almost handful of nearly empty military precision. “The first step in dealing with flights if panic over the a crisis like this is setting up a clear hierarchy of virus and mandatory travel restrictions responsibility with clear objectives and somebody become the norm at the top. People from virtually every county agency are involved. Commands would give the goals of operational objectives for 24 hours or eight hours.”

When his department mobilized against the bird flu, Fielding helped organize clinics for a massive immunization effort. But he believes the coronavirus will be more difficult to contain. “Even in the worst-case scenario, a government lockdown of Los Angeles would be too difficult,” he says. “Our borders are just too fluid. China has an authoritarian state that’s able to do things that would not be very successful or accepted here.”

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county Supervisor Hilda Solis. “And, as we expected, it’s cultivating fear and leading to racial profiling.” Of equally serious concern to health officials is the impact of the virus on the local homeless population, which might be at greater risk of contracting the virus as well as spreading it. The most effective ways to avoid infection—hand washing, personal hygiene, not touching contaminated surfaces, social distancing if feeling sick—are largely unavailable to tens of thousands living unsheltered. Not only could the homeless be at greater risk of infection, says UCLA’s Eisenman, they’re also at risk of getting very sick or dying from the illness because many have chronic conditions that are not being cared for, so they lack stamina or immune response.

The county is working with shelter operators to create social distancing in the event a resident is diagnosed with coronavirus, Ferrer says. One option, if the person is mildly symptomatic, is to isolate them in a hotel. Technical assistance at shelters and interim housing facilities will help minimize contact between sick and uninfected people. Officials are relying on street teams of social workers and medical practitioners and other community groups to help inform the unsheltered homeless population about how to spot an infection and seek proper care. “Most people don’t spend a long period of time in proximity to the homeless,” Eisenman says. “I’m not worried about my risk from them, but I am worried about what we’re doing to keep them from getting sick and dying.”

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The charismatic Paramount chief who ushered in Hollywood’s golden age with The Godfather and Chinatown clung stubbornly to the tropes of his glory days as his life wound down. When the studio abruptly cast him aside after 52 years last July, he made one final push to stay in the picture

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Robert Evans at Woodland, his beloved Beverly Hills estate, in 2008.

By 2019 the once compulsive manabout-town seldom left its gated confines, commanding visitors to his bedside, where he pitched hopeless projects while the theme music from his long-gone hits played in an endless loop in the background

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knew it was Robert Evans because my landline rang, then my cellphone rang, then my landline rang again. This was the relentless outreach effort of a Jewish mother or ace producer, formerly King of Hollywood, who had never been told no. Still, at 89, request and fulfillment was Evans’s only plane of operation, and where others, I know, had been put off by the ceaseless phone calls, the “urgent” cries of wolf (“overfucking” as an ally of Evans perfectly described it). I was only annoyed/amused. Evans was a hero of mine, the greatest studio head of the poststudio era, and if this was how the master worked, who was I not to answer the call?

“Hello?”

“Sam …” A panther’s voice. “I’ve been calling you.”

“Evans, I’m writing. Are you OK?” “I need to see you. When can you be here?”

“I can’t today. I’m working. What about this weekend?”

He was quiet. I got nervous, probably his intended effect.

LOVE STORY With wife Ali MacGraw in 1970. When “Saaaaaaaaaam ...” Evans loaded that one syllable with so much they split, Henry Kissinger offered to threat and seduction it sounded to my own ears like a paragraph. intervene. Evans told him: “Henry, you know countries but you don’t know “I need to speak to you.” women. When it’s over, it’s over” Twenty minutes later I was sitting in his living room. I had been asked to wait—either by Alan, Evans’s butler of 27 years, or Rosie, housekeeper of 30 years—I can’t remember. Evans, in his you wanted. I loved this about Evans before I even met him: He bedroom and in his bed, prepared to receive me, his first guest of was not an executive anyone hated. He never made enemies. In the day. In other words, I was waiting for Evans to get made up. fact, quite the contrary: For all his excesses, he lead with his love No one ever named it—a formality, I gathered, of working for the of Hollywood, his loyalty, and his devotion—proved many times powerfully vain—but no one tried to hide it either, for when I was over—to talent above all else. at last summoned into the master’s bedroom, I crossed paths with He’d told me many times, “Hollywood gets a bad rap, kid. But a makeup person, with her bag of colors and brushes, making her there’s no other industry that flies the flag higher. We’re number way out. “He’s ready for you,” she said, grinning broadly. This was one in every country in the world.” vanity, Evans style: disarming, fun, relished in good humor. This This morning he was very still, uncharacteristically solemn. was Evans’s Hollywood, too: vanity before vanity was a sin.

And yet he was wearing a tuxedo shirt and a I took my seat at the side of Evans’s bed (black baseball hat. It said “Che.” His hands were Porthault pillows and sheets, black-fur throw) PARAMOUNT HAD clasped, his eyes down. His breakfast tray had and waited for him to say something. Evans didn’t been pushed aside untouched. There was a show his cards by starting a conversation. But to BEEN KEEPING stripe of tan concealer on his collar. do what he did, to bring people to him and get EVANS UNDER Finally, he said: “I have a problem.” them to work together, he didn’t have to; he just CONTRACT AS “What is it?” needed that phone, that speed dial—Dr. Kivowitz, “They killed me.”

Jack N.—and the goodwill of his interlocutor to A COURTESY. “What?” wait as he reached for the word.

NOW, WITHOUT “I have to do something ... great ... different Robert Evans’s mind was still vivid.

EXPLANATION, ...”

I had observed it, discussed it, read about We had stopped interviewing years ago. Now it, contemplated it, and written about it—I had THE COURTESY we just talked. Or rather, Evans talked and I originally met Evans, first as an author, researchHAD ENDED. cheered him on. Over the years I had heard all ing my book about Chinatown—but had long manner of movie ideas—the interracial Love Stosince given up on trying to fathom it. Evans was ry 2 starring Cardi B. and Clint Eastwood’s son, Scott; a limited no intellectual—this he would freely, almost proudly, admit (like series based on The Kid Stays in the Picture, his classic memoir, former Columbia boss Harry Cohn, who didn’t have to think to which Evans was calling Hollywood ’69; a satirical detective show know what America wanted to see), but he was, like his old friend about a female detective, working title: Pussy—each represented Henry Kissinger, a chess player nonpareil (but unlike Kissinger, in outlines and headshots and embryonic visual ideas encased in Evans’s genius lay in his warmth and openness). He loved people their own little laminated portfolio, which Evans had delivered as much as he loved the triumph. That’s what this house—Woodto his bed whenever he wanted to paint, for his guest, the picture land—was about. He would invite you over to his side of the chess of an unmade movie. Evans had stopped making movies, but he board and explain to you exactly how he was going to get the hadn’t stopped describing them, turning through these slim bindqueen, even if it was yours. Then he would do just that. Then he ers (“Always bring props to a pitch,” he would say), pointing and would ask you to stay for dinner and a movie—and stay as long as

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explaining, purring, watching the listeners’ eyes for boredom or enthusiasm and then modifying the dream accordingly. On one such occasion, a mere two beats after I lost interest, he held his hands out in front of him as if cuing an invisible orchestra to climax and said, “Then ... she reaches for his hand. ...” He didn’t say “The end”; he didn’t say “Fade out”; he simply ended there—with an image. It hung in the air, in my mind.

Today, however, he wasn’t dreaming aloud. Something had stopped him.

“Do you know?” He was reading my mind again. No, I didn’t know. He nodded. Good. It’s good that you haven’t heard yet.

“What happened?”

He turned to look at me, the first time since I got there. “Fifty -two years at Paramount ... no more.”

Slowly details emerged. It had begun, days earlier, with rumors. They had been conveyed to Evans from his office on the lot, the rumors that Paramount, the studio he quite literally and famously rescued almost exactly 50 years ago, would not be renewing his deal. Evans awaited some kind of decisive phone call from the boss, Jim Gianopulos, either confirming or denying; none came. Nothing came. There was only waiting and silence at Woodland and the growing conviction that no news was bad news, that there would be no renewal.

Paramount’s side would be clear enough: Evans hadn’t made a movie since How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 17 years ago. Despite the portfolios strewn about the duvet, he had nothing in development. The studio, it seemed, had been more than generous keeping him under contract as a courtesy. And now, for no apparent reason and without explanation, the courtesy had ended— without courtesy.

By the time I had been called in he had already taken counsel from his innermost circle of Tom Hagens—Peter Bart, Hawk Koch, and other friends and colleagues who went back with him to the good days—but was as yet still unable to envision a next move. That he was asking me, a short fuse, a Sonny Corleone, no one’s idea of a tactician, to weigh in on the predicament indicated how desperate he was: All I could do was refer him to the powerful, pointing at the phone, advising him to call in the heads of every family, call Bryan Lourd, call Graydon Carter, call Sumner Redstone, Barbara Broccoli, but this was not producing. Producing was deliberate, not emotional. It was surveying the landscape, deciding where and when to move, weighing the consequences, and waiting.

But the landscape had shifted since Evans’s last great move.

And he was too old to wait.

“Evans,” I said. “I’m the wrong guy. You know how to do this.

You’re Bob Evans. You need a Bob Evans.”

“You’re a writer,” he said. “It starts with the writer. ... The printed word.”

The seams were showing. He was leaning on old lines. I knew; I had already written them into my book.

“The script ...” he intoned. “The script ... it has to be great ... different ...”

“What script?”

“A love story ... about a man and a woman ...”

Cliches, but he meant them. His Regency mansion, his painted tan, the white roses, the Damon Runyonisms he sprinkled with Yiddish, he meant them. You must understand that. The act was an act, but it was real. As Ernst Lubitsch—the only director ever to hold Evans’s job—said, “I’ve been to Paris, France, and I’ve been to Paris, Paramount. Paris, Paramount, is better.”

Eventually the phone did ring: Evans was to be moved off the lot posthaste. His office—packed to the ceiling with photographs, awards, scripts, mementos, the studio’s only living link to the last

THE PRODUCER

As chief of Paramount Pictures in the 1970s, Evans’s green-lighting of Love Story and The Godfather saved the studio from financial ruin.

Clockwise from top left: with Faye Dunaway, whom he cast as Jack Nicholson’s costar in Chinatown; with Jacqueline Bisset and Chinatown director Roman Polanski in 1975; before leading Paramount, Evans appeared in minor roles in 1950s films like The Sun Also Rises; Evans relentlessly pursued Hollywood talent, even on the tennis court of his Beverly Hills home

age of sustained, auteur-driven filmmaking—had to be emptied immediately.

“Sumner told me, ‘You’ll be at Paramount as long as I own it.’ ” This was Sumner’s mantra. In those days Evans repeated it, literally, word for word. But Sumner was hardly Sumner anymore.

The reins had been handed over to Shari. Evans knew that. And yet: “Sumner told me. ... Sumner told me. …”

That’s how Robert Evans died. Pneumonia ended his life, but Paramount broke his heart. I was there. I saw it.

Ali didn’t even stop to take her clothes off. Emerging from the living room, she took one look at the pool, set among the gardenias and daisies and red and yellow rosebushes of Woodland, and dived in. She dived like she owned the place, like she had known Evans for years, and they had already courted and married and had a son, Joshua, instead of having just met ten minutes before, when he picked her up down the street at L A M AG . C O M 73

THE INNER CIRCLE

Robert Evans, left, attends the placing of Jack Nicholson’s footprints in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood in 1974. Nicholson, one of Evans’s closest friends, would later star in Chinatown’s sequel, The Two Jakes

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the dial tone. All his imagining—his multilayered consideration of scripts and how to get them into movies—began here on the phone, with slightly more than nothing, just seven digits and a hunch. What about Faye Dunaway for Chinatown? What about Jane Fonda? Would she come for dinner this week? He wanted to talk to her. He wanted to hear her ideas. ...

These invitations were stepping-stones that Evans would place across dry riverbeds. Then he would step back, survey his progress, and ask, Will those get us to a movie? What else do we need? Are we ready for the flood? Daniel Selznick said: “He had the same thing that my grandfather and my father and other people who created the business had. How do you define it? It’s a crazy hunch, some combination of brains and instinct gambling.” Savoring the process (“Come for dinner tonight, Roman.

We’ll keep talking. ...”), he thrilled to the deliberate accumulation of stepping-stones, along the way asking, always asking, Has my dream changed? Has yours? Are we still having fun?

This is what Robert Evans, head of Paramount, did for a living: It was why he lived.

By the time I met him, about three years ago, he was confined to bed, though not by choice. He had stopped going out almost entirely; part of it was vanity, the other part was he didn’t like what he saw of the Hollywood out there. Jack Nicholson was no longer a regular presence at Woodland, neither was Warren Beatty. “We all like to stay home,” was Evans’s rationalization, and it also happened to be true. Roman Polanski, of course, wouldn’t be returning to America; nor would Evans’s dear pal Helmut Newton be returning to Earth. Evans’s son, Josh; Ali; Evans’s sister, Alice, lived out of town. The stalwarts, those that remained, were producer Hawk Koch and Evans’s one-time right hand, Peter Bart; the former TV personality Nikki Haskell; tennis pro Darryl Goldman (who had the court to himself ); Alan; Rosie; and Evans’s assistant of 34 years, the beloved Michael Binns-Alfred, who worked from Woodland.

He didn’t lack for company, even, despite his age and condition, for female company, but he was horny for creative intercourse.

The book I was writing, about the making of Chinatown, he regarded almost as his own, not in any possessive or underhanded way, but in the manner of a collaborator. “I want this book to be ... different,” he would say, as if I had asked, “slightly off-center, interesting. ...” This was the Evans that alienated Francis Coppola, the producer overstepping, who, in ego and enthusiasm, let his dream crowd the room.

Whenever I came, the bedroom music was the theme from Chinatown, the theme from The Godfather, the theme to Love Story, all on repeat. But whenever we sat down to work, he insisted he didn’t want to talk about his past; he wanted to talk about his future. But we always returned to the past.

“Forgiveness,” he would say. “That’s all there is. …”

“I should have done more,” he would say, “I should have done ... better. …”

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the Beverly Hills Hotel. When she surfaced, smiling his way before diving down again, her eyes did not show the cunning of a beauty greedy for reactions—Evans was fluent in actresses—but satiation, peace. She loved it here. Woodland—Evans’s home and, for a time, hers—was paradise.

Evans and Ali MacGraw divorced after four years, but Woodland’s fountains still arched into the pool, the moon still rose over the projection room, and Evans, a ripping pain from sciatica down his back, still watched, from his bed, her ghost diving in, smiling, diving back down. He regarded that night and all their nights to follow with the unforgiving eyes he turned on a film flailing in postproduction, blaming himself for the dream he had in hand but couldn’t hold. There were so many things he should have done, but now there was nothing he could do. It was over.

She had gone off and done The Getaway with Steve McQueen.

Evans knew it was his fault; he had left her first, many times, not for another woman but for his boss, Charles Bluhdorn, chairman of Paramount, his first love. “I’m a failure in many ways as a man,” he confessed, “because of my obsession with what I do.”

Bluhdorn guarded Evans as jealously as a teenage lover, calling him away from Ali in sickness and in health, to tend to studio matters, to The Godfather, to The Great Gatsby, which now would star not Ali but Mia Farrow. One of many casualties of the divorce.

“If I can negotiate with the North Vietnamese,” said his friend Henry Kissinger, “I think I can smooth the way with Ali.” “Henry,” replied Evans, “you know countries, but you don’t know women. When it’s over, it’s over.”

Alone he kept the same schedule he had when he was married.

He woke late, in time for lunch, and went to bed, with the help of sleeping pills, long after Hollywood had punched out. In between he was a man attached to a phone. His home, at one time, had exactly 32, an average of two per room, but his favorite—a relationship that would last longer than any of his marriages—was the one he kept on his bed, on a pillow between his Rolodex and his view of the pool. Writers had the blank page; Robert Evans had

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He claimed he had no money, no real His voice cracked: “Do it.” money, and claimed it didn’t matter. When “Yes,” I said, unsure what I was agreeAva Gardner read his palm all those years ing to. “We’re doing it.” ago, he an actor scratching for work in The He was holding both of our hands and Sun Also Rises, she decreed, “You will live his eyes were wet and, unthinking, I blurtforever and be a millionaire.” He worried ed out something to interrupt a mood I about one all his life but not the other. “I thought was leading him to tears: “You’re may die poor,” he would say, “but if I’m reRobert Evans. What do you want?” membered, I’ll be remembered as the richI think I meant what else do you want, est man in Hollywood.” but I’m not sure.

He claimed he was a bad businessman, It was July 31, 2019. code, I think, for “I am not an executive.

I am a producer.” It sounded like a Frank Millan and I returned August 8 and Capra line, and Evans acted the shit of out were shown to the bedroom, where Evans it. But like the white roses and painted was sitting straight up in bed, grinning. tan, he meant it.

“I have the greatest love story ever Yet he was bitter, returning constantly told,” he cooed as we approached. “Ever.”

THE LION IN WINTER to two figures—$100 million, the purchase We were seated.

Evans basked in the attention he received after the publication of his 1994 memoir price of Simon & Schuster when he bought “It’s called”—a portentous pause, the it for Paramount, and $4.8 billion, what make-’em-wait-for-it-pause—“Forever. ...”

Sumner Redstone got when he sold it—and how he never saw What followed was, alternatingly, the most engrossing, most a penny. He kept saying it didn’t matter, though, and in a way it boring pitch I expect ever to hear, a seemingly improvised pillage didn’t. Money was not money but a symbol of recognition, Evof Casablanca and Roman Holiday, but with none of the diaans’s Achilles’s heel. In that way and too many others, he never logue. Evans proceeded to describe the cliches with a degree of stopped being an actor. emotional investment so urgent I almost forgot how banal they “Four,” he would say, pointing to the Library of Congress were, and desperately wanting him both to fill in the details and plaques—for Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, and the first two cut to the chase, found myself, nearly 15 minutes in, seeing that Godfather movies—framed behind his headboard, “I’m the only Forever wasn’t only a pitch, it was the story of Evans’s forbidden producer with four. The only one.” lust for Princess Soraya, who eventually must leave her young Who was arguing with him? man in California and return to the Shah of Iran, her ex-husband.

The last word of his tale, predictably, touchingly: “Forever ...”

Then it was over.

“Saaaaaaaaaam ...”

He held out his hands, held them in the air in front of him, “Evans.” as if reaching for the princess one last time, too caught in the “I need you to come to Woodland. I need to talk to you. It’s memory, or the story, or the hope of a movie deal, to care how very important. Can you come now?” he looked, which recalled, to me, Mr. Louis B. Mayer, hand on I would bring our friend, the producer Brandon Millan. Not heart, pledging allegiance to the flag, too earnest to be false, too only would Brandon know how to help Evans achieve what Branhammy to be earnest. But a lifetime of romance will do that; it’ll don playfully termed Evans’s “second second act,” he had studied make old dreams look old.

Evans’s work and technique longer than I had and understood, Evans lowered his hands, a conductor after the last note melts with an assurance and complexity that belied his 34 years, preinto the walls of Carnegie Hall, and turned to us for our reaction. cisely how to move a dream from the mind into the world. Always dressed as if for a night out with a very beautiful, or at least very educated, woman, Millan brought his own props to Evans’s I got the call the morning of the fires, October 28. bedside.

Later I would learn they lost touch with Evans when he was In 1968 Evans had resuscitated Paramount on a platform of taken to Cedars with pneumonia. Nicholson came. popular art—ostensibly commercial projects, directed by excitAlan, Brandon, and I shared a long night’s drink. It was like ing filmmakers—an approach Hollywood had long since abanthe end of S.O.B. doned. It would never be too late, Millan explained, to revisit the “He returned home to Woodland,” Alan explained, “and died mandate, to repeat history, for as Evans knew, as we all agreed, in his own bed with a view of his beloved garden, the sound of a kiss was still a kiss. the fountain playing outside, and the warm California air waftI listened as Millan described a broad artistic model to Evans, ing in through his French doors.” who received all in his thinker pose, thumb clamped between When Evans was first hired, Gulf + Western regarded the his teeth. When Millan finished speaking, Evans reached out his Paramount lot as merely a piece of real estate. It was ready to hand. Millan took it. sell. Evans, outmaneuvering them, dragged the studio, kicking “Do it,” Evans commanded. and screaming, into a cultural revolution, and turned Paramount In the context of such a large undertaking, I wasn’t sure what “it” into the top studio of its day. He saved the lot. He saved the stureferred to. Before I could guess, Evans reached out his other hand dio. The only studio that is still in Hollywood. to me. I dutifully rose and took it, and he pulled me down to him, to Robert Evans loved a good story. But he may have loved Holhis cheek on the pillow. He smelled of face powder and fresh linen. lywood more.

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McClean’s story has humbler roots. Raised in a public housing project outside Dublin, Ireland, he resolved to become an architect at age four, inspired by the grand manors of his home country. In his later years he became drawn to the Modernist style of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and Craig Ellwood, architects whose works helped define the landscape of Los Angeles. “There is practically no better place to do residential architecture than Southern California,” McClean says. After graduating from the Dublin Institute of Technology architectural program, McClean moved to Orange County in 2000 and opened his firm, McClean Design. He spent five years working on coastal houses in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach, and built his first Hollywood home in 2005—a stunningly decadent Modernist castle above the Sunset Strip. A year later his airily extravagant style had become a favorite of L.A.’s elite.

“We do a lot of what I would call spatial editing,” explains McClean, who says that he spends much of his time at a new property understanding “where is the sun—where does it rise, where does it set, where will you need to create shade?” He also considers potential distractions like neighbors’ windows or power poles before deciding where to place a home’s walls and windows.

The results are fantastical, light-filled structures that aim to erase the barriers between indoor and outdoor life. McClean’s homes are both mysterious and boldly transparent, balancing lavish public rooms with intimate “private spaces.” Water is another constant in his designs. He uses pools and fountains to set a mood that “takes you away from the mundane into this magical new space.” But you don’t necessarily need to drop a half billion dollars to create such magic. “Good design is not just about finding the fanciest materials, “ he says. “The trick is to forge a connection to the outdoors as much as you can.”

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SHAHBAZ FARNAD, MD

Integrated Pain Management and Anesthesiology

Sister and brother duo, Parvaz Mizrahi, DDS, MPH, and Shahbaz Farnad, MD, have teamed up to launch the state-of-the art dental/medical/and surgical spa facilities at Miracle Mile Medical Group and integrative Surgical Associates Group in the SAGAFTRA Plaza at 5757 Wilshire Boulevard.

Dr. Parvaz Mizrahi PZ H IVHYK JLY[PÄLK VYHS and maxillofacial surgeon and the recipient of numerous dental awards and accolades.

She provides exceptional dental surgical care to patients of all ages and a wide range of services including oral cancer screening, Botox for TMJ disorder, dental extractions, biopsies, bone grafts, implants, laser and ozone treatments, sinus lifts, jaw surgery, and sleep apnea treatments. Combining a vast skill set and extensive experience with her kind bedside manner and gentle touch, Dr. Mizrahi ensures her patients receive the utmost care at every stage of treatment.

Dr. Shahbaz Farnad PZ H IVHYK JLY[PÄLK anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. A dedicated expert in non-opiate management of chronic pain, Dr. Farnad

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integrates injections, infusions, stem-cell and PRP therapies, acupuncture, nutrition, exercise, and novel minimally invasive surgical interventions including radiofrequency ablation, intrathecal pump therapy, and spinal and peripheral nerve stimulation to relieve his patients’ WHPU HUK HSSV^ [OLT [V YLNHPU M\UJ[PVU HUK YL[\YU [V WYVK\J[P]L M\SÄSSPUN SP]LZ /L OHZ L_[LUZP]L L_WLYPLUJL PU [OL [YLH[TLU[ VM WHPU VM [OL ZWPUHS JVS\TU ÄIYVT`HSNPH OLHKHJOLZ sports injuries, cancer pain, and pain of musculoskeletal origin.

The beautiful new family-operated facility provides patients a one-stop home for receiving the ÄULZ[ PU KLU[HS TLKPJHS HUK HTI\SH[VY` Z\YNPJHS JHYL PU H ^HYT ^LSJVTPUN LU]PYVUTLU[ purposefully designed to make patients feel at ease. Built with a vision to defy the increasingly impersonal landscape of administrative healthcare and reverse the trend toward bureaucratic medicine, Drs. Mizrahi and Farnad have brought together a compassionate team of renowned physician specialists and practitioners to put the focus back on the patients’ well-being and nurture the doctor-patient relationship. In addition to oral maxillofacial surgery and integrated pain management services provided by Dr. Mizrahi and Dr. Farnad, the quickly expanding catalogue of services provided at the center includes acupuncture, nutrition, cognitive behavioral therapy, endodontics, aesthetics, sleep medicine, head and neck surgery, facial plastics, and reconstructive surgery.

Miracle Mile Medical Group integrative Surgical Associates Group 5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite PR 2 Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.433.7744 miraclemilemedicalgroup.com

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BRENT MOELLEKEN, MD, FACS

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Brent Moelleken is a renowned plastic HUK YLJVUZ[Y\J[P]L Z\YNLVU ^P[O VMĂ&#x201E;JLZ PU Beverly Hills and Santa Barbara. He trained at Harvard, Yale, UCSF, and UCLA, where he is an associate clinical professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Moelleken is the innovator of numerous procedures, like the Ultrashort Incision Cheek Lift, the 360 degrees Face Lift, Live Fill, and numerous other trademarked procedures for obtaining a natural ear and hairline appearance with minimal evidence of surgery.

He has also innovated minimally invasive [\TT` [\JRZ HIKVTPUVWSHZ[PLZ MVY Ă&#x201E;[ moms, the Hybrid Tummy Tuck, a tummy tuck procedure with a short, low incision and a fast recovery time.

For those patients wishing to have minimally invasive procedures, Cloud Med Spa Beverly Hills became the extension of his practice, and it features the very latest in lasers and radio frequency devices, along with an extensive offer of treatments for skin rejuvenation, hair loss, body contouring, and skin resurfacing.

Dr. Moellekenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work has been published in numerous medical journals and has been presented nationally and internationally on cheeklift and midfacial topics. He is also very active in charity work through his own About Face Surgical Foundation, as well in other foundations that serve veterans and the LGBTQ community.

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Brent R. W. Moelleken, MD, FACS 120 South Spalding Drive, Suite 110 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.273.1001 drbrent.com @drbrentmoelleken

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JAMES A. NASSIRI, MD, MA

Pain Management and Orthopaedics

At Westside Pain Specialists, located in Beverly Hills and Rancho Cucamonga, Dr. James Nassiri uses his rich background in treating patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic pain conditions. Patients from [OYV\NOV\[ [OL 3VZ (UNLSLZ HYLH ILULÄ[ MYVT his expertise in treating conditions such as arthritis of the back and neck, sciatica, and sports injuries such as rotator cuff tears or meniscus tears. To treat these conditions, he uses the latest in technology and minimally invasive methods to perform simple trigger point injections to platelet rich plasma injections, Botox, epidural steroid injections, spinal cord stimulator trials, and other innovative pain management techniques.

Dr. Nassiri is well known for his exceptional bedside manner and sincere desire to help relieve someone from suffering in pain.

Dr. Nassiri’s educational path began in his hometown of Los Angeles at the USC, where he graduated with honors. From there, his journey took him to the East Coast, where he achieved a master’s degree and medical doctorate from the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Nassiri then returned to his beloved Los Angeles, expanding his medical knowledge at UCLA, with residency training in anesthesiology, and is now double board JLY[PÄLK PU HULZ[OLZPVSVN` HUK WHPU TLKPJPUL He is a diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine.

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utilization review of pain management cases with major insurance payors and provided a role PU L_WLY[ TLKPJHS VWPUPVU PU [OL SLNHS ÄLSK +Y 5HZZPYP OHZ HU VI]PV\Z JVTWHZZPVU MVY LHJO VM his patients. He thrives to help mitigate their pain and improve function and overall wellness, HUK P[ PZ YLÅLJ[LK PU OPZ WH[PLU[ LUJV\U[LYZ

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STEVE RAD, MD

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dr. Steve Rad, MD, FACOG is an expert specialist in OBGYN/Maternal & Fetal 4LKPJPUL /L PZ H )VHYK *LY[PÃ&#x201E;LK +PWSVTH[L VM [OL (TLYPJHU )VHYK VM 6IZ[L[YPJZ Gynecology and has undergone rigorous training with highest honors at renowned PUZ[P[\[PVUZ /L JVTWSL[LK TLKPJHS ZJOVVS at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Residency and Fellowship at the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and additional training at international fetal WYVNYHTZ +Y 9HK PZ H[ [OL J\[[PUN LKNL VM OPZ Ã&#x201E;LSK HUK OHZ LHYULK U\TLYV\Z ;VW +VJ[VY (^HYKZ /L PZ HTVUN ML^ WO`ZPJPHUZ with specialized training in advanced fetal ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and [YLH[TLU[ ^P[O L_WLY[PZL PU LHYS` ML[HS HUVTHS` ZJHU UL\YVZVUVNYHWO` HUK ML[HS echocardiography. Dr. Rad is especially WHZZPVUH[L HIV\[ [HRPUN JHYL VM ^VTLU ^P[O [OL TVZ[ OPNO YPZR HUK JVTWSL_ WYLNUHUJPLZ +Y 9HK PZ ^LSS W\ISPZOLK HJ[P]LS` PU]VS]LK PU TLKPJHS ZVJPL[PLZ PUJS\KPUN :VJPL[` MVY 4H[LYUHS -L[HS 4LKPJPUL TLKPJHS YLZLHYJO and loves to teach. Dr. Rad is Director of the Los Angeles Fetal & Maternal Care *LU[LY 3(-4* ^P[O THPU VMÃ&#x201E;JL SVJH[PVU H[ [OL WYLZ[PNPV\Z *LKHYZ :PUHP 4LKPJHS 6MÃ&#x201E;JL ;V^LYZ PU >LZ[ /VSS`^VVK *( /L PZ VU Z[HMM H[ T\S[PWSL [VW TLKPJHS JLU[LYZ PU 3VZ Angeles, including Cedars-Sinai, Providence St Johns, UCLA-Santa Monica, and 7YV]PKLUJL *LKHYZ :PUHP ;HYaHUH ;OL *LU[LY PZ H \UPX\L JVTWYLOLUZP]L TH[LYUHS ML[HS KPHNUVZPZ HUK [YLH[TLU[ JLU[LY 0[»Z IV\[PX\L Z[`SL MVJ\ZLZ VU providing individualized and one-on-one JHYL [V ^VTLU HUK [OLPY MHTPSPLZ H[ VUL VM [OLPY TVZ[ PTWVY[HU[ HUK ]\SULYHISL [PTLZ ;OL JLU[LY WYV]PKLZ J\[[PUN LKNL + + /+ ultrasound technology with expertise in very LHYS` ML[HS HUVTHS` ZJHUZ Z[HY[PUN PU [OL Ã&#x201E;YZ[ [YPTLZ[LY HUK MVJ\ZLZ VU [OL M\SS ZWLJ[Y\T VM JHYL MYVT WYL WYLNUHUJ` [OYV\NO WYLNUHUJ` KLSP]LY` HUK IL`VUK +Y 9HK JHYLZ MVY ^VTLU ^P[O UVYTHS H[ YPZR HUK OPNO YPZR WYLNUHUJPLZ ;OL JLU[LY PUJS\KLZ HU V\[Z[HUKPUN T\S[P KPZJPWSPUHY` UL[^VYR HUK JVSSHIVYH[PVU HTVUN T\S[PWSL TLKPJHS ZWLJPHSPZ[Z HUK [YLH[Z [OL M\SS ZWLJ[Y\T VM

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LASIKA SENEVIRATNE, MD

Hematology and Medical Oncology

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The Los Angeles Cancer Network 1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 303 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.977.1214 lacancer.net

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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRODUCTIVE CENTER Fertility

For more than 20 years, SCRC has been a leader in assisted reproductive technology and is recognized as one of the largest and most successful IVF facilities in [OL JV\U[Y` >P[O H YLUV^ULK [LHT VM IVHYK JLY[PÄLK reproductive specialists and state-of-the-art facilities, our practice offers an unparalleled combination of expert care and advanced biomedical technology, giving our patients the best chances for success in building a family.

Our onsite IVF lab is considered the region’s most advanced for producing healthy embryos, and we’re proud to have more than 20,000 live births and counting. Our laboratory is overseen by an on-site PhD ^OV PZ H 5H[PVUHSS` )VHYK *LY[PÄLK /PNO *VTWSL_P[` Laboratory Director. We utilize the most innovative technologies in reproductive science. The integration of our Embryoscope (time-lapse imaging) has allowed a narrower selection of optimal embryos, leading to the highest success rates when implanting a single embryo. Additional advancements in genetic testing (using next generation sequencing) have allowed us to accurately diagnose embryos. As a result, we only transfer genetically healthy embryos, giving our patients the highest opportunity for a successful, full-term, normal pregnancy.

The joy of parenthood is something many people look forward to in their lives. The reality is that many individuals and couples face fertility challenges and need assistance in building the family of their dreams. Finding the right fertility center and reproductive specialists to help guide you through this process is critical.

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We treat every patient with respect and compassion.

We know that seeking fertility treatment is among the most important and life-altering decisions you will make, HUK V\Y ÄYZ[ WYPVYP[` PZ [V LUZ\YL `V\Y ULLKZ HYL TL[ throughout your journey. Our physicians take the time to build a strong relationship with each of their patients HUK JYLH[L [YLH[TLU[ WSHUZ [OH[ TLL[ [OLPY ZWLJPÄJ needs and concerns. In addition, our lab and surgery center are both onsite, allowing for a patient experience that is as seamless and convenient as possible.

Southern California Reproductive Center

At SCRC, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the gift of parenthood. Our practice is proudly inclusive and supports a diverse patient population.

450 North Roxbury Drive, Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 877.735.1182 scrcivf.com

Hal Danzer '+Y/HS+HUaLY Mark Surrey @DrMarkSurrey Carolyn Alexander @bheggfreezeMD Shahin Ghadir @DrShahinGhadir Wendy chang @drwendychang Lina Akopians @drlinaakopians

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MARK SURREY, MD

Fertility

Widely considered one of the top fertility L_WLY[Z PU [OL Ã&#x201E;LSK Dr. Mark Surrey has been in practice for over 25 years. /L PZ H IVHYK JLY[PÃ&#x201E;LK YLWYVK\J[P]L HUK LUKVZJVWPJ Z\YNLVU HUK ZLY]LZ HZ JSPUPJHS professor in the Department of OB-Gyn at UCLAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Geffen School of Medicine.

He was elected president of the American 3HWHYVZJVW` :VJPL[` HUK 7HJPÃ&#x201E;J *VHZ[ 9LWYVK\J[P]L :VJPL[` HUK PZ H JSPUPJHS KPYLJ[VY VM MLSSV^ZOPW [YHPUPUN MVY <*3( HUK *LKHYZ :PUHP YLWYVK\J[P]L LUKVJYPUVSVN` /L PZ HSZV HZZVJPH[L KPYLJ[VY H[ [OL :V\[OLYU *HSPMVYUPH 9LWYVK\J[P]L *LU[LY H JSPUPJ OL JV MV\UKLK +Y :\YYL` KLKPJH[LK OPZ JHYLLY [V OLSWPUN WH[PLU[Z YLHSPaL [OLPY KYLHT VM Z[HY[PUN H family and established himself as one of the most experienced and compassionate fertility specialists worldwide. He strives [V PUJVYWVYH[L [OL TVZ[ J\[[PUN LKNL [LJOUVSVN` [V JVU[PU\V\ZS` PTWYV]L OPZ L_JLSSLU[ Z\JJLZZ YH[L (Z WHY[ VM H [LHT VM L_JLW[PVUHS WO`ZPJPHUZ H[ [OL :V\[OLYU *HSPMVYUPH 9LWYVK\J[P]L *LU[LY OL WYPKLZ himself on the clinicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record of more than SP]L IPY[OZ [V KH[L 7LYZVUHSPaLK compassionate and innovative treatments THRL :*9* VUL VM [OL [VW YLWYVK\J[P]L JLU[LYZ ^VYSK^PKL ;VNL[OLY ^P[O OPZ OPNOS` [YHPULK Z[HMM +Y :\YYL` OHZ ILJVTL [OL preferred doctor for many celebrities and he treats patients from all over the world.

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RANDAL P. ARASE, MD General Surgery

Dr. Randal P. Arase is a graduate of UCLA School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center. He served two years in the U.S. Army as a general surgeon.

He has practiced general surgery at St. Vincent Medical Center for 40 years until the recent closure of the hospital. He was assistant clinical professor of Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center for 13 years.

His special interest for 40 years has been the insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheters for chronic renal failure. Dr. Arase receives referrals from dialysis centers in Los Angeles and nephrologists to insert or correct mechanical problems with peritoneal dialysis catheters. The quality of life with peritoneal dialysis is superior

to life on hemodialysis. Most importantly, a patient on peritoneal dialysis can continue to work and to have the freedom of extended vacations away from home.

Dr. Arase will be performing surgeries at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital and the Hospital of the Good Samaritan in Los Angeles.

Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital 1300 North Vermont Avenue Suite 908, Doctors Tower Los Angeles, CA 90027 213.484.2000

HYUN W. BAE, MD THE SPINE INSTITUTE Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

Dr. Hyun Bae is a national leader in minimally invasive surgery, motion WYLZLY]H[PVU [LJOUVSVN` HY[PÄJPHS disc replacement, and non-fusion technologies. As a leading researcher in stem cell repair of degenerative disc disease, he has been published extensively in top journals and has presented at many national and international meetings. Dr. Bae was HTVUN [OL ÄYZ[ [V \ZL NYV^[O MHJ[VY tissue engineering for intervertebral KPZJZ T\S[P SL]LS HY[PÄJPHS KPZJ replacement for both the lumbar and cervical spine, and other novel medical devices for dynamic stabilization and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Dr. Bae holds a bachelor of arts in biomechanics from the Columbia University School of Engineering and

Applied Sciences. He earned his doctorate of medicine, cum laude, at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Bae completed his orthopedic surgical residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He completed his spine fellowship at Case Western Hospital in Cleveland.

2811 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 850 Santa Monica, CA 90403 310.828.7757 laspine.com

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BEVERLY HILLS PLASTIC SURGERY GROUP JOHN LAYKE, DO PAYMAN DANIELPOUR, MD Plastic Surgery

Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour share an enduring personal and professional relationship that is truly unique. The partners behind the Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group, one of the country’s most respected practices for plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery, launched their practice in 2009. The amalgamation of their distinctive individual skills and combined knowledge allows Drs. Layke and Danielpour to provide their patients with a superlative level of expertise.

In 2013, Drs. Layke and Danielpour launched Beverly Hills MD, a skincare line that provides cosmetic results

ELLIOT M. HIRSCH, MD Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Elliot Hirsch is an American Board of Plastic Surgery certified plastic surgeon in Sherman Oaks, and he treats patients from not only Los Angeles but from all over California and beyond. He is the chairman of the Division of Plastic Surgery of Providence CedarsSinai Tarzana Medical Center. Dr. Hirsch practices the full spectrum of plastic and reconstructive surgery, and specializes in both cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery including microsurgical and other forms of complex breast reconstruction, breast reduction, breast lift, breast augmentation, and breast implant removal and revision.

Dr. Hirsch grew up in Westlake Village, Los Angeles, and attended

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to people looking for nonsurgical anti-aging solutions. “People often forget that healthy skin is key to looking younger and maximizing cosmetic procedures,” declares Dr. Danielpour. “Each product in our line targets a specific concern or set of concerns as it treats and prevents difficult skin problems and issues.”

“My wife served as our test subject and toughest critic,” Dr. Layke adds.

“We’ve had a truly phenomenal response and developed a loyal customer base who share their feedback and offer suggestions. In our practice and with our products, we are constantly evolving.”

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group 436 North Bedford Drive, Suite 214 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310.853.5147 beverlyhillsplasticsurgerygroup.com beverlyhillsmd.com

Johns Hopkin University and medical school at USC, where he graduated with highest distinction and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society and the Order of Arete.

Dr. Hirsch completed his residency at Northwestern Memorial in Chicago, where he received several awards for his research and teaching. Dr. Hirsch has been an active researcher in the field of plastic surgery and has received several grants for original research projects and holds patents for wound care devices.

ELLIOT M. HIRSCH, M.D., INC PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

4955 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 715 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 818.825.8131 hirschplasticsurgery.com

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PAIN AND HEALING INSTITUTE NADIV Y. SAMIMI, MD FAISAL LALANI, MD Pain Management

Combining passion for pain management with compassionate patient care, Dr. Faisal Lalani and Dr. Nadiv Samimi of the Pain & Healing Institute are committed to helping patients rediscover life with reduced or eliminated pain.

The doctors believe in providing each patient with an exceptional level of individualized care and attention.

Modeled on the concept of concierge medicine, they pride themselves on their impeccable bedside manner.

They’re also experts in proven, stateof-the-art treatments in regenerative medicine, including ketamine infusion therapies, stem cell treatments, and PRP injections.

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JULIE TAYLOR, MD Biodentical Hormone Expert and Functional Medicine Physician

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L.A.’S TOP DOCTORS 2020 W I T H G R E AT S P RAW L comes, among other things, a great deal of choice: We happen to live in a region brimming with cutting-edge medical institutions and highly skilled doctors.

But finding those doctors in a sea of options can involve a lot of trial and error. Thankfully, our Top Doctors list offers a remedy. This is the second year Los Angeles has undertaken such a project (it’s a staple for city magazines across the country), and, like last year, we understand that a guide like this is only as good as its curators. Given the enormity of the task, we relied on a firm that specializes in the process—in this case, Troy, Michigan’s Professional Research Services—to conduct a peerto-peer survey. Over the past year it asked practicing physicians

throughout Los Angeles County to identify the doctors they consider to be at the top of their game. The process isn’t scientific, but it is logical: The idea is to tap into the wisdom of professionals who know medicine and the people working within it. The names of those who received the most nominations were cross-checked with the California Medical Board’s license profile database and the Department of Consumer Affairs to look for any major complaints or infractions, and we contacted their individual practices as well. Not every nominee made the roster, which is organized by specialty below.

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Edward Buchsbaum South Bay Allergy & Asthma Associates, Torrance 310-371-1388 Joseph Church Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2501

ADDICTION MEDICINE Itai Danovitch Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2600 Jim Gagné Jim Gagné, MD, Glendale 818-790-4300

Keith G. Heinzerling UCLA Health, Family Health Center, Santa Monica 310-319-4700 Matthew A. Torrington Matthew A. Torrington, MD, Culver City 310-425-2472

Jonathan Corren Jonathan Corren, MD, and Associates, Los Angeles 310-312-5050 Marine Demirjian Allergy and Asthma Treatment Center, Glendale 818-558-5828 LanAnh Do Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc., Los Angeles 310-393-1550 Robert Eitches Tower Allergy, Los Angeles 310-657-4600 Stuart Epstein Stuart Z. Epstein, Beverly Hills 310-274-6853

ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Martin M. Anderson UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Marvin Belzer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2153 Johanna Olson-Kennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2153 Diane Tanaka Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2153

Sherwin R. Hariri Beverly Hills Allergy 424-322-9712 Richard M. Harris Allergy & Asthma Associates of Los Angeles Medical Group Inc. 310-275-0380 Rita Kachru UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-481-4646 Alan Khadavi Allergy Los Angeles, Beverly Hills 310-282-8822 Marc Meth Century City Allergy, Los Angeles 310-438-5411 Stuart Y. Min Min Allergy & Asthma Center, Alhambra 626-346-7653 Sonal Ramesh Patel Sonal Ramesha Patel, MD, Los Angeles 323-307-8597 Danica J. Schulte Southern California Allergy, Los Angeles 818-990-9155 Lee Sheinkopf Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc., Los Angeles 310-393-1550

ROBERT G. YAVROUIAN, MD, FACS, FASCRS Colon & Rectal Surgery

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Flora A. Vardanian Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-792-4171 Karl Von Tiehl Bowtie Allergy, San Marino 626-460-6038 Michelle Yasharpour Dr. Michelle Yasharpour, Beverly Hills 424-625-4824

Kevin Farnam Adult and Children Allergy Asthma Center, Pasadena 626-793-2246

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Ronald Ferdman Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2501

Ashkan Farzad Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1682

Saraleen Benouni Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc., Los Angeles 310-393-1550

Maria I. Garcia-Lloret UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

Nadeem A. Hamid Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5846

Varaz Bozoghlanian Allergy Asthma Care Center Inc., Los Angeles 310-393-1550

Bernard Geller Allergy & Clinical Immunology Medical Group, Santa Monica 310-426-8986

ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Maxine Baum Tower Allergy, Los Angeles 310-657-4600

Melinda Braskett Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2501 1 16 L A M AG . C O M

Brian K. Greenberg The Pediatric Group of Southern California, Agoura Hills 818-735-5555

Walter Chang City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Edna Ma Jaw Center, Los Angeles 310-857-2088 David Mahjoubi Ketamine Healing Clinic of Los Angeles 424-278-4241 Marla Matar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2262

James M. Moore UCLA Health, Department of Anesthesiology, Los Angeles 310-825-4350 Bita H. Nasseri Bita H. Nasseri, MD, Beverly Hills 310-289-8200 Johnathan L. Pregler UCLA Health, UCLA Department of Anesthesiology, Los Angeles 310-825-4350 Kenneth R. Sacks Bayside Anesthesia Medical Group, Santa Monica 310-829-8202 Ned Takao Sasaki Kerlan Jobe Surgery Center, Los Angeles 310-665-7150 Michael J. Sullivan City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Matthew Blake Tash Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center 833-574-2273

Oncology Medical Group, Los Angeles 818-480-7269 Scott R. Karlan Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-9331 Laura Kruper City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Amy M. Kusske UCLA Health, Santa Monica Breast Surgery Clinic 424-259-8791 Julie E. Lang Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Catherine M. Dang Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-9331 Maggie L. DiNome UCLA Health, Revlon Breast Center, Los Angeles 424-259-8791

Vaughn A. Starnes Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4148

Amy Polverini City of Hope, South Pasadena 877-998-7546

Alfredo Trento Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3851 Winfield Wells Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4148 CARDIOLOGY Steven J. Appleby MemorialCare Medical Group, Long Beach 877-696-3622

BRIAN P. MEKELBURG, MD Dermatology

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Heather H. Richardson Bedford Breast Center Beverly Hills 310-878-0881

Kristi Funk Kristi Funk, MD, Beverly Hills 310-273-8002 Armando E. Giuliano Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-9970

Jeannie Shen UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Pasadena 626-356-3167

Dennis R. Holmes Dennis R. Holmes, MD, FACS, Santa Monica 310-582-7107

Lesley Taylor City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Nimmi S. Kapoor Cedars-Sinai, Valley

Danny Ramzy Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1871

Jay S. Orringer Jay S. Orringer, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-697-7163

Katharine Schulz-Costello City of Hope, South Pasadena 877-998-7546

Veronica C. Jones City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Fernando Fleischman Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Maria E. Nelson Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE

Farin F. Amersi Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9331

Carey A. Cullinane City of Hope, Torrance 310-750-1715

Fardad Esmailian Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3851

Richard J. Shemin UCLA Health, Cardiovascular Center, Los Angeles 310-206-8232

BREAST SURGERY

Alice P. Chung Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-9331

Reshma M. Biniwale UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-206-5900

Michael Broukhim Pacific Heart Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-7678 Steven Burstein Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Michael Cao Golden Heart Medical, Rosemead 626-451-0086 Kirk Chang Davidson Drury & Chang, MDs, Los Angeles 310-855-1971 Chris Christodoulou California Cardiovascular Care Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-577-7050

Yaron Elad Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-8245 Gregory M. Giesler Southern California Heart Specialists, Pasadena 626-793-1227 Michele A. Hamilton Cedars-Sinai, California Heart Center, Beverly Hills 310-248-8300 Antreas Hindoyan Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Henry M. Honda UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-8811 Sam Kalioundji Zouheir Elias, MD, Northridge 818-734-4888 Ilan Kedan Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3496 Raj Khandwalla Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3496 Jon Kobashigawa Cedars-Sinai, California Heart Center, Beverly Hills 310-248-8300 Rajendra Makkar Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3977 Onkarjit Marwah Heartbeat Cardiovascular Medical Group, Glendale 818-243-9600 Ray V. Matthews Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Vivian Y. Mo Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Jignesh K. Patel Cedars-Sinai, California Heart Center, Beverly Hills 310-248-8300 Amir H. Sadrzadeh Rafie Glendale Heart Institute 818-242-4191

Leonardo C. Clavijo Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

David M. Shavelle Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

CARDIAC SURGERY

Ram Dandillaya Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-854-4995

Jerold S. Shinbane Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Abbas Ardehali UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5841

Suhail Dohad Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-8245

Robert J. Siegel Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3277

Amir Solhpour Glendale Heart Institute 818-242-4191 Mark K. Urman COR Medical Group Inc., Los Angeles 310-659-0715 Payam R. Yashar Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-556-2020 Raymond Zimmer Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3496 COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Moshe Barnajian The Surgery Group of Los Angeles 310-289-1518 Liza M. Capiendo Los Angeles Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates, Beverly Hills 310-273-2310 Tracey R. Childs Providence Saint John’s General Surgery, Santa Monica 310-828-2212 Kyle Graham Cologne Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Marjun Duldulao Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Eiman Firoozmand Los Angeles Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates, Beverly Hills 310-273-2310 Phillip Fleshner Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-289-9224 Armen C. Gregorian PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5449 Charles N. Headrick Valley Colorectal Surgeons, Los Angeles 818-387-8725 Gary H. Hoffman Los Angeles Colon & Rectal Surgical Associates, Beverly Hills 310-273-2310 Andreas M. Kaiser City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Allen Kamrava Allen Kamrava, MD, MBA, Beverly Hills 424-279-8222 Kevork Kazanjian UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7788

Clifford Ko UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7788 Mary Kwaan UCLA Health, Surgery Westwood, Los Angeles 310-794-7788 Sang W. Lee Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Anne Y. Lin UCLA Health, Surgery Westwood, Los Angeles 310-794-7788 David Magner David Magner, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-421-4292 Kurt A. Melstrom City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Beth A. Moore California Colorectal Surgeons, Beverly Hills 310-854-3580 Zuri A. Murrell Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-854-3580

Artal, MDs, Los Angeles 310-657-3792 Joanne Bando UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-449-0939 Rajkumar Dasgupta Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Hugh Davis Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-795-5118 VIncent Grbach Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE David A. Horak City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Mark Kroe Foothill Pulmonary and Critical Care Consultants Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-795-5118

Youssef Nasseri The Surgery Group of Los Angeles 310-289-1518

Joongho Shin Keck Medicine of USC, Buena Park (800) USC-CARE Thomas Sokol California Colorectal Surgeons, Beverly Hills 310-854-3580 Petar Vukasin Colorectal Surgery Institute, Glendale 818-244-8161 Robert G. Yavrouian Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group, Los Angeles 323-264-2633 Karen Zaghiyan Karen Zaghiyan, MD, Los Angeles 310-289-9224 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND PULMONARY DISEASE Roy Artal Wolfe Wachtel

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Jennifer Ahdout The Roxbury Institute, Beverly Hills 424-394-1610

Misha M. Heller Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery, Long Beach 562-498-2459

David Peng Keck Medicine of USC, Beverly Hills (800) USC-CARE

DEVELOPMENTAL, BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

Ohara Aivaz Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3300

Wendy L. Hoffman Dermatology Associates Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-274-9954

Susan M. Rabizadeh Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3300

Irene Koolwijk UCLA Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-794-1456

Mary Lee Amerian MLA, Santa Monica 310-594-5752 R. Sonia Batra Batra Dermatology, Santa Monica 310-829-9099 Daniel Behroozan Dermatology Institute of Southern California, Santa Monica 310-392-1111 Jeanette M. Black Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles 310-246-0495 Rachael Cayce DTLA Derm, Los Angeles 213-278-0021 Joanna Chan California Skin Institute, Torrance 310-375-9994

Stephen M. Sentovich City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Imad Shbeeb Colon/Rectal Surgical Associates, Los Alamitos 562-596-7700

Beverly Hills 310-385-3300

Lisa Chipps Moy FIncher Chipps, Beverly Hills 310-274-5372 RANDAL P. ARASE, MD General Surgery

HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL 1300 N. Vermont Ave., #908, Doctors Tower Los Angeles, CA 90027 213-484-2000

Michael S. Levine Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-248-8299 Dan Naim Dan Naim, MD, Beverly Hills 310-402-2498 David G. Ng Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-424-5480 C. Andrew Schroeder C. Andrew Schroeder, MD, FCCP, Beverly Hills 310-734-4594 DERMATOLOGY Farah R. Abdulla City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Rachel Abuav Cedars-Sinai,

Goli Compoginis Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Janice DaVolio Huntington Dermatology Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-449-9992 David Denenholz Pasadena Premier Dermatology, Pasadena 626-449-4207 Sheri G. Feldman The Kopelson Clinic, Beverly Hills 310-271-7400 Rebecca Fitzgerald Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD, Los Angeles 323-464-8046 Nima Gharavi Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3300 Patrice M. Healey Dermatology Associates Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-274-9954 Alan W. Heller Heller Dermatology & Aesthetic Surgery,

Jenny C. Hu Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE H. Ray Jalian Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD, Los Angeles 323-464-8046 Derek H. Jones Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles 310-246-0495 Alex Khadavi Encino Dermatology & Laser Medical Center, Los Angeles 818-528-2500 Christine Choi Kim Christine Choi Kim, MD, Los Angeles 310-477-4727

Afshin David Rahimi Forever Young, Los Angeles 323-653-7700 Vicki Rapaport Rapaport Dermatology of Beverly Hills 310-274-4401 David C. Rish David C. Rish, MD, Beverly Hills 310-275-8855

Jason R. Litak Santa Monica Dermatology Group 310-829-4484 Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4191 Ashley Magovern Manhattan Dermatology, Manhattan Beach 310-546-1188 Don Mehrabi BHSkin Dermatology Inc., Los Angeles 310-205-3555 Brian P. Mekelburg Brian P. Mekelburg, MD, FAAD, Los Angeles 310-659-9075 Badri Modi City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Binh T. Ngo Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Maria Ochoa Keck Medicine of USC, Beverly Hills (800) USC-CARE Gabriel Pai Pasadena Premier

Rumie Su South Bay Medical Center Harbor City 833-574-2273 Douglas Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-3327

Parrish Sadeghi Pure Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center, Santa Monica 310-954-9501

Larry Yin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2110

David Eric Sawcer Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT

Leonard H. Kim LKMD Dermatology, Los Angeles 310-289-0009 Michael Lin Dr. Lin SkIncare, Beverly Hills 310-275-1114

Josh Mandelberg Griesbach Batra and Mandelberg, Los Angeles 310-996-8990

Rami Abdou Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy, Los Angeles 323-328-8057 Behrad Aynehchi Westside Head & Neck, Culver City 310-204-4111

EHSAN ALI, MD Internal Medicine

BEVERLY HILLS CONCIERGE DOCTOR 9400 Brighton Way, Suite 303 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-683-0180 MD@BeverlyHills ConciergeDoctor.com beverlyhillsprimarydoc tor.com

Adriana Schmidt Santa Monica Dermatology Group 310-829-4484

Michel Babajanian Michel Babajanian, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 310-201-0007 Steven A. Battaglia Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists, Pasadena 626-796-6164 Keith E. Blackwell UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-6688

Soheil Simzar Ava, MD Santa Monica 310-828-2282

David M. Butler David M. Butler, MD, FACS, Santa Monica 310-907-5469

Teresa Soriano UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-6911

Henry Chen Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1220

Stefani R. Takahashi Keck Medicine of USC, La Cañada (800) USC-CARE

Dinesh K. Chhetri UCLA Health, Head and Neck Surgery, Los Angeles 310-206-6688

James Y. Wang Metropolis Dermatology, Los Angeles 213-319-3339

Alen N. Cohen Southern California Sinus Institute, Los Angeles 818-888-7878

Naissan O. Wesley Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills,

Marc Cohen ENT Group of Los Angeles, 844-436-8362 L A M AG . C O M 117

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USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE David Martin ENT Group of Los Angeles 844-436-8362 Arash Moradzadeh Arash Moradzadeh, MD, Beverly Hills 310-659-9900

Elisabeth D. Ference Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Thomas J. Gernon City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Chester F. Griffiths Pacific Eye & Ear Specialists, Los Angeles 310-477-5558 Allen Ho Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1220 Christian Hochstim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2145 Martin L. Hopp Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-657-7704

Ali R. Namazie SoCal ENT, Los Angeles 818-986-5500 Shawn S. Nasseri Shawn S. Nasseri MD Inc., Beverly Hills 310-289-8200 Ronen Nazarian Osborne Head & Neck Institute, Los Angeles 310-657-0123 Anita N. Newman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-657-7704 Karla O’Dell Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Kian Karimi Rejuva Medical Aesthetics, Los Angeles 424-644-2400 Eric J. Kezirian Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Monica Chau Kieu DelRey Sinus & Allergy Institute, Marina del Rey 310-823-4444 Amit Kochhar Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Niels C. Kokot Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Warren S. Line Jr. East Valley ENT, Burbank 818-559-9727 Gene Liu Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1220 Ellie Maghami City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Alexander Markarian Keck Medicine of 1 18 L A M AG . C O M

Jahangir Sharifi L.A. Sinus & Allergy Specialists 323-226-0022 Nima Shemirani EOS Rejuvenation, Beverly Hills 310-919-4221 Ted Shen Ted Shen, MD, Pasadena 626-737-6200 Farhad Sigari DelRey Sinus & Allergy Institute, Marina del Rey 310-823-4444 Uttam K. Sinha Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE William H. Slattery III House Clinic, Los Angeles 213-483-9930 Maie St John UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7075 Joseph Harry Sugerman Linden Surgical Center, Beverly Hills 310-651-2050

Michael Johns III Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Robert S. Kang City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Nicholas L. Schenck Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-657-7704

Richard Zoumalan Richard Zoumalan, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-278-1900 EMERGENCY MEDICINE James W. Burden MemorialCare, Columbia Emergency Medical Group, Long Beach 562-933-1400 Frank C. Day UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Emergency Department, Los Angeles 310-825-2111 Bobby Massoudian Long Beach Medical Center 562-933-1400 Lynne B. McCullough UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Emergency Department, Los Angeles 310-825-2111 Sam S. Torbati Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8780

Andrew Wittenberg Andrew Wittenberg, MD, MPH, FACEP, Long Beach 310-266-6775

Mark Swanson Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, AND METABOLISM

Jesse Tan Tan Head and Neck Center, Long Beach 562-988-8818

David E. Aftergood Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-659-8824

John S. Oghalai Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Geoffrey B. Trenkle Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy 323-328-8058

Trevor E. Angell Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Michelle Putnam Westside Head & Neck, Culver City 310-204-4111

Courtney Voelker Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology

LOS ANGELES FETAL & MATERNAL CARE CENTER Cedars-Sinai Medical Office Towers 8631 W. 3rd St., East Tower, Suite 205 Los Angeles, CA 90048 310-299-7561 drsteverad.com

Benjamin Rafii Beach Cities ENT, Torrance 310-540-2111 Alexis Korostoff Rieber Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists, Pasadena 626-796-6164 Vanessa S. Rothholtz Pacific Coast Ear, Nose & Throat, Beverly Hills 310-926-1573

Dorothy Wang Westside Head & Neck Culver City 310-204-4111 Arthur Wu Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1220

Charles F. Sharp Jr. Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-449-9013

Jordan Geller Jordan Geller, MD, Los Angeles 310-277-1812

Peter A. Singer Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Michael D. Harris Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3330

Stephanie Smooke Praw UCLA Health, Gonda Diabetes Center, Los Angeles 310-825-7922

Anthony P. Heaney UCLA Health, Gonda Diabetes Center, Los Angeles 310-828-1050 Jennifer L. Hsieh West Coast Endocrine Inc., Long Beach 562-988-0040 Sarah S. Kim UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-828-1050 Jelena Maletkovic Barjaktarevic UCLA Health, Primary & Specialty Care, Porter Ranch 818-271-2400

Braden G. Barnett Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE John David Carmichael Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Jennifer I. Chang Huntington Health Physicians, Pasadena 626-397-8323

Kathy Yu-Syken Orange County Ear Allergy Nose & Neck, Huntington Beach 714-375-4224

Dianne S. Cheung UCLA Health, Torrance 310-542-6333

Mani H. Zadeh Mani H. Zadeh, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 888-361-2173

Pejman Cohan Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Beverly Hills 310-657-3030

FAMILY MEDICINE Anne M. Arikian UCLA Health, Family Health Center, Santa Monica 310-319-4700 Sourpik Avakian Sourpik Avakian, MD, Beverly Hills 310-271-6330 Evlyn Avanessian Sunland Medical Center, Tujunga 818-296-9601 Mehrangiz Cadry Central Neighborhood Health Foundation, Los Angeles 323-234-5000 NaNotchka Chumley Tolbert Center for Rehabilitation and Wellness, Los Angeles 818-784-7197

David Ulick Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-397-5111

Jeffrey D. Suh UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-6688

STEVE RAD, MD

Mariola L. Ficinski Mariola L. Ficinski, MD, Los Angeles 213-250-5255

AMIR VOKSHOOR, MD, FAANS Neurosurgery

PACIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE 2811 Wilshire Blvd., # 850 Santa Monica, CA 90403 NEUROSURGICAL SPINE GROUP 7320 Woodlake Ave., Suite 215 West Hills, CA 91307 800-899-0101 drvokshoor.com neurovella.com

Ruchi Mathur Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3870 Reza Nazemi Reza Nazemi, MD, Beverly Hills 310-652-0228 Caroline T. Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Wendy L. Sacks Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3870 Behrouz Salehian-Dardashti City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Raynald Samoa City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Lawrence D. Dardick UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-656-1702 Edison de Mello Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine LLC, Santa Monica 310-451-8880

Los Angeles 213-382-7022 Shahla Kohanzadeh Clinica Medica, Santa Maria Los Angeles 213-381-1117 Teresa Ku-Borden Family Care Specialists Medical Group Inc., Los Angeles 323-226-1100 Danica Lomeli Westside Internal Medicine, Santa Monica 310-264-0165 Lisa Michelle Masson Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles (800) CEDARS-1 Mark McDowell Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center, Los Angeles 833-472-5278 Gilberto Medina Family Care Specialists Medical Group Inc., Los Angeles 323-226-1100 Luis O. Ontiveros White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles 323-268-5000 Ayuna Panossian Sunland Medical Center, Tujunga 818-352-3146 Jo Marie Reilly USC, Eisner Family Medicine Center, Los Angeles 855-773-5260 Jehni S. Robinson Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Yen Doan Yen Doan, MD, Los Angeles 213-413-4845

Colleen Marie Ryan Cedars-Sinai, Culver City 310-248-7120

Jamie A. Elson Westside Internal Medicine, Santa Monica 310-264-0765

Pouya Shafipour Pouya Shafipour, MD, Santa Monica 310-400-5565

Jonathan A. Ghiam California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles 213-748-2411 Katherine Gibson Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Benny Hau Sculpt DTLA, Los Angeles 323-894-1103

Manali A. Shendrikar Primary Care Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica Family Physicians, Santa Monica 310-829-8948 David Sulam Family Care Specialists Medical Group Inc., Los Angeles 323-255-1575

Hin-Chiu Hung Hin-Chiu Hung, MD, Los Angeles 213-620-8730

Denise K. Sur UCLA Health, Family Health Center, Santa Monica 310-319-4700

Hun Kang Hun Kang, MD,

Kirsten Ware Eisner Health,

Los Angeles 213-747-5542 FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY Bob Baravarian University Foot & Ankle Institute, Santa Monica 424-238-1042 Timothy Charlton Timothy Charlton, MD, Los Angeles 310-423-9998 Thomas G. Harris Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051

Rahul Dixit Digestive Health Associates, Los Angeles 310-829-6789 Marc A. Edelstein Beverly Hills Gastroenterology 310-659-1300 Pedram Enayati Gastroenterology Associates of Beverly Hills 310-858-2224 Edward J. Feldman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-652-8031

Glenn B. Pfeffer Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4566

Terri Getzug UCLA Health, Digestive Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-6279

Nelson F. Soohoo UCLA Health, Orthopaedic Center, Santa Monica 310-319-1234

Kevin Ghassemi UCLA Health, Digestive Disease, Los Angeles 310-208-5400

David J. Soomekh Foot & Ankle Specialty Group, Beverly Hills 310-651-2366

Christina Ha Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4100

Jim Amerian San Fernando Valley Gastroenterology Medical Group, Los Angeles 818-708-6000 Benjamin Basseri Benjamin Basseri, MD, Los Angeles 424-287-7082 Peyton Berookim Gastroenterology Institute of Southern California, Beverly Hills 310-271-1122 Kenneth Buch Medical Office of Dr. Kenneth Bush, Los Angeles 818-989-1917

Matthew Mukherjee Long Beach Gastroenterology Associates, Long Beach 562-595-5421 Raena S. Olsen Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-248-8200 Peter M. Rosenberg Alliance Digestive Disease Consultants Medical Group, Pasadena 626-793-7114

LASIKA SENEVIRATNE, MD Hematology and Medical Oncology

THE LOS ANGELES CANCER NETWORK 1245 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 303 Los Angeles, CA 90017 213-977-1214 lacancer.net

Danice Hertz Cedars-Sinai, Santa Monica 310-453-1871 Wendy Ho UCLA Health, Health Digestive Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-6279 Jeffrey A. Kahn Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Trilokesh Kidambi City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

James L. Buxbaum Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

James L. Lin City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Derek Cheng Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-248-8200

Simon K. Lo Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6082

Los Angeles 310-423-8350 Ronald W. Busuttil UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5318 Brendan J. Carroll Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-854-0151 David C. Chen UCLA Health, UCLA Vascular Surgery, Santa Monica 310-319-4080 Jason Seth Cohen The Surgery Group of Los Angeles 310-289-1518 Robert Cole Robert Cole, MD, FACS, Santa Monica 310-829-4469

Ara Sahakian Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Moses J. Fallas Moses Fallas, MD, Beverly Hills 424-308-0979

Lynn Shapiro Connolly UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-582-6240

Mark B. Faries The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai, Affiliate, Los Angeles 310-582-7900

Omid Shaye Gastroenterology Associates of Beverly Hills 310-858-2224

Benjamin Tehrani Kings Point Foot & Ankle Specialists, Los Angeles 323-843-3668

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Gil Y. Melmed Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4100

Edward J. Share L.A. Gastro 310-652-4472

Eric Wan Tan Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE

David B. Thordarson Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9778

Marc David Makhani L.A. Digestive Health and Wellness 323-488-4648

Sarah Sheibani Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Waleed W. Shindy Gastroenterology Associates, Pasadena 626-449-9920 Theodore N. Stein Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-248-8200 Stephan R. Targan Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4100 Leo Treyzon Leo Treyzon, MD, Los Angeles 424-281-3834 David P. Yamini David P. Yamini, MD, Santa Monica 310-285-3005 GENERAL SURGERY Randal P. Arase Arase & Hunter, MDs, Los Angeles 213-484-2000 Eraj Basseri K and B Surgical Center, Beverly Hills 310-858-1242 Miguel A. Burch Cedars-Sinai,

David E. Fermelia Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-6663 Yuri Genyk Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Oscar J. Hines UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7788 Darryl T. Hiyama UCLA Health, Surgery, Los Angeles 310-794-7788 Neel R. Joshi Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-0289 Samuel Kashani Advanced Surgical Solutions, Los Angeles 818-804-5177

Catherine A. Madorin Association of South Bay Surgeons, Torrance 310-373-6864 Daniel Marcus Daniel Marcus, MD, Marina del Rey 310-305-1813 Laleh Melstrom City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Gregg Kai Nishi Khalili Center for Bariatric Care, Beverly Hills 310-858-1242

Pedro A. Sanchez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4623 George Edward Tiller Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Jeffrey Weitzel City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Nicholas N. Nissen Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2641

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Edward H. Phillips Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6967

Susan L. Charette UCLA Health, Geriatric Medicine, Los Angeles 310-206-8272

Hector C. Ramos Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Poornima Rao City of Hope, South Pasadena 877-998-7546

Neil A. Chatterjee Mission City Community Network, North Hills 818-895-3100

USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE David B. Reuben UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-8272 Sonja L. Rosen Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3511 Maija B. Sanna UCLA Health, Torrance, Primary & Specialty Care, Torrance 310-257-0028 Elizabeth J. Whiteman Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3511 GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Fikret Atamdede GYNLA, Torrance 310-375-8446 Joshua G. Cohen UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Thanh H. Dellinger City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Kamran Samakar Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE

Ernest S. Han City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Stephen F. Sener Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Beth Karlan UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Beverly Hills 310-205-0771

Shirin Towfigh Beverly Hills Hernia Center 310-358-5020

HYUN W. BAE, MD

Gregory K. Tsushima Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-0289

THE SPINE INSTITUTE 2811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 850 Santa Monica, CA 90403 310-828-7757 Laspine.com

Susanne Gray Warner City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 GENETICS

Namir Katkhouda Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Richard G. Boles Richard G. Boles, MD, Mitochondrial and Molecular Medicine, Pasadena 626-598-3770

Theodore M. Khalili Khalili Center for Bariatric Care, Beverly Hills 310-858-1242

Valentina Dalili-Shoaie HOAG, Newport Beach 949-764-6340

David J. Lourie David J. Lourie, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Pasadena 626-793-7955

Ora K. Gordon Providence, Center for Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Tumors, Santa Monica 818-748-4748

Matthew Lublin Dr. Matthew Lublin Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon, Santa Monica 310-828-2212

Julian A. Martinez UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-6581

Deborah Krakow UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Orthopaedic Spine Surgery

Erin A. Cook UCLA Health, Geriatric Medicine, Los Angeles 310-206-8272 Marcel Filart Vital Health Medical Group, Los Angeles 323-315-0911 Carolyn Kaloostian Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Brandon K. Koretz UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-8272 Allison M. Mays Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3511 Laura Mosqueda Keck Medicine of

Stephen J. Lee City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Andrew J. Li Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5246 Ramin Mirhashemi GYNLA, Torrance 310-375-8446 Bobbie J. Rimel Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1126 Lynda D. Roman Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena (800) USC-CARE Morgan L. Taylor GYNLA, Torrance 310-375-8446 Mark Wakabayashi City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Christine S. Walsh Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5456 Eijean Wu Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Los Angeles 323-473-5499 L A M AG . C O M 119

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Mae Zakhour UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 HAND SURGERY Katherine Au Shriners Hospitals for Children, Pasadena 626-389-9300 Kodi K. Azari UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-319-1234 Prosper Benhaim UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-319-1234

USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Eugene Y. Tsai Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5900 HEMATOLOGY

Eileen P. Smith City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Noam Z. Drazin Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3343

Marina Vaysburd Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3297

Herbert A. Eradat UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Santa Monica 310-633-8400

Robert A. Vescio Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1825

Stephen J. Forman City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Alex Herrera City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 David M. Hoffman Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680

Annette Billings Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center, Los Angeles 213-482-2992

Alidad Ghiassi Ghiassi Hand Surgery, Los Angeles 310-824-1262

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Manju J. Agrawal Watts Health Center, Los Angeles 323-564-4331 Paul R. Allyn III UCLA Health, Infectious Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-7663 Laveeza Bhatti Cedars-Sinai, Culver City (800) CEDARS-1 Emily Blodget Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Ryan Dellamaggiora Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5900 Matthew J. Enna Golden State Bone and Joint Clinic, Beverly Hills 310-858-3880

Kevin S. Scher Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680

HILARY J. FAUSETT, MD Interventional Pain Management

THE FOOTHILL CENTER FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT 39 Congress St., Suite 303 Pasadena, CA 91105 626-440-5900 painLA.com

Margrit E. Carlson UCLA Health, Care Center, Los Angeles 310-557-2273 Geemee Chung Private Medical, West Hollywood 310-855-2558 Sanjeet Singh Dadwal City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Jennifer Hertz Select Orthopedic Specialists, Los Angeles 213-935-8566

Amrita Krishnan City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Randy B. Feldman Comprehensive Care ID Medical Group, Los Angeles 310-855-1960

David A. Kulber Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5900

Howard A. Liebman Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Cyril R. Gaultier Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-358-2300

Stuart H. Kuschner Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5900

Nitya Nathwani City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Jay Edward Gladstein Global Healthcare Inc., Los Angeles 323-215-1725

M. Ramin Modabber Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-2663 Steven S. Shin Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Los Angeles 310-665-7150 Milan Stevanovic Keck Medicine of 1 20 L A M AG . C O M

Casey L. O’Connell Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Lawrence D. Piro The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Santa Monica 310-582-7900 Michael H. Rosove UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Los Angeles 310-794-4955

Ellie J.C. Goldstein Ellie J.C. Goldstein MD Inc., Santa Monica 310-315-1511 Alexander Kim Southern California Infirmary Disease, Los Angeles 213-419-4475 Jason B. Kirk Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-855-1960

Bernard M. Kubak UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-7663

Wafaa Alrashid Wafaa Alrashid, MD, Pasadena 626-449-4438

Jeremy Fine Dr. Jeremy Fine, Los Angeles 310-556-8898

Sasan Massachi Sasan Massachi, MD, Beverly Hills 310-553-3013

Raphael J. Landovitz UCLA Health, Care Center, Los Angeles 310-557-2273

John B. Andrews Cedars-Sinai, Santa Monica 310-385-6008

Samuel I. Fink Samuel I. Fink, MD, FACP, Los Angeles 818-609-0700

David Nazarian My Concierge, MD, Beverly Hills 310-299-8959

Benjamin J. Ansell UCLA Health, Comprehensive/ Executive Health, Los Angeles 310-794-4881

Christopher R. Fitzgerald Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-248-7188

Adrian G. Ostrzega Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3353

David G. Man Infectious Disease Consultants, Pasadena 626-793-6133 Ardis A. Moe UCLA Health, Infectious Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-7663 Irving Posalski Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-855-1960 Suman Mallur Radhakrishna Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Jeffrey S. Rapp Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-855-1960

Ron Benbassat Ron Benbassat, MD, Beverly Hills 310-888-2400 Mark Biscow Westside Internal Medicine, Santa Monica 310-264-0065 John L. Brodhead Jr. Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Rachel P. Brook UCLA Health, Iris Cantor, UCLA Women’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-794-9830

Joanna M. Schaenman UCLA Health, Infectious Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-7663

Richard T. Sokolov Jr. Richard T. Sokolov, MD, Los Angeles 310-358-5530

NADIV Y. SAMIMI, MD FAISAL LALANI, MD

Christopher N. Tymchuk UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Hospitalist Services, Los Angeles 310-267-9643

PAIN AND HEALING INSTITUTE

Tara Vijayan UCLA Health, Infectious Diseases, Los Angeles 310-206-7663 Rachel Zabner Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-358-2300 Phillip C. Zakowski Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-358-2300

Albert Fuchs Albert Fuchs, MD, FACP, Beverly Hills 310-652-1900 Dorrie E. Fung Chang Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2374 Peter C. Galier Premier Health Partners of Santa Monica 310-395-7471 Keith S. Garb UCLA Health, MPTF, Calabasas 818-876-1050 Hakop Gevorkyan Advance Health Medical Group, Burbank 818-848-1555

Kimberly A. Shriner Infectious Disease Consultants, Pasadena 626-793-6133

Daniel Z. Uslan UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-7663

Genise Fraiman Private Medical, West Hollywood 310-855-2558

Pain Management

Robert I. Goodman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4683 David Y. Kawashiri Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3466

1964 Westwood Blvd., Suite 435 Los Angeles, CA 90025 310-856-9488 painandhealing.com

Joshua Khalili UCLA Health, Internal Medicine, Santa Monica 310-319-4377

Stephanie K. Bui UCLA Health, Brentwood, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-208-7777

Stephanie Koven Cedars-Sinai, Santa Monica 310-967-8444

Julia A. Cassetta Keck Medicine of USC, La Cañada (800) USC-CARE Annapoorna R. Chirra UCLA Health, Iris Cantor, UCLA Women’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-794-9830

Lyle D. Kurtz Lyle D. Kurtz, MD, FACP, Beverly Hills 310-855-1551 Michael Lazarus UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-267-9643 John Liu John Liu, MD, Los Angeles 213-481-9828

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Stephen C. Deutsch Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3334

Dorothy H. Lowe Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-659-7000

Ehsan Ali Concierge Doctor, Beverly Hills 310-504-3977

A. John Enayati Century Wellness Center, Los Angeles 310-551-1711

Mina W. Ma UCLA Health, Women’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-794-9830

Joseph J. Pachorek Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-795-4223 James E. Pacino Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Michael A. Pfeffer UCLA Health, UCLA Medical Center Hospitalist Services, Santa Monica 310-319-4698 Lawrence D. Piro The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Santa Monica 310-582-7900 Sylvia P. Preciado Sylvia P. Preciado, MD, Pasadena 626-683-9204 Rubencio Quintana Dr. Rubencio Quintana, MD, FACP, Beverly Hills 310-659-5500 Jon C. Rasak Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-2977 Robert H. Rivera Advance Health Medical Group, Burbank 818-848-1555 Daniel Rosen Calabasas Medicine 818-797-8000 Joshua D. Sapkin Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Lisa J. Skinner UCLA Health, Women’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-794-4212 Daniel J. Stone Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3526 Eric Sue The Sue Medical Group, Los Angeles 310-556-1800 Ronald Sue The Sue Medical Group, Los Angeles 310-556-2244 Francis Te Richardson-Te Medical Group,

Los Angeles 213-977-0511 Tsovinar Tekkelian Dr. Tsovinar Tekkelian, MD, Glendale 818-500-9393 Garo A. Terzian Advance Health Medical Group, Burbank 818-848-1555

Aaron J. Epstein Keck Medicine of USC, Burbank (800) USC-CARE

Medicine & Women’s Ultrasound, Los Angeles 323-857-1952

Philippe Friedlich Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-5939

Esther Friedrich Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles 833-574-2273

Steve Rad Los Angeles/ International Fetal Maternal Center 310-299-7561

Saba Gaffar Dignity Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles 818-882-2441

Kimberly D. Gregory Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9999

Rashmi R. Rao UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-794-7274

Ara Thomassian Cedars-Sinai, Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Los Angeles 818-487-0040

Rachel M. Gutkin Pacific Perinatal Center, Torrance 310-944-9094

Kathryn J. Shaw Adventist Health, Los Angeles 323-225-4600

Mabel Vasquez Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Christina Han Center for Fetal Medicine & Women’s Ultrasound, Los Angeles 323-857-1952

Lori E. Silver Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine of Santa Monica 310-393-7147

Jonathan M. Weiner Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3571

Marc H. Incerpi Keck Medicine of USC, Burbank (800) USC-CARE

Hawkin E. Woo UCLA Health, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles 310-206-6232

Kevin R. Justus Center for Maternal Fetal Medicine of Santa Monica 310-393-7147

Shadi Yaghoubian Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-402-0548

Sarah J. Kilpatrick Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9999

Patrick Y. Yao UCLA Health, Internal Medicine, Los Angeles 310-206-8000

Brian J. Koos UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Jennifer Y. Yeung UCLA Health, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-208-7777 MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE Paola Aghajanian Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9999 Richard Michael N. Benoit Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Clifford Bochner Clifford Bochner, MD, Los Angeles 310-657-3601 Bonnie Wai-Wah Cheung Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-796-0360 Ramen H. Chmait Los Angeles Fetal Surgery, Pasadena 626-356-3360 Mark A. Curran Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park 626-571-1000

Deborah Krakow UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Lydia K. Lee UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Richard H. Lee Keck Medicine of USC, Burbank (800) USC-CARE David Miller Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-6070 C. Scott Naylor Pacific Perinatal Center, Torrance 310-944-9094 Tina A. Nguyen UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Joseph G. Ouzounian Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE John A. Ozimek Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9999 Lawrence David Platt Center for Fetal

Neil S. Silverman Center for Fetal Medicine & Women’s Ultrasound, Los Angeles 323-857-1952 Khalil M. Tabsh Providence Saint John’s, Santa Monica 310-829-8664

Robert Gall Dignity Health, Valley Neonatology Med Associates, Glendale 818-659-5351 Meena Garg UCLA Health, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Los Angeles 310-825-9436 Rangasamy Ramanathan Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-226-3406 Aaron Jordan Reitman Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center 833-574-2273 Charles F. Simmons Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4416 Valencia Walker UCLA Health, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Los Angeles 310-825-9436

Pain Management and Orthopaedics

Yosef Zibari Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles 833-574-2273

WESTSIDE PAIN SPECIALISTS

NEPHROLOGY

JAMES A. NASSIRI, MD, MA

435 N. Bedford Dr., #216 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-273-2000 westsidepainspecialists. com

NEONATAL AND PERINATAL MEDICINE Kara L. Calkins UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-9436 Alison Chu UCLA Health, Department of Pediatrics/Neonatology, Los Angeles 310-825-9436 Hannaise Calayag Cruz Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273 John Bradley D’Ambola Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273

Santa Monica 310-453-4599 Stephen L. Graham Tower Nephrology Medical Group, Los Angeles 310-652-9162 John Hsieh Coast Nephrology, Long Beach 562-595-7426 Kevin T. Huang PIH Health, Whittier 562-698-8141 Kenneth S. Kleinman Providence, Tarzana Medical Center, Los Angeles 818-300-0081 Sophie Kwok Feinstein and Roe MDs Inc., Los Angeles 213-482-5141 David N. Matsumura Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8661 Matthew G. Mischel Cedars-Sinai, Valley Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Los Angeles 818-787-2410

Helena Chang Chui Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Hart Chaim Menachem Cohen Dr. Hart Cohen, MD, Los Angeles 310-652-5954 Shamsha V. Doran UCLA Health, Neurology, Santa Monica 310-319-5098 Patrick D. Lyden Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6472 Arun Ramachandran Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-385-6016

Anjay Rastogi UCLA Health, UCLA Nephrology Dialysis Service, Los Angeles 310-954-2692

Behnoud Beroukhim Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8661

Carl E. Schulze UCLA Health, Nephrology, Santa Monica 310-481-4228

Wendy W. Cheng Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-657-9841

Samy Sharobeem Samy Sharobeem MD Inc., Beverly Hills 310-203-0222

Eben Feinstein Feinstein and Roe MDs Inc., Los Angeles 213-482-5141

Michel Zakari Adventist Health, Glendale 818-242-0475

Stuart Friedman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8661

NEUROLOGY Peter-Brian Andersson Neurology Consulting Inc., Los Angeles 818-221-2000 Danny Benmoshe Danny Benmoshe, MD Inc., Santa Monica 310-315-1456

NEUROSURGERY Michael J. Alexander Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7900 Arun Paul Amar Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Behnam Badie City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Yaser Badr Sierra Neuroscience Institute, Glendale 818-827-3898 Ausaf A. Bari UCLA Health, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 Garni Barkhoudarian Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica 310-582-7640 Marvin Bergsneider UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 Keith L. Black Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1773 William L. Caton III William L. Caton III MD Inc., Pasadena 626-793-8194

Yasir A. Qazi Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Sevag Balikian Dr. Sevag Balikian, MD, Pasadena 626-352-0010

Earl M. Gordon Pacific Medical and Nephrology,

Eric M. Cheng UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-1195

Kyaw Moe Kyaw Moe, MD, Los Alamitos 562-286-6466

Leon Rovner Premier Nephrology Medical Group, Los Angeles 213-748-1414

Larry Froch Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8661

Marisa Chang Neurological Associates of West Los Angeles, Santa Monica 310-829-5968

PETRA MICKY OBRADOVIC, MD (aka Dr. Micky) General Pediatrics

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PEDIATRICS 191 S. Buena Vista St., Suite 240 Burbank, CA 91505 818-557-7278

Jeffrey L. Saver UCLA Health, Neurological Services, Los Angeles 310-794-1195 Steven N. Sykes Cedars-Sinai, Santa Monica 424-314-7810 Nicholas R. Szumski Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-385-6016 Andrew H. Woo Santa Monica Neurological Consultants 310-829-2126 Allan D. Wu UCLA Health, Neurological Services, Los Angeles 310-794-1195

Barry B. Ceverha MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center 562-426-3656 Mike Y. Chen City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Thomas C. Chen Keck Medicine of USC, La Cañada (800) USC-CARE Ray M. Chu Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-6693 Aria Fallah UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 Lisa Anne Feldman City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Igor Fineman Raymond Neurosurgery and Spine, Pasadena 626-535-9552 Andrew Fox Providence, Neurosurgery, Los Angeles 818-344-4803 Steven L. Giannotta Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE L A M AG . C O M 12 1

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USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Daniel C. Lu UCLA Health, Spine Center, Santa Monica 310-319-3475 William J. Mack Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Nestor R. Gonzalez Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-0783

Luke Macyszyn UCLA Health, Spine Center, Santa Monica 310-794-9833

Langston T. Holly UCLA Health, Spine Center, Santa Monica 310-319-3475

Adam N. Mamelak Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7900

Patrick C. Hsieh Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Tiffany G. Perry Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7900

Gabriel E. Hunt Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9941

Nader Pouratian UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111

Rahul Jandial City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Moksha Ranasinghe Southern California Brain & Spine Surgery, Montebello 213-369-4583

Ramin J. Javahery Coast Neurosurgical Associates, Long Beach 562-595-7696

Deven Khosla Achieve Brain & Spine, Santa Monica 310-710-1919 Won Kim UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 Wesley A. King The Center for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Los Angeles 310-385-1918 Todd Lanman Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, Beverly Hills 310-385-7766 Sun H. Lee Valley Neurosurgical Institute, Los Angeles 818-847-3251 Linda M. Liau UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 John C. Liu Keck Medicine of USC, Beverly Hills (800) USC-CARE Charles Yu Liu Keck Medicine of 1 22 L A M AG . C O M

Rebecca Brown Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center, Beverly Hills 310-432-6640

Isaac Yang UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111

Allison H. Canavan Cedars-Sinai, Playa Vista 424-315-2277

Parham Yashar Yashar Neurosurgery, Beverly Hills 424-361-0923

Ruth F. Cousineau Women’s Care of Beverly Hills Medical Group 310-657-1600

John S. Yu Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-6693 Gabriel Zada Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE NUCLEAR MEDICINE Shahram Bonyadlou Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Peter Stephen Conti Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Johannes Czernin UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-1005

J. Patrick Johnson The Spine Practice of J. Patrick Johnson, MD, Los Angeles 310-423-9792 Daniel F. Kelly Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica 310-582-7640

Anthony C. Wang UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111

Alessandro D’Agnolo Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4216 RUNGSIMA VAYUPAKPARNONDE, MD (aka Dr. Rungsima) General Pediatrics

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PEDIATRICS 191 S. Buena Vista St., Suite 240 Burbank, CA 91505 818-557-7278

Jonathan J. Russin Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Sherief H. Gamie Long Beach Medical Center 562-933-2247 Hossein Jadvar Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Louise E. Thomson Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8000 M. Alan Waxman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4216

Wouter I. Schievink Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7900

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Khawar Siddique Beverly Hills Spine Surgery, Los Angeles 310-746-5918

Thais Aliabadi Thais Aliabadi, MD, Los Angeles 844-863-6700

Walavan Sivakumar Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Torrance 424-212-5340

Shamsah Amersi Shamsah Amersi, MD, Santa Monica 310-264-5600

Melvin Snyder The Institute of Brain and Spine Surgery, Torrance 310-540-0965

Peyman Banooni Peyman Banooni, MD, Beverly Hills 424-281-7790

Amir Vokshoor Amir Vokshoor, MD, Santa Monica 800-899-0101

Barry J. Brock Rodeo Drive Women’s Health Center, Beverly Hills 310-432-6640

Mark A. Dwight Spectrum Women’s Healthcare, Los Angeles 213-977-4190 Nancy S. Goldman Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-652-9347 Tamara Grisales UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 833-825-2974 Michele M. Hakakha Michele M. Hakakha, MD, FACOG, Beverly Hills 310-274-2005

Gynecology, Pasadena 626-449-6223 Paula McAllister OBGYN L.A. 323-452-9655

Matthew T. Siedhoff Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9268

Michael S. Mitri Fair Oaks Women’s Health, Pasadena 626-304-2626

Taaly Silberstein Taaly Silberstein, MD, Los Angeles 818-996-3200

Susan Morrison Susan Morrison, MD, West Hollywood 323-933-6330

Karyn M. Solky Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-967-4324

Tina A. Nguyen UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Laurence Spencer-Smith White Memorial GYN/OB Medical Group, Los Angeles 323-225-4300

Erica D. Oberman UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Khalil M. Tabsh Providence Saint John’s, Santa Monica 310-829-8664

Sharon F. Pushkin Sharon F. Pushkin, MD, Santa Monica 310-208-3111

Joana Tamayo Joana Tamayo, MD, Glendale 818-906-4540 Ian H. Taras Ian H. Taras, MD, Los Angeles 818-887-0050 Christopher M. Tarnay UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 888-825-2974

Jennifer J. Israel Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

David S. Kim Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-385-3380 Layne Kumetz Layne Kumetz, MD, Los Angeles 323-634-9996 Lily Lee Dr. Lily Lee, MD, Manhattan Beach 310-726-9072 Joy A. Leong PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5440 Keren Lerner Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-967-5650 James A. Macer Huntington Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pasadena 626-449-6223 George T. Matsuda Huntington Obstetrics &

Aparna Sridhar UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Alane Park Alane Park, MD, Los Angeles 213-294-2160

W. James Henneberg Huntington Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pasadena 626-449-6223

Robert F. Katz Women’s Care of Beverly Hills Medical Group 310-657-1600

Los Angeles 310-423-6600

ANDREW T. COHEN, MD, FACS Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

COHEN OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER 5400 Balboa Blvd., Suite 217 Encino, CA 91316 310-659-8771 Andrewcohenmd.com

Jeannine Rahimian UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Peter C. Roca PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5440 H. Elena Rodriguez H. Elena Rodriguez MD Inc., Torrance 310-325-9400 Valentina M. Rodriguez UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Jessica L. Schneider Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6600 Scott P. Serden Cedars-Sinai,

Timothy Tsui Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6600 Sara Beth Twogood Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-385-3380 Taz Elizabeth Varkey Taz Elizabeth Varkey, MD, Los Angeles 323-933-2930 Sarah Yamaguchi Spectrum Women’s Healthcare, Los Angeles 213-977-4190 Deborah A. Yu Huntington Hospital, Arcadia 626-445-3333 Mya R. Zapata UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Sarath Gunatilake Roy Egari, MD, Artesia 562-402-0711 Sangarappillai Manoharan Kaiser Permanente, Downey 833-574-2273 Nahid Nazari Sherman Oaks Hospital, Los Angeles 818-981-7200 John Norton Kaiser Permanente, Oxnard 833-574-2273 Bhavesh Robert J. Pandya Edgemont Medical Offices, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 ONCOLOGY Ani S. Balmanoukian The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai, Affiliate, Los Angeles 310-231-2176 Warren A. Chow City of Hope, Torrance 310-750-1715 Cathie T. Chung The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai, Affiliate, Los Angeles 310-582-7900 VIncent Chung City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Timothy F. Cloughesy UCLA Health, UCLA Oncology Center, Los Angeles 310-825-9113 Shahrooz Eshaghian Compassionate Oncology Medical Group, Los Angeles 310-229-3555 Marwan G. Fakih City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Sean A. Fischer Providence, Saint John’s Health Clinic, Santa Monica 310-453-5654 Stephen J. Forman City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Charles A. Forscher Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8045

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

Afshin E. Gabayan Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-432-8900

Taha Mansoor Ahmad Kaiser Permanente, Panorama City 833-574-2273

Edward B. Garon UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Santa Monica 310-829-5471

John A. Glaspy UCLA Health-Simms/ Mann, UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, Los Angeles 818-271-2500 Jun Gong Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles (800) CEDARS-1 Richard E. Gould Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-659-1848 Leland M. Green Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680 Omid Hamid The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Los Angeles 310-582-7900 Andrew E. Hendifar Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2217 David M. Hoffman Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680 Daniel J. Lieber The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Santa Monica 310-582-7900 Philomena F. McAndrew Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680 Heather L. McArthur Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-967-2700 Mark V. McNamara Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena (800) USC-CARE Joanne Mortimer City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Arash Naeim UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Los Angeles 310-206-6909 Sumanta Kumar Pal City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Niki Patel City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Lawrence D. Piro The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Santa Monica 310-582-7900

Edwin M. Posadas Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7600

Arthur Benjamin Benjamin Eye Institute, West Hollywood 310-275-5533

David I. Quinn Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Benjamin B. Bert UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 714-963-1444

Karen Reckamp City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Barry E. Rosenbloom Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680 Ravi Salgia City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Kevin S. Scher Cedars-Sinai, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, Beverly Hills 310-888-8680 Lasika C. Seneviratne USC, Verdugo Hills Hospital, Glendale (818) 790-7100

Swaraj Bose NeuroEyeOrbit Institute, Los Angeles 310-469-9080 Brian S. Boxer Wachler Boxer Wachler Vision Institute, Beverly Hills 310-594-5209

Nilesh L. Vora Todd Cancer Institute, Long Beach 562-933-1877 James R. Waisman City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 OPHTHALMOLOGY David Aizuss Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley, Los Angeles 818-990-3623 Kerry Assil Assil Eye Institute, Beverly Hills 310-651-2300

Michael Davis Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute of California, Pomona 800-898-2020

Alex A. Huang UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 Jeffrey Huang Diamond Vision Institute, Alhambra 626-799-2075 Jennifer S. Huang Jennifer S. Huang, MD, Monterey Park 626-289-8260

David S. Boyer Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Los Angeles 213-483-8810

Michael S. Ip UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Arcadia 626-817-4747

Uday Devgan Devgan Eye Surgery Los Angeles 800-337-1969

Michael A. Burnstine Eyesthetica Inc., Los Angeles 213-234-1000

Paul J. Dougherty DLV Vision, Beverly Hills 323-870-7758

John A. Irvine UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747

Andrew Caster Caster Eye Center, Beverly Hills 800-444-5241

Steven C. Dresner Eyesthetica Inc., Los Angeles 213-234-1000 Brad Elkins Ophthalmology Associates of the Valley, Los Angeles 818-346-8118

Melanie Shaum The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Santa Monica 310-582-7900

Daphne B. Stewart City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

D. Michael Colvard Colvard-Kandavel Eye Center, Los Angeles 818-906-2986

Pasadena 626-817-4747

Pouya N. Dayani Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Los Angeles 213-483-8810

Ravi M. Shankar PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5480

Dennis J. Slamon UCLA Health, Cancer Care, Santa Monica 310-206-6909

Thomas G. Chu Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group, Los Angeles 213-483-8810

Calvin T. Eng Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park 626-289-8260 JOHN LAYKE, DO PAYMAN DANIELPOUR, MD Plastic Surgery BEVERLY HILLS PLASTIC SURGERY GROUP 436 N. Bedford Dr., #214 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-853-5147 beverlyhillsplasticsurge rygroup.com beverlyhillsmd.com

Jessica R. Chang Keck Medicine of USC, Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Tom Chang Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute, Arcadia 800-898-2020 Brian Chen Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute, Los Angeles 800-898-2020

John D. Bartlett Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles 310-983-3865

Andrew S. Cho Serrano Eye Center Medical Group, Los Angeles 213-380-8800

Sahar Bedrood Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute, Pasadena 800-898-2020

Vikas Chopra UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Arcadia 626-254-9010

Brian A. Francis UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 714-963-1444 Kimberly Gokoffski Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Robert A. Goldberg Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles 310-206-8250 Kweku Grant-Acquah Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute, Los Angeles 800-898-2020 Melinda Hakim Dr. Melinda Hakim, Los Angeles 310-652-1133 Gad Heilweil UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Institute, Arcadia 626-254-9010

Michael Javaheri Valley Eye Center Surgical Medical Group, Los Angeles 818-787-2020 Jean P. Katow East West Eye Institute, Los Angeles 213-680-1551

Audrey Mok Eye Treatment Center, Long Beach 562-988-8668

Irene Fong Sasaki Eye Treatment Center, Long Beach 562-988-8668

Vivek Ravindra Patel Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Avneet K. Sodhi Gaur Assil Eye Institute, Beverly Hills 310-651-2300

Stacy Pineles UCLA Health, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles 310-267-1007

Irena Tsui UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles 310-825-7290

Peter A. Quiros UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747

Alejandra Uchio De La Peña Eye Clinic, a Medical Group Inc., Montebello 323-728-5500

Narsing A. Rao Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Houman Vosoghi Dougherty Laser Vision, Los Angeles 805-312-7671

Harold E. Reaves East West Eye Institute, Los Angeles 213-680-1551

Reid Wainess Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute, Los Angeles 800-898-2020

David Richardson David Richardson, MD, San Marino 626-289-7856

Benjamin Y. Xu Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Michael C. Yang Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3450

Mohammed Ali Khan UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 Arbi Khemichian Pasadena Eye Medical Group, Pasadena 626-796-5325 Monica Ralli Khitri UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 Afshin James Khodabakhsh Beverly Hills Institute of Ophthalmology 310-273-2333 Talia Kolin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2347 Howard R. Krauss Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica 310-582-7640 Maziar Lalezary Doctor Retina, Beverly Hills 310-571-5026 Phuc (Phillip) Van Le PIH Health, Whittier 562-698-3776

Jeffrey Hong Huntington Eye Medical Group, Pasadena 626-844-7001

Christopher C. Lo Eyesthetica Inc., Los Angeles 213-234-1000

Hugo Y. Hsu UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center,

Barak Maguen Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-652-1133

David D. Yu Pasadena Eye Medical Group 626-796-5325

TIFFANY GRUNWALD, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1301 20th St. Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-828-4646 tbgmd.com teamtbg.com

Daniel B. Rootman UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 Alfredo A. Sadun UCLA Health, Doheny Eye Center, Pasadena 626-817-4747 David B. Samimi Eyesthetica Inc., Santa Monica 310-453-1763 Shaden Sarafzadeh Eye Institute of Southern California, Los Angeles 818-650-2000

Sandy X. Zhang-Nunes Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Christopher Zoumalan Christopher Zoumalan, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-620-1286 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Gregory J. Adamson Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 Sonu Ahluwalia Sonu Ahluwalia, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 310-430-1310 Lindsay Andras Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2142 Hyun W. Bae The Spine Institute: Center for Spinal Restoration, Santa Monica 310-627-0297 Nicholas M. Bernthal UCLA Health, Orthopaedic Center, L A M AG . C O M 123

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Santa Monica 424-259-9860 Keith Richard Brookenthal Family Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Center, Los Angeles 818-789-9449 Susan V. Bukata UCLA Health, Orthopaedic Center, Santa Monica 310-319-1234 Robert H. Cho Shriners Hospitals for Children, Pasadena 626-389-9300 Harvey H. Chou PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5461

Neil Ghodadra Dr. Neil Ghodadra, MD, Thousand Oaks 310-453-5404 David B. Golden Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3326 Raymond J. Hah Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Michael G. Hannon Hannon Orthopedics, Beverly Hills 310-362-3099 Thomas G. Harris Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 George F. “Rick” Hatch III Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Francis J. Hornicek UCLA Health, Orthopaedic Center, Santa Monica 310-319-1234

Brooke M. Crawford UCLA Health, Los Angeles 800-825-2631

Richard C. Diehl Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 Todd B. Dietrick Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 Kevin M. Ehrhart Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-2663 J. Dominic Femino City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Michael J. Fraipont Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 Jonathan Frank Jonathan Frank, MD, Beverly Hills 310-247-0466 Rishi Garg Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 1 24 L A M AG . C O M

James A. Shankwiler Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051

Milton T. Little Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-7305

Jason C. Snibbe Snibbe Orthopedics, Los Angeles 310-860-3048

Rojeh Melikian Rojeh Melikian, MD, Los Angeles 310-426-8206

Andrew I. Spitzer Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4566

Eric S. Millstein Eric S. Millstein, MD, Los Angeles 310-595-1030

George Tang Huntington Orthopedic Institute, Pasadena 626-486-9494

M. Ramin Modabber Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-2663

Suketu B. Vaishnav Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-6026

Charles N. Moon Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4566

Mark S. Vrahas Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3299

Gary Moscarello Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Arcadia 626-821-0707

Alexander E. Weber Alexander E. Weber, MD, Los Angeles 818-658-5920

Edward K. Nomoto Edward K. Nomoto, MD, Los Angeles 310-746-5918

William M. Costigan Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051

Ryan Dellamaggiora Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5900

Steven D. Lin Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051

ELLIOT M. HIRSCH, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Elliot M. Hirsch, MD, Inc. 4955 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 715 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 818-825-8131 hirschplasticsurgery. com

Sanjay Khurana DISC Sports & Spine Center, Newport Beach 949-988-7800 Robert C. Klapper Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-659-6889 Joe Y.B. Lee Joe Y.B. Lee, MD, Arcadia 626-821-0707

Andrew B. Weiss Andrew B. Weiss, MD, Beverly Hills 310-652-1800

Daniel A. Oakes Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Philip S. Yuan Memorial Orthopaedic Surgical Group, Long Beach 562-245-8215

Brad L. Penenberg Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-860-3470

PAIN MEDICINE

Frank Petrigliano Frank Petrigliano, MD, El Segundo 310-933-9822 John Quigley Congress Orthopaedic Associates, Pasadena 626-795-8051 Bal Rajagopalan Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute 310-247-0466 Amir Rounaghi PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5461 Justin D. Saliman Justin D. Saliman, MD, Los Angeles 310-860-3059

Kartik Ananth Pacific Pain & Wellness Group, Torrance 424-625-6600 Laura G. Audell Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9600 Jason A. Berkley Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9717 Josif Borovic Josif Borovic MD Inc., Los Angeles 323-352-8529 Sorin Buga City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Timothy T. Davis Source Healthcare, Santa Monica 310-574-2777

David A. Lewis PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5461

Jonathan R. Saluta Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center 213-482-2992

Jay R. Lieberman Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Babak Samimi Samimi Orthopaedic Group, West Covina 626-338-7391

Hilary J. Fausett Foothill Center for Wellness and Pain Management, Pasadena 626-440-5900

Carol A. Lin Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9839

Anthony A. Scaduto Orthopaedic Institute for Children, Los Angeles 213-742-1000

Francis M. Ferrante UCLA Health, Pain Management Center, Santa Monica 310-794-1841

Nicholas S. Fuller Intelligent Pain Management, Beverly Hills 310-854-0283 Jeffrey Glaser Glaser Pain Relief Center, Los Angeles 818-501-7246 Evish Kamrava The Spine Institute: Center for Spinal Restoration, Santa Monica 310-627-0297 Eugene Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-7686 Faisal Lalani Pain & Healing Institute, Los Angeles 310-856-9488 John Lee Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Andrew T. Leitner City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Medicine Center, Santa Monica 310-904-6895

Cardiology Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-796-9259

Reekesh R. Patel California Sports & Spine Center, Northridge 213-465-0994

Timothy W. Casarez Pediatric Cardiology Medical Associates of Southern California, Los Angeles 818-784-6269

Shawn Roofian Integrated Pain Management, Beverly Hills 310-926-4922 Nadiv Y. Samimi Pain & Healing Institute, Los Angeles 310-856-9488 Goonjan Shah Advanced Pain Medical Group, Beverly Hills 818-348-7246 Vikram Singh California Back and Pain Specialists, Los Angeles 818-884-5480 Joseph C. Tu Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-3503 Payam Vahedifar Payam Vahedifar, MD, Los Angeles 818-797-1474 PATHOLOGY Sophia Apple City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

CHARLOTTA LA VIA, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

2001 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1180-W Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-829-5550 consult@charlottalavia. com charlottalavia.com

Vadim Lipel Vadim Lipel, MD, Los Angeles 818-906-7643 Dan Loder Rolling Hills Medical, Los Angeles 424-267-2486 Roger S. Moon Pacific Comprehensive Pain Management, Los Alamitos 562-799-3888 Maxim Moradian California Sports & Spine Institute, Arcadia 626-460-1096

Bonnie Balzer Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6623 Daniel James Luthringer Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-6623 Scott D. Nelson UCLA Health, Pathology & Lab Medicine, Santa Monica 424-259-8111 Sharon P. Wilczynski City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Joseph Ahdoot Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-796-9259 Juan C. Alejos UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-267-7667

Elizabeth R. De Oliveira Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group Inc., Pasadena 626-796-9259 David A. Ferry Pediatric Cardiology Medical Associates of Southern California, Los Angeles 818-784-6269 Ruchira Garg Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1153 Nancy Kim Pediatric Cardiology Medical Associates of Southern California, Los Angeles 818-784-6269 Timothy Lindell Degner Kaiser Permanente, Sunset Medical Offices, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Daniel S. Levi UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-267-7667 Gregory S. Perens UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-267-7667 Leigh C. Reardon Ahmanson/UCLA Health, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Los Angeles 310-825-9011 Ronald Martin Rosengart Kaiser Permanente, Sunset Medical Offices, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Gary M. Satou UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-267-7667 Kevin M. Shannon UCLA Health, Children’s Heart Center, Los Angeles 310-267-7667 Evan M. Zahn Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1153

James A. Nassiri Westside Pain Specialists, Beverly Hills 323-538-3802

Yaniv Bar-Cohen Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2461

PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Sanjog S. Pangarkar California Pain

Lennis P. Burke Pacific Pediatric

Sana Al-Jundi Cedars-Sinai,

Los Angeles 310-423-4435 Yonca Bulut UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-5803 Myke D. Federman UCLA Health, Mattel Children’s Hospital/Department of Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Barry Markovitz Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2557 Patrick Ross Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2262 PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY Carol Cheng UCLA Health, Dermatology, Santa Monica 310-917-3376 Ronald W. Cotliar UCLA Health, 15th Street Pediatrics, Santa Monica 310-825-0867 Robert M. Hartman Robert M. Hartman, MD, Los Angeles 818-907-7076 Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4191 Karen Sherwood Children’s Hospital La Cañada 818-790-6726 Stefani R. Takahashi Keck Medicine of USC, La Cañada (800) USC-CARE PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Juliana Austin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4606 Clement Cheung Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4606 Harvey K. Chiu UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Mitchell Geffner Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4606 B. David Geller Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Santa Monica 310-820-8608

Steven D. Mittelman UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Cedric Ng Huntington Health Physicians, Pasadena 626-397-8323 Bahareh M. Schweiger Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7940 PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY Stephanie Abrams Children’s Gastroenterology, MCSG, Long Beach 562-933-3009 Ron J. Bahar Ron J. Bahar, MD, Los Angeles 818-905-6600 Gilberto Bultron Mindful Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pasadena 626-800-4059

Robert S. Venick UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

Fataneh Majlessipour Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4423

Laura J. Wozniak UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-6134

Theodore B. Moore UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

Ardath Yamaga Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2181 Joanna Yeh UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-6134 David A. Ziring Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7100 PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY Clarke Anderson City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Larry D. Eisenberg Larry D. Eisenberg, MD, Los Angeles 818-705-8559

Anjuli Kumar Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Long Beach 562-933-3009 Hillel Naon Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2181 Susan Pacini Edelstein Beverly Hills Gastroenterology 310-659-1300 Shervin Rabizadeh Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-7100 Brynie Slome Collins Brynie Slome Collins, MD, Los Angeles 818-905-6600 Barry Steinmetz Pediatric Gastroenterology Associates of Southern California, Long Beach 562-933-3009 Sharon Tam Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2181

Joseph Rosenthal City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE Jeffrey Bender Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2509 Tempe K. Chen Long Beach Medical Center 562-933-8590 Annabelle De Saint Maurice UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-9111 Paul A. Krogstad UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-5235

Rula Harb Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2181 Rohit Kohli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2181

Gavin D. Roach UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

CAROLYN ALEXANDER, MD Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRODUCTIVE CENTER 450 N. Roxbury Dr., Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-736-2079 scrcivf.com

Jacqueline N. Casillas UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Christopher T. Denny UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6708 Noah C. Federman UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Thomas C. Hofstra Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4624 Rima Jubran Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4624

Deborah Lehman UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-5235 David E. Michalik Long Beach Medical Center 562-933-8590 Santhosh M. Nadipuram Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4471 Michael Neely Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2509 Jagmohan Singh Batra Torrance Memorial, Long Beach 562-933-8590 Nava Yeganeh UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Carl Grushkin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2102 Stanley C. Jordan Cedars-Sinai,

Los Angeles 310-423-2641

Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196

Elaine S. Kamil Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4747

Jean L. Lake MemorialCare, Adult/Child Neurology Medical Group, Long Beach 562-490-3580

Gary Lerner Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2102 Katherine Perry UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Helen P. Pizzo Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4747 Dechu P. Puliyanda Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4747 Isidro B. Salusky UCLA Health, Witherbee Foundation Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Patricia Weng UCLA Health, Pediatric Nephrology, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

Jason T. Lerner UCLA Health, Adolescent Epilepsy Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Joyce H. Matsumoto UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 Wendy Mitchell Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2471 Lekha Matsumori -Rao Neurological Associates of West L.A., Santa Monica 310-829-5968 Tena Rosser Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2471

Meeryo C. Choe UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 Nicole H. Cobo MemorialCare, Adult/Child Neurology Medical Group, Long Beach 562-490-3580 Christopher C. Giza UCLA Health, Children’s Health, Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 Deborah Holder Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2471 Shaun A. Hussain UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 Charles Imbus Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 626-445-6275 Harley I. Kornblum UCLA Health, Children’s Health

Joyce Y. Wu UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY Jason Chu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2169 Moise Danielpour Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8061 Ramin J. Javahery Coast Neurosurgical Associates, Long Beach 562-595-7696 Mark Krieger Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2169 Anthony C. Wang UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5111 PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Ora Yadin UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

Rujuta Wilson UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-660-7270

MEREDITH BROWER, MD Fertility KINDBODY 1260 15th St., Suite 1402 Santa Monica, CA 90404 323-410-1291 Century City Mall, Suite 2897 10250 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90067 kindbody.com

Kiarash Sadrieh Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2471 Raman Sankar UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-6196 Pantea Sharifi UCLA Health, Pediatrics, Primary & Specialty Care, Santa Monica 310-825-0867 Yana J. Tavyev Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4441 Michele Van Hirtum-Das Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2471

Manvi Bansal Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2387 Christopher E. Harris Cedars-Sinai, West Hollywood 310-423-4433 Roberta Kato Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2287 Thomas Keens Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2287 Douglas A. Li UCLA Health, Pediatrics, Primary & Specialty Care, Santa Monica 310-825-0867 Sande O. Okelo UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 William G. Perkins South Counties Pediatric Critical Care, Fountain Valley 714-966-7253 Inderpal Randhawa Translational Pulmonary & Immunology Research Center, Long Beach 562-490-9900 Mindy Ross UCLA Health, L A M AG . C O M 125

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Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867 Muhammad Munawar Saeed Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Sally Ward Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2287 PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE Alfonso J. Padilla UCLA Health, Torrance 310-378-8900 Sally Ward Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2287

Witherbee Foundation Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-2429

Jennifer S. Singer UCLA Health, UCLA Children’s Urological Center, Los Angeles 310-794-7700

Nam Nguyen Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-7662

Evalynn Vasquez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2247

Donald B. Shaul Kaiser Permanente, Sunset Medical Offices, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Shant Shekherdimian UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-2429 Cathy Shin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2322 James Stein Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 626-795-7177 Kasper Wang Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2338

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

David Bliss Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2276 Steve Chen Beverly Hills Pediatric Surgery 310-598-7738 Daniel A. DeUgarte UCLA Health, Witherbee Foundation Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-2429 Christopher Gayer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4974 Tracy Grikscheit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-5901 Howard Chung-Hao Jen UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-206-2429 Eugene S. Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-8332 Steven Lee UCLA Health, 1 26 L A M AG . C O M

WENDY Y. CHANG, MD Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRODUCTIVE CENTER 450 N. Roxbury Dr., Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-736-2079 scrcivf.com

PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Andy Chang Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2247 Roger De Filippo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2247 Andrew L. Freedman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4700 Paul Kokorowski Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2247 Steven E. Lerman UCLA Health, UCLA Children’s Urological Center, Los Angeles 310-794-7700

Carlos F. Lerner UCLA Health, Children’s Health Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0867

David Arthur Benton Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273 Kamran Hakimian Laser Touch Medical Clinic, Beverly Hills 888-527-3715

PEDIATRICS (GENERAL)

Gregory S. Lizer Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583

Kaosar D. Al Atassi White Memorial Pediatric Medical Group, Los Angeles 323-987-1200

Shakeh A. Mazmanian Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583

Monica Asnani Miracle Mile Pediatrics, Los Angeles 323-484-2245

Petra Micky Obradovic Lakeside Community Healthcare, Burbank 818-557-7278

Ryan Kotton Kotton, MD, Los Angeles 310-935-4065

Onsy Basta HealthCare Partners, El Segundo 310-354-4200

Pamela J. Phillips Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3345

Yuhuan Lan Dr. Yuhuan Lan, Alhambra 626-570-0019

Eyal Ben-Isaac Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2122

Mark Powell Rose City Pediatrics, Pasadena 626-449-8440

Adrian Edgardo Castro Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583

Martha E. Rivera Optimal Health Care Center, Los Angeles 323-388-4828

Arash Lavian Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-2663

Yee-Jean Chou Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583

Dean Anselmo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-5193

Rachel J. Kramer The Pediatric Group Inc., Beverly Hills 310-273-9533

Scott W. Cohen Beverly Hills Pediatrics 310-854-0770 Cameron Escovedo UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles 310-825-9111 Diala Faddoul Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5538 Richard H. Feuille Jr. Glendale Pediatrics 818-246-7260 Kirsten J. Gardner Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583 Negar M. Ghafouri UCLA Health, Pediatrics, Manhattan Beach 310-546-8702

Allen Huang Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, Pomona 909-596-7733 Gus Kalioundji Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273

Sonya Sethi Brentwood Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-207-8200 Rungsima Vayupakparnonde Lakeside Community Healthcare, Burbank 818-557-7278 Jennifer Y. Yeung UCLA Health, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Los Angeles 310-208-7777 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Thomas Apostle Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8898

Nicole Herzog Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3345

Arash Asher Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-0638

Nareen Hindoyan Huntington Hospital, Pasadena 626-449-7350

Danielle Aufiero The Orthohealing Center, Los Angeles 310-896-4117

Christina Jung Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2100

H. Raffi Balian Hill Medical Center, Pasadena 626-449-9911

Maria Sulindro-Ma Dr. Maria Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine, Pasadena 626-403-9000 Mona Zall Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Glendale 818-952-0670 Mauro Zappaterra Dr. Mauro Zappaterra, Pasadena 626-799-2562 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY James S. Andersen City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Joel A. Aronowitz Dr. Joel Aronowitz, MD, Los Angeles 310-461-8238 Andre Berger Rejuvalife Vitality Institute of Beverly Hills 800-775-0986 Lisa Cassileth Cassileth Plastic Surgery & Skin Care, Beverly Hills 310-278-8200

Ann Buote Sahakian Huntington Hospital, La Cañada 818-790-5583 Pamela B. Schaff Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Center, Los Angeles 310-896-4117

Henry Chen Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-1220 HAL C. DANZER, MD Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRODUCTIVE CENTER 450 N. Roxbury Dr., Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-736-2079 scrcivf.com

Omar Mora Omar Mora, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Los Angeles 310-373-4879 Maxim Moradian California Sports & Spine Institute, Arcadia 626-460-1096 Roy Nini FullRange Spine & Ortho, Los Angeles 855-906-7246 Edward K. Pang Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-7358 Kenith K. Paresa Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-856-9488 Steven Sampson The Orthohealing

Andrew T. Cohen Andrew T. Cohen, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 310-598-1466 Brian Cox Premiere Plastic Surgery, Pasadena 626-449-4859 Andrew L. Da Lio UCLA Health, UCLA Cosmetic Surgery Center, Los Angeles 310-206-7521 Payman Danielpour Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group 310-853-5147 Karan Dhir Dr. Dhir Facial Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills 310-579-2051 Deepak Raj Dugar Beverly Hills Rhinoplasty Center 310-276-1703 Jaco H. Festekjian UCLA Health, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Los Angeles 310-794-4126 Ashkan Ghavami Ghavami Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills 310-275-1959

Tiffany B. Grunwald Tiffany B. Grunwald, MD, FACS, Santa Monica 310-828-4646 Jeffrey Hammoudeh Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2154 Justin Heller Hand Surgery Center of Los Angeles, Lancaster 661-383-1155 Elliot M. Hirsch Elliot M. Hirsch, MD, Los Angeles 818-825-8131 Carlo P. Honrado Carlo Honrado, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 310-286-0043 Keith Hurvitz Hurvitz Plastic Surgery, Long Beach 562-595-6543 Omar Hussain Omar Hussain, MD, Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills 310-820-2111 David Isaacs David Isaacs, MD, Plastic Surgery, Beverly Hills 310-310-2074 Reza Jarrahy UCLA Health, UCLA Cosmetic Surgery Center, Los Angeles 310-825-0065 Lisa L. Jewell South Bay Plastic Surgeons, Torrance 310-784-0644 Jeff Jumaily Dr. Jeff Jumaily, Beverly Hills 310-285-0929 Kian Karimi Rejuva Medical Aesthetics, Los Angeles 424-644-2400 Garo Kassabian Garo Kassabian, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-285-0400 Betty Kim Betty Kim, MD, Beverly Hills 310-385-6090 Amit Kochhar Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Som Kohanzadeh Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-975-9017 Charlotta La Via Charlotta La Via, MD, Santa Monica 310-829-5550 John Layke Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group 310-853-5147

Justine C. Lee UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7616 Lily Lee Lily Lee, MD, Pasadena 626-414-5693 Wai-Yee Li City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Stuart A. Linder Stuart A. Linder, MD, FACS Inc., Beverly Hills 310-275-4513 William Magee III Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2154 Ahmed Maki Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy 323-328-8058 Alexander Markarian Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Bernard L. Markowitz Bernard L. Markowitz, MD, Beverly Hills 310-205-5557 Andre Marshall Athenix Body Sculpting Institute, Pasadena 888-276-1535 Arash Moradzadeh Arash Moradzadeh, MD, Beverly Hills 310-659-9900 Michael K. Newman Michael K. Newman, MD, Beverly Hills 310-859-0010 Jay S. Orringer Jay S. Orringer, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-455-8382 Andre Panossian Andre Panossian, MD, Pasadena 800-958-3778 Murtaza Rizvi Huntington Orthopedic Institute, Pasadena 626-795-0282 Leif Rogers Leif Rogers, MD, Beverly Hills 310-860-8915 Jason Roostaeian Dr. Jason Roostaeian Plastic Surgery, Los Angeles 310-825-8827 George H. Rudkin UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-5510 Mossi Salibian Mossi Salibian, MD, West Hollywood 310-550-0750 Mitchel Seruya Los Angeles Nerve

Institute, Glendale 818-241-4217 Nima Shemirani EOS Rejuvenation Beverly Hills 310-919-4221 Randolph Sherman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2129 Sarmela Sunder Sarmela Sunder, MD, Beverly Hills 310-909-8187

Ilan Bazak Ilan Bazak DPM Professional Corp., West Hollywood 323-650-6363

Gary London Gary London, MD, Los Angeles 310-270-4500

Victoria M. Foley Superior Foot & Ankle Care Center, Long Beach 562-420-9800

PSYCHIATRY

Justin Franson University Foot & Ankle Institute, Santa Monica 424-238-1042

Itai Danovitch Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2600 Michael J. Gitlin UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-9989 Jonathan Heldt UCLA Health, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles 310-825-0548

Youssef Tahiri Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-6090

Jason Khadavi Evo Advanced Foot Surgery, Los Angeles 310-691-5411

Benjamin Talei Beverly Hills Center for Plastic & Laser Surgery 310-288-0641

Alan M. Singer UCLA Health, University Podiatry Group, Los Angeles 310-794-1515

Mark C. Tan City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

David J. Soomekh Foot & Ankle Specialty Group, Beverly Hills 310-651-2366

Barry Lieberman Dr. Barry Lieberman, MD, Beverly Hills 310-274-2284

Kazuo Suzuki Suzuki Wound Care Clinic, Los Angeles 310-926-1793

Mark McDonald Mark McDonald, MD, Los Angeles 310-954-9565

Christopher Tiner Christopher Tiner, MD, Pasadena 626-788-9152 Charles Y. Tseng UCLA Health, Plastic Surgery, Santa Monica 310-825-5358

Duc T. Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Mark Urata Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2154 Andrew Vardanian UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-8927 Armen Vartany Armen Vartany, MD, FACS, Burbank 818-500-0823 Dev Wali Dev Wali, MD, Claremont 909-624-4440 James P. Watson IMIAS Thousand Oaks 805-497-8411 Michael Zarrabi Zarrabi Plastic Surgery, Santa Monica 310-584-9990

Mark R. Hrymoc Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-601-9999

SHAHIN GHADIR, MD Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REPRODUCTIVE CENTER 450 N. Roxbury Dr., Suite 500 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-736-2079 scrcivf.com

Benjamin Tehrani Kings Point Foot & Ankle Specialists, Los Angeles 323-843-3668

Adam Arebi Garsa Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Scott Glaser City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Zachary S. Zumsteg Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2523

Noriko Salamon UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles 310-301-6800

RADIOLOGY

Aldric J. Shim Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Monterey Park 626-572-0912

Denise R. Aberle UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-301-6800

Mitchell Kamrava Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4207

Elliot Siavash Azizollahi Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273

Sara Kim Pasadena CyberKnife Center 626-768-1021

William D. Boswell Jr. City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Ramona M. Kyaw Huntington Radiation Oncology, Pasadena 626-397-5149

Vinay Anant Duddalwar Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Bernard Lewinsky The Hope Center for Cancer Care, Los Angeles 877-212-1283

Edward Gary Grant Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Lusi Tumyan City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Lalit H. Vora City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Ashley M. Wachsman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8000 Alison Gerard Wilcox Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Dave M. Yamauchi City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Wendy Susan Rosenstein UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-9989

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY /INFERTILITY

Rosalyn Morrell Beverly Hills Cancer Center 877-320-5131

Zain A. Al-Safi UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274

Jaroslava Salman City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Sagus Sampath City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Ariel Seroussi UCLA Health, Department of Psychiatry, Los Angeles 310-825-9989

Howard M. Sandler Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4204

David W. Trader David Walter Trader MD Inc., Los Angeles 310-277-3883 RADIATION ONCOLOGY Leslie Ballas Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2417

Mark A. Weissman Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-6017

Armand Bouzaglou St. Francis Medical Center, Los Angeles 310-900-8900

Tamer B. Younan Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-6017

C Michele J. Burnison Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4206

PODIATRY

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Lisa M. Chaiken City of Hope, Los Angeles 818-997-1522

Bob Baravarian University Foot & Ankle Institute, Santa Monica 424-238-1042

W. Michael Carragher III The Body Well, West Hollywood 323-874-9355

Richard Zoumalan Richard Zoumalan, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-278-1900

Ari Gabayan Beverly Hills Cancer Center 877-320-5131

USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Amin J. Mirhadi Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5212

Eric Wee Focused Foot Care, Los Angeles 818-713-9590

Christopher Zoumalan Christopher Zoumalan, MD, FACS, Beverly Hills 310-620-1286

Yi-Jen Chen City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Helen K. Chen Huntington Hospital, South Pasadena 626-316-1488

Stephen L. Shiao Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2836 May Lin Tao City of Hope, Valencia 661-259-2990 John P. Thropay Beverly Oncology & Imaging Medical Center Inc., Montebello 323-685-4530 Ruth C. Williamson Huntington Radiation Oncology, Pasadena 626-397-5149 Jeffrey Y. C. Wong City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

BRADFORD A. KOLB, MD, FACOG Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

HRC FERTILITY 333 S. Arroyo Pkwy., 3rd Floor Pasadena, CA 91105 866-HRC-4IVF havingbabies.com

Linda J. Hovanessian-Larsen Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Paul E. Kim Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE James Lin Garfield Medical Center, Pasadena 626-307-2060 George R. Matcuk Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Henry Yampolsky The Center for Radiation Therapy of Beverly Hills 310-651-9292

Pareen Mehta The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, Los Angeles 310-582-7900

Jason Ye Keck Medicine of

Suzanne L. Palmer Keck Medicine of

Carolyn Alexander Southern California Reproductive Center, Beverly Hills 877-735-1182 Gayane Ambartsumyan Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc., Redondo Beach 310-318-3010 Kelly Baek California Fertility Partners, Los Angeles 310-828-4008 Aykut Bayrak L.A. IVF Clinic, Pasadena 626-744-3288 Snunit Ben-Ozer Tree of Life Center, Los Angeles 818-344-8522 Kristin Bendikson Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Kathleen M. Brennan UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 Meredith Brower KindBody in Santa Monica 323-410-1291 L A M AG . C O M 127

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Jessica L. Chan Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9964 Wendy Chen Chang Southern California Reproductive Center, Beverly Hills 877-735-1182 Karine Chung Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Hal C. Danzer Southern California Reproductive Center, Beverly Hills 877-735-1182 Michele Evans Pacific Fertility Center, Los Angeles 310-853-1440

John Kuo IVF Fertility Center, Pasadena 310-888-8448 Melanie Landay The Valley Center for Reproductive Health, Los Angeles 818-986-1648 Matthew Macer Macer Fertility Center, Los Angeles 424-320-0025 Richard Marrs California Fertility Partners, Los Angeles 310-828-4008 Eliran Mor California Center for Reproductive Health, Los Angeles 818-907-1571 Sam Najmabadi Center for Reproductive Health & Gynecology, Beverly Hills 424-308-0970 Jeffrey R. Nelson HRC Fertility, Pasadena 877-577-5070

Shahin Ghadir Southern California Reproductive Center, Beverly Hills 877-735-1182

Marc Kalan Los Angeles Reproductive Center, Los Angeles 818-208-5481 Aline Ketefian Keck Medicine of USC, Fertility, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Omid Khorram University Fertility Center, Torrance 310-378-7445 Thomas D. Kim Pulmonary Consultants And Primary Care Physicians Med Group, Orange 714-639-9401 Bradford A. Kolb HRC Fertility, Pasadena 877-577-5070 Lindsay L. Kroener UCLA Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles 310-794-7274 1 28 L A M AG . C O M

Vicken Sahakian Pacific Fertility Center, Los Angeles 310-853-1440 Vicken Sepilian Vicken Sepilian, MD, Glendale 818-805-2256 Mousa Shamonki Fertility & Surgical Associates of California, Thousand Oaks 805-778-1122 Erica Tse-Fawn Wang Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9964 John G. Wilcox HRC Fertility, Pasadena 877-577-5070 Nurit Winkler Los Angeles Reproductive Center, Los Angeles 818-208-5481 Billy Yee Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc., Redondo Beach 310-318-3010 RHEUMATOLOGY

Andy Huang Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc., Redondo Beach 310-318-3010 Sami Jabara Sami Jabara, MD, West Hollywood 310-278-7590

Fertility Center, West Hollywood 310-929-6707

Daniel G. Arkfeld Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE JEFFREY R. NELSON, DO, FACOG Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

HRC FERTILITY 333 S. Arroyo Pkwy., 3rd Floor Pasadena, CA 91105 866-HRC-4IVF havingbabies.com

Richard J. Paulson Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Margareta D. Pisarska Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-9964 Guy Ringler California Fertility Partners, Los Angeles 310-828-4008 Ingrid Rodi Pacific Fertility Center, Los Angeles 310-853-8320 Gregory F. Rosen Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc., Redondo Beach 310-318-3010 Peyman Saadat Reproductive

Shirin Bagheri Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3298 Susan A. Baker Susan A. Baker, MD, Beverly Hills 310-274-7770 Ami Ben-Artzi Beverly Hills Arthritis Associates 310-659-5905 Dahlia Carr Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-659-5905 Christina Charles-Schoeman UCLA Health Los Angeles, 310-825-2448 Stratos Christianakis Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Gary R. Feldman Pacific Arthritis Care Center, Los Angeles 310-297-9221 John D. Fitzgerald UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-2448 Alan H. Gorn UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-825-2448 David Hallegua Beverly Hills Rheumatology Associates 310-652-0928 Arash A. Horizon Center for Rheumatology, Los Angeles 310-659-7878 Mariko L. Ishimori Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-3870 Tanaz A. Kermani UCLA Health, UCLA Rheumatology, Santa Monica 310-582-6350

Daniel J. Wallace Attune Health, Beverly Hills 310-652-0010 Keyvan Yousefi Keyvan Yousefi, MD, Los Angeles 310-888-7737 SLEEP MEDICINE Mohammad Ali Ansari Beverly Hills Sleep Center, Los Angeles 323-934-9262 Roy Artal Wolfe, Wachtel, Artal MDs, Los Angeles 310-657-3472 Alon Y. Avidan UCLA Health, Neurological Services, Los Angeles 310-794-1195 Ravi S. Aysola UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-449-0939

Adam Kreitenberg Rheumatology Therapeutics Medical Center, Los Angeles 818-996-4077

Stavros Savvas Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Stuart Silverman Dr. Stuart Silverman, MD, Beverly Hills 310-358-2234 Lillian Szydlo Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-3298 Mihaela Taylor UCLA Health, UCLA Medical Specialty Suites, UCLA Rheumatology, Santa Monica 310-825-2448

Geoffrey Dolan ProHealth Partners, A Medical Group, Long Beach 562-377-1111

Orrin M. Troum Doctors of Saint John’s Medical Group, Rheumatology, Santa Monica 310-449-1999

Glenn R. Ehresmann Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Swamy Venuturupalli Attune Health, Beverly Hills 310-652-0010

Taryne A. Imai Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2640

Joshua Goldman Orthopaedic Institute for Children, Santa Monica 310-395-4814

Anthony W. Kim Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Bert R. Mandelbaum Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Santa Monica 310-829-2663 Byron Patterson Primary Care Sports Medicine, Los Angeles 818-501-7276

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

HRC FERTILITY 333 S. Arroyo Pkwy., 3rd Floor Pasadena, CA 91105 866-HRC-4IVF havingbabies.com

Dan Naim Dan Naim, MD, Beverly Hills 310-402-2498 Daniel Norman Santa Monica Sleep Disorders Center 424-309-1372 Arun Ramachandran Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-385-6016 SPORTS MEDICINE Sonu Ahluwalia Sonu Ahluwalia, MD, FACS, Los Angeles 310-430-1310 Neal S. Elattrache Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Los Angeles 310-665-7200

Jay M. Lee UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7333 Farshad Malekmehr Dr. Farshad Malekmehr, Valencia 661-799-7444 Paul M. Mcfadden Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Suketu B. Vaishnav Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-6026

Robert J. McKenna Providence, Cardiothoracic Outpatient Clinic, Santa Monica 310-829-8618

Daniel V. Vigil UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-9956

Tracy Zaslow Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2142 JOHN G. WILCOX, MD, FACOG

Jae Y. Kim City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

Joshua Scott Cedars-Sinai, Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Los Angeles 424-314-7784

Alexander E. Weber Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Dean T. Noritake Dean Noritake & Irene Tong MDs, Pasadena 626-296-2910 Noune Pashinian Verdugo Rheumatology Group, Glendale 818-243-1187

Seth C. Gamradt Gamradt Orthopaedics, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

THORACIC SURGERY

Scott M. Atay Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Robert B. Cameron Thoracic Surgery Associates, Los Angeles 310-470-8980 Michael Yuechia Chang Kaiser Permanente, Sunset Medical Office, Los Angeles 833-574-2273 Robbin G. Cohen Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Daniel S. Oh Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Dan J. Raz City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Harmik J. Soukiasian Cedars Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-2640 Eduardo A. Tovar PIH Health, Whittier 562-789-5489 Winfield Wells Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-4148 Jane Yanagawa UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-794-7333 TRANSGENDER HEALTH Maurice M. Garcia Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4256 Johanna Olson-Kennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2153

Elizabeth Ashleigh David Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Amy K. Weimer UCLA Health, Santa Monica 310-267-4334

Loretta Erhunmwunsee City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673

UROLOGY

Clark B. Fuller Cedars-Sinai, Torrance 310-784-6946

Arash Akhavein Comprehensive Urology, Los Angeles 310-278-8330 Jennifer T. Anger Cedars-Sinai,

Beverly Hills 310-385-2992 Monish Aron Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Zachery C. Baxter UCLA Health, Frank Clark Urology Center, Santa Monica 310-794-7700 Brian M. Benway Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4700 Matthew H. Bui Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Kevin G. Chan City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Siamak Daneshmand Keck Medicine of USC, Beverly Hills (800) USC-CARE Premal Desai Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, Office Tower, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Leo R. Doumanian Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Matthew Dunn UCLA Health, Frank Clark Urology Center, Santa Monica 310-794-7700 Kamyar Y. Ebrahimi Star Urology Inc., Glendale 818-246-3300 Karyn S. Eilber Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-385-2992 Inderbir S. Gill Keck Medicine of USC, Beverly Hills (800) USC-CARE David A. Ginsberg Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Andrew J. Hung Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena (800) USC-CARE David Josephson Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, Office Tower, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Leslie A. Kaplan Pacific Urology Institute, Santa Monica 310-828-8531 Dennis H. Kim Dennis H. Kim, MD, Beverly Hills 310-278-1594 Howard H. Kim Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-248-6970

Hyung L. Kim Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-4700 Clayton S. Lau City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Leonard W. Liang Leonard W. Liang, MD, Los Angeles 213-441-0155 Jennifer A. Linehan Providence, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica 310-315-6125 Mark S. Litwin UCLA Health, Frank Clark Urology Center, Los Angeles 310-794-7700 Jennifer Liu Ascent Urology, Long Beach 562-283-4876 Kia Michel Comprehensive Urology, Los Angeles 310-278-8330 Jesse N. Mills UCLA Health, Frank Clark Urology Center, Santa Monica 310-794-7700

Jonathan N. Warner City of Hope, Glendora 626-218-0921 Timothy G. Wilson Providence Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica 310-582-7137 Jonathan Lim Yamzon City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Scott Zeitlin Dr. Scott Zeitlin, MD, Los Angeles 310-277-2929 Ali Zhumkhawala City of Hope, Glendora 626-218-0921 VASCULAR/ INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Gary R. Duckwiler MemorialCare, Memorial Medical Building, Long Beach 562-933-1820

Joseph D. Navon Skyline Urology, Los Angeles 818-776-0660 Christopher Ng Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Mike M. Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Victor Nitti UCLA Health, Center for Women’s Pelvic Health at UCLA & Clark Urology Center, Los Angeles 833-825-2974 Mayank Patel Skyline Urology, Los Angeles 818-776-0660 Robert E. Reiter UCLA Health, Clark Urology Center, Los Angeles 310-794-7700 Susan Rusnack Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, Office Tower, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Stephen Sacks Tower Urology at Cedars-Sinai, Office Tower, Los Angeles 310-854-9898 Roger W. Satterthwaite City of Hope, Pasadena 626-218-9500

Los Angeles 310-267-8761 Michael D. Katz Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Jonathan Kessler City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Aram Jonathan Lee City of Hope, Duarte 626-256-4673 Edward W. Lee UCLA Health, UCLA Department of Radiology, Los Angeles 310-267-8771

Vascular / Interventional Radiology

Navid Eghbalieh Southern California Multi-Specialty Center, Los Angeles 818-900-6480 Marc L. Friedman Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8694 Scott J. Genshaft UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles 310-301-6800 Ali Golshan Beach Wellness MD, Los Angeles 310-974-8767 Sue Ellen Hanks Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Reza Jahan UCLA Health,

Sukgu M. Han Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Juan Carlos Jimenez UCLA Health, UCLA Gonda Vascular Center, Los Angeles 310-206-1786 Simon Keushkerian Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group, Glendale 323-264-2633

John M. Moriarty UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-481-7545

Jeffrey Kronson Jeffrey Kronson, MD, FACS, Arcadia 626-254-2287

Dipak Ranparia Los Angeles Vascular Center, Inglewood 310-674-9300

William M. Lee Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE

Stuart T. Schroff Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE

Jateen Prema Kaiser Permanente, West L.A. Medical Center 833-574-2273

Chadi Zeinati Children’s Hospital Los Angeles 323-361-2411

BEACH WELLNESS MD 11633 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 240 Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-974-8767 beachwellnessmd.com

Sung Wan Ham Kaiser Permanente, South Bay Medical Center, Harbor City 833-574-2273

Justin McWilliams UCLA Health, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles 310-267-8751

Richard J. Van Allan Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-8844 ALI GOLSHAN, MD, MBA

NavYash Gupta Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills 310-423-7040

VASCULAR SURGERY Ali Azizzadeh Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5400 Sammy Eghbalieh Southern California Multi-Specialty Center, Los Angeles 818-900-6480 Steven M. Farley UCLA Health, Los Angeles 310-206-8277 Terrence J. Fitzgibbons FItzgibbons Vein Center, Los Angeles 213-334-3777 Hugh A. Gelabert UCLA Health, UCLA Gonda Vascular Center, Los Angeles 310-206-6294 Bruce L. Gewertz Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles 310-423-5884

William J. Quinones-Baldrich UCLA Health, UCLA Gonda Vascular Center, Los Angeles 310-206-6294 David A. Rigberg UCLA Health, UCLA Vascular Surgery, Santa Monica 310-825-3684 VIncent L. Rowe Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles (800) USC-CARE Joseph F. Vardayo MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center 562-981-9308 Willis Wagner Vascular Surgery Associates, Los Angeles 310-652-8132 Fred A. Weaver Keck Medicine of USC, Glendale (800) USC-CARE Taro Yokoyama Pacific Cardiothoracic Surgery Group, Los Angeles 213-639-2200

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here has already been transformed.

Gyms, hotels, airlines, and movie theaters have experienced precipitous declines in visitors. Restaurants are reporting significant drops in business. Supermarket and pharmacy shelves have been stripped bare of such pestilential essentials as toilet paper, bottled water, and face masks. Businesses across the city are axing long -planned conferences and cutting travel to a minimum. Fashion shows and concerts have been canceled, and, according to the LGBTQ website Them, even the city’s drag queens have been declining to perform.

If the virus continues metastasizing at its current pace, experts say schools could shut down for months, like they already have in China, Japan, and Iran. If that happens, L.A. school officials are prepared to move classrooms online.

But that will do nothing to address the pressure on parents who will have to stay home from work if they cannot find alternate supervision for their kids.

Ultimately, as UCLA’s Eisenman points out, the social implications of this outbreak will likely be more consequential than the medical ones. Shortly before we went to press with this story, Eisenman sent me a series of texts noting the new ins and outs in L.A. Out: classrooms, malls, coughing in public, hot yoga, Equinox, public transit, Uber Pool, office meetings, libraries, restaurant dining, Coachella? In: surfing, hiking, FaceTiming with your therapist, books, board games, good wine, hand-wash dispensers, Peloton, hygge, car culture. So, not great but not all is lost either.

“Thankfully, we can still go hiking and in the mountains, and still go to the beach,” he concludes.

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Birdie G’s

SANTA MONICA » American $$

James Beard Award-nominated chef Jeremy Fox gets personal with a sunny new spot dedicated to comfort food and named after his three-year-old daughter.

The high-low menu is full of playful riffs on comfort food, from a sloppy Jeremy with beef-strawberry Bolognese to a matzo ball soup with carrot miso to a chopped salad with black-truffle pecorino and ’nduja.

Blue plate specials, like a Thursday-night meatloaf and mash, add to the fun. 2421 Michigan Ave. (310310-3616 or birdiegsla.com). D Wed.-Mon. Full bar.

Broad Street Oyster Co. MALIBU » Seafood $$

Christopher Tompkins, aka “the Oyster Man,” has found a permanent home for his popular pop-ups, bringing wonderfully fresh fish to a spot overlooking Malibu Lagoon State Beach (and across from a SoulCycle, if we’re being honest). You can grab the lobster roll that first brought Tompkins acclaim, lots of raw seafood, great clam chowder, and a burger sprinkled with shio kombu (dried kelp) that shouldn’t be overlooked. 23359 Pacific Coast Hwy. (424-644-0131 or broadstreetoyster.com). L-D daily. Beer and wine.

Cassia SANTA MONICA

» Southeast Asian $$$

Bryant Ng mines his Chinese Singaporean heritage, honors wife Kim’s Vietnamese background, and works in the wood-grilling technique he honed at Mozza at this grand Southeast Asian brasserie. Hunker down at a table on the patio to devour burnished pig’s tail with butter lettuce and fish sauce, or belly up to the raw bar for a dozen oysters with sambal cocktail sauce. 1314 7th St. (310-393-6699 or cassiala.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Colapasta SANTA MONICA

» Italian $

It’s equally pleasant to grab and go or eat at this quiet, affordable spot that features fresh pastas topped with farmers’ market fare. The colorful, poppy-seed-sprinkled beet ravioli is delicate and deli130 L A M AG . C O M

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cious, while the gramigna with pesto and ricotta is hearty and satisfying. 1241 5th St. (310-310-8336 or colapasta.restaurant) L-D Mon.-Sat. Beer and wine.

Dear John’s CULVER CITY » Steak House $$$

The good news: Josiah Citrin and Hans Röckenwagner have taken over this former Sinatra hang with their menu of steak house classics—a tableside Caesar, crab Louie, oysters Rockefeller, thick-cut prime steaks—that pay homage to the lounge’s Rat Pack past. The bad news: The restaurant has a two-year shelf life. The building will be razed for a development in 2021. 11208 Culver Blvd. (310-8819288 or dearjohnsbar.com). D nightly. Beer and wine.

Felix

VENICE » Italian $$$

Evan Funke is a pasta purist who can slip Italian lessons into any meal. He now presides at Felix, a clubby, floral-patterned trattoria that occupies the former home of Joe’s in Venice. His tonnarelli cacio e pepe, a skein of strands adorned with cheese and black pepper, nods to Roman shepherds who used the spice to keep warm, while the rigatoni all’Amatriciana with cured pork cheek sings brilliantly alongside Italian country wines. 1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (424-3878622 or felixla.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Gjelina VENICE » New American $$$

At the apex of Abbot Kinney’s affection for beach-chic fashion and fresh local produce sits Gjelina. Wood-fired small plates come to the table aggressively dressed, like the grilled leaves of Trevisoradicchio served with an unconventional bagna cauda or sweet roasted parsnips in hazelnut picada. Don’t be surprised when you’re seated at one of the always-crowded communal tables, where pizzas battle for space alongside glasses of rebula.

1429 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (310-450-1429 or gjelina.com).

B-L-D daily; brunch Sat.-Sun. Beer and wine.

Kato SAWTELLE

» Cal-Asian $$$-$$$$

Jon Yao’s nine-to-ten-course tasting menu will cost you just $118—a solid deal. Even more impressive is

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the inventiveness of the food. Drawing influences from Taiwanese and Japanese cuisines, the seafooddriven tasting menu veers from luscious smoked hamachi in charred scallion sauce to soothing rice porridge thickened with dried scallops and crab—all served in a bare-bones strip mall space. 11925 Santa Monica Blvd. (424-535-3041 or katorestaurant.com).

D Tue.-Sat. No alcohol.

soup bobbing with slices of tender brisket and tripe; handmade wontons will make you understand why these spicy dumplings are a crowd fave. 11057 Santa Monica Blvd. (310-444-7171 or sichuanimpression .com). L-D daily. Beer and wine. Also at 1900 W. Valley Blvd., Alhambra (626-283-4622).

and coffees, Garcia pays tribute to the signature beverages with his own recipes. These deluxe ingredients heighten what’s already compelling: a chef fluent in the language of modern cooking who celebrates the family table. 1050 S. Flower St. (213-749-1460 or brokenspanish.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Lukshon

Yours Truly VENICE » New American $$$

The Factory Kitchen ARTS DISTRICT » Italian $$$

Vartan Abgaryan brings his penchant for culinary globe-trotting to Abbot Kinney with a menu of twists on established hits. Avocado “hummus,” spiked with a peanut-studded salsa macha, is scooped up with za’atar-dusted flatbread; fingerling potatoes replace pasta in a rich cacio e pepe. The kitchen’s freewheeling cooking is fun—if sometimes disorienting. 1616 Abbot Kinney Blvd. (310-396-9333 or ytvenice.com). D nightly; brunch Sat. and Sun. Full bar.

Angelo Auriana led the kitchen at Valentino for more than a decade; restaurateur Matteo Ferdinandi was a business partner of Celestino Drago. Together they champion northern Italian fare: silky pasta smothered in pesto, plump casonsei dumplings sautéed in sage butter. 1300 Factory Pl., Ste. 101 (213-996-6000 or thefactorykitchen.com). L Mon.-Fri.; D nightly. Full bar.

CULVER CITY

» Pan-Asian $$

Sang Yoon is doing to the cuisines of Southeast Asia what he did to burgers at Father’s Office. Spicy chicken pops are a lesson in the tingling effect of Sichuan peppercorns. Lobster rolls get the banh mi treatment.

Whole steamed fish, smothered in black bean ghee, is promptly picked clean. A Spanish mackerel crudo with coconut vinegar and green papaya cools things down. As expected, the wide range of beverages is well thought out. 3239 Helms Ave. (310-202-6808 or lukshon.com). L Tue.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. Full bar.

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Michael’s SANTA MONICA

» California $$$$

Thirty-year-old Brian Bornemann has enlivened the 40-year-old institution with an exciting array of dishes that bring a global perspective to the idea of California cuisine. An aguachile inspired by Bornemann’s travels in Baja features wild yellowtail, while his tagliolini—punched up with fennel in various forms, from its juice to pollen to sauteed bulb—alludes to the chef’s time cooking at an osteria in Tuscany. 1147 3rd St. (310-451-0843 or michaelssantamonica.com).

D Mon.-Sat. Full bar.

n/naka PALMS » Japanese $$$$ Niki Nakayama tailors the rituals of kaiseki dining to a quaint bungalow. The multicourse dinner is high formality without the airs; dishes land soon after you are seated. Whether in a skein of spaghettini with paper-thin abalone, a seared Wagyu slice with a blistered shishito pepper, or diced shiitakes folded into a butter sauce over Alaskan king crab, a pointillist intensity comes through in every dish.

3455 Overland Ave. (310-836-6252 or n-naka.com).

D Wed.-Sat. Beer and wine.

Pasjoli SANTA MONICA » French $$$$

Dave Beran’s à la carte spot bucks the trends and eschews bistro clichés in favor of old-fashioned thrills—an elaborate pressed duck prepared just as Escoffier would have and served with potatoes au gratin dauphinois—and modern French fare.

The showy duck must be reserved in advance as there are a limited number of birds available each night. But there are plenty of other exciting dishes on the menu, such as the chicken liver in brioche and a beef tartare spiked with nasturtium pesto. 2732 Main St. (424-330-0020 or pasjoli.com).

D nightly. Full bar.

Pizzana BRENTWOOD

» Italian $$

It’s not easy to make over the local pie joint, but 32-year-old chef Daniele Uditi has reimagined an urban standby with equal parts purism and playfulness, becoming a neighborhood favorite in the process. Most impressive is the open-mindedness that has him layering chorizo and queso fresco on the Messicana and a hearty short rib ragù on the Pignatiello. And in a real twist, appetizers and seasonal salads are not afterthoughts but highlights.

11712 San Vicente Blvd. (310-481-7108 or pizzana .com). L-D daily. Beer and wine.

Sichuan Impression WEST L.A. » Chinese $-$$ The Westside spin-off of the Alhambra original serves a selection of dishes intended to be nostalgiainducing for expats of Chengdu, the largest city in China’s Sichuan province. The cooking balances spiciness with subtlety, showcasing a cuisine that tantalizes the tongue while foreheads perspire and lips go numb. QianJiao “Leg-crossingly Yum” Beef is a beef

Bäco Mercat HISTORIC CORE

» Mediterranean Fusion $$

Josef Centeno’s flagship has all the Moroccan bistilla and Provençal brandade you could want. The signature bäco sandwich may hold pork belly dripping with aioli sauce, but the thrumming kitchen has the spirit of a time-tested hash house, turning out such brilliant combinations as hamachi crudo with crushed avocado and hash browns as well as butternut squash blossoms. 408 S. Main St. (213-687-8808 or bacomercat .com). L-D daily. Full bar.

Badmaash HISTORIC CORE

» Indian $-$$

This Indian gastropub concept comes from the fatherand-sons team of Pawan, Nakul, and Arjun Mahendro, who are all well versed in the culinary techniques of East and West. The menu features contemporary mash-ups, like a version of poutine smothered in chicken tikka, tandoori-spiced chicken wings, and a spicy lamb burger. If tradition’s your thing, you’ll be comforted by spice-stewed chickpeas, potato and pea samosas, and what they call “good ol’ saag paneer.”

Refresh with craft beer or lime soda. 108 W. 2nd St. (213-221-7466 or badmaashla.com). L Mon.-Fri.; D nightly. Beer and wine. Also at 418 N. Fairfax Ave., Fairfax District (213-281-5185). L-D daily.

Bavel ARTS DISTRICT

» Middle Eastern $$$

At their oasis-like Middle Eastern restaurant, Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis tease out threads of Israeli cooking that stretch to Lebanon, Turkey, Morocco, Georgia, and beyond. The smoked Wagyu rib eye comes with marinated cucumbers. For a showstopping spin on shawarma, Menashe rubs a hulking section of lamb neck with earthy spices, roasting the concoction so the juices seep onto house-baked laffa bread below. A strawberry sumac and sweet cheese pastry is elegantly presented with a scoop of pistachio ice cream. 500 Mateo St. (213-232-4966 or baveldtla.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Bon Temps ARTS DISTRICT » French $$$$

Lincoln Carson’s all-day brasserie is yet another reason to eat in the Arts District. Canapés, such as Uni Caviar Tartelette and Chicken Liver Gougère, are a perfect start and showcase Carson’s pastry chops— he oversaw the bread and dessert program at the Mina Group. But mains, like a Jidori chicken with a salad inspired by San Francisco’s Zuni, also impress.

712 S. Santa Fe Ave. (bontempsla.com). B daily; L Mon.-Fri.; D Wed.-Mon. Full bar.

Broken Spanish SOUTH PARK » Mexican $$$ At his modern Mexican-American spot near L.A. Live, Ray Garcia draws inspiration from the humble braise. Lamb shank borrego speaks to hours spent in the oven. Zucchini and corn tamales are crafted from heirloom-corn tortillas. With special house teas

Guerrilla Tacos ARTS DISTRICT » Mexican $-$$ Though Wes Avila swapped his acclaimed taco truck for a slick counter-service spot, Guerrilla Tacos’ menu has remained blessedly unchanged (mostly): potato taquitos, tempura-battered fish tacos, hamachi spackled onto a crunchy tostada. Avila’s complex salsas are still the best in town, while the cocktails provide another reason to visit—try the ahi tuna tostada paired with a rum-spiked yuzu lemonade. 2000 E. 7th St. (213-375-3300 or guerrillatacos.com). L Mon.-Sat.; D daily; brunch Sun. Full bar.

Hayato ARTS DISTRICT

» Japanese $$$$

Brandon Hayato Go’s ambitious—and intimate— seven-seat kaiseki restaurant offers an experience you’d be hard-pressed to find outside Tokyo: a $240 multicourse meal steeped in the nuances of washoku, or traditional Japanese cooking, presented in a format that’s time-honored and intricately attuned to the seasons. Dungeness crab poached in delicate dashi with green yuzu rind; steamed abalone with a sauce made from its own liver; fatty charcoal-grilled blackthroat sea perch seasoned with little more than salt—each course is a small essay on impeccable ingredients gently refined. ROW DTLA, 1320 E. 7th St., Ste. 126 (213-395-0607 or hayatorestaurant.com). L Wed.Sat.; D Tue.-Wed.; Fri.-Sat. Beer, wine, and sake.

Lasa CHINATOWN

» Filipino $$

If you’ve followed the wave of new Filipino restaurants in the City of Angels, there’s a very good chance you’ve heard of brothers Chase and Chad Valencia. The cooking at their Far East Plaza restaurant exudes the sharp, resonant flavors of traditional Filipino food and the produce-driven aesthetic of California—Alice Waters filtered through Manila.

An Ensaladang Pugita next to the Tortang Tagalog caters nicely to a seasoned palette. 727 N. Broadway, Ste. 120 (213-443-6163 or lasa-la.com). L Tue.-Sun.; D Wed.-Sun. No alcohol.

Majordomo CHINATOWN » Pan-Asian $$$ A cavernous dining hall located in a gritty industrial zone north of Chinatown, Majordomo belongs to David Chang’s Momofuku empire. Crisp Korean peppers, stuffed with pork sausage and fried tempura-style, resemble the mutant offspring of jalapeño poppers, while macaroni with fermented chickpeas and black pepper evokes cacio e pepe. You can assemble a meal from small plates, but the place champions the large-format splurge. Two can take down a mountain of shaved ice, but the rack of smoked short ribs? Form a posse. 1725 Naud St. (majordomo.la). D Tue.-Sat.; L Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

M. Georgina ARTS DISTRICT

» California $$$

Michelin-starred San Francisco chef Melissa Perello has chosen ROW DTLA to open her first spot outside of the Bay Area. The 133-seat restaurant features market-driven fare that employs unexpected contrasts and textures to distinguish itself from similar offerings out there. Hearty campanelle pasta with cotechino ragout gets a kick from a topping of raw arugula, while the Erbette Chard Saag—a mix of

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hearty veggies, Indian spices, and house-made feta—makes a strong case for the ordering of a vegetarian entrée. ROW DTLA, 777 Alameda St., (213-3344113 or mgeorgina.com). D Tue.-Sun. Full bar.

Nightshade ARTS DISTRICT » New American $$$

Top Chef winner Mei Lin knows how to subvert expectations. Her roasted potatoes with strawberry mole and seeded granola seem engineered to upend convention. Then there’s her famous congee, presented in a pink bowl with a color wheel of toppings: anchovy-laced X.O. sauce, dried pork floss, crispy shallots, scallions, and an oozing onsen egg.

It’s a final comforting foil to the wildly provocative desserts, MOCA-esque compositions: almond sorbet with orbs made of tangerine ice, coconut mousse with lime coconut granita, pineapple and nata de coco. 923 E. 3rd St., Ste. 109, (213-626-8888 or nightshadela.com). D Tue.-Sun. Full bar.

al omakase menu is prepared with exactitude. Translucent wafers of Korean fluke are wrapped in kelp to cure, and lobes of uni are marinated in miso. Naruke’s magnum opus may be a luxuriant slice of tamagoyaki.

The custardy omelet serves as dessert with just the right sweet note. 521 W. 7th St. (213-225-6285 or qsushi la.com). L Tue.-Fri.; D Tue.-Sat. Beer, wine, and sake.

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which in Japanese means something like “to cut with a kitchen knife and cook with fire.” The chinmi, or “rare tastes,” might include fermented spot prawn, and a sashimi dish that includes the sea bream skin and sauce. Details reflect the chef, extending to the centuries-old cypress bar, glasses with thread-thin stems, and dishes served in Meiji-era bowls in an intimate 40-seat setting. 815 S. Hill St. (213-265-7923 or shibumidtla.com). D Tue.-Sun. Full bar.

HISTORIC CORE » New American $$$$

Neal Fraser has defined his own kind of L.A. elegance over the 20 years he’s been cooking in his native city.

Setting up shop in the deconsecrated St. Vibiana Cathedral offered an opportunity to add theatrics to a space that’s contemporary and classically plush. Truffles and lentils transform slices of smoked tofu from wholesome to haute, while lamb belly spins on a spit in the former rectory. As if the food weren’t dramatic enough, a retractable ceiling reveals the illuminated bell tower. 114 E. 2nd St. (213-788-1191 or redbird.la).

L Fri.; D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Otium BUNKER HILL » New American $$$

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If ever there was a restaurant that invites gawking, Otium is it. A cube of polished wood with Miesian girders, the Broad Museum-adjacent eatery takes full advantage of its loftlike space. The plates are heavy speckled stoneware and sport chef Timothy Hollingsworth’s globally inspired but unmistakably California cuisine. Delicate morsels of hamachi are crusted in nori powder and set next to a schmear of avocado. His influences are made clear in a pork belly French toast with maple whip served in a donabe. 222 S. Hope St. (213-935-8500 or otiumla .com). L Tue.-Fri.; D Tue.-Sun.; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

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FINANCIAL DISTRICT » Japanese $$$

HISTORIC CORE

Hiroyuki Naruke specializes in a profound style of Edo-era sushi rarely seen stateside. Fish for the season-

Whether omakase or à la carte, David Schlosser focuses with Jedi determination on kappo cuisine,

» Italian $$$

It turns out you may want to rethink your idea of Bolognese sauce. At least, if you find yourself at Steve Samson’s restaurant in the City Market South development downtown. The chef has rigorously mastered the hand-rolled pastas, grilled meats, sausages, and salumi of the Emilia-Romagna region where he spent childhood summers with his grandmother. A flute of Lambrusco and pappardelle is transportive, but everyone is here for soulful tortellini en brodo or that stellar ragù Bolognese. 1124 San Julian St. (213-7491099 or rossoblula.com). D Tue.-Sun. Full bar.

» Japanese $$

CENTRAL Aburiya Raku WEST HOLLYWOOD

» Japanese $$$

Like its Vegas predecessor, this stalwart izakaya has become a late-night haunt for superb and unfussy Japanese drinking food: grilled yakitori and platters of fresh sashimi, garnished with pickled chrysanthemum flowers and marinated seaweed instead of the usual soy sauce and ginger. Chefs silently trim fish in a large open kitchen, while fatty cuts of meat crackle and sizzle over binchotan charcoal. 521 N. La Cienega Blvd. (213-308-9393 or aburiyarakula.wixsite.com/weho). L Mon.-Fri.; D Mon.-Sat. Beer, wine, and sake.

Alta Adams WEST ADAMS » California Soul Food $$ Riffing on his grandmother’s recipes, Watts native Keith Corbin slips soy and miso paste into braised oxtail, and spiced cashews into baked yams. Soul food in this city is too often synonymous with Styrofoam containers, yet the low-lit room here, carved out of a transformed Spanish Revival building, is a lovely place to linger. Hot sauce splashed onto skillet-fried chicken is pure pleasure, enhanced by a bourbon drink the bar tints with

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roasted peanuts and huckleberries. Finish the night by taking on a heroic wedge of coconut cake. 5359 W. Adams Blvd. (323-571-4999 or altaadams.com).

D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Angelini Osteria BEVERLY GROVE » Italian $$$ Gino Angelini grew up on his grandma’s lasagna in a town outside the Adriatic city of Rimini and came to Los Angeles to cook with Mauro Vincenti. He’s not above finishing a crostino of lardo with truffles, but his wheelhouse is a more understated realm: Soup is thick with soft potatoes, tripe is buoyed by a slow-cooked soffritto, and all the veal kidneys need is cooked-down onions and a splash of wine. 7313 Beverly Blvd. (323-297-0070 or angelinirestaurantgroup .com). L Mon.-Fri.; D nightly. Beer and wine.

Angler BEVERLY GROVE

» Seafood $$$$

Yes, it’s in the Beverly Center, and the luxe gothic fishing lodge decor and blaring ’80s hits aren’t everyone’s cup of cabernet, but chef Joshua Skenes is serving some of the most exciting, delicious food in the city. Splurge on the caviar service with banana pancakes to start— our favorite dish of 2019, anywhere—and don’t miss the Radicchio with Radicchio X.O. salad and spot prawns, when in season. 8500 Beverly Blvd., Ste. 117 (424-3324082 or anglerrestaurants.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Antico LARCHMONT VILLAGE » Italian $$$

Chi Spacca alum Chad Colby strikes out on his own with a rustic Italian spot in a strip mall. Start with the antipasti ($9 a person) featuring focaccia and cured meats made in-house; carb up on Colby’s superb pastas; and then share the Antico steak ($44), a meaty bargain cooked over a wood-burning fire and topped with a bright salsa verde and crunchy bread crumbs. 4653 Beverly Blvd. (323-510-3093 or antico-la .com). D Mon.-Fri. Beer and wine.

A.O.C. BEVERLY GROVE » California $$$

Unforced and driven by culinary excellence, A.O.C. is anchored by a courtyard with soft sunlight and laurel trees. Caroline Styne’s wine list doesn’t shy away from the ecology of vineyards, while Suzanne Goin’s cooking has become indispensable. The tarragon burrowed in Little Gem lettuce with green goddess dressing is an ideal. The roasted chicken heaped on a torn-crouton salad is an homage to San Francisco’s Zuni Café.

8700 W. 3rd St. (310-859-9859 or aocwinebar.com).

L-D daily; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Auburn HOLLYWOOD

» New American $$$-$$$$

The brainchild of former Guy Savoy executive chef Eric Bost has ambitions to match its sprawling open kitchen. Fava beans and tender nubs of asparagus offer a vision of spring; beautifully seared rib eye is paired with tart baby plums. Tasting menus range from four courses ($85) to nine ($160), with each of the dozen dishes available to mix and match. Want the crudo and three desserts? No one is going to stop you.

Stunningly sleek interiors and a greenery-filled dining room add to the experience. 6703 Melrose Ave. (323486-6703 or auburnla.com). D Nightly. Full bar.

Connie and Ted’s WEST HOLLYWOOD » Seafood $$$ The rustic charms of fried clam bellies and a loaded lobster roll have New England transplants (including chef-owner Michael Cimarusti) feeling homesick. At the raw bar a tatted-up crew lops the spines off sea urchins and shucks oysters from both coasts. That’s linguiça heating up a Portuguese fish stew, and house smoked fish salad with frisée, potato, aioli, Calabrian chili vinaigrette. But Cimarusti knows that sometimes the best way to prepare fish is to just grill it. 8171 Santa Monica Blvd. (323-848-2722 or connieandteds.com).

L Wed.-Sun.; D nightly. Full bar.

E.P. + L.P. WEST HOLLYWOOD

» Pan-Asian $$$

With a killer rooftop dining area, this dual-concept

restaurant and bar would probably attract sceney crowds regardless of its menu. The Thai-ChineseFijian plates are playful and progressive, including dandan noodles, crisp-fried whole snapper, and “Lou Dogg’s” fried chicken lashed with black vinegar.

And you can still sip a cocktail upstairs after. 603 N. La Cienega Blvd. (310-855-9955 or eplosangeles.com).

D nightly; brunch Sun. Full bar.

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Guelaguetza KOREATOWN » Mexican $ An authentic Oaxacan restaurant located in a former Korean banquet hall makes for a happy jumble. The tlayudas, giant tortillas, are irresistible when spread with asiento, a traditional condiment that could pass for whipped lardo. Thick with pounded almonds, olives, and roasted chiles, the seven different types of moles are a tapestry of interwoven elements. Seeing abuelas and Korean hipsters enjoy live music in the evenings together is to understand Guelaguetza. It’s perfectly L.A. 3014 W. Olympic Blvd. (213-427-0608 or ilovemole.com). B-L-D daily. Full bar.

Harold & Belle’s JEFFERSON PARK » Southern Creole $$ For Creole-style food—a mélange of French, African, and Native American flavors—Harold & Belle’s is as close to the Dirty Coast as you’ll come on the West Coast. The crawfish étouffée in spicy gravy will have you humming zydeco, while the bourbon bread pudding will leave you with a Sazerac-worthy buzz. 2920 W. Jefferson Blvd. (323-735-9023 or haroldandbelles restaurant.com). L-D daily. Full bar.

Here’s Looking at You KOREATOWN » Fusion $$-$$$ This breakout restaurant from two Animal alumni—chef-partner Jonathan Whitener and managing partner Lien Ta—turns heads on a K-Town corner.

The cocktails are considered, as is the decor (a photo of Morrissey, a splash or two of craft-chic geometric patterns), while Whitener’s menu is freewheeling. Smoked beef tongue is served with garum mustard, cress, and horseradish; frog legs come with salsa negra, scallion, and lime. 3901 W. 6th St. (213-568-3573 or hereslookingatyoula.com).

D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

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Jon & Vinny’s FAIRFAX DISTRICT

» Italian $$

Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo’s homage to the neighborhood pizza joint is an in-demand reservation because the food is so darned good, not because the two guys are stars. The Italian canon is prepared with the signature gusto of their first venture, Animal, but there’s also a more rarely seen delicateness.

A chicken Parmesan with pomodoro and mozzarella pairs well with a bottle of their pinot noir. 412 N. Fairfax Ave. (323-334-3369 or jonandvinnys.com).

B-L-D daily. Beer and wine. Also at 11938 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood (310-442-2733).

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Kali LARCHMONT VILLAGE

» New American $$$

Rather than bacon bits in the frisée aux lardons, Kevin Meehan adds crackling duck skin to crisp greens for texture. Kali never strays far from the fare that once characterized California cuisine, but the restaurant doesn’t play it safe either: Witness the black cod with eggplant and summer squash or the sea urchin pasta with ricotta whey. 5722 Melrose Ave. (323-871-4160 or kalirestaurant.com).L Mon.-Fri.; D nightly. Full bar.

Kass Wine Bar + Restaurant INGLEWOOD » French $$$ A cozy 40-seat space with a wide window looking into the kitchen, Kass is a stripped-down stage for the presentation of homey French fare. Morel mushrooms add a layer of earthiness to lobster risotto while nodding toward the arrival of spring. Kass knows how to go grand, too: Flecks of truffle enrich a gooey croque monsieur, while a seared New York strip is gilded with asparagus whipped with duck fat. Dessert might be a nice brownie with praline and feuillantine. 320 S. La Brea Ave. (323-413-2299).

D Tue.-Sun. Beer and wine.

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FAIRFAX DISTRICT » Ethiopian $-$$

The strip of Fairfax known as Little Ethiopia has long been dominated by the same handful of restaurants.

Chef-owner Tenagne Belachew worked in a few of them before opening her own sophisticated haven, which invites with the swirling aromas of berbere and burning sage. Stretchy disks of injera—the sour, teff-flour pancake that doubles as a utensil for scooping up food by hand—arrive piled with uniquely pungent delights. There are wots, or stews, made with chicken or spiced legumes or lamb sauteed in a creamy sauce. 1025 S. Fairfax Ave. (323-965-1025 or lalibelala.com). L-D daily. Beer and wine.

Le Comptoir KOREATOWN » California $$$

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Chef Walter Manzke makes his version with homemade harissa, tomatoes, peppers, chickpeas, and black kale, and it’s baked in a wood-fired oven. That “gives it the perfect crisp over the top and even a little smokiness,” says Manzke. It’s served with a baguette baked by Manzke’s wife and business partner, Margarita. $17, 624 S. La Brea Ave., Hancock Park, republiquela.com

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The addition of brown sugar to the tomato-and-pepper mixture distinguishes Hasiba’s take. “Ours is a bit sweeter than most,” says owner Alexander Phaneuf, who also notes that “lots of spicy peppers [are] key.” $13.50, 8532 Pico Blvd., Pico-Robertson, hasibarestaurant.com

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Freshly roasted peppers and a hearth oven elevate Bibi’s traditional iteration. We “aren’t afraid to leave a little char [on the peppers] to enhance the smokiness of the dish,” says owner Dan Messinger. $10.99, 8928 W. Pico Blvd., Pico-Robertson, bibisbakerycafe.com

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Chef and co-owner Sara Kramer’s dish is based on her Moroccan great-grandmother’s. The tomato-pepper stew the eggs rest in isn’t as thick and rich as with other recipes. “It’s a fresher version—more light than a lot of more-cooked-down versions out there,” Kramer says. “I like it really saucy.” $15, 4648 Hollywood Blvd., Los Feliz, kismet.family —HAILEY EBER

Patina alum Gary Menes harnesses the vitality of produce that he grows in a community garden to create thrilling renditions of the classics. Here “velouté” might mean silky cauliflower in a locally handcrafted bowl. Don’t be fooled—the real star is the unassuming Vegetable and Fruit Plate. Hotel Normandie, 3606 W. 6th St. (213-290-0750 or lecomptoirla.com). D Tue., Thu.-Sat. Beer and wine.

189 by Dominique Ansel BEVERLY GROVE » New American $$$ Dominique Ansel is famous for his sweets, but it’s the chef’s savory skills that are on display at his groovy upstairs spot at the Grove. Whether you order huskwrapped elote bread, rainbow carrots, or pappardelle ragù, the menu charms with the same trickery found in Ansel’s desserts. Except the horseradish-glazed rib eye—that’s just a fine steak. The Grove, 189 The Grove Dr. (323-602-0096 or dominiqueansella.com).

D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Osteria Mozza/Pizzeria Mozza HANCOCK PARK » Italian $$$ Nancy Silverton’s osteria and pizzeria may share a street corner, but their true link is a fearless approach. The osteria aims for big-city elegance, with space in the dining room for a cheese counter, where you can order a plate of buffalo mozzarella and Sungold tomatoes. Most people opt for more: rosemary charred pork chop or grilled beef tagliata. Next door it’s about pizzas with billowing crusts and toppings like fennel sausage. Osteria: 6602 Melrose Ave. (323-297-0100 or osteriamozza.com). D nightly. Full bar. Pizzeria: 641 N. Highland Ave. (323-297-0101 or pizzeriamozza.com). L-D daily. Beer and wine.

Providence

HOLLYWOOD » Seafood $$$$

Donato Poto runs the two-Michelin-star dining room, while the kitchen can barely contain chef Michael Cimarusti’s passion for fish. Santa Barbara prawns grilled with rosemary represent the West Coast; New Bedford scallops chopped into a tartare and served with sea grass compete for the East. Cimarusti respects the pristine state of fish so much that any additional ingredient has to earn a place on the plate. Bar director Kim Stodel works magic with Cimarusti’s leftovers, whipping up inventive cocktails from kitchen scraps, while 23-year-old pastry chef Mac Daniel Dimla is a rising star. 5955 Melrose Ave. (323-4604170 or providencela.com). L Fri.; D nightly. Full bar.

République

HANCOCK PARK » Cal-French $$$

République may be devoted to French food, but its soul is firmly rooted in Californian cuisine. Walter Manzke is as skilled at making potato and leek beignets as he is with roasted cauliflower and local dates. At breakfast people murmur over cast-iron pots of shakshouka and drool over the pastries while waiting to be seated. At dinner the rib eye—served with soft marrow—can be had in two sizes. Afterward it’s time for Margarita Manzke’s orange blossom cream puff. 624 S. La Brea Ave. (310-362-6115 or republiquela.com). B-L-D daily; Full bar.

Ronan

FAIRFAX DISTRICT » Cal-Italian $$$

Daniel and Caitlin Cutler may hail from traditional Italian spot Sotto, but their chic pizzeria on Melrose

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is more offbeat, with tiki-ish cocktails and a brass crucifix above the wood-fired oven. Charred pies with spicy ’nduja, Gorgonzola, and celery nod to Buffalo as much as to Naples, while steak tartare is punched up with pistachios and briny olives. 7315 Melrose Ave. (323-917-5100 or ronanla.com). D Tue.-Sun. Full bar.

Rosaliné WEST HOLLYWOOD

» Peruvian $$$

Former Mo Chica chef Ricardo Zarate brings a determined focus to an airy dining room in the former Comme Ça space. His cooking here centers on Peruvian cuisine’s core tenets. Most notable of all is fire, evidenced in flame-kissed shrimp with yuzu kosho and plancha-seared steaks. The bracing ceviches for which Zarate is rightly famous are in full force, too: scallop and sea urchin floating in leche de tigre with fried garlic, or delicate Ensenada sea bass in a yuzuwalnut dressing. 8479 Melrose Ave. (323-297-9500 or rosalinela.com). D nightly. Full bar.

Somni BEVERLY GROVE

» Modernist $$$$

The Bazaar’s luxury tasting menu—the name of the restaurant within a restaurant means “dream” in Catalan—is the brainchild of playful Spanish chef José Andrés, but it’s Barcelona native Aitor Zabala helming the 10-seat counter. From a cheeky bump of truffled caviar served on a mannequin hand to a steamed cabbage leaf sandwiching scallop and burrata, Somni’s wizardry offers a leap forward, or at least a new chapter, in the molecular gastronomy playbook. SLS Hotel, 465 S. La Cienega Blvd. (310-246-5543 or sbe.com /restaurants/locations/somni). D Tue.-Sat. Full bar.

Son of a Gun BEVERLY GROVE

» Seafood $$

Florida-raised chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo deliver a certain brand of sun-drenched seashore nostalgia.

Dropping into the nautically themed dining room for chilled peel-and-eat shrimp and a hurricane feels as effortless as dipping your toes in the sand. There are buttery lobster rolls and fried- chicken sandwiches alongside artfully plated crudos and uni-slathered burrata. Don’t miss the yellowfin tuna-wrapped avocado in leche de tigre. 8370 W. 3rd St. (323-782-9033 or sonofagunrestaurant.com). L-D daily. Full bar.

Trois Mec HOLLYWOOD

» New American $$$$

An ambitious vision that’s been whittled down to 28 seats in a repurposed pizza parlor, Trois Mec is a restaurant of modulated grandeur. Chef Ludo Lefebvre offers four and five-course tasting menus that are ever changing but consistently creative and delicious— think mustard crème brûlée or a grass-fed rib eye with Japanese tomato and watermelon hollandaise.

716 N. Highland Ave. (323-484-8588 or troismec.com).

D Tue.-Sat. Beer and wine.

Viale dei Romani WEST HOLLYWOOD » Italian $$$ The La Peer Hotel’s lobby restaurant plays to the power-dining crowd with a stylish room and coastal Italian fare served on Richard Ginori porcelain.

Tasting Kitchen star Casey Lane highlights bright flavors and pristine seafood, from lemon-kissed crudos to squid-ink tagliarini with baby tomatoes.

Don’t overlook the Moroccan-tinged chicken tagine, cooked over a wood fire, and accented with mint yogurt and slices of whatever fruit is hitting peak season. La Peer Hotel, 623 N. La Peer Dr. (310-691-1600 or vialedeiromani.com). B-L-D daily. Full bar.

EAST All Day Baby SILVER LAKE » Eclectic $$ Jonathan Whitener’s highly anticipated follow-up to Here’s Looking at You brings an eclectic mix of deliciousness to a bustling Eastside corner. Breakfast is served until close—the restaurant is open only until 3 p.m., but dinner hours are coming—and classics get

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thoughtful tweaks. Shrimp and grits have been upgraded to grits topped with a shrimp “bolognese” and delightfully crispy leeks. The expansive menu also includes sandwiches, salads, smoked meats, traditional entrées, and an entire section devoted to dips. 3200 W. Sunset Blvd. (323-741-0082 or allday babyla.com). B-L daily. Full bar.

All Time LOS FELIZ » California $$ Coffee pro Tyler Wells has added dinner service to his cozy bungalow café, and the results exude neighborhood comfort. Bub and Grandma’s focaccia comes capped with burrata and blistered tomatoes; pork belly confit is served with guacamole, red cabbage, and salsa verde. The simple cooking is a fit for co-owner Ashley Ragovin’s wine list. 2040 Hillhurst Ave. (323-660-3868 or alltimelosangeles.com).

B-L daily; D Thu.-Sun. Beer and wine.

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Celebrating our 10th year, we draw more than 1,000 foodies and families to experience the best restaurants and breweries that Eastside neighborhoods have to offer. Participants include more than 30 restaurants, our curated list of longtime institutions, and newcomers to our culinary legacy. VIP tickets sell out fast, don’t wait!

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Chef-partner Hunter Pritchett (Son of a Gun) has breathed new life into the idea of a neighborhood restaurant and a stretch of Vermont Avenue not exactly known for its culinary cred. The globe-trotting menu brims with fun, intriguing options that beg for multiple visits, from beef carpaccio carne asada to grilled focaccia with kimchi butter to a show-stopping crispy whole fish with papaya salad. Accessed through a brick-walled pathway, it’s easy to miss— but definitely shouldn’t be. 1816 N. Vermont Ave. (323-607-6944 or atriumlosfeliz.com). Happy hour and D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

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Channeling the spirit of an old-time deli, this strip mall diner blends schmaltzy nostalgia with modern flair.

Sweetbread schnitzel is topped with quince-spiked Russian dressing; lox-draped latkes arrive as a potato waffle. The freewheeling menu does best with straight homages, though: a Reuben with house-smoked pastrami or airy cheesecake with guava jelly. 2619 W. Sunset Blvd. (213-568-3754 or freedmansla.com). L Tue.-Fri.; D Tue.-Sun.; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Hippo HIGHLAND PARK

» Cal-Italian $$

Hidden in a wood-trussed dining room behind Triple Beam Pizza, this Cal-Ital restaurant from Mozza vet Matt Molina balances casual and refined. Snappy wax beans are sluiced with vinaigrette for a picnicworthy salad; sweet corn cappellacci are lush pasta pillows.

Grilled chicken thighs and a glass of Vermentino deliver the unfussy pleasure found at the best neighborhood spots. 5916 ½ N. Figueroa St. (323-545-3536 or hippo restaurant.com). D Mon.-Sun.; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Bar Restaurant SILVER LAKE » French $$$ Chef Douglas Rankin, who worked underLudo Lefebvre for years, strikes out on his own with this charming, pale-pink “neobistro” in the old Malo space in Sunset Junction. The menu features playful Gallic-ish fare, like curly fries and plump musselsDijon atop milk toast; classic cocktails; and plenty of funky wines available by the glass. 4326 W. Sunset Blvd. (barrestaurant.la or 323-347-5557) D Tue.-Sat. Full bar.

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Thanks to its sun-kissed patio, Botanica is a fine place to linger, especially for those indulging in chilebutter Turkish eggs and an Aperol Spritz. The gorgeously curated restaurant and market might seem designed for Instagram, but compelling dishes like spice-braised chicken with chickpeas and roasted stone fruit with burrata make this a neighborhood destination. 1620 Silver Lake Blvd. (323-522-6106 or botanicarestaurant.com). B-L-D daily. Full bar.

Ceviche Project SILVER LAKE » Mexican/Seafood $$$

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Weisblatt and Holly Fox, has a short menu that’s long on pleasure. A tostada topped with thinly sliced, perfectly fresh scallops, apples, and basil leaves and dotted with citrusy, peppery yuzu kosho is a five-ingredient wonder.

The lobster roll avoids the perennial question—Maine or Connecticut style?—in favor of a superior creation in which the lobster is tossed in a rich, tomatoey bisque.

4880 Fountain Ave. (323-486-7920 or foundoyster.com).

D Tue.-Sun.; brunch Sat.-Sun. Beer and wine.

In a city where a solid plate of ceviche is practically a birthright, Octavio Olivas’s garnished creations—a charred salsa here, a swipe of avocado mousse there—add intrigue without overshadowing the starring seafood. Add a glass of natural wine (try the puckery orange wine from Austria) and a bossa nova soundtrack, and the result is one of the more charming date spots to hit L.A. in some time. 2524½ Hyperion Ave. (323-522-6744 or cevicheproject.com).

D Tue.-Sat.; brunch Sunday. Beer and wine.

Eszett

SILVER LAKE » Eclectic $$

This stylish, cozy wine bar brings warm hospitality and tasty plates large and small to the strip mall space formerly occupied by Trois Familia. Chef Spencer Bezaire’s menu showcases Japanese, French, and German influences, with dishes like fries with nori mayo, escargot with chive rolls, and a bean and green salad with Alpine cheese. 3510 W. Sunset Blvd.

(323-522-6323 or eszettla.com). D Wed.-Mon. Full bar.

Found Oyster

EAST HOLLYWOOD » Seafood $$

This smartly conceived oyster bar, from chef and Providence alum Ari Kolender and hospitality vets Adam

CHICKEN WITH POTATO, SHISHITO, CHERRY TOMATO, AND AJI VERDE OTIUM “Simply the best chicken ever ... crispy-skinned and moist ... a marriage of flavors from France, Syria, Japan, and Peru.” $34, 222 S. Hope St., downtown, otiumla .com

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» Middle Eastern $$

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Sarah Kramer and Sarah Hymanson of Madcapra have expanded beyond falafel with Kismet, an allday restaurant specializing in California-fied versions of Middle Eastern classics. The “Turkish-ish Breakfast” is an enormous spread of dips with a sesame-sprinkled hunk of Bub & Grandma’s bread. At dinner a platter of rabbit feeds two and comes with triangles of “flaky bread” for swiping up a rich stew of curried chickpeas. 4648 Hollywood Blvd. (323409-0404 or kismetlosangeles.com). B-L-D daily.

Beer and wine.

Located in an anonymous stucco building near an on-ramp to the 10 freeway, the L.A. branch of this Hong Kong-style chain has a corporate veneer you have to get past (the laminated menu could have come from IHOP). But you forget about all that when the waiters march out with your dim sum order. In the evenings there’s as much Bordeaux as tea on the tables, a declaration of ambition and a nod to the formal manner with which this type of restaurant flirts. 3939 Rosemead Blvd. (626-2883939). B-L-D daily. Beer and wine.

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Sqirl

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» Filipino $$

Charles Olalia has transformed the erstwhile Bar Angeles space into a lush tropical hangout bristling with energy. The Manila native refines Pinoy classics like sizzling pork sisig and adobo fried rice without dampening the cuisine’s spirit. Crunchy cigar-length egg rolls called lumpia arrive draped with sea urchin, and there’s a pandan-leaf old-fashioned. Who could ask for more? 4330 W. Sunset Blvd. (323-7418371 or maamsirla.com). D Wed.-Mon. Full bar.

Maury’s Bagels SILVER LAKE » BAGELS $ East Coast transplant Jason Kaplan spent a decade in L.A. before deciding he had to take matters into his own hands if he wanted a great bagel in this town. He started out as a pop-up at farmers’ markets and coffee shops, but his appropriately modestly sized, delightfully chewy bagels now have a brick-and-mortar location on a quiet, charming Eastside corner next door to Psychic Wines. 2829 Bellevue Ave. (323-380-9380 or maurysbagels.com). B and L daily.

Mh Zh SILVER LAKE

» Middle Eastern $

The arty crowds spilling onto Sunset Junction are in line for Conor Shemtov’s plucky Israeli cooking at Mh Zh, a minuscule corner space where milk crates double as furniture and menus are scrawled on paper bags. Soulful small plates are worth the quirks: Lamb ragù with pickled beet stems sits atop a bed of tahini, while roasted potatoes need only a squeeze of charred lemon. 3536 W. Sunset Blvd. (323-636-7598).

D Tue.-Sun. No alcohol.

Otoño HIGHLAND PARK » Spanish $$

Teresa Montaño’s narrow Spanish place thankfully avoids tapas-bar cliches. Start with golden fritters flecked with jamón, a perfect pan con tomate, and patatas bravas in the form of churros. Wash it down with vermouth, available on tap, and chilly, elaborately garnished gin tónicas served in proper goblets.

Save room for Montaño’s paellas, where miso and dashi add unexpected flavor and depth. 5715 N. Figueroa St. (323-474-6624 or otonorestaurant.com).

D Tue.-Sun.; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Pine & Crane SILVER LAKE » Taiwanese $ An alum of Chez Panisse, Vivian Ku has infused the Taiwanese counter-service venture with smart sincerity. Quick orders of pickled daikon, spicy peanut, and stewed bamboo shoots can be ordered from the deli case. Neighborhood denizens drop by for vegan pancakes or wontons stuffed with spicy shrimp.

1521 Griffith Park Blvd. (323-668-1128 or pineand crane.com). L-D Wed.-Mon. Beer and wine.

Porridge + Puffs HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN

» Pan-Asian $

After an intermittent run as a pop-up, Minh Phan’s porridge concept has found a home inside a cheery brick building west of downtown. Heirloom rice from Koda Farms serves as a base for creative and complex toppings like spicy pork sausage with ginger and nectarines. And the side of puffs? They’re fine for dipping, but it’s the brown-butter mochi with caramel you’ll be back for. 2801 Beverly Blvd.

(213-908-5313 or porridgeandpuffs.com). L Tue.-Sat.; D Thu.-Sat.; brunch Sun. No alcohol.

EAST HOLLYWOOD

» California $

What would open-faced brioche avocado toast be without hot pickled carrots, garlic crème fraîche, house za’atar? Originally conceived as another outlet for Jessica Koslow’s splendid jams, Sqirl grew into the neighborhood commissary known for elaborate toast, crispy rice bowls and long-stewed legumes garnished with herbs. Bacon-serving but vegan friendly, attuned to the rhythms of a day in L.A., Sqirl is of-the-moment yet anchored by something deeper. 720 N. Virgil Ave., Ste. 4 (323284-8147 or sqirlla.com). B-L daily. No alcohol.

Tsubaki ECHO PARK

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» Japanese $$

Izakaya food is meant for drinking, but there’s a subtlety to some of Tsubaki’s dishes—chawanmushi egg custard with Dungeness crab, raw ocean trout with pops of salmon roe—that might be lost after the first few sake pours. For more serious swilling there’s a Southern spin on Koji-marinated Pork Porterhouse with curry-honey butter and fennel pollen.

Afterward there is barely sweet soft-serve, blended with earthy roasted green tea. 1356 Allison Ave. (213900-4900 or tsubakila.com). D Tue.-Sun. Beer, wine, and sake.

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The food shines at this cozy trattoria just off Pasadena’s main drag. Chef Chris Keyser, an acolyte of Philadelphia pasta maestro Marc Vetri, joined in 2019, keeping classics, like a great cacio e pepe, on the menu while adding his own dishes such as a thrilling crispy octopus appetizer. The pastas all impress, but don’t miss the wild mushrooms and polenta with a sublimely delicious sherry vinegar and truffle butter sauce.

37 E. Union St. (626-795-5841 or unionpasadena.com).

D nightly; brunch Sat. and Sun. Beer and wine.

Yang’s Kitchen ALHAMBRA » Asian $ Two Cassia alums are behind this bright, beautifully conceived noodle joint. The concise menu features impeccably sourced takes on Chinese and Taiwanese standards—beef noodle soup, cold sesame noodles— and unexpected twists. A beef scallion pancake wrap gets refreshing vibrancy from ponzu pico de gallo; the same braised pork that’s served in a rice dish also pops up in a pasta with Parmesan cheese. 112 W. Main St. (626-281-1035 or yangskitchenla.com) L-D Wed.Sun. No alcohol.

THE VALLEY The Bellwether STUDIO CITY » New American $$ Ted Hopson’s hamachi tartare is matched with tomato chips, Caesar dressing, and micro herbs. His French fries? They’re the culmination of a three-day process that leaves them stupendously crisp. Hopson plays the hits found at neighborhood gems and adds polish.

13251 Ventura Blvd. (818-285-8184 or thebellwetherla .com). D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

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huddled at the bar. Top Chef graduate Antonia Lofaso’s Italian chops are visible in the buxom ricotta gnudi with brown butter and pistachios.

The deep-fried fluffernutter sandwich is a reminder that food, like life, should not be taken too seriously. 11915 Ventura Blvd. (818-446-2533 or blackmarketliquorbar.com). D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Scratch Bar & Kitchen ENCINO » New American $$$$ Philip Frankland Lee and wife, Margarita, moved their tasting-menu concept from Beverly Hills to Encino, and the Valley is better off for it. Colorful nightly creations, served from a compact chef ’s counter, can include anything from spicy grilled baby octopus to a grilled cheese sandwich smothered with salmon roe. Stick around for pastry chef Margarita’s fantastic desserts. 16101 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 255 (818-646-6085 or scratchbarla.com).

D Wed.-Sun. Full bar.

SOUTH The Arthur J MANHATTAN BEACH

» Steak House $$$

David LeFevre’s take on the American steak house is so midcentury plush, it’s an excuse to splurge.

Whether that means ordering top-grade Wagyu at $23.75 an ounce or the reasonable petit New York steak for $45, wet-aged and darkened on the grill, is up to you. For those opposed to large primal cuts of cow, consider the wild Alaskan halibut with summer squash, tomato confit, and roasted garlic. Dessert is a luxe hot fudge sundae that pulls out all the stops. 903 Manhattan Ave. (310-878-9620 or thearthurj.com). D nightly.

Full bar.

Fishing with Dynamite MANHATTAN BEACH » Seafood $$$ A premium raw bar near the beach shouldn’t be unusual, but it is. The same goes for velvety clam chowder. Here, it achieves smoky richness—you can thank the Nueske’s bacon for that—without any of the floury glop. On the raw bar menu you’ll find several kinds of oysters from across the country, Peruvian scallops, and Alaskan king crab legs. 1148 Manhattan Ave. (310-893-6299 or eatfwd.com). L-D daily; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Gabi James REDONDO BEACH

» Spanish $$$

With Mozza alum Chris Feldmeier in the kitchen, South Bay standby Zazou has been revamped as a traditional tapas spot with beachy charm. Soft Indio dates are sautéed in olive oil and tossed with chunks of Manchego, while pan-crisped strands of fideo pasta are cooked down with cider and fistfuls of garlic before being set off with aioli. 1810 S. Catalina Ave. (310-540-4884 or gabijamesla.com). D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

Grilled lemongrass pork works beautifully in the nem lui dish with beef skewers, greens, and house dressing. With a craft beer in hand, digging for pork belly inside a bánh xèo crepe feels like a delicious treasure hunt. 1131 Manhattan Ave. (310-5452096 or littlesistermb.com). L Fri.-Sun.; D nightly.

Beer, wine, and sake. Also at 523 W. 7th St., downtown (213-628-3146 or littlesisterla.com).

Love & Salt MANHATTAN BEACH » Italian $$-$$$

Serving pastacentric coastal cuisine, this venture is formal enough that a waiter serves creste di gallo, and lighthearted enough that Larder Bakery rye toast with Cara Cara marmalade and house-cultured butter aren’t out of place. Come with a crew and try one of the family-style dishes, including a gorgeous whole roasted branzino with Umbrian lentils. Don’t miss comforting desserts like Italian doughnuts with Nutella. 317 Manhattan Ave. (310-545-5252 or loveandsaltla .com). D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

M.B. Post MANHATTAN BEACH » New American $$

Hotville BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW

» Fried chicken $

After three years of running a pop-up, Kim Prince has opened a brick-and-mortar that does her family’s legacy justice—she is the niece of André Prince Jeffries, owner of Nashville legend Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, where hot fried chicken is said to have originated.

Prince adds spice at every step in the cooking process to produce a complex, layered flavor. The sides ($5 and up), like spicy mac and cheese and kale coleslaw, are also winners. 4070 Marlton Ave. (323-792-4835 or hotvillechicken.com). L-D Tue.-Sun. No alcohol.

Little Sister

MANHATTAN BEACH » Asian Fusion $$

Chef and co-owner Tin Vuong deftly translates the flavors of Vietnam for a casual drinking scene.

David LeFevre (the Arthur J, Fishing with Dynamite) cuts a swath through genres and latitudes with the gusto of someone who’s clearly pleased to be at the stove. He sears Scottish salmon with roasted garlic puree, sugar snap peas, truffle vinaigrette, and charred scallions. There’s plenty of wordplay on the menu (“Meat Me Later”), but no pun can do justice to his bacon-cheddar biscuits with maple butter.

1142 Manhattan Ave. (310-545-5405 or eatmbpost .com). D nightly; brunch Sat.-Sun. Full bar.

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launched a campaign to raise $600 million in eight years (it exceeded the goal), while at UCLA one can cut out the development executives and start a fundraiser of your own (with the help of the medical center’s partyhosting platform).

Kids mobile initiative, which celebrated its 25th year in 2019, Cedars runs a variety of community programs, including workshops O O O O about nutrition and obesity for elementary and middle school students in underserved I F Y O U WA N T T O E X P E R I E N C E T H E communities (Healthy Habits) and others heart and soul of a hospital, a good place providing art therapy to at-risk children to start is the intensive care unit, where paand adolescents (Share & Care). Its grants tients are treated with an assortment of lifeto community organizations (like the Venice sustaining machines and medications. For Health Clinic), Planned Parenthood, and a many it is among the most dreaded placconsortium battling homelessness, to name es to visit (one pictures beeping monitors a few, jumped from $5.9 million in 2018 to and flatlining screens—a facility where peo$15 million last year. “In Los Angeles alone, ple go to die) and among the most myste1.7 million people are served annually by fedrious (unless you have had a loved one in erally qualified health cenICU, there’s a good chance ters, people who are either you’ve never been in one).

Medi-Cal or uninsured,” The ICU at UCLA has been says Jonathan Schreiber, at the heart of the nationAt what point is Cedars’s chief communial debate about end-ofit OK to let a ty engagement officer. “In life care ever since a 2008 patient die? our local Cedars-Sinai area, study conducted by reUCLA’s health there’s just over 800,000. searchers at Dartmouth So this is the backbone of University said that the ethics center the safety-net system. And medical center’s costs for helps doctors we have our own residents caring for the chronically and families in seven of these federally ill were among the highwrestle with qualified health centers.” est in the country. Those such decisions.

Over at UCLA, faculty expenses were in the serand staff provide clinical vice of a good cause (more trials and educational semiand better doctors, excelnars in the community for lent care, lower mortalipeople living with HIV and AIDS (CARE ty rates), but at what point is it in the best Center) and perform eye exams at schools interests of all concerned to let a patient and community centers that serve homedie? UCLA has a health ethics center to help less and low-income families (Mobile Eye doctors and families wrestle with such deClinic). Many of its programs involve scores cisions. It’s also the first (and, to date, only) of physicians and partnerships with maICU to take part in the 3 Wishes Project, a jor community-based agencies; others, like program launched by two UCLA physicians, Clare Suomi’s Grace’s Basket, which supports Thanh Neville and Peter Phung, in 2017 to young patients and their families at Mattel improve the end-of-life experiences of ICU Children’s Hospital L.A., are smaller and patients. More than 700 wishes have been more homegrown. granted so far, including one young man’s All of these initiatives depend on the genrequest to spend his last moments outdoors erosity of donors, and the competition for dolwith his wife. lars can be intense. UCLA holds everything During a recent visit to UCLA’s Medical from kids parties on the Santa Monica Pier to Intensive Care Unit, there was a surgery in celebrity golf tournaments to fashion shows. progress. This facility, as well as the mediCedars has scheduled fundraising galas at cal center’s pediatric cardiac ICU, is outfitthe Beverly Wilshire and summer concerts at ted with operating-room light systems for “a private Beverly Hills estate” and conducts just such an occasion. Many patients here are an annual “sports spectacular” (Snoop Dogg on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation hosted the last one). Famous donors (at Cemachines, or ECMOs, intricate systems of dars, Michael Bloomberg and Diane von Furtubes, pumps, and monitors that keep the stenberg) and multimillion-dollar donations heart and lungs functioning. Harrison notes (Garmin founders Min and Fan Kao’s $20 mila young woman on an ECMO. Three assislion last year, again, to Cedars) might get the tants are helping her move around the ICU most press, but both institutions aggressively as her blood is being drained from her body, chase donations of every size. In 2010, Cedars then warmed and oxygenated before being

pumped back into her. A physical therapist helps her make her way down the corridor; another woman, a “perfusionist,” monitors the ECMO; and a nurse is at the ready with a wheelchair in case the patient needs to rest.

Even with all the high-tech gear, Harrison says, everything comes down to human care.

“Without that machine, she could not survive,” he says. “But we still want her to walk.

Some of these patients are waiting for transplants, and we want to keep them as strong as possible while they wait.”

On the other end of the ICU spectrum are neonatal facilities. At the NICU at Cedars, most of the babies are “inborns,” direct from the hospital’s own labor and delivery department. Many are premature to extremely premature. “We have some babies who are here for 24 hours and some who are here for five or six months,” says Bevin Merideth, an assistant nurse manager. “So you do get very close to the families.” Inside the NICU are three freezers filled with breast milk (“100 percent of our babies get breast milk as their first feeding,” Merideth says) and Arctic Suns,devices used to reduce brain swelling in newborns. They actually coolthe babies first, and then they slowly rewarm them,” she says. At other ICUs, Merideth says, you see patients only when they’re really sick. Few get well in an ICU and leave for home with big hugs all around; they either die there or they are moved to another department when their condition stabilizes. “But here, since we go from being supercritical to ready to go home,” she says, “we get to see it all.”

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In the end, one could do worse than asking a few patients, past and present. Near the dining commons at UCLA’s medical center I spot Chris Alfred, a patient who has set up two large tables laden with feta cheese and spinach dip, party trays of grilled vegetables and iced Pellegrinos, a gesture of thanks for the assorted doctors and nurses who care for him here. Alfred has been coming to UCLA for 22 years. “I’ve got a heart condition and diabetes, a bunch of other stuff going on.” He can’t get the same level of care at his local hospitals in Palm Springs, he says, so he comes all the way out here to Westwood, 140 miles. A nurse he knows comes by to say hello. Alfred likes that the nurses here “really care,” and that you can talk to the doctors “about life.” He doesn’t have a single bad thing to say about UCLA. Did he ever think about maybe going to Cedars-Sinai, you know, that other great L.A. hospital right across town? “Oh, I go there, too,” he says.

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Q: Has anyone had a street named for them and then had it revoked?

A: A school auditorium in Hollywood added, covered, and later restored Michael Jackson’s name after his 2003 arrest on child molestation charges.

Caltrans stripped Richard Nixon’s moniker from the 90 freeway after Watergate, but what did Debbie Reynolds do wrong? The Singin’ in the Rain star was honored with a street in her hometown of Burbank in 1973, but neighbors balked, and soon after Debbie Reynolds Drive became Joaquin Drive.

Q: Do any restaurants still hand out matchboxes?

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Danon of the Match Group. Sadly these days, he says, they’re rarely available at restaurants.

Soho House offers boxes to members, and Ojai Valley Inn leaves them in guest rooms. TAO in Hollywood and WeHo’s Cecconi’s are among the few dining spots that continue to give out a box of flammable timber to customers.

Q: Is it true that Lady Gaga helped fix up a gay bar in the Valley?

A: It’s true. Oil Can Harry’s, a rodeothemed gay bar in Studio City, was thrust into the limelight last year when Gaga and DJ Mark Ronson chose it as the site of a starstudded Grammys party that attracted the

likes of Adele, Lizzo, Katy Perry, and 500 other guests. The fete’s success allowed the coowners of the 52-yearold dive to invest in air-conditioning, a new parking lot, and a much needed face-lift.

“We owe it all to Gaga,” says manager Tommy Young. “She gave the bar an uplift. We have a new lease on life.”

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A: Before LAX had a runway or a control tower, it had Hangar One. The first permanent structure at the fledgling airport was built in 1929 as a flight school. Today it is rented by Menzies Aviation, the company that services airplanes, handles your luggage, and sometimes runs the check-in desk. It uses the space for employee training and to repair broken baggage carts.

O So. Many. Teeth.

The Oddities Flea Market unites a herd of taxidermied beasts, “ethically sourced insects,” and artfully invented creatures with the witches, gloom folk, and interior designers who love them at its beastly bazaar inside downtown’s century-old Globe Theatre on April 4 and 5.

Seventy vendors will take over the baroque movie palace to display jewelry, dark art, and even anatomical cakes (below).

Bars, a tarot card reader, and a DJ set from Dead Animal Assembly Plant will fill the theater.

The event has become so popular that you might start spotting replicas of the event’s eerie interiors. “We’ll go to Restoration Hardware and see fake skulls and things in domes,” says Ryan Matthew Cohn, who started the show with his wife, Regina. “It looks like a weird, fake version of our house.”

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