Pasadena Magazine - Top Doctors 2023

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ach year, in our annual Top Doctors issue, Pasadena magazine honors the outstanding physicians in our community.

Whether you’re stuck with the sniffles or suffering a more serious ailment, the Pasadena area is one of the best places to be as chances are there’s a world-class care provider just minutes away.

In this issue, leading physicians in various specialties from A (Adolescent Medicine) to V (Vascular Surgery) are recognized for their superior medical care. And who better to decide who has the best

bedside manner, among other qualifications, than their peers? Practicing physicians submitted their nominations for those they felt worthy of the title 2023 Pasadena Top Doctor.

In partnership with Professional Research Services, who conducted the peer-to-peer survey, we compiled a listing of those medical professionals for recognition. All Top Docs are vetted through the California Medical Association to ensure they are currently licensed and under no investigation or sanction. All qualifying doctors with unblemished records become a Pasadena Top Doctor. ➝

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2023 TOP DOCTORS ADOLESCENT MEDICINE Martin M. Anderson UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles Marvin Belzer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Robert M. Davidson Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Stuart Y. Min Min Allergy & Asthma Center Alhambra

Maria E. Nelson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Shephal K. Doshi Pacific Heart Institute Playa Vista Los Angeles

Claire B. Smigiel Allergy and Asthma Specialist Doctors, Inc. Pasadena

Johanna OlsonKennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Flora A. Vardanian AllergyDox Burbank Karl von Tiehl Bowtie Allergy Specialists San Marino

Michele Roland Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Diane Tanaka Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

ANESTHESIOLOGY Dimiter Arnaudov Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY 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 Manish Butte UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles Reyneiro Castro Huntington Asthma & Allergy Center Pasadena Joseph Church Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Andrew J. Costandi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Shahbaz Farnad Miracle Mile Medical Group Los Angeles Yuan-Feng (Carl) Lo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

LanAnh Do Allergy Asthma Care Center, Inc. Los Angeles

Kevin Farnam Adult & Children Allergy Asthma Center Pasadena Ronald Ferdman Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Maria I. Garcia-Lloret UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles

Carlie Thompson UCLA Health - Burbank Breast Care Burbank CARDIAC SURGERY Craig J. Baker Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Peyman Benharash UCLA Health - Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center Los Angeles Reshma M. Biniwale UCLA Health - Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center Los Angeles

Haitao Yang Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Ali Gheissari PIH Health Los Angeles

Jonathan A. Praeger Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Richard J. Shemin UCLA Health - Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center Los Angeles Vaughn A. Starnes Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Ram Kumar Subramanyan Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Alfredo Trento Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Elizabeth Arena Surgery Group LA Los Angeles

CARDIOLOGY

Alice P. Chung Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Antreas Hindoyan Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Joshua Alexander Jacobi Healthy Living Medical Pasadena Bruce Lovejoy Macrum PIH Health Los Angeles

Andreas Mauer Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena

Farin F. Amersi Cedars-Sinai - Samuel Oschin Cancer Center Los Angeles

Jennifer Baker UCLA Health - Revlon Breast Center Los Angeles

Gregory M. Giesler Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena

Fernando Fleischman Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Raymond C. Lee Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Joyce Ja Hyun Shin PIH Health Los Angeles

David M. Filsoof Beverly Hills Cardiovascular Los Angeles

Ray V. Matthews Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia

Rebecca Margolis Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Marla Matar Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Azhil “Alex” Durairaj Foothill Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena

Robbin G. Cohen Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Cynthia Herrington Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

BREAST SURGERY

Robert Eitches Tower Allergy Los Angeles

Katharine SchulzCostello City of Hope South Pasadena

Lorraine N. Lubin UCLA Health Los Angeles

Robert T. Naruse Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Jonathan Corren Jonathan Corren M.D. and Associates Los Angeles

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Dennis R. Holmes Dennis R. Holmes, M.D., F.A.C.S., Los Angeles

Lee Sheinkopf Allergy Asthma Care Center, Inc. Los Angeles

Claudia Borzutzky Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

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Marc J. Meth Century City Allergy Los Angeles

Steven Burstein PIH Health Los Angeles Kirk Y. Chang Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Vivian Y. Mo Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia Florian Rader Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Leigh Reardon UCLA Health Cardiovascular Center Los Angeles R. Fernando Roth Foothill Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Michael D. Share Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY Moshe Barnajian Surgery Group LA Los Angeles Kyle Graham Cologne Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Marjun Duldulao Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Phillip R. Fleshner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Wesley R. Heartfield PIH Health Los Angeles Christine Hsieh Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Pasadena Andreas M. Kaiser City of Hope Duarte Howard S. Kaufman Huntington Colorectal Surgeons Pasadena Kevork K. Kazanjian UCLA Health Los Angeles Sarah E. Koller Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Sang W. Lee Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Anne Y. Lin UCLA Health Los Angeles Kurt A. Melstrom Jr. City of Hope Duarte Yosef Y. Nasseri Surgery Group LA Los Angeles Joongho Shin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Jerold S. Shinbane Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Robert Yavrouian Robert G. Yavrouian, MD FACS, FASCRS Los Angeles

Siddharth Singh Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Karen Zaghiyan Karen Zaghiyan MD Los Angeles

Amir Solhpour Glendale Heart Institute Glendale Mark K. Urman COR Medical Group, Inc. Los Angeles Ajay Shrikrishna Vaidya Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Payam R. Yashar Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Kristal B.Y. Young Southern California Heart Specialists Pasadena

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE & PULMONOLOGY Daryl Banta Huntington Pulmonary Medical Group Pasadena Brooke B. Chandrasoma Huntington Pulmonary Medical Group Pasadena Sucha Kim California Lung Associates Los Angeles

Santhi I. Kumar Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Scott S. Oh UCLA Health Los Angeles Ayman Saad Huntington Pulmonary Medical Group Pasadena Curtis C. Sather Huntington Hospital Pasadena DERMATOLOGY Joanna Chan Huntington Dermatology Group Pasadena Melvin Weiwen Chiu Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia Goli Compoginis Keck Medicine of USC La Canada Brittney K. DeClerck Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Pasadena Nada M. Elbuluk Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jenny Chong Hu Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Leonard H. Kim LK|MD Dermatology Los Angeles Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Brian P. Mekelburg Brian P. Mekelburg, MD, FAAD Los Angeles Binh T. Ngo Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David Peng Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David Rahimi Forever Young, Inc. Los Angeles David Eric Sawcer Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Karen Sherwood Children’s Hospital Los Angeles La Canada Stefani R. Takahashi Keck Medicine of USC La Canada James Y. Wang James Y. Wang, MD Inc. Los Angeles James Y. Wang Metropolis Dermatology - James Y. Wang, MD Los Angeles

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Daniel Zaghi Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles DEVELOPMENTAL – BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS Karen Kay Imagawa Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Josh Mandelberg Josh Mandelberg, M.D., F.A.A.P. Los Angeles Douglas Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Robert S. Kang City of Hope Duarte

Bozena B. Wrobel Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Braden G. Barnett Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena

Niels C. Kokot Keck Medicine of USC La Canada Flintridge

Arthur Wu ENT LA Los Angeles

John David Carmichael Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Daniel Injung Kwon Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Mani H. Zadeh Mani H. Zadeh MD, FACS Los Angeles

Jennifer I. Chang Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Gene C. Liu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Soroush Zaghi Zaghi MD - The Breathe Institute Los Angeles

Wei Feng City of Hope Duarte

Jon Mallen-St. Clair Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Alexander Markarian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Sergey Ayvazyan Adventist Health Glendale

Larry Yin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Omid Mehdizadeh Pacific Neuroscience Institute - Wilshire West Medical Tower Los Angeles

Angelique Kelly Campen Burbank Emergency Medical Group Burbank

EAR, NOSE, & THROAT

Ronen Nazarian Osborne Head & Neck Institute Los Angeles

Carl Richard Chudnofsky Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Cheryl C. Nocon L.A. Sinus & Allergy Specialists Los Angeles

Thomas P. Graham UCLA Health Los Angeles

Elliot Abemayor UCLA Health Los Angeles Michel Babajanian Michel Babajanian, MD, FACS Los Angeles Steven A. Battaglia Huntington Ear Nose Throat Head & Neck Specialists Pasadena

Karla O’Dell Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia John S. Oghalai Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Taylor Carle ENT LA Los Angeles

Lucia Silu Olarte Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Henry H. Chen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Christopher Thomas Pivik Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Debra Don Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Elisabeth D.H. Ference Facey Medical Group Valencia Specialty & Women’s Center Valencia Meir (Matt) David Hershcovitch SoCal Breathe Free Sinus and Allergy Centers Burbank Garrett D. Herzon Tower Ear, Nose, & Throat Los Angeles Christian Hochstim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Carlo Honrado Carlo P. Honrado, M.D., F.A.C.S. Los Angeles Martin L. Hopp Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Kevin Hur Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia

Benjamin Rafii Beach Cities Ear Nose Throat Surgeons Torrance Alexis K. Rieber Cedars-Sinai Pasadena Nicholas L. Schenck Tower Ear, Nose, & Throat Los Angeles Jahangir Sharifi L.A. Sinus & Allergy Specialists Los Angeles Ted Shen Huntington Hospital Pasadena Jeffrey D. Suh UCLA Health Los Angeles

Nicholas W. Greco Huntington Hospital Pasadena Michelle L. Ischayek Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Stephen G. Kefalas Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sylvia Kotikian Adventist Health Glendale Brandon L. Lew Huntington Hospital Pasadena Debbie Liu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Ameer Mody Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Sam S. Torbati Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles David M. Ulick Huntington Hospital Pasadena Veronica VasquezMontez Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Mark S. Swanson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, & METABOLISM

Dennis M. Tang Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Trevor E. Angell Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Ann Marie Baffunno Visosky Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Juliana Austin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

GASTROENTEROLOGY Benjamin Basseri Benjamin Basseri, MD Beverly Hills Ihab Beblawi inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena James L. Buxbaum Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Mariola Lidia Ficinski PIH Health Los Angeles

Kalman Edelman inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena

Anthony P. Heaney UCLA Health - Gonda Diabetes Center Los Angeles

Wendy W. Ho UCLA Health Westwood Digestive Diseases Los Angeles

Caroline T. Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Wendy L. Sacks Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Mahtab Sohrevardi Huntington Hospital Pasadena FAMILY MEDICINE Edgar Chavez Universal Community Health Center Washington Clinic Los Angeles Isabel Grace Edge Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Diana Lowrey Mendez Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Phyllis Fei Mo Dr. Phyllis Mo, D.O. Pasadena Katina R. Murray Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jehni S. Robinson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Rose Taroyan Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena My-Linh Truong Huntington Hospital Pasadena Shahdee Zarini Miracle Mile Medical Group Los Angeles FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY Braden Criswell RISSER Orthopaedic Group Pasadena Jonathan R. Saluta Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles Syamak Yamini Syamak Yamini, DPM, FACFAS Los Angeles

Gregory E. Idos City of Hope Duarte

Sassan Soltani inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena Mitchell J. Spirt Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Carey B. Strom Tower Digestive Health Los Angeles Alireza Tabesh Adventist Health Los Angeles Siamak Tabib Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Leo Treyzon Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Bechien U. Wu Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Trilokesh Kidambi City of Hope Duarte

Julie Yang inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena

Andrew Heejoon Kim GI Center of California Los Angeles

GENERAL SURGERY

Alexander Kuo Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Farin F. Amersi Cedars-Sinai - Samuel Oschin Cancer Center Los Angeles

James L. Lin City of Hope Duarte

Miguel A. Burch Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Glenn Littenberg inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena

Jason S. Cohen Surgery Group LA Los Angeles

Marc D. Makhani Marc David Makhani, MD Los Angeles Richard E. Nickowitz inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena Donald J. Portocarrero Gastrointestinal & NonSurgical Weight Loss Solutions Arcadia Jonathan S. Pourmorady Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Peter M. Rosenberg inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena Ara Sahakian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Edward J. Share Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sarah Sheibani Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Waleed W. Shindy inSite Digestive Health Care Pasadena Simi K. Singh Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Adrian B. Dobrowolsky Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Asok Doraiswamy LA Surgical Arcadia Wesley R. Heartfield PIH Health Los Angeles Darryl T. Hiyama UCLA Health Los Angeles Ronald Hurst The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai Affliate Los Angeles Neel R. Joshi Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Fady M. Kaldas UCLA Health - Pfleger Liver Institute Los Angeles Aaron Lewis City of Hope South Pasadena John C. Lipham Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David Jospeh Lourié David J. Lourié MD Pasadena Vahe Melkonyan Adventist Health Sherman Oaks

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2023 TOP DOCTORS Laleh Melstrom City of Hope Duarte

Jeffrey De Castro Mariano Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

I. Benjamin Paz City of Hope Duarte Amy C. Polverini Huntington Cancer Center, An Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Pasadena Wes Powell Huntington Hospital Pasadena Hector Cirilo Ramos Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Kamran Samakar Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Jeannie Shen Huntington Hospital Pasadena Alicia M. Terando Huntington Cancer Center, An Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Pasadena GENETICS Ora K. Gordon Providence - Roy & Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center Burbank

Timothy James Maarup Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Julian A. Martinez UCLA Health Westwood Urology Los Angeles Linda Randolph Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Pedro A. Sanchez Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles George Tiller Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Derek A. Wong UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles GERIATRIC MEDICINE John Hoh Asian Pacific Healthcare Venture, Inc. Los Angeles Carolyn Kaloostian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

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Gregory L Taylor II Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Nicole Rae Van Buren Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Susan Elizabeth Wang Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Allison Elizabeth Axtell Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Laurie Brunette Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Marcia Amelia Ciccone Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Thanh H. Dellinger City of Hope Duarte Ernest S. Han City of Hope Duarte Kenneth H. Kim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Deborah Krakow UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles

John T. Liu PIH Health Los Angeles

Laura Mosqueda Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena

Stephen J. Lee City of Hope Duarte

Ani S. Balmanoukian The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai Affliate Los Angeles

Paul R. Allyn III UCLA Health Westwood Specialty Care Los Angeles

Benjamin J. Ansell UCLA Health Comprehensive Health Practice Los Angeles

Eijean Wu

Jason Szu-Chieh Ho PIH Health Los Angeles

Benjamin E. Bluen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Julia A. Cassetta Keck Medicine of USC La Canada

Margrit E. Carlson UCLA Health CARE Center Los Angeles

Aaron Chiang Aaron Chiang, M.D. Los Angeles

HAND SURGERY

Evangelia K. Kirimis UCLA Health - Pasadena Cancer Care Pasadena Cynthia L. Martel Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Randy B. Feldman Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Casey L. O’Connell Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles

Arbi Khodadadi Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Ritu Salani UCLA Health Los Angeles Alan C. Schlaerth Huntington Hospital Arcadia Gyn Oncology Specialists Los Angeles

Kodi K. Azari UCLA Health Westwood Orthopaedic Surgery Los Angeles Prosper Benhaim UCLA Health Westwood Orthopaedic Surgery Los Angeles Annette Billings Annette Billings, MD, FAAOS Pasadena Ryan DellaMaggiora Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Alidad Ghiassi Ghiassi Hand Surgery Los Angeles David A. Kulber Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Stuart H. Kuschner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Rachel E. Lefebvre Keck Medicine of USC Glendale

Scott Eric Lentz Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Nina Lightdale-Miric Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Andrew J. Li Cedars-Sinai - Samuel Oschin Cancer Center Los Angeles

Erin Meisel Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Paul S. Lin Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Luke Thomas Nicholson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Koji Matsuo Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Sanjeev N. Puri Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Sanaz Memarzadeh UCLA Health Los Angeles

Murtaza Rizvi Huntington Orthopedics Pasadena

Laila I. Muderspach Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Pasadena

Steven S. Shin Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Huyen Q. Pham Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Bobbie J. Rimel Cedars-Sinai - Samuel Oschin Cancer Center Los Angeles Lynda D. Roman Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Pasadena

Milan Stevanovic Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Eugene Y. Tsai Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles HEMATOLOGY Steven H. Applebaum UCLA Health - Pasadena Cancer Care Pasadena

Michael H. Rosove UCLA Health Los Angeles Lasika C. Seneviratne Los Angeles Cancer Network - Good Samaritan Medical Pavilion Los Angeles HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE Christopher Adrian Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Gitanjli Arora Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Ilanit Brook Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Alexander Kim Southern California Infectious Disease Los Angeles

Jeremy S. Fine Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Elie M. Gindi Elie M. Gindi, MD Los Angeles

Hayden Lowenstein Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Bianca Grigorian Huntington Hospital Pasadena

David G. Man Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Su Hutchinson UCLA Health - MPTF Westside Primary Care Los Angeles

Neha Nanda Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Paul H. Nieberg Huntington Hospital Pasadena Joseph M. Nussbaum PIH Health Los Angeles Mark Bradley Salzman Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Kimberly A. Shriner Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Abilene A. Enriquez Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Richard T. Sokolov Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Andrew Jose Garcia Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Dan Uslan UCLA Health Westwood Specialty Care Los Angeles

Joseph Kwack Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Ali J. Enayati Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Jason B. Kirk Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Sorin Buga City of Hope Duarte

Garo Z. Harmandayan Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Annapoorna R. Chirra UCLA Health - Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center Los Angeles

Byron K. Williams Adventist Health Glendale

Arek A. Jibilian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David Lalezari Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles John T. Liu PIH Health Los Angeles S. Anjani D. Mattai UCLA Health Westwood Internal Medicine Los Angeles Joseph J. Pachorek Huntington Hospital Pasadena Eva Poon Eva Poon, M.D. Pasadena Sylvia P. Preciado Huntington Hospital Pasadena Daniel L. Rowady Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Nitin D. Ubhayakar Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Otto O. Yang UCLA Health Westwood Specialty Care Los Angeles

Susan Elizabeth Wang Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Phillip C. Zakowski Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

INFECTIOUS DISEASE

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Oladunni B. Adeyiga UCLA Health Westwood Specialty Care Los Angeles

Haig H. Aharonian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Ronald Sue The Sue Medical Group Los Angeles

Wafaa Alrashid Wafaa Alrashid, MD Pasadena

Beauty Min-KhinMyo Swe OptumCare Healthcare Partner California Pasadena

Salam F. Alkasspooles Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Joshua D. Sapkin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Aneesah F. Smith Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Eric Sue The Sue Medical Group Los Angeles

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Claire T. Tilem Huntington Hospital Pasadena Jeff Toll Jeff Toll, MD Los Angeles Todd R. Turner Huntington Hospital Pasadena Nicole M. Tyer Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Carrie Ward Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Shadi Yaghoubian Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jennifer Y. Yeung UCLA Health Brentwood Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Los Angeles

MATERNAL & FETAL MEDICINE Yalda Afshar UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Paola Aghajanian Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Ramen H. Chmait Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Aaron J. Epstein Huntington Hospital Pasadena Tania F. Esakoff Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Michael John Fassett Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Esther Friedrich Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Kimberly D. Gregory Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Carla Janzen UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Deborah Krakow UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Richard H. Lee Aaron J. Epstein, MD, Inc. Burbank Patrick M. Mullin Aaron J. Epstein, MD, Inc. Burbank Tina A. Nguyen UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Steve Rad Los Angeles Fetal & Maternal Care Center Los Angeles

Rashmi R. Rao UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles

Luani Lee Premier Nephrology Medical Group Los Angeles

Albert Lai UCLA Health - Bowyer Oncology Center Los Angeles

Arbi G. Ohanian Southern California Neurology Consultants Pasadena

Neil S. Silverman UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles

Michael S. Linsey Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Artin Minaeian Axon Neurology Glendale

Ann E. Moore Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Yafa Minazad Southern California Neurology Consultants Pasadena

M. Lorraine Purino Purino Fortanasce Neurology Center Arcadia

John Williams Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles NEONATAL & PERINATAL MEDICINE Bimal P. Agrawal Huntington Hospital Pasadena Kara L. Calkins UCLA Health Los Angeles Rachel Chapman Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Sarah Volz Claussen Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Hannaise Calayug Cruz Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Stephanie Dekom Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Sherin U. Devaskar UCLA Health Los Angeles Philippe Friedlich Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Talia V. Glasberg Huntington Hospital Pasadena John R. Mapp Adventist Health Glendale Maria Rosario Timbol Maun Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Jamie W. Powers Huntington Hospital Pasadena Aaron J. Reitman Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles NEPHROLOGY Sevag Balikian Huntington Hospital Pasadena Behnoud Beroukhim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Mitra K. Nadim Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Aslan Pirouz Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Anjay Rastogi UCLA Health - Connie Frank Kidney Transplant Center & General Nephrology Los Angeles Leon Rovner Premier Nephrology Medical Group Los Angeles Ka-Lok Edmund Tse Dr. K. Edmund Tse,

M. Lorraine Purino Purino Fortanasce Neurology Center Arcadia

NUCLEAR MEDICINE Daniel S. Berman Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Patrick M. Colletti Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Colin Stokol Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Hossein Jadvar Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

NEUROSURGERY

Heidi R. Wassef Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Danny Benmoshe Danny Benmoshe, MD Los Angeles

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

MD, FASN, FACP, FRCPC, FCCP Pasadena

Jeff M. Bronstein UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles

NEUROLOGY

William Chow Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Candice S. Daneshvar Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Frances Elaine Chow Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Mark A. Dwight PIH Health Los Angeles

Helena Chang Chui Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Della J. Fong Fair Oaks Women’s Health Pasadena

Danny Benmoshe Danny Benmoshe, MD Los Angeles Jeff M. Bronstein UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles William Chow Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Frances Elaine Chow Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Helena Chang Chui Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Hart C. Cohen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Lisa G. Cook The Los Angeles Headache Center Los Angeles Pavani S. Guntur Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles James C. Ha Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jethro L. Hu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Eben I. Feinstein PIH Health Los Angeles

Gail P. Ishiyama UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles

Larry Froch Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Joshua L. Kamins UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles

Reza Khorsan UCLA Health Los Angeles

Arbi G. Ohanian Southern California Neurology Consultants Pasadena

Colin Stokol Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Hart C. Cohen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Lisa G. Cook The Los Angeles Headache Center Los Angeles

Laila Ann Al-Marayati Keck Medicine of USC Glendale

Jennifer J. Israel Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles David S. Kim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Pavani S. Guntur Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Deirdre Dene Logan Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

James C. Ha Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Howard C. Mandel Hadar Waldman, M.D. Los Angeles

Jethro L. Hu Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

George T. Matsuda Huntington Obstetrics & Gynecology Pasadena

Gail P. Ishiyama UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles Joshua L. Kamins UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles Albert Lai UCLA Health - Bowyer Oncology Center Los Angeles

Paula McAllister Women to Women OBGYN of Los Angeles Los Angeles Erin Meschter Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Evelyn Nicole Mitchell Keck Medicine of USC Glendale

Artin Minaeian Axon Neurology Glendale

Michael S. Mitri Fair Oaks Women’s Health Pasadena

Yafa Minazad Southern California Neurology Consultants Pasadena

Valerie P. Myers Huntington Obstetrics & Gynecology Pasadena

Alyssa M. Quimby Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jason A. Rothbart Jason A. Rothbart, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Los Angeles Karyn M. Solky Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Aparna Sridhar UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Kimeshia C. Thomas Keck Medicine of USC Glendale Sara B. Twogood Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Hadar Waldman Hadar Waldman, M.D. Los Angeles Sarah K. Yamaguchi DTLA Gynecology Los Angeles Deborah Ann Yu Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia ONCOLOGY Ani S. Balmanoukian The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, a Cedars-Sinai Affliate Los Angeles Anthony B. El-Khoueiry Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Ellsworth R. Grant The Oncology Institute of Hope & Innovation Los Angeles Jason S. Ho Los Angeles Cancer Network - Good Samaritan Medical Pavilion Los Angeles Gino Kim In Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Syma Iqbal Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Daniel Jae Kim City of Hope South Pasadena Heinz-Josef Lenz Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles

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2023 TOP DOCTORS Jorge J. Nieva Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles David I. Quinn Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Lasika C. Seneviratne Los Angeles Cancer Network - Good Samaritan Medical Pavilion Los Angeles Darcy V. Spicer Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Henry Wang Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia Jenny Zhou Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia OPHTHALMOLOGY Lilit Ablabutyan Adventist Health Glendale Jesse Lee Berry Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Michael A. Burnstine Eyesthetica, Inc. Pasadena Jessica R. Chang Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Brian Chen Acuity Eye Group Lincoln Heights Los Angeles Charles W. Flowers Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Nicole Renee Fram Advanced Vision Care Los Angeles Jeffrey Alan Gluckstein Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Arjan Hura Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute Los Angeles Kay T. Khine Focus Eye Center Pasadena Alexander Knezevic Macy Eye Center Los Angeles Linda A. Lam Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles David Benjamin Lazar Lazar Retina Los Angeles Marcos Lemor Marcos Lemor, MD Los Angeles Christopher C. Lo Eyesthetica, Inc. Pasadena Robert Maloney Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute Los Angeles Michael P. Miller Michael P. Miller, MD Pasadena M. Amir Moarefi LA Sight Los Angeles Karen S. Morgan Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Andrew A. Moshfeghi Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Van Dinh Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Annie Nguyen Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Vicky C. Pai Pasadena Eye Medical Group Pasadena David Richardson San Marino Eye David Richardson, MD San Marino

Kimberly K. Gokoffski Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia

SriniVas R. Sadda UCLA Health - Pasadena Doheny Eye Center Pasadena

Jun-Min Martin Heur Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles

Alfredo A. Sadun UCLA Health - Pasadena Doheny Eye Center Pasadena

Jennifer S.H. Huang Arcadia Eye Center Arcadia

Neda Shamie Maloney-Shamie Vision Institute Los Angeles

Jeffrey Huang Diamond Vision Institute Alhambra Mark S. Humayun Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles

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Alice Song DrSongVision Pasadena Brian June Song Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles

Suhas Tuli Tuli Eye Care Center Burbank Rohit Varma Southern California Eye Institute Los Angeles Kristina Voss Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Peter Ho Win Win Retina Arcadia Benjamin Y. Xu Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Sandy X. Zhang-Nunes Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles OPTOMETRY Gloria B. Chiu Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles Bahareh Golbahar Village Eyes Optometry Los Angeles Justin Hu South Pasadena Eye Care Optometry South Pasadena Harout Khanjian California Eye Center Optometry Glendale Charles Korth Charles Korth Optometry Pasadena

Braden Criswell RISSER Orthopaedic Group Pasadena

Tae Shin Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles

Neal ElAttrache Cedars-Sinai - KerlanJobe Institute Los Angeles

David L. Skaggs Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Seth C. Gamradt Keck Medicine of USC Gamradt Orthopedics Los Angeles Rachel Goldstein Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles George F. Rick Hatch III Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Nathanael D. Heckmann Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Kevork N. Hindoyan Congress Orthopaedic Associates Pasadena Devon M. Jeffcoat UCLA Health Westwood Orthopaedic Surgery Los Angeles Mark J. Jo Huntington Orthopedics Pasadena Bradley Curtis Johnson Huntington Orthopedics Pasadena Robert Kay Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jay R. Lieberman Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Eric K. Miyamoto East West Eye Institute Los Angeles

Rojeh Melikian Rojeh Melikian, M.D. Los Angeles

Lernik Torossian Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles

Eric S. Millstein Eric S. Millstein, MD Los Angeles

Kosol Vipapan Eye Place Optometry Pasadena ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Cynthia V. Nguyen Shriners Children’s Pasadena Luke Thomas Nicholson Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Gregory J. Adamson Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Daniel A. Oakes Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Sonu Ahluwalia Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Vahe Panossian Huntington Orthopedics Pasadena

Lindsay Andras Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Christos D. Photopoulos Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Walter Burnham Huntington Orthopedics Pasadena Timothy P. Charlton Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Joe Cooper Joe Cooper, MD Los Angeles

Jonathan R. Saluta Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles Marc Samson Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles James A. Shankwiler Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Michael A. Stone Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Shahan V. Yacoubian Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists Burbank PAIN MEDICINE

Elizabeth R. De Oliveira Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Jon Detterich Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Georgios A. Hartas Children’s Heart Clinic Glendale Brandy Hattendorf Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Christy Anthony Christy Anthony MD, Inc Glendale

Paul F. Kantor Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Shahbaz Farnad Miracle Mile Medical Group Los Angeles

Daniel S. Levi UCLA Health Children’s Heart Center Los Angeles

Chad Heng DOCS Health Los Angeles

Morris Moshe Salem Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Jeffrey Jeng Interventional Pain Doctors Los Angeles

Gary M. Satou UCLA Health Children’s Heart Center Los Angeles

Eugene Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Jennifer Su Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Philip Lim NuVation Pain Group Los Angeles

Merujan Yegia Uzunyan LAC + USC Pediatrics Los Angeles

Daniel P. Loder Interventional Pain Doctors Los Angeles

John Wood Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Edward K. Pang Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

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Sanjog S. Pangarkar California Pain Medicine Center Santa Monica Howard L. Rosner Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles PATHOLOGY Gene H. Kim Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Harry V. Vinters UCLA Health Los Angeles Linan Wang Huntington Hospital Pasadena PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY Joseph Ahdoot Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena Lennis Burke Pacific Pediatric Cardiology Medical Group, Inc. Pasadena

Myke D. Federman UCLA Health Los Angeles Daniel Im LAC + USC Pediatrics Los Angeles Robinder Khemani Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Gina J. Kim Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jose Pineda Soto Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY Meagan Hughes Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Sonia Kamath Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

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Minnelly Luu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Robert S. Venick UCLA Health Children’s Heart Center Los Angeles

Stefani R. Takahashi Keck Medicine of USC La Canada

Ardath Yamaga Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY

George Yanni Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Juliana Austin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Clement Cheung Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Harvey K. Chiu UCLA Health Endocrine Center Los Angeles Lynda K. Fisher Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Mitchell Geffner Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Joshua Allen May Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Cedric Ng Huntington Hospital Pasadena Jennifer Raymond Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Marc J. Weigensberg LAC + USC Pediatrics Los Angeles PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY Jerry C. Cheng Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Tom Davidson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Anat Erdreich-Epstein Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Noah C. Federman UCLA Health Los Angeles Paul Gaynon Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Thomas C. Hofstra Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Rima Jubran Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Ashley Margol Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Gilberto Bultron LAC + USC Pediatrics Los Angeles

Leo Mascarenhas Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Harry Cynamon Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Babak Moghimi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Rula Harb Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Theodore B. Moore UCLA Health Los Angeles

Rohit Kohli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Hillel Naon Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jaya Punati Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Anita Sicolo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Brian Na UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles Fariba Navid Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Nathan J. Robison Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Rachana Shah Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Saranya Veluswamy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE Vikram C. Anand Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jeffrey Bender Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Pia Pannaraj Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY Joel Ditiangkin Hernandez Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Gary Lerner Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Rachel Lestz Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Meghan H. Pearl UCLA Health Los Angeles Dechu P. Puliyanda Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Patricia L. Weng UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY Latanya Agurs Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Eugenia Ho Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Shaun A. Hussain UCLA Health DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics Los Angeles Shafali Spurling Jeste Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Arthur Partikian Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Norianne M. Pimentel Huntington Hospital Pasadena Jyes A. Querubin West Coast Neurology Pasadena Leigh Maria Ramos-Platt Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tena Rosser Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sally Ward Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Kiarash Sadrieh Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE

Adrian E. Castro Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics La Canada Flintridge

Emily Gillett Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Kristin B. Chapman Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Yee Jean Chou Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics Pasadena

Yana J. Tavyev Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Sally Ward Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Diala Faddoul Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics Pasadena

PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Kirsten J. Gardner Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics La Canada Flintridge

Jonathan D. Santoro Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Peter Chiarelli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Peter Chiarelli Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jason Chu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Susan Durham Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Mark D. Krieger Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Mark D. Krieger Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY Julienne Jacobson Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Kimberly Lo Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Christopher Gayer Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Eugene S. Kim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Nam Nguyen Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Cathy Shin Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles James E. 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 J. Kokorowski Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY

Jennifer S. Singer UCLA Health Los Angeles

Manvi Bansal Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Scott Sparks Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Lara Bishay Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Evalynn Vasquez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Roberta Kato Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

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Thomas Keens Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Douglas A. Li UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles

Shital P. Arya Huntington Hospital Arcadia Eyal Ben-Isaac Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sandra S. Gildersleeve Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Nareen Hindoyan Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Chia-Chieh Hu Huntington Hospital Pasadena Pamela Lee Huntington Hospital Arcadia Carlos F. Lerner UCLA Health Westwood Pediatrics Los Angeles Fasha Liley Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles June C. Liu UCLA Health - West LA Pediatrics Los Angeles Gregory S. Lizer Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics Pasadena Stephanie L. Mackanic Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Shakeh A. Mazmanian Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics La Canada Flintridge Mary Ellen McCormick Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Petra “Micky” Obradovic Lakeside Community Healthcare Burbank Lisa Michelle Richardson Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles John G. Rodarte Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics La Canada Flintridge

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2023 TOP DOCTORS Ann B. Sahakian Huntington Health Descanso Pediatrics Pasadena Sarah Salamon Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Alexander Van Speybroeck Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Rungsima Vayupakparnonde Lakeside Community Healthcare Burbank Stephanie J. Whang Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena Susan Wu Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Angela Zurabyan Huntington Health Pasadena Pediatrics Pasadena PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Danielle Aufiero The Orthohealing Center Los Angeles Christopher Boudakian California Rehabilitation Institute Los Angeles David S. Cheng Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Kevan Craig Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Ryan H. Kotton Kotton MD- Bespoke Healthcare Los Angeles Steven Sampson The Orthohealing Center Los Angeles PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Omar Ahmed Premiere Plastic Surgery Pasadena James S. Andersen Huntington Cancer Center, An Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai Cancer Pasadena

Michael W. Chu Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

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Jaco H. Festekjian UCLA Health Los Angeles Jeffrey Hammoudeh Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Jeff Jumaily Dr. Jeff Jumaily Los Angeles Melissa Ann Klausmeyer Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Mark L. Labowe Mark L. Labowe, MD Los Angeles Jessica A. Lee Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Justine C. Lee UCLA Health Los Angeles Christopher C. Lo Eyesthetica, Inc. Pasadena William Magee Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Roxana Moayer Keck Medicine of USC La Canada Flintridge

PODIATRY Keith L. Gurnick Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Kamran Jamshidinia Tower Foot & Ankle Surgery Los Angeles Laura Shin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Benjamin Tehrani KingsPoint Foot & Ankle Los Angeles Jonathan Tiongson West LA Foot Doctor Los Angeles Morse K. Upshaw Morse K. Upshaw, DPM, Inc. Pasadena Syamak Yamini

Syamak Yamini, DPM, FACFAS Los Angeles

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Danielle Aufiero Orthohealing Center Los Angeles Los Angeles Jill Stocker Dr. Jill E. Stocker, DO, PC Los Angeles PSYCHIATRY

Eric Chang Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Adam Arebi Garsa Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Jennifer C. Ho Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Lindsay Hwang Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Mitchell R. Kamrava Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sheri Marquez The Oncology Institute of Hope & Innovation Long Beach Amin J. Mirhadi Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Howard M. Sandler Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Kenneth Wong Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sandy Chia-En Lee Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

John G. Wilcox HRC Fertility Pasadena

Leah M. Lin Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

RHEUMATOLOGY

Noriko Salamon UCLA Health Los Angeles Benita Tamrazi Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Gita A. Varaprasathan Huntington Hospital Pasadena Daphne K. Walker Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Alison Gerard Wilcox Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Mary W. Yamashita Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY Zain A. Al-Safi UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Aykut Bayrak LA IVF Clinic Los Angeles

Ketan M. Patel Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Michael J. Gitlin UCLA Health Los Angeles

Jason Ye Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia

Sing Wing Poon Premiere Plastic Surgery Pasadena

Robert P. Holloway Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

Stella K. Yoo Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Kathleen M. Brennan UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles

Zachary S. Zumsteg Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Diana Chavkin Pacific Fertility Center Los Angeles - Westwood Los Angeles

RADIOLOGY

Karine Chung California Fertility Partners Los Angeles

Sanjeev N. Puri Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Blessen Eapen West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Los Angeles

Jeffrey C. Chang City of Hope Duarte

Andrew L. Da Lio UCLA Health Los Angeles

Edward C. Ray Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Jason Roostaeian UCLA Health Los Angeles Jeffrey Rosenberg Jeffrey Rosenberg, MD, FACS Los Angeles Mitchel Seruya Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Mark Urata Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Caroline Yao Shriners Children’s Pasadena

John Jimenez More Ways Than One Los Angeles Mark McDonald Mark McDonald, M.D. Los Angeles Misty C. Richards UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Wendy Rosenstein Wendy S. Rosenstein, MD Los Angeles Catherine Scott More Ways Than One Los Angeles Stephanie Zisook Stephanie Zisook, M.D. Los Angeles RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Haig Yenikomshian Keck Medicine of USC Glendale

Leslie Ballas Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Sandy X. Zhang-Nunes Keck Medicine of USC USC Roski Eye Institute Los Angeles

Shelly X. Bian Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles

Jay Acharya Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Phillip M. Cheng Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Jennifer J. Choi Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Vinay A. Duddalwar Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles Jon M. Foran Huntington Hospital Pasadena Christopher Ta-Wei Hsu Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Linda Hovanessian Larsen Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Ellen H. Goldstein Beverly Hills Fertility Los Angeles Jackie Ho Reproductive Partners Medical Group, Inc. Los Angeles Bradford A. Kolb Keck Medicine of USC HRC Fertility Pasadena Lindsay L. Kroener UCLA Health Westwood OBGYN Los Angeles Richard J. Paulson Keck Medicine of USC HRC Fertility Pasadena Molly Quinn Keck Medicine of USC HRC Fertility Pasadena

Daniel G. Arkfeld Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Francesco Boin Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Stratos Christianakis Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Glenn R. Ehresmann Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Arash A. Horizon Center for Rheumatology Los Angeles Dmitry Karayev Center For Rheumatology Los Angeles Jennifer K. King UCLA Health Westwood Specialty Care Los Angeles Benjamin Kretzmann Center for Rheumatology Los Angeles Dean T. Noritake Huntington Hospital Pasadena Anne V. Quismorio Huntington Hospital Pasadena Darice T. Yang Huntington Hospital Pasadena SLEEP MEDICINE Roy Artal Roy Artal, MD, FCCP Los Angeles Alon Avidan UCLA Health Westwood Neurology Los Angeles Eric J. Kezirian Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Iris Perez Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles SPORTS MEDICINE Bianca Edison Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Joshua T. Goldman UCLA Health Westwood Orthopaedic Surgery Los Angeles Kristofer J. Jones UCLA Health Westwood Orthopaedic Surgery Los Angeles

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Ryan Kelln Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles Steven Sampson Orthohealing Center Los Angeles Los Angeles Marc Samson Los Angeles Orthopaedic Center Los Angeles THORACIC SURGERY Scott M. Atay Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Michael Yuechia Chang Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Robbin G. Cohen Huntington Hospital Pasadena Loretta Erhunmwunsee City of Hope Duarte Ali Gheissari PIH Health Los Angeles Anthony W. Kim Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena

Jae Y. Kim City of Hope Duarte

Amanda Chao-Yu Chi Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles

Hyung L. Kim Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Dan J. Raz City of Hope Duarte

Premal Desai Tower Urology Los Angeles

Evgeniy Kreydin Keck Medicine of USC Glendale

Harmik J. Soukiasian Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Maurice M. Garcia Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles

Kiarash Michel Comprehensive Urology Los Angeles

Amiel Moshfegh Southern California Vascular Institute Inc. Los Angeles

Sean Conor Wightman Keck Medicine of USC Arcadia

Inderbir S. Gill Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Christopher Ng Tower Urology Los Angeles

Babak Yaghmai Huntington Hospital Pasadena

Justin Houman Tower Urology Los Angeles

Brian Shuch UCLA Health Westwood Urology Los Angeles

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TRANSGENDER HEALTH Johanna OlsonKennedy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles

UROLOGY Anne L. Ackerman UCLA Health Westwood Urology Los Angeles Arash Akhavein Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Monish Aron Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

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Andrew J. Hung Keck Medicine of USC USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Pasadena David Josephson Tower Urology Los Angeles Eric L. Kau Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles Ramin Khalili Huntington Urology Specialists Pasadena

VASCULAR/ INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Ramzi Issam Azzam Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Gary R. Duckwiler UCLA Health Westwood Imaging Center & Interventional Radiology Clinic Los Angeles Sue Ellen Hanks Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Edward W. Lee UCLA Health Westwood Imaging Center & Interventional Radiology Clinic Los Angeles

Ali Azizzadeh Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles William B. Cohen Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Hugh A. Gelabert UCLA Health Los Angeles Bruce Gewertz Cedars-Sinai Los Angeles Sukgu M. Han Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Jeffrey W. Kronson Jeffrey Kronson, MD, FACS Arcadia William M. Lee Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Rameen Moridzadeh Vascular Surgery Associates Los Angeles Christian J. Ochoa Keck Medicine of USC Pasadena Vincent L. Rowe UCLA Health Los Angeles Allan Tulloch Vascular Surgery Associates Los Angeles Willis Wagner Vascular Surgery Associates Los Angeles Fred A. Weaver Keck Medicine of USC Los Angeles

Ryan Haqq Vascular Surgery Associates Los Angeles

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HUNTINGTON EAR NOSE THROAT HEAD & NECK SPECIALISTS

STEVEN BATTAGLIA, MD | JORDAN SUKYS, MD Huntington Ear Nose Throat - Head & Neck Specialists has been a cornerstone otolaryngology care in the San Gabriel Valley since 1975. Founded

by Charles Battaglia, MD, and carried forward by his son Steven Battaglia, MD, Huntington ENT has grown from humble origins to a modern, thriving practice.

The practice’s core mission has always been, and remains, to provide comprehensive otolaryngology care for all patients across the San Gabriel Valley.

We take particular pride in providing an intimate, patient-centric practice in a world of consolidation and corporate healthcare.

Steven Battaglia, MD, was raised in nearby La Canada Flintridge and graduated from Flintridge Preparatory School. He went on to complete his undergraduate studies at Stanford University, followed by medical school at the University of Vermont and his surgical training at Northwestern in Chicago.

He has served in a number of elected leadership positions at Huntington Hospital, including chair of Otolaryngology, Surgery, Credentials Committee, and secretary-treasurer of the medical staff.

Jordan Sukys, MD, was also raised in La Canada Flintridge and graduated from La Canada High School. He attended Bucknell University for undergraduate studies before moving on to Boston University for medical school, and completed his surgical training at Yale. He is thrilled to have recently returned home and brought the skills he developed in the Northeast to the care of his fellow Southern California residents.

Dr. Battaglia and Dr. Sukys are joined by two excellent physician assistants, Paul Fruhner PA-C and Stephanie Schwartz PA-C, who help improve and extend the practice’s comprehensive head and neck care to additional patients in our community.

In 2022, Dr. Battaglia founded an affiliated Medical Spa, Essentia Esthetics, which provides boutique skin care and cosmetic services in the Playhouse Village district of West Pasadena.

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We are proud to work with this team of excellent providers and our dedicated office staff. We look forward to seeing you, your friends and family members in our practice.

10 Congress Street, Suite 103, Pasadena, CA 91105 626.796-6164 | huntingtonent.net

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DONALD J. PORTOCARRERO, DO GASTROINTESTINAL & NON-SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS SOLUTIONS PRESIDENT AND CEO

Dr. Donald J Portocarrero was born in Lima, Peru, and grew up in Santa Ana, California. As a child he wanted to be the difference he saw in the world.

He graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a bachelor’s in science in psychobiology. He then went on to Western University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he graduated with the Dean’s Award for Community Service.

He did his internal medicine residency at White Memorial Medical Center. There he found his true calling in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy. He then went on to complete his gastroenterology fellowship at Loma Linda University.

Dr. Portocarrero is one of the few doctors in the whole nation who can perform the innovative Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty procedure to help patients lose weight without surgery.

He has performed thousands of endoscopies in his career and provides the utmost highest quality of care for his patients in Arcadia and the greater Pasadena area.

For more information, check out gisolutionsla. com and contact his office at (626) 461-5408 to schedule your consultation. Se habla español.

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638 West Duarte Road, Suite 5 Arcadia, CA 91006 626.461.5408 gisolutionsla.com @weightlossgastro (Instagram) @gisolutionsla (Facebook and TikTok)

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SEVAG BALIKIAN, MD JUSTIN CHEN, MD LA KIDNEY

As top nephrologists in the Los Angeles area, Dr. Sevag Balikian and Dr. Justin Chen offer expert treatment for patients struggling with kidney disease, high blood pressure, and fluid-electrolyte disorders.

With offices in Pasadena and Glendale, their practice, LA Kidney, has earned a five-star Healthgrades rating, offering acute inpatient care, chronic kidney disease management, dialysis management, outpatient care, and patient education. The goal of LA Kidney goes beyond treating disease. Instead, Dr. Balikian and Dr. Chen strive to guide and

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empower patients with chronic disease to achieve a better quality of life.

Dr. Balikian and Dr. Chen are both board certified in nephrology and internal medicine. Dr. Balikian completed his medical training at UCLA-Harbor Medical Center; Dr. Chen at UC-Davis Medical Center. Together, the team maintains professional affiliations with Huntington Hospital, Glendale Adventist Medical Center, Glendale Memorial Hospital, USC Hospital Of Arcadia, Fresenius Medical Care, DaVita, U.S. Renal Care, and USCVerdugo Hills Hospital.

Their professional memberships include the American Society of Nephrology, the National Kidney Foundation, the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, the Armenian American Medical Society, the Glendale Memorial Foundation Board, and Alpha Omega Alpha. The practice has been honored as a Pasadena magazine Top Doctor for 2014 through 2023.

Dr. Balikian and Dr. Chen’s past charity work includes serving the Southern California Women’s Health Conference and the Glendale Health Festival, as well as giving numerous community lectures to educate the public and raise awareness of kidney health and medical innovations.

960 East Green Street, Suite 107, Pasadena 626.352.0010 | 818.580.0010 lakidney.com

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MARTA RECASENS, MD, QME MACULAR, RETINAL, VITREAL ASSOCIATES AND MARTA’S MEDISPA Diseases and surgery of the macula and retina and vitreous and facial aesthetics

We live in a beautiful world, and the principal way we experience it, and each other, is through our vision. Protecting this most precious gift, our eyesight, is an tremendous responsibility. As a board certified, fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon, it is my goal to partner with you to preserve our most precious gift, our sight. Toward this, I have devoted my entire life to backing my dedication with the education and experience necessary to meet the responsibility with which I am entrusted to overcome sight threatening conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy, agerelated macular degeneration, and retinal detachments. Beyond the accolades, I am most proud of the appreciation reflected in my patients’ eyes in acknowledgement of the care I have extended them in preserving their vision.

Looking your best and aging gracefully is an art! About 10 years ago, at the request of many patients, I founded Marta’s Medispa to help my patients age beautifully. Based on my expertise with laser treatments and further training, I performed a full array of individualized, non- and minimally invasive treatments for face and neck rejuvenation.

For the last 7 years, I have served as a Qualified Medical Evaluator in Ophthalmology for the State of California. In this role, I evaluate injured workers, including police and sheriff officers, firefighters, and others who have ocular diseases and trauma.

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LAKESIDE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE PEDIATRICS

“IT’S NOT JUST CARE. IT’S THE WAY WE CARE.”

PETRA MICKY OBRADOVIC, MD RUNGSIMA VAYUPAKPARNONDE, MD PEDIATRICS

In the heart of our vibrant Burbank community, Drs. Micky and Rungsima stand out. They bring a splash of joy to medicine, transforming every visit into a comfort-filled experience for their young patients and their parents.

Dr. Rungsima is a mother of two boys and a boardcertified pediatrician. She is consistently named by her peers as one of the best in Burbank and its surrounding communities. Her empathy and attentiveness leave parents feeling confident that their children are receiving top-tier care.

Dr. Micky’s international background shapes her dynamic approach to pediatric care. She grew up in Germany and completed her pediatric residency at the renowned Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. She’s a certified eating-disorder specialist and lactation consultant who also holds a second-degree black belt in judo and a firstdegree black belt in Krav Maga, which she enjoys practicing with her teenage son Leo. She has been a part of the faculty at UCLA Medical School for over ten years.

Both physicians are repeatedly recognized on Top Doctor lists in the Los Angeles area. Through their partnership with Lakeside Community Healthcare and Regal Medical Group, Drs. Micky and Rungsima have access to the best hospitals, specialists, labs, radiology facilities, and support programs available. As dedicated champions of patient-centered health and wellness, they represent the Lakeside and Regal standards of accessible and compassionate healthcare.

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FRANCISCO NAVARRO, MD RESWELL Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology UCLA Associate Clinical Professor CEO/Founder of ResWell CEO/Founder of Mental Health Equity, LLC.

“Prevention is the best medicine.”

Dr. Navarro is passionate about caring for children, teens and adults with mental health conditions including depression, anxiety and ADHD. His life mission is to increase awareness of these common illnesses in the hopes of decreasing suffering and eradicating the stigma surrounding mental health.

Dr. Navarro understands how to guide people and their families from surviving to thriving in an integrative and holistic way. He believes that medicine can help but knows that the brain is more complicated than simply taking a pill. The mind and the body are connected. Medicine is as important as moving your body, sleeping eight hours nightly, eating a nutritious meal and having healthy relationships. Dr. Navarro has developed innovative non-pharmacological programs for integrative treatment options and strategies that prioritize prevention. These programs include functional movement, equine-assisted psychotherapy (EquusLed), and neuromodulation (Neurovert).

MOVEMENT MINDFULNESS RECOVERY NUTRITION NEUROMODULATION GENETICS THERAPY MEDICINE COMMUNITY

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200 East Del Mar Boulevard, Suite 200, Pasadena 626.639.0409 ResWellHealth.com @ResWellHealh

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INTERVENTIONAL PAIN DOCTORS Fron Left : JEFFREY JENG,MD | NICHOLAS FULLER, MD | DANIEL LODER, MD | CHAD HENG, MD SPINE AND ORTHOPEDIC PAIN SPECIALISTS Finding relief from pain can be challenging and time-consuming.

Sometimes patients are shuffled back and forth between primary care physicians, specialists, and therapists of all kinds in search of the best solution to their pain issues. Interventional Pain Doctors in California was founded with the goal of providing expert diagnosis, compassion, and comprehensive pain relief to people struggling with temporary pain to long-term chronic pain. Our doctors provide the highest-quality sports, orthopedic,

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8436 West Third Street, Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90048 310. 448.3459 | ipaindocs.com

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Congratulations to Top Doctor 2023: Ophthalmologist Rohit Varma, MD, MPH Dr. Rohit Varma sees unlimited possibilities in what research into eye diseases can achieve.

We live in an era of the impossible-made-possible— which fuels our commitment to end blindness.”

– ROHIT VARMA, MD, MPH

With more than three decades in ophthalmology, Dr. Varma, Founding Director of the Southern California Eye Institute, is recognized as a: > Highly experienced clinician and glaucoma surgeon, > Widely published innovator, including such breakthroughs as novel imaging techniques for early detection and implantable real-time monitors for glaucoma, > Public health advocate, expanding vision screening for underserved communities, and > Dedicated mentor, inspiring new generations to make their own quantum leaps.

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