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t perhaps no time in living memory has
their opinions about who among them deserve
the medical profession been the focus
recognition as the best of the best. In partnership
of so much attention as throughout the
with Professional Research Services who conduct
coronavirus pandemic. In the face of a
the balloting, we compile and publish a listing of
crisis of such magnitude, this is only natural. Of
those medical professionals whom their peers have
course, personal medical crises are not confined to
elevated for recognition. All Top Docs are vetted
global outbreaks, instead striking some of us every
through the California Medical Association to
day in a myriad of ways. And when they do, the first
ensure they are currently licensed and under no
thing on our minds is access to superior medical care.
investigation or sanction. All qualifying doctors
That’s why each year at Pasadena Magazine,
with unblemished records become a Pasadena
we survey the local medical community to seek
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FOR COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION, VISIT PASADENAMAG.COM ADDICTION MEDICINE Itai Danovitch Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles D. Drew Pinsky Dr. Drew Pinsky MD South Pasadena
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Martin M. Anderson UCLA Health Los Angeles Marvin Belzer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Claudia Borzutzky Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Johanna Olson-Kennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Michele Roland Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Diane Tanaka Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Allison Yim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; San Marino Pediatric Associates San Marino Saraleen Benouni Allergy Asthma Care Center, Inc. Los Angeles Varaz Bozoghlanian Allergy Asthma Care Center, Inc. Los Angeles Melinda Braskett Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Reyneiro Castro Huntington Asthma & Allergy Center Pasadena Joseph Church Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jonathan Corren Jonathan Corren M.D. and Associates Los Angeles Marine Demirjian Allergy and Asthma Treatment Center Glendale
Robert Eitches Tower Allergy Los Angeles Kevin Farnam Adult and Children Allergy Asthma Center Pasadena Ronald Ferdman Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Maria I. Garcia-Lloret UCLA Health Los Angeles Alan R. Green Alan R. Green, MD Glendale Brian K. Greenberg Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; The Pediatric Group of Southern California Agoura Hills Marc Meth Century City Allergy Los Angeles Stuart Y. Min Min Allergy & Asthma Center Alhambra Peck Ong Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Sonal Patel Huntington Asthma & Allergy Center Pasadena Jonathan Tam Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Flora A. Vardanian Allergy and Asthma Specialist Doctors, Inc. Pasadena Karl von Tiehl Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Bowtie Allergy Specialists San Marino
ANESTHESIOLOGY Frederic R. Bushnell Shriners for Children Medical Center Pasadena Pasadena Andrew J. Costandi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Andres Falabella Pacific Valley Medical Group Arcadia Shahbaz Farnad Miracle Mile Medical Group Los Angeles David Mahjoubi Ketamine Healing Clinic of Los Angeles Los Angeles Rebecca Margolis Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Marla Matar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Johnathan L. Pregler UCLA Health Los Angeles Kyle Sanders Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Gary Scott Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
BREAST SURGERY Jennifer Baker UCLA Health Los Angeles Maggie L. DiNome UCLA Health Los Angeles Neel R. Joshi Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Maria E. Nelson Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Amy Polverini City of Hope South Pasadena Stephen F. Sener Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jeannie Shen Methodist Hospital of Southern California; UCLA Health Pasadena Alicia M. Terando Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
CARDIAC SURGERY Abbas Ardehali UCLA Health Los Angeles
Craig J. Baker Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Robbin G. Cohen Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Fardad Esmailian Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Fernando Fleischman Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Ali Gheissari Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Advanced Cardiothoracic Surgery Los Angeles Cynthia Herrington Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Danny Ramzy Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Richard J. Shemin UCLA Health Los Angeles Vaughn A. Starnes Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Alfredo Trento Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
CARDIOLOGY Arash Bereliani Beverly Hills Institute for Cardiology & Preventive Medicine Beverly Hills Michael Broukhim Pacific Heart Institute Santa Monica Steven Burstein PIH Health Los Angeles Kirk Y. Chang Los Angeles Chris Christodoulou Methodist Hospital of Southern California; California Cardiovascular Care Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Nikhil Daga Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Foothill Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena
Azhil “Alex” Durairaj Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Foothill Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Yaron Elad Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Gregory M. Giesler Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena Antreas Hindoyan Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Hsin Yi Grace Huang Methodist Hospital of Southern California Arcadia Ray V. Matthews Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Andreas Mauer Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena Leigh C. Reardon UCLA Health Los Angeles R. Fernando Roth Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Foothill Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Amir H. Sadrzadeh Rafie Glendale Heart Institute Glendale Michael D. Share Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Amir Solhpour Glendale Heart Institute Glendale Karol E. Watson UCLA Health Los Angeles Payam R. Yashar Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Kristal B.Y. Young Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena
COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Moshe Barnajian The Surgery Group of LA Los Angeles
Kyle Graham Cologne Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Marjun Duldulao Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Phillip Fleshner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Andreas M. Kaiser City of Hope Duarte Kevork Kazanjian UCLA Health Los Angeles Mary Kwaan UCLA Health Los Angeles Sang W. Lee Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Anne Y. Lin UCLA Health Los Angeles David Magner David Magner, MD, FACS Beverly Hills Youssef Nasseri The Surgery Group of LA Los Angeles Joongho Shin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Karen Zaghiyan Karen Zaghiyan MD Los Angeles
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND PULMONARY DISEASE Brooke Chandrasoma Huntington Pulmonary Medical Group Pasadena Ching-Fei Chang Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Scott S. Oh UCLA Health Los Angeles Ayman Saad Huntington Pulmonary Medical Group Pasadena Curtis C. Sather Optum - HealthCare Partners Pasadena Tisha S. Wang UCLA Health Los Angeles
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DOCTORS 2021 DERMATOLOGY Heather Butler Comprehensive Dermatology Center of Pasadena Pasadena Joanna Chan Methodist Hospital of Southern California; California Skin Institute Arcadia Shirley Chi Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Center for Advanced Dermatology Arcadia Shanthi Colaço Skinstyle Dermatology, Inc. Los Angeles
Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Paul J. McAndrews Dr. Paul McAndrews Pasadena Brian P. Mekelburg Brian P. Mekelburg, MD, FAAD Los Angeles Daniel Navi Skin & Beauty Center Glendale Binh T. Ngo Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jasmine O. Obioha Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills David Peng Keck Medicine of USC La Cañada Flintridge
Ashley B. Crew Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
A. David Rahimi Forever Young, Inc. Los Angeles
Janice DaVolio Huntington Dermatology Group Pasadena
David Eric Sawcer Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
David Denenholz Pasadena Premier Dermatology Pasadena
Karen A. Sherwood Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Descanso Dermatology Medical Group La Cañada Flintridge
Sara Gaspard Comprehensive Dermatology Center of Pasadena Pasadena Jenny C. Hu Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Gene H. Kim Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Leonard H. Kim LKMD Dermatology Los Angeles Phillip H. A. Lee Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Center for Advanced Dermatology Arcadia Han Lee Comprehensive Dermatology Center of Pasadena Pasadena Ivy Lee Pasadena Premier Dermatology Pasadena
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Teresa Soriano UCLA Health Los Angeles Stefani R. Takahashi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC La Cañada Flintridge Allison K. Truong Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills Seth A. Vaccaro Huntington Dermatology Group Pasadena James Y. Wang Metropolis Dermatology Los Angeles Scott D. Worswick Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Narineh Zohrabian Dermatology Specialists of Pasadena Pasadena
DEVELOPMENTAL BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS Karen Kay Imagawa Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Irene Koolwijk UCLA Health Los Angeles Josh Mandelberg Griesbach, Batra and Mandelberg Los Angeles Douglas Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Larry Yin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT Anca Barbu Beverly Hills Voice Los Angeles A. Battaglia Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists Pasadena
Courtney Voelker Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Caruso Family Center Los Angeles
Niels C. Kokot Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Arthur Wu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Matthew Lee Beverly Hills ENT Los Angeles Gene Liu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Ellie Maghami City of Hope Duarte Jon Mallen-St. Clair Beverly Hills ENT Los Angeles Alexander Markarian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Ronen Nazarian Osborne Head & Neck Institute Los Angeles John S. Oghalai Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Henry Chen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Dale Rice Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Dinesh K. Chhetri UCLA Health Los Angeles
Alexis K. Rieber Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists Pasadena
Debra Don Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Elisabeth D. Ference Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Thomas J. Gernon City of Hope Duarte Gabriel Gomez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Allen Ho Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Michael Johns, III Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Eric J. Kezirian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
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Amit Kochhar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Pacific Neuroscience Institute Los Angeles
Nina L. Shapiro UCLA Health Los Angeles Jahangir Sharifi L.A. Sinus & Allergy Specialists Los Angeles Maie St. John UCLA Health Los Angeles Jeffrey D. Suh UCLA Health Los Angeles Mark S. Swanson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Geoffrey B. Trenkle Los Angeles Center for Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy Los Angeles
Mani H. Zadeh Los Angeles Sinus Institute Los Angeles
EMERGENCY MEDICINE Christine Cho Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Frank C. Day UCLA Health Los Angeles Taline Kilaghbian Huntington Hospital Pasadena Brandon L. Lew Huntington Hospital Pasadena Lynne B. McCullough UCLA Health Los Angeles Sam S. Torbati Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles David Ulick Huntington Hospital Pasadena
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, AND METABOLISM Trevor E. Angell Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Peter A. Singer Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Stephanie Smooke Praw UCLA Health Los Angeles
FAMILY MEDICINE Glen John Apramian St. George’s Medical Clinic Pasadena Laura L. Doan Van Nuys Katherine Gibson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David S. Han David Han, MD Glendale Carolyn Kaloostian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Teresa Ku-Borden Family Care Specialists Medical Group, Inc. Los Angeles Nupur Kumar Kumar Medical PC Los Angeles Laura Mosqueda Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Reena R. Patel South Pasadena Jehni S. Robinson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David Sulam Family Care Specialists Medical Group, Inc. Los Angeles
Braden G. Barnett Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena
Lucila Tarin Family Care Specialists Medical Group, Inc. Los Angeles
John David Carmichael Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Esther Yoon Glendale
Jennifer I. Chang Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena
FOOT AND ANKLE SURGERY Timothy Charlton Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Matthew J. Freeby UCLA Health Santa Monica Anthony P. Heaney UCLA Health Los Angeles Caroline T. Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Braden J. Criswell Methodist Hospital of Southern California, RISSER Orthopaedic Group Pasadena Thomas G Harris Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena
FOR COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION, VISIT PASADENAMAG.COM Kenneth S. Jung Cedars-Sinai KerlanJobe Institute Los Angeles
Waleed W. Shindy inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena
Jonathan R. Saluta Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles
Sassan Soltani inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena
Benjamin Tehrani Kings Point Foot & Ankle Specialists Los Angeles
Leo Treyzon Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
David B. Thordarson Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
GASTROENTEROLOGY Benjamin Basseri Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Ihab Beblawi inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena James L. Buxbaum Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Seper Dezfoli Beverly Hills Gastroenterology Beverly Hills Terri Getzug UCLA Health Los Angeles Kevin Ghassemi UCLA Health Los Angeles Wendy Ho UCLA Health Los Angeles Marc D. Makhani LA Digestive Health and Wellness Los Angeles Richard E. Nickowitz inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena David M. Padua Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills Peter M. Rosenberg inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena Ara Sahakian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Omid A. Shaye Gastroenterology Associates of Beverly Hills Los Angeles Sarah Sheibani Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Jacques Van Dam Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Julie Yang inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena
GENERAL SURGERY Timothy Donahue UCLA Health Los Angeles Asok Doraiswamy Methodist Hospital of Southern California LA - Surgical Arcadia David E. Fermelia Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Oscar J. Hines UCLA Health Los Angeles
GENETICS Ora K. Gordon Providence - Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Burbank Deborah Krakow UCLA Health Los Angeles Julian A. Martinez UCLA Health Los Angeles Sulagna C. Saitta UCLA Health Los Angeles
HAND SURGERY Katherine Au Shriners for Children Medical Center Pasadena Pasadena
HEMATOLOGY Steven H. Applebaum UCLA Health Pasadena
Kodi K. Azari UCLA Health Los Angeles Prosper Benhaim UCLA Health Los Angeles Ryan Dellamaggiora Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Derek A. Wong UCLA Health Los Angeles
David A. Kulber Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
GERIATRIC MEDICINE Brandon K. Koretz UCLA Health Los Angeles Laura Mosqueda Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena David B. Reuben UCLA Health Los Angeles
Neel R. Joshi Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Faisal Khan Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group Glendale
Stephen J. Lee City of Hope Duarte
Sepehr Lalezari Lalezari Surgical Los Angeles
Andrew J. Li Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
John C. Lipham Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Sanaz Memarzadeh UCLA Health Los Angeles
David J. Lourie David J. Lourie, MD Pasadena
Huyen Q. Pham Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Wes J. Powell Methodist Hospital of Southern California Pasadena
Bobbie J. Rimel Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Gregory K. Tsushima Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Eugene Y. Tsai Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Pedro A.Sanchez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Joshua G. Cohen UCLA Health Los Angeles
Robert R. Selby Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Mae Zakhour UCLA Health Los Angeles
Lynda D. Roman Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Eijean Wu Gyn Oncology Specialists Los Angeles Annie A. Yessaian Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena
Stuart H. Kuschner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Shankar Lakshman Pasadena Surgeons Pasadena Rachel E. Lefebvre Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Nina Lightdale-Miric Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Steven D. Lin Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Arcadia Erin Meisel Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Luke Thomas Nicholson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Mort Rizvi Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena
Howard A. Liebman Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Casey L. O’Connell Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Michael H. Rosove UCLA Health Los Angeles Lasika C. Seneviratne Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Los Angeles Cancer Network Los Angeles
HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Gitanjli Arora Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Daniel Uslan UCLA Health Los Angeles Rachel Zabner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Phillip C. Zakowski Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
INTERNAL MEDICINE Emil Avanes Harmony Health MD Glendale Andreh Carapiet Elevate Health Group Glendale Dino Clarizio Methodist Hospital of Southern California Arcadia Garen Derhartunian Elevate Health Group Glendale Narbeh Tovmassian Elevate Health Group Glendale
Ilanit Brook Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE Yalda Afshar UCLA Health Los Angeles
Devinder S. Gandhi Adventist Health Glendale
Tania F. Esakoff Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Debra Lotstein Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Kimberly D. Gregory Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Sunita Puri Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
INFECTIOUS DISEASE Benjamin E. Bluen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Cyril R. Gaultier Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Kenneth R. Sabbag Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena
Jason B. Kirk Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills
Steven S. Shin Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
David G. Man Infectious Disease Consultants Pasadena
Milan Stevanovic Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Paul H. Nieberg Methodist Hospital of Southern California Pasadena Kimberly A. Shriner Kimberly A. Shriner, MD Pasadena
Christina Han UCLA Health Los Angeles Deborah Krakow UCLA Health Los Angeles Lawrence David Platt Center for Fetal Medicine & Women’s Ultrasound Los Angeles Rashmi R. Rao UCLA Health Santa Monica
NEONATAL AND PERINATAL MEDICINE Rachel Chapman Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Sherin U. Devaskar UCLA Health Los Angeles
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DOCTORS Ilan J. Danan Cedars-Sinai KerlanJobe Institute Los Angeles
2021 Philippe Friedlich Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Eric Frechette Methodist Hospital of Southern California Arcadia
Meena Garg UCLA Health Los Angeles
James C. Ha Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Jamie W. Powers Huntington Hospital Pasadena
Christianne N. Heck Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Aaron J. Reitman Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
Artin Minaeian Axon Neurology Glendale
NEPHROLOGY Sevag Balikian Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Huntington Family Medicine Pasadena
M. Lorraine Purino Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Purino Fortanasce Neurology Center Arcadia
Behnoud Beroukhim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Larry Froch Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Tena Rosser Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jeffrey L. Saver UCLA Health Los Angeles
Sophie Kwok PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital Los Angeles Michael S. Linsey Pasadena Nephrology Pasadena Ann E. Moore Pasadena Nephrology Pasadena Anjay Rastogi UCLA Health Los Angeles Leon Rovner Premier Nephrology Medical Group Los Angeles
NEUROLOGY Rami Apelian Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Huntington Headache and Neurology Arcadia Danny Benmoshe Danny Benmoshe, MD Los Angeles Jeff M. Bronstein UCLA Health Los Angeles Helena Chang Chui Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
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Arun Ramachandran Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Colin Stokol Colin Stokol, MD Los Angeles Nicholas R. Szumski Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
NEUROSURGERY Behnam Badie City of Hope Duarte Keith L. Black Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Thomas C. Chen Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Ray M. Chu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Igor Fineman Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Raymond Neurosurgery and Spine Pasadena Steven L. Giannotta Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
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Patrick C. Hsieh Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Erica D. Oberman UCLA Health Los Angeles
Heinz-Josef Lenz Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Rahul Jandial City of Hope Duarte
Jeannine Rahimian UCLA Health Los Angeles
Janice Lu Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Won Kim UCLA Health Los Angeles
Ramneek Rana UCLA Health Santa Monica
Linda M. Liau UCLA Health Los Angeles
Radhika D. Rible UCLA Health Los Angeles
Mark V. McNamara Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena
William J. Mack Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Valentina M. Rodriguez UCLA Health Los Angeles
Ian B. Ross Methodist Hospital of Southern California Pasadena Gabriel Zada Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
NUCLEAR MEDICINE Shahram Bonyadlou Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Patrick M. Colletti Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Hossein Jadvar Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Alin Lina Akopians Southern California Reproductive Center Pasadena Laila A. Al-Marayati Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Mark A. Dwight Spectrum Women’s Healthcare Los Angeles
Casey O’Connell Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Karyn M. Solky Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Lawrence D. Piro Cedars-Sinai The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute Los Angeles
Aparna Sridhar UCLA Health Los Angeles
David I. Quinn Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Joana Tamayo Joana Tamayo, MD Glendale
Lasika C. Seneviratne Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Los Angeles Cancer Network Los Angeles
Timothy Tsui Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sara Beth Twogood Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sarah K. Yamaguchi DTLA Gynecology Los Angeles Deborah A. Yu Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Arcadia Obstetrics & Gynecology Medical Group Arcadia
Henry Wang Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia Christina H. Yeon City of Hope South Pasadena
OPHTHALMOLOGY Tarek Alasil Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Los Angeles
Tom S. Chang Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Arcadia Brian Chen Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Los Angeles Vikas Chopra Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia Michael Davis Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Downey Steven C. Dresner Eyesthetica, Inc. Los Angeles Avneet K. Sodhi Gaur Assil Eye Institute of Los Angeles Beverly Hills Kweku Grant-Acquah Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Los Angeles Gad Heilweil Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena Hugo Y. Hsu Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia Jeffrey Huang Diamond Vision Institute Alhambra Morgan Huang Huang Ophthalmology Center Inc. Arcadia
Mya R. Zapata UCLA Health Los Angeles
Sahar Bedrood Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Pasadena
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE Glen John Apramian St. George’s Medical Clinic Pasadena
Benjamin B. Bert Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena
Alex A. Huang Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena
Rizwan Bhatti Retina Macula Consultants of California, Inc Pasadena
Michael S. Ip Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia
David Seil Kim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
ONCOLOGY Anthony B. El-Khoueiry Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Deborah Krakow UCLA Health Los Angeles
John A. Glaspy UCLA Health Los Angeles
Erin Meschter Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Syma Iqbal Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Michael S. Mitri Fair Oaks Women’s Health Pasadena
Irene Morae Kang Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Mark Borchert Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles David S. Boyer Retina - Vitreous Associates Medical Group Los Angeles Michael A. Burnstine Eyesthetica, Inc. Los Angeles
Jennifer S. Huang Southland Eye Surgeons Monterey Park
John A. Irvine Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena Boban A. Joseph UCLA Health Pasadena Arbi Khemichian Pasadena Eye Medical Group Pasadena
FOR COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION, VISIT PASADENAMAG.COM Monica R. Khitri Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena
Benjamin Y. Xu Keck Medicine of USCUSC, Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles
Linda A. Lam Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Victoria H. Yom Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia
Olivia L. Lee UCLA Health Pasadena Christopher C. Lo Eyesthetica, Inc. Torrance Kenneth L. Lu Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia Michael P. Miller Pasadena Vicky Pai Foothill Eye Institute Pasadena Peter A. Quiros Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena Daniel B. Rootman UCLA Health Pasadena Srinivas R. Sadda UCLA Health Pasadena Alfredo A. Sadun Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Pasadena Warren C. Stout Warren C. Stout, MD Pasadena Brian C. Toy Keck Medicine of USCUSC, Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Victoria Tseng Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia Irena Tsui Doheny Eye Center UCLA Health Arcadia Reid Wainess Acuity Eye Group & Retina Institute Arcadia Peter Ho Win Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Win Retina Arcadia
David D. Yu Pasadena Eye Medical Group Pasadena
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY Gregory J. Adamson Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Lindsay Andras Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Walter Burnham Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena Robert H. Cho Shriners for Children Medical Center Pasadena Pasadena Richard C. Diehl Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Todd B. Dietrick Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Rishi Garg Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Arcadia Raymond J. Hah Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Thomas G. Harris Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena George F. “Rick” Hatch, III Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Nathanael D. Heckmann Keck Medicine of USC Glendale
Gregory T. Heinen Methodist Hospital of Southern California; California Sports and Cartilage Institute Arcadia Kevork N. Hindoyan Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Timothy J. Jackson Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Mark J. Jo Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena Bradley Curtis Johnson Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena Robert Kay Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Robert C. Klapper Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Joe Y.B. Lee Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Arcadia Jay R. Lieberman Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Rojeh Melikian Rojeh Melikian, MD Marina del Rey Gary Moscarello Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Arcadia Vahe Panossian Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena John Quigley Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Marc A. Samson Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles
James A. Shankwiler Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena
Nick Shillingford Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Robinder Khemani Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
David L. Skaggs Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Wonwoo Shon Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
George Tang Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena
Larry Wang Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Barry Markovitz Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Carlos A. Uquillas Shriners for Children Medical Center Pasadena Pasadena Alexander E. Weber Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Shengmei Zhou Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PAIN MEDICINE Christy Anthony Synovation Medical Group Pasadena
PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Sarah Badran Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Christopher Newth Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Patrick Ross Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY Ronald W. Cotliar UCLA Health Los Angeles Nicole Harter Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Hilary J. Fausett Comprehensive Spine & Pain Physicians Pasadena
Elizabeth R. De Oliveira Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena
Eugene Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Jon Detterich Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Faisal Lalani Pain & Healing Institute Los Angeles
Daniel S. Levi UCLA Health Los Angeles
Edward K. Pang Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Jondavid Menteer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Karen A. Sherwood Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Descanso Dermatology Medical Group La Cañada Flintridge
Gabriel Rudd-Barnard California Pain Medicine Center Santa Monica Nadiv Y. Samimi Pain & Healing Institute Los Angeles
PATHOLOGY Manju Aron Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Bonnie L. Balzer Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sarah M. Dry UCLA Health Los Angeles Bruce Pawel Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Narsing A. Rao Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Gregory S. Perens UCLA Health Los Angeles Gary M. Satou UCLA Health Los Angeles Jennifer Su Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jacqueline Szmuszkovicz Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Evan M. Zahn Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Elizabeth A. Bragg Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Meagan Hughes Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY Juliana Austin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Lily C. Chao Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Clement Cheung Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Lynda K. Fisher Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Mitchell Geffner Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Cedric Ng Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena
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DOCTORS 2021 Jennifer Raymond Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Anna Ryabets-Lienhard Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY Harry Cynamon Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Tanaz Farzan Danialifar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Santa Monica Rula Harb Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Elaheh Vahabnezhad UCLA Health Santa Monica George Yanni Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY Peter A. Chiarelli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC SURGERY David Bliss Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Jason Chu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Daniel A. Deugarte UCLA Health Los Angeles
Mark Krieger Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Anthony Wang UCLA Health Los Angeles
Julienne Jacobson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Francisco Navarro Mind Health Institute Pasadena Bradley Peterson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Eugenia Ho Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY Manvi Bansal Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Quyen Luc Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY Lara Bishay Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Wendy Mitchell Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Arthur Partikian Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; LAC + USC Medical Center Los Angeles
Roberta Kato Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Leigh Maria Ramos-Platt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
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PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY Robert Holloway Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Rohit Kohli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Tena Rosser Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Kiarash Sadrieh Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Thomas Keens Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Cheryl Lew Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Muhammad M. Saeed Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles
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Christopher Gayer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Tracy Grikscheit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Howard Chung-Hao Jen UCLA Health Los Angeles Eugene S. Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Cathy Shin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles James Stein Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Andy Chang Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Roger De Filippo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Andrew L. Freedman Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Paul Kokorowski Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Steven E. Lerman UCLA Health Los Angeles Jennifer S. Singer UCLA Health Los Angeles Evalynn Vasquez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PEDIATRICS (GENERAL) Eyal Ben-Isaac Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Bradley M. Bursch Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Glendale Pediatrics Glendale Adrian Castro Huntington Health Physicians - Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Kristin Chapman Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Yee-Jean Chou Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Diala Faddoul Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Richard H. Feuille, Jr. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Glendale Pediatrics Glendale Kirsten Gardner Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Nareen Hindoyan Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena John Legault Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Carlos F. Lerner UCLA Health Los Angeles Fasha Liley Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Mary Ellen McCormick Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena John Rodarte Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Christopher Russell Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Ann Sahakian Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge Sarah Salamon Huntington Health Physicians Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Michelle Thompson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Rungsima Vayupakparnonde Lakeside Community Healthcare Burbank
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION Danielle Aufiero The Orthohealing Center Los Angeles Ryan Kotton Docs Spine + Orthopedics Los Angeles Maxim Moradian Methodist Hospital of Southern California; California Sports & Spine Institute Glendale Adam Saby UCLA Health Los Angeles Kavitha Swaminathan Cedars Sinai - California Rehabilitation Institute Los Angeles
Gregory Lizer Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY James S. Andersen City of Hope Duarte
Shakeh Mazmanian Huntington Health Physicians Descanso Pediatrics La Cañada Flintridge
Jen Chow Chow Center For Facial Plastic Surgery Arcadia
Michael W. Chu Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles John M. Compoginis John M. Compoginis, MD Pasadena Som Kohanzadeh Dr. Som Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills David A. Kulber Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Lily Lee Lily Lee, MD Pasadena Justine C. Lee UCLA Health Los Angeles Max R. Lehfeldt Teleos Plastic Surgery Pasadena Wai-Yee Li City of Hope South Pasadena Christopher C. Lo Eyesthetica, Inc. Los Angeles William Magee Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Caroline Min Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Caroline Min, M.D. Pasadena Martin A. O’Toole Pasadena Cosmetic Surgery Pasadena Andre Panossian Andre Panossian, MD Pasadena Ketan M. Patel Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Mort Rizvi Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena Jason Roostaeian UCLA Health Los Angeles Jeffrey Rosenberg Jeffrey L. Rosenberg, MD Los Angeles Sepideh Saber Saber Plastic Surgery Glendale Gordon H. Sasaki Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Sasaki Advanced Aesthetic Medical Center Pasadena
FOR COMPLETE CONTACT INFORMATION, VISIT PASADENAMAG.COM Mark C. Tan City of Hope Duarte
Robert K. Chin UCLA Health Los Angeles
Bradford A. Kolb HRC Fertility Pasadena
Christopher K. Tiner Methodist Hospital of Southern California Pasadena
John V. Hegde UCLA Health Santa Monica
Lindsay L. Kroener UCLA Health Los Angeles
Amar U. Kishan UCLA Health Los Angeles
Matthew Macer Macer Fertility Center Torrance
Michael L. Steinberg UCLA Health Los Angeles
Jeffrey R. Nelson HRC Fertility Pasadena
Jason Ye Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Molly Quinn UCLA Health Los Angeles
Ryan Kelln Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
PODIATRY Claire E. Futenma Claire E. Futenma, MD Pasadena
Zachary S. Zumsteg Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Vicken Sahakian Pacific Fertility Center Los Angeles Los Angeles
Vahe Panossian Huntington Orthopedic Institute Pasadena
Neal Patel Wound Institute of America at Robertson Surgical Institute Beverly Hills
RADIOLOGY Jay Acharya Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
John G. Wilcox HRC Fertility Pasadena
Steven Sampson The Orthohealing Center Los Angeles
Phillip M. Cheng Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
RHEUMATOLOGY Daniel G. Arkfeld Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Carlos A. Uquillas Shriners for Children Medical Center Pasadena Pasadena
Mark Urata Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Caroline Yao Line Plastic Surgery Center Los Angeles
Alan M. Singer UCLA Health Los Angeles Jonathan Tavakoli Home Foot Care, Inc. Valley Village Benjamin Tehrani Kings Point Foot & Ankle Specialists Los Angeles
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Mike Carragher The Body Well Los Angeles Mark Ghalili Regenerative Medicine LA Los Angeles
PSYCHIATRY Michael J. Gitlin UCLA Health Los Angeles John Jimenez More Ways Than One Los Angeles
Vinay Anant Duddalwar Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Fariba Goodarzian Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Leah M. Lin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Pareen Mehta Cedars-Sinai The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute Los Angeles Anandh Rajamohan Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Benita Tamrazi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
Aaron Kaufman UCLA Health Los Angeles
REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY Zain A. Al-Safi UCLA Health Los Angeles
Catherine Scott More Ways Than One Los Angeles
Aykut Bayrak LA IVF Clinic Los Angeles
RADIATION ONCOLOGY Leslie Ballas Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Kathleen M. Brennan UCLA Health Los Angeles Catherine DeUgarte CMD Fertility Los Angeles
Glenn R. Ehresmann Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jennifer M. Grossman UCLA Health Los Angeles Arash A. Horizon Center for Rheumatology Los Angeles Katherine Marzan Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Dean T. Noritake Dean Noritake & Irene Tong MD Pasadena Vickram Singh Reehal Optum - HealthCare Partners Pasadena Bracha Shaham Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Massoud Soleimani Methodist Hospital of Southern California Optum - HealthCare Partners Arcadia Mihaela Taylor UCLA Health Los Angeles
SLEEP MEDICINE Roy Artal Wolfe, Wachtel, Artal, MD’s Los Angeles
Arun Ramachandran Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
SPORTS MEDICINE Bianca Edison Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Seth Gamradt Gamradt Orthopaedics Beverly Hills
Curtis VandenBerg Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Daniel V. Vigil UCLA Health Los Angeles Alexander E. Weber Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Tracy Zaslow Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY I. Benjamin Paz City of Hope Duarte Poornima Rao City of Hope South Pasadena
THORACIC SURGERY Scott M. Atay Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Loretta Erhunmwunsee City of Hope Duarte Jae Y. Kim City of Hope Duarte
Jay M. Lee UCLA Health Los Angeles Dan J. Raz City of Hope Duarte Jane Yanagawa UCLA Health Los Angeles
TRANSGENDER HEALTH Maurice M. Garcia Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Johanna Olson-Kennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles
UROLOGY Michael Bishai Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Pasadena Urological Medical Group Pasadena Kevin G. Chan City of Hope Duarte Premal Desai Tower Urology Los Angeles Leo R. Doumanian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Navid Eghbalieh Southern California Multi-Specialty Center Porter Ranch Marc L. Friedman Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jonathan Kessler City of Hope Duarte Edward W. Lee UCLA Health Los Angeles Justin McWilliams UCLA Health Los Angeles John M. Moriarty UCLA Health Los Angeles Stuart T. Schroff Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
VASCULAR SURGERY Ali Azizzadeh Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Hugh A. Gelabert UCLA Health Los Angeles Bruce L. Gewertz Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles
Kamyar Y. Ebrahimi STAR Urology Glendale
Sukgu M. Han Methodist Hospital of Southern California; Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena
David A. Ginsberg Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Jeffrey Kronson Jeffrey Kronson, MD Arcadia
Justin Houman Tower Urology Los Angeles
Rameen Moridzadeh Vascular Surgery Associates Glendale
Andrew J. Hung Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Howard H. Kim Cedars-Sinai Beverly Hills Mark S. Litwin UCLA Health Los Angeles Christopher S. Ng Tower Urology Los Angeles
VASCULAR/ INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Gary Duckwiler UCLA Health Los Angeles
Vincent L. Rowe Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Methodist Hospital of Southern California: Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Allan Tulloch Vascular Surgery Associates Glendale Willis Wagner Vascular Surgery Associates Glendale Fred A. Weaver Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
Anthony W. Kim Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles
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BRADFORD KOLB, MD, FACOG HRC FERTILITY
SPECIALTY: Dr. Bradford Kolb specializes in the care of complex fertility problems at HRC Fertility Pasadena and is internationally known for his expertise in reproductive matters. He is one of the largest providers of egg donation and surrogacy services in the United States, with patients traveling from around the world to HRC Fertility Pasadena to see him. His practice is known for helping to develop and implement cutting-edge technologies in the genetic screening of embryos, the development of new laboratory technologies, and the development of highly efficient treatment. In addition to his high success rates, patients are also impressed with his warm bedside manner, compassion, and dedication. Dr. Kolb is committed to the reproductive rights for all intended parents and is actively engaged in improving access to care and affordability of fertility care. He is also leading one of the most advanced efforts to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning to reproductive medicine to discover a new generation of advances in fertility medicine. EDUCATION: University of California, Irvine (undergraduate and medical school), Northwestern University (fellowship), University of Southern California (fellowship), and UCLA Anderson School of Management (business) BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility, obstetrics and gynecology AWARDS: Southern California Super Doctors, Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles magazine Super Doctors; Top Doc, Inland Empire Magazine; Top Doc, Los Angeles magazine; Pasadena magazine Top Doctors Award; Resolve – Excellence Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology National Teaching Award
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ADDRESS: 55 South Lake Avenue, Ninth Floor, Pasadena PHONE: 626.440.9161, ext. 2223 ONLINE: havingbabies.com EMAIL: nancyc@havingbabies.com
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JEFFREY R. NELSON, DO, FACOOG HRC FERTILITY
Dr. Jeffrey Nelson is known for his compassionate and holistic approach to patient care. He takes pride in working with his patients to develop an individualized treatment plan based upon their specific needs, while educating them regarding the cause of their infertility and treatment options. Dr. Nelson received his medical degree from North Texas State University Medical Health Science Center in Ft. orth, Texas. e chose to attend an osteopathic medical school because it offered the most comprehensive medical training along with a holistic approach to patient care and has been consistently ranked as one of the top 50 medical schools in the country. fter finishing his residency in obstetrics and gynecology, r. elson completed his fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He joined HRC Fertility (previously Huntington Reproductive Center in , and is the longest tenured physician at HRC. EDUCATION: ichigan tate niversity, ast ansing, ichigan undergraduate orth Texas tate niversity edical ealth cience Center, Fort orth medical school obstetrics and gynecology iverside ospital, Trenton, ichigan residency reproductive endocrinology and infertility (fellowship) BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Huntington Memorial Hospital AWARDS: Pasadena Magazine Top Doctors ward, C edical Foundation ward for ducational contribution to the C nnual Conference, Pennsylvania ospital Fellowship Teaching Award OB/GYN Residency Award for cademic xcellence
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ADDRESS: 55 South Lake Avenue, Ninth Floor, Pasadena PHONE: 626.440.9161 ONLINE: havingbabies.com EMAIL: docjeffnelsonivf@havingbabies.com
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JOHN M. NORIAN, MD, FACOG HRC FERTILITY
Dr. John Norian’s approach in helping his patients achieve their dream of having a family combines the precision and science of reproductive medicine with a warm and compassionate patient experience. His areas of expertise include in-vitro fertilization (IVF), pre-implantation genetic screening (PGT), sex selection, egg freezing, optimal treatment for low responders, LGBTQ fertility treatments, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Norian and his multilingual clinical team offer high-quality individualized care resulting in the highest success rates and it is because of this his patients come from around the world seeking treatment with him. Dr. Norian has authored over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and coauthored books focusing on reproductive biology and fertility and regularly presents at national and international meetings. His interests include trail running, reading, and enjoying time outdoors with his family. EDUCATION: University of California, Berkeley (undergraduate); Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland (medical school); obstetrics and gynecology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York (residency); reproductive endocrinology and infertility, National Institutes of Health, Maryland (fellowship) BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Obstetrics and Gynecology HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: : Huntington Memorial Hospital, San Antonio Regional Hospital AWARDS: Los Angeles Magazine Southern California Super Doctors, Inland Empire Magazine Top Doctor, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Registry Chairperson, American Society for Reproductive Medicine: Prize papers, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Associates: Chairperson, Royal College of Surgeons, Council medals: Best Research Paper & Presentation, University of California, Berkeley: Honors Society member ADDRESS: 55 South Lake Avenue, Ninth Floor, Pasadena PHONE: 909.941.1120 ONLINE: havingbabies.com EMAIL: norianivf@havingbabies.com
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JOHN G. WILCOX, MD, FACOG HRC FERTILITY
Dr. John Wilcox has been part of HRC family since 1996 and became a partner in 1988. He maintains a large clinical practice in Pasadena and is recognized for his meticulous approach and the high pregnancy rates that are achieved with his treatment protocols, experienced team of nurses and embryologists, and partnerships with patients for successful outcomes. Dr. Wilcox has received numerous awards including the IAHCP Leading Physicians of the World Award, Top Docs Los Angeles, America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists awards, and resident teaching and research awards including Searle Pharmaceutical Outstanding Teacher Award and Ortho Pharmaceutical Uwe Goebelsmann M.D. Memorial Resident Research Award. Additionally, Dr. Wilcox has consulted for numerous companies including Ferring Pharmaceutical, Merck, and Columbia Laboratories. EDUCATION: University of California, San Diego (undergraduate); University of Southern California, Los Angeles (medical school); obstetrics and gynecology University of Southern California Los Angeles County Women’s & Children’s Hospital (residency); reproductive endocrinology and infertility University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Women’s and Children’s Hospital (fellowship) BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Obstetrics & Gynecology HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS: Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Huntington Hospital Medical Center, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
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AWARDS: America’s Top Obstetrician and Gynecologists Award, IAHCP Leading Physicians of the World Award, Los Angeles magazine Top Doctors Award, Pasadena magazine Top Doctors Award, Ortho Pharmaceutical Uwe Goebelsmann M.D. Memorial Resident Research Award, Soarle Pharmaceutical Outstanding Teacher Award ADDRESS: 55 South Lake Avenue, Ninth Floor, Pasadena PHONE: 626.440.9161, ext. 2240 ONLINE: havingbabies.com EMAIL: wilcoxivf@havingbabies.com
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DURAIYAH THANGATHURAI, JD, MD, PHD, FCCM, FFARCS, FFARCSI, FANZCA, FASA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SPECIALTY: Board Certified in nesthesiology, Critical Care, Pain, ospice Palliative edicine, ddiction edicine, and egal edicine. ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Ph s in Clinical Psychology and epth Psychology. aster s egrees in Bioethics, edical ducation, erontology, uman ights aw. iplomas in Pediatrics C , ip B ifestyle edicine and ntegrative edicine B . EDUCATION: tchuvely Christian College, aha ana College, Faculty of edicine niversity of Ceylon BB . HONORS/AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Fellow of the Faculty of naesthetists oyal College of urgeons of reland, ngland, ustralia, and ew ealand. Fellow, merican College of egal edicine FC . Teaching wards received from residents and fellows in nesthesiology, rology, and Critical Care edicine. emberships merican ociety of nesthesiology ociety of Critical Care edicine CC merican Psychological ssociation P cademy of ntegrative ealth edicine merican ssociation of Physician pecialists P . PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Triple appointments in nesthesiology, urgery, and rology at C d unct Faculty at Chicago chool of Professional Psychology. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Fellow of merican College of Critical Care edicine FCC Fellowship of ifestyle edicine ip B Fellowship in ntegrative edicine. CHARITY WORK: Providing expert advice in the areas of lifestyle medicine, integrative medicine, and addiction medicine. BUSINESS MANTRA: Physicians must strive to be competent, committed, moral, altruistic, and integrate patient-centered care. ADDRESS: 1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 3600, Los Angeles PHONE: 323.442.7400 | 323.442.7411 EMAIL: thangath@med.usc.edu
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RIZWAN BHATTI, MD
RETINA MACULA CONSULTANTS OF CALIFORNIA
SPECIALTY: Medical and Surgical Diseases of the Retina, Vitreous, and Macula. EDUCATION: Miami University (undergraduate); Medical College of Ohio (medical school); National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD (research fellowship); Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI (Ophthalmology Residency); Doheny Eye Institute/ USC Keck School of Medicine (Retina Fellowship). HONORS/AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology; Intramural Research Fellowship Award from the National Eye Institute; Fellow of the American Academy of phthalmology ember of the merican ociety of Retina Specialists. Fellow of the American Society of Retina Specialists. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Huntington emorial ospital an abriel alley edical Center PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY: My philosophy is to provide university-level care and education for patients and their families with the convenience and comfort of private practice. I use the latest technology in every aspect of patient care, from state of- the-art diagnostic equipment to advanced surgical techniques. My goal is to provide experienced, compassionate care with integrity and the highest moral standards—the same way I would treat my own family. ADDRESS: 10 Congress Street, Suite 502, Pasadena PHONE: 626.795.2020 FAX : 626.628.0498 ONLINE: retinaCA.com EMAIL: retinaguy@gmail.com
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ERIC FRECHETTE, MD, PHD SPECIALTY: Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy EDUCATION: Princeton University (A.B.), UC San Diego (M.D., Ph.D., and internship), University of Pennsylvania (residency), Stanford University (fellowship). PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Huntington Memorial Hospital PHILOSOPHY: Small, friendly general neurology practice where we treat our patients like family. ADDRESS: 622 West Duarte Road, Suite 304, Arcadia PHONE: 626.737.6231 ONLINE: frechettemd.com
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WARREN C. STOUT, MD OCULOFACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY
SPECIALTY: Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery devoted exclusively to the eyes. In his 30 years of practice, Dr. Stout has performed more than 10,000 eyelid surgeries. He is an internationally recognized expert on cosmetic and laser surgical techniques. EDUCATION: Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Fellowship, University of Miami, which is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report; USC Doheny Eye Institute (Ophthalmology Residency); USC (Internal Medicine Internship). HONORS: He is most honored by happy patients referring their loved ones and friends. PROFESSIONAL AFLLIATIONS: Huntington Memorial Hospital; Keck School of Medicine of USC; American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery; American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery; American Academy of Ophthalmology. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keck School of Medicine of USC; being recognized as a Top Doctor in America by U.S. News & World Report; being named a Top Doctor in Pasadena, Los Angeles and in Leading Physicians of the World. CHARITY: Donates funds and services to local schools, charities and military families. WHY CHOOSE: He is the doctor chosen by doctors. He has 30 years of experience caring for men and women of all ages and ethnicities, including a subspecialty in Asian eyes. He gives each patient thoughtful and unhurried attention where procedure options are thoroughly discussed. Through a combination of training and artistic talent, he delivers a natural appearance tailored to each individual’s overall goals. ADDRESS: Pasadena Towers, 800 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 260, Pasadena PHONE: 626.449.6494 ONLINE: stoutlaser.com
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SEVAG BALIKIAN, MD JUSTIN CHEN, MD LA KIDNEY
SPECIALTY: Nephrology—management of kidney disease, high blood pressure, dialysis, and uidelectrolyte disorders. HONORS/AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Dr. Balikian and Dr. Chen are Board Certified in ephrology and nternal Medicine;Pasadena Magazine Top Doctors, 2014–2020; American Society of Nephrology; ational idney Foundation nternational ociety of Peritoneal Dialysis; Armenian American Medical Society; Glendale Memorial Foundation Board; Alpha Omega Alpha. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Huntington Hospital; Glendale Adventist Medical Center; Glendale Memorial Hospital; Arcadia Methodist Hospital; Fresenius Medical Care; DaVita; U.S. enal Care C- erdugo ills ospital. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Dr. Balikian completed his training at C - arbor edical Center. Dr. Chen completed his training at UC Davis Medical Center. LA Kidney provides exceptional care to guide and empower our patients with chronic disease to achieve a better quality of life. CHARITY WORK: Southern California Women’s Health Conference, Glendale Health Festival, and community lectures. ADDRESS: 301 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 405, Pasadena 800 South Central Avenue, Suite 307, Glendale PHONE: 626.352.0010 | 818.580.0010 ONLINE: lakidney.com
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MAX LEHFELDT, MD, FACS
TELEOS PLASTIC SURGERY TELEOS OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER RADIANCE MEDICAL SPA
SPECIALTY: COSMETIC SURGERY: BREAST – augmentation, lifts, reductions, fat grafting, complex revisions; BODY – mommy makeovers, tummy tucks, liposuction; FACIAL AESTHETICS – facelifts, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, nec lifts, Precision Tx. FF C aser laser liposuction, fractional CO2 laser resurfacing, permanent cellulite treatment. C - Botox, euveau, fillers, ltherapy, Thermage, Cool culpting, Thermi a, P P, asers - P , hair removal, Fraxel, Clear Brilliant. EDUCATION: ale niversity ec chool of edicine of C esidency C C Plastic urgery Board Certified by the merican Board of Plastic urgery. HONORS/AWARDS: merican ociety of esthetic Plastic urgery merican ociety of Plastic urgeons Fellow of the merican College of urgeons Pasadena agazine Top oc for Plastic and econstructive urgery. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Teleos Plastic urgery Teleos utpatient urgery Center adiance edical pa Pasadena adiance edical pa a Canada, Top ed pas in the . . offering the latest in noninvasive re uvenation and in ectables untington emorial ospital rcadia ethodist ospital. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: To exceed my patients’ expectations and to achieve outstanding, natural results. CHARITY WORK: olunteer Teaching taff at untington emorial ospital. onate to Circle of Friends to support id pace Children s useum, Pasadena umane ociety, local schools, and charities.
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ADDRESS: 836 South Arroyo Pkwy., Pasadena 707 Foothill Blvd #2, La Canada PHONE: 888.9 . . ONLINE: TeleosPlasticSurgery.com | adia ce edical a.com EMAIL: dr.lehfeldt@gmail.com FACEBOOK: facebook.com/drma las icsur ery ace oo .com ed a INSTAGRAM: i s a ram.com radia cemeds a SP ECIAL P RO MOT IO NAL SECT IO N
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LAKESIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PEDIATRICS RUNGSIMA VAYUPAKPARNONDE, MD PETRA MICKY OBRADOVIC, MD “IT’S NOT JUST CARE. IT’S THE WAY WE CARE.”
oing to a doctor s office during a pandemic can be a scary thought for many people. rs. ic y and ungsima now this and are doing their very best to ma e sure every virtual and in-person office visit is as safe and fun as possible for their young patients and parents ali e. DR. RUNGSIMA is board certified by the merican Board of Pediatrics. er peers have consistently nominated her one of the best pediatricians in the Burban and Pasadena areas. s a mother of two boys, she prides herself on providing the highest quality of care to her young patients with the reassurance and peace of mind to parents that their children are in great hands. DR. MICKY is a board-certified pediatrician who grew up in amburg, ermany. he is also an assistant professor of pediatrics at avid effen chool of edicine at C , an international board-certified lactation consultant, and a certified eating disorder specialist. he has consistently been nominated as a Top octor for the os ngeles, Burban , and Pasadena region. r. ic y is a second-degree blac belt in udo and a brown belt in rav aga, which she en oys practicing together with her young son eo. er favorite part about being a pediatrician is being able to use both her head for critical thin ing and her heart for caring about her patients and their families. Through their partnership with egal edical roup and a eside Community ealthcare, they have access to the best hospitals, specialists, labs, radiology facilities, and support programs available. nd as dedicated champions of patientcentered health and wellness, they exemplify the egal and a eside standards of accessible and compassionate healthcare.
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ADDRESS: 191 South Buena Vista Street, Suite 240, Burbank PHONE: 818.557.7278 ONLINE: lakesidemed.com
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Drs. Rungsima and Micky treat one of their favorite patients.
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MARTIN A. O’TOOLE, MD PASADENA COSMETIC SURGERY
I arrived in Pasadena as a surgical intern in 1988. After completing a Surgery residency and then a Plastic Surgery residency, I returned to practice in Pasadena in 1996. We built our own medical building and fully accredited surgery center in 2012. My son Adam joined me in practice in 2021. BEST ADVICE TO OTHER SURGEONS: • Availability • Affability • Ability BEST ADVICE TO PATIENTS: Maintain realistic expectations, communicate openly with your surgeon, follow post-op instructions, choose your surgeon wisely and verify credentials and experience. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 40 year happy marriage to my wonderful and supportive wife, Six educated and successful children, Eight grandchildren, A strong faith in God.
ADAM M. O’TOOLE, MD PASADENA COSMETIC SURGERY
Ever since childhood, I volunteered in hospitals and worked to follow in my dad’s footsteps, with the goal of becoming a plastic surgeon. Now, after 4 years of medical school and 8 years of training I am ecstatic to join him in practice and carry on his amazing work in my hometown. BEST ADVICE: ever give up on your dreams, no matter what stands in your way.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Presented at American Society of Plastic Surgery, Kentucky Society of Plastic Surgery conferences, published in medical ournals, Board Certified eneral urgeon, Board Eligible Plastic Surgeon. ADDRESS: 542 South Fair Oaks Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91105 PHONE: 626.449.8910 ONLINE: PasadenaCosmeticSurgery.com EMAIL: info@PasadenaCosmeticSurgery.com SP ECIAL P RO MOT IO NAL SECT IO N
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JOHN COMPOGINIS, MD, FACS PLASTIC SURGERY
ouble board certified and internationallyrenowned plastic surgeon and fellow of the merican College of urgeons, r. Compoginis specializes in esthetically natural and superior cosmetic surgery. e practices the full spectrum of plastic surgery with exceptional expertise in breast and buttoc enhancements using autologous fat and stem cells. ith over twenty years of post graduate education and private practice he harnesses the power of nowledge and experience to achieve the best version of you. n addition to cosmetic surgery, he routinely provides reconstructive care for the underinsured and non-insured of the os ngeles community and is volunteer faculty at several teaching hospitals in os ngeles. PROCEDURES OFFERED: Breast ugmentation Breast ift astopexy BB Brazilian Butt ift Fat Transfer Body Contouring iposuction arge olume iposuction Body Contouring Tummy Tuc bdominoplasty rm ift Face ift ec ift FaceTite and BodyTite icroneedling EDUCATION: niversity of California, Ber eley undergraduate niversity of outhern California medical school PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: merican College of urgeons merican ociety of Plastic urgeons merican ociety for esthetic Plastic urgery California edical ssociation.
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ADDRESS: 960 East Green Street, Suite 101, Pasadena PHONE: 626.788.6438 ONLINE: johncompoginismd.com EMAIL: info@bblking.org
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GORDON H. SASAKI, MD, FACS SASAKI ADVANCED AESTHECTIC MEDICAL CENTER
CLINICAL PROFESSOR CALIFORNIA
SPECIALTY: Plastic Surgery (Aesthetic) EDUCATION: Pomona College (undergraduate); Yale University Medical School. SPECIALTY TRAINING: Triple Board Certified in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery Fellowship, ale niversity edical chool Board Certified in General Surgery and Fellowships in Surgical Oncology/Chemotherapy, University of Oregon edical chool, Board Certified in aser urgery, Anesthesiology U.S. Army Medical Corp. HONORS/AWARDS: San Gabriel Valley “Best Plastic Surgeon”; “Super Doctors of Southern California, “Ten Best Plastic Surgeons in California”, “Best Doctors in America” PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Visiting Professor in more than 32 countries; President-Elect of the Aesthetic Stem Cell Society; Consultant/Investigator to more than 15 aesthetic technology companies; published more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and more than 65 chapters in recognized textbooks; author of two surgical textbooks. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: California Society of Plastic Surgery; Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Loma Linda Medical School; American Society of Plastic Surgery/American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; The Aesthetic Stem Cell ociety, The cientific air dvisory Board and LightStim Advisory Board; Editorial Board for Clinics in Surgery; Plastic Surgery. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Primary surgeon to repair forehead defectsof “Baby Jessica” who was trapped in abandoned oil well shaft (1987) BUSINESS MANTRA: Make those around you better.
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CHARITY WORK: American Cancer Society as well as multiple local charities. RECREATION: py novels, fishing, playing the guitar. ADDRESS: 800 South Fairmount Avenue, Suite 319, Pasadena PHONE: 626.796.3373 ONLINE: drsasaki.com EMAIL: ghsasakimd@drsasaki.com
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GEOFFREY TRENKLE, DO, AND AHMED MAKI, DO LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR EAR NOSE, THROAT AND ALLERGY OTOLARYNGOLOGY (ENT)
Dr. Trenkle started the practice in 2014 with one site in Boyle Heights, California, at White Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Maki joined the practice in 2015 and they expanded to Glendale, California. ver the last five years the practice has expanded to six locations (East Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, Glendale, Hollywood, Montebello and Huntington Park) throughout the Los Angeles area. The mission has always been to provide universitycaliber specialty care in the community setting. BEST ADVICE: y best advice is to always do what is best for your patients. No matter how much we have grown, we always go back to the mantra that patients come first. By listening to their needs and identifying even the most miniscule of complaints, we continue to provide high quality care. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: e recently opened the Los Angeles Center for Hearing and Balance and are very excited to bring a much-needed balance center to help treat hearing disorders and balance disorders to our patients. ADDRESS: 1700 East Cesar Chavez, Suite 2500, Los Angeles PHONE: 323.268.6731 ONLINE: laent.com EMAIL: info@laent.com
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NARINE ZOHRABIAN, MD
DERMATOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF PASADENA BOARD CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST
Dr. Zohrabian has been practicing Dermatology for over years, recently opening her new office at Dermatology Specialists of Pasadena. She has two young children and a supportive husband who is also a physician. “I strive to be the best Dermatologist and mom I can be.” BEST ADVICE: The two main components of any anti-aging regimen are sunscreen and retinoids. It’s never too late to start. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: The inception of Dermatology Specialists of Pasadena, to provide the best dermatologic care. BUCKET LIST: Traveling the world. EDUCATION: UC Irvine (undergraduate); Chicago Medical School; Internal Medicine, Northwestern University (internship); UC Irvine (residency); Diplomate American Board of Dermatology. CHARITY WORK: Youth girls basketball coach. Supporting organizations such as SPOT skin cancer and Camp Wonder. ADDRESS: 800 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 312, Pasadena PHONE: 626.817.9944 ONLINE: Pasadenadermatology.com EMAIL: Contact@pasadenadermatology.com
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COMPREHENSIVE DERMATOLOGY CENTER OF PASADENA NEDA BLACK, MD SARA Y. GASPARD, MD HAN N. LEE, M
SPECIALTY: ee Board certified in ermatology ohs icrographic urgery cosmetic and laser dermatology. aspard Board certified in ermatology cosmetic procedures, s in cancer prevention and treatment. Blac ouble Board certified in ermatology and ermatopathology s in cancer treatment and medical dermatology. OVERVIEW: r. an ee and r. ara aspard founded Comprehensive ermatology Center of Pasadena in , bringing their extensive experience in private practice and teaching to offer the an abriel alley and beyond a onestop shop for healthy, beautiful s in. r. eda Blac oined the practice in . ll three doctors bring their unique expertise in the latest treatment for the s in, hair and nails and are actively involved in the community. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: ee Coowner, staff, Comprehensive ermatology Center of Pasadena Clinical ssociate Professor of ermatology, C former irector of ermatologic urgery, C ttending, untington emorial ospital. aspard Coowner, staff, Comprehensive ermatology Center of Pasadena clinical associate professor of ermatology, C ttending, untington emorial ospital. Blac taff, Comprehensive ermatology Center of Pasadena attending, untington emorial ospital. A SPECIAL REASON TO SEE ME: ee in cancer treatment with ohs icrographic urgery and aesthetic dermatology. aspard The latest in nonsurgical re uvenation for youthful beauty, plus powerful solutions for acne, rosacea, and melasma. Blac eneral dermatology, ermatopathology and cosmetic procedures.
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ADDRESS: 625 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, Suites 200 and 220, Pasadena PHONE: 626.793.7790 EMAIL: info@compdermcenter.com ONLINE: compdermcenter.com
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MORGAN HUANG, MD HUANG OPHTHALMOLOGY CENTER
SPECIALTY: Cataract, glaucoma, and general ophthalmology. EDUCATION: Johns Hopkins University (undergraduate); University of California, Davis (medical school); University of Rochester residency assachusetts ye and ar nfirmary, Harvard Medical School (fellowship). HONORS/AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Super Doctor, 2012–2020; Pasadena magazine Top Doctors, 2010–2012, 2014,2016-2021; Consumers’ Research Council of America Top Ophthalmologists, 2011–2017; Chief Resident, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester; Independent Order of Odd Fellows (student fellowship); Wilmer Institute of Ophthalmology. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology. GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT: Establishing long trusting relationships with my patients. It is gratifying that my patients trust me enough that many of their family members become my patients as well. I also enjoy hearing from patients who have regained their independence and whose lives I have improved by saving or restoring their sight. CHARITY WORK: I do a lot of pro bono work. FREE ADVICE: Don’t neglect any symptoms and write them off as signs of old age. Glaucoma, can have no symptoms and can happen at any age. Any loss of vision as a result of glaucoma is irreversible, however when caught early it can be controlled and loss of vision can be prevented. Therefore, early detection and treatment-for any eye disease-may save your sight.
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ADDRESS: 650 West Duarte Road, Suite 100-D, Arcadia PHONE: 626.446.6682 FAX: 626.447.6680 ONLINE: morganhuangmd.com
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DINO CLARIZIO, MD INTERNAL MEDICINE
I was inspired by my father at a young age to pursue medicine. I spent many hours during my high school years volunteering at St. Luke’s Hospital in Pasadena, and never looked back. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Chief of the epartment of edicine and Chief of taff at ethodist ospital rcadia Catholic an of the ear y family a wonderful wife and adult children whom I am so proud of. BUCKET LIST: Travel more with my family, construct soccer fields in os ngeles to provide after-school sports and educational programs for underserved communities. FAVORITE QUOTE: agic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen. FUN FACTS: played semi-pro soccer and coached, for over years, a nationally ranked club soccer team to many championships in the U.S. and abroad. I’m an avid vegetable gardener ... it’s an Italian thing.
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r. oanna Chan is a board-certified dermatologist and fellowshiptrained ohs micrographic surgeon who graduated from arvard and Stanford. She expertly detects and manages skin cancers. She performs advanced surgical facial reconstruction and cosmetic surgery such as eyelid blepharoplasty and earlobe repair under local anesthesia. In addition, r. Chan performs cosmetic procedures, including Botox, lasers, fillers, chemical peels, ybella, ltherapy, radiofrequency microneedling, P P, and sclerotherapy for legs. he spea s panish, Fu ian Taiwanese, and andarin and en oys treating patients of all s in types in Pasadena, rcadia, and os ngeles. er passion is to create beautiful and natural results utilizing advanced, noninvasive laser, injectable, and lifting procedures, all with a philosophy of outstanding care based on expertise and specialized attention to the particular needs of each patient. ADDRESS: California Skin Institute – Medical, Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology
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10 Congress Street, Suite 320, Pasadena PHONE: 626.585.9474 FAX: 626.585.9480 ONLINE: caskin.com
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1127 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600, Los Angeles PHONE: 213.278.0021 FAX: 213.278.0973
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SUHAS TULI, MD
CORNEA, CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY
r. uhas Tuli is a board certified ophthalmologist fellowship trained in corneal and refractive surgery. She specializes in LASIK surgery, small incision no-stitch cataract surgery with advanced technology intraocular lenses, astigmatism management, and corneal transplant surgery including Descemets Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). Dr. Tuli performs all types of ocular surface reconstruction, including pterygium excisions, and performs full thickness corneal transplants such as PKP. She is experienced in medical and surgical Glaucoma treatment, and performs interventional Glaucoma surgeries including Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS). Dr. Tuli has extensive experience diagnosing and treating infectious and in ammatory conditions of the cornea, conjunctiva and sclera, as well as managing posterior vitreous detachment and other retinal diseases. Dr. Tuli completed a fellowship in corneal and refractive surgery at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Following her ophthalmology residency, she completed a second fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California. Dr. Tuli has served as the Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Providence St Joseph, and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. She enjoys speaking at ophthalmology conferences, and has published extensively in peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals. In her spare time, she likes to dance, and enjoys gardening and coo ing with her husband and daughter. ADDRESS: 2601 West Alameda Avenue, Suite 206, Burbank PHONE: 818.845.2015 ONLINE: TuliEye.com
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