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EDWARD K. PANG, DO Pain Management, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr. Edward Pang is fellowship trained and tripled board certified in pain medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and brain injury medicine. Dr. Pang's focus is to provide comprehensive pain relief and to optimize the patient's level of function. He specializes in spine, sports, and orthopedic care, and offers multifaceted nonsurgical treatment modalities including regenerative medicine and other advanced pain treatments. Dr. Pang is attentive to his patient’s needs. He takes the time to listen and explain making sure every patient leave the office with a better understanding of their condition and their treatment options. Dr. Pang and his staff take pride in providing the highest quality of care. In addition to treating patients at his private practice, Dr. Pang has the pleasure of teaching UCLA medical students, physical medicine and rehabilitation residents, and pain medicine fellows. Not only is Dr. Pang an invited speaker for many local and national conferences, but he also has taught musculoskeletal ultrasound courses to other physicians from around the country. Furthermore, Dr. Pang is affiliated with the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center in Los Angeles, which has been named the #2 hospital in the nation and #1 in California in the 2022–23 ranking. Dr. Pang completed his physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at University of California, Los Angeles, where he served as chief resident. He further pursued the prestigious pain medicine fellowship training also at UCLA. 444 South San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 901, Los Angeles, CA 90048 120 South Spalding Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90212 310.248.7358 | dredwardpang.com
SHARMINI ASHA BALAKRISHNAN, MD Ophthalmology
Dr. S. Asha Balakrishnan is a fellowship-trained cataract, refractive, and cornea surgeon and board-certified ophthalmologist at DLV Vision. Prior to starting in private practice, she served as the director of cornea and refractive surgery at the University of Louisville. She has specialized in cataract and refractive surgery for over 10 years and was awarded the 2022 Leo Tauber & David Fainer Award for Vision Care Specialist of the Year by the Ventura County Medical Research Foundation. Dr. Balakrishnan was born and raised in Virginia, where she attended the Norfolk Academy and graduated as valedictorian, National Merit Scholar, and Presidential Scholar finalist. She graduated with honors in chemistry from Harvard University. After earning her medical degree at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, she completed her internship in internal medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Balakrishnan did her ophthalmology residency at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, where she received the Walter R. Parker Resident Teaching Award. She was then selected for the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine fellowship in Cataract, Refractive, & Cornea Surgery. Dr. Balakrishnan specializes in all forms of cataract and refractive surgery, including manual and laser-assisted cataract surgery, complex intraocular lens procedures, LASIK, PRK, ICL, and refractive lens exchange. She has been the surgeon of choice for numerous colleagues in the Los Angeles area and members of her own surgical team. Dr. Balakrishnan is dedicated to pursuing excellence in patient care while embodying compassion and integrity.
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