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4510 E Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 450,Long Beach,CA

(156) 296 - 1925

1831 Wilshire Boulevard Ste B,Santa Monica,CA

Pouya Shafipour, MD, in Santa Monica, California, is a board-certified family medicine specialist with subspecialty training in a field of medicine known as bariatric or obesity medicine. He uses safe and effective medications in conjunction with dietary, nutritional, behavioral, and exercise counseling to manage obesity and medical conditions related to excessive weight gain or loss. After finishing his residency, Dr. Shafipour pursued his passion in obesity treatment. Through extensive training by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and the prestigious Harvard Blackburn Obesity Course, Dr. Shafipour has developed a program that focuses on healthy weight loss and a well-organized maintenance program. His program results in weight loss and maintenance of a healthy weight through a multi-level, personalized approach to dietary and lifestyle transformation. Dr. Shafipour received his bachelors degree in molecular and cell biology from UC Berkeley, then continued his graduate studies and received a masters degree in physiology and biophysics from Georgetown University. He later attended Loma Linda University School of Medicine, where he received his MD in 2003. He completed his internship in general surgery at UC Irvine and residency in family medicine at UCLA and became board certified in family medicine in 2008. During a peak performance health and lifestyle coaching conference in 2004, Dr. Shafipour discovered an interest in lifestyle transformation. Following the conference, he personally took some radical measures and transformed his way of eating and implemented daily exercise into his life. The impact of this transformation encouraged him to further pursue incorporating the idea of a sustainable, healthy lifestyle into his practice of medicine. Dr. Shafipour continued his training in bariatric medicine by taking courses offered through the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.

(131) 040 - 0556

100 Medical Plaza Driveway Suite 525,Los Angeles,CA

Benjamin J. Ansell, MD, received a dual undergraduate degree with distinction in Biology and as a College Scholar in Music from Cornell University, followed by his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine. He subsequently performed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the UCLA Medical Center. Dr. Ansell currently serves as Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in the Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He is also Director of the Comprehensive Health Program, Co-Director of Cholesterol, Hypertension, and Atherosclerosis Management Program (CHAMP) and the Medical Hospitality Program at UCLA. Dr. Ansell is a member of the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, and certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Clinical Lipidology. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the National Lipid Association. He is a member of the Board of the National Lipid Association, past member of the Board of the Pacific Lipid Association, past President of the Executive Board of the UCLA Department of Medicine Professional Group, and current member of the Managed Care Utilization Review Committee of the UCLA Medical Group. Dr. Ansell is the founder and director of the Cardiovascular Discovery Fund, which supports promising novel developments in heart disease and related conditions. He has also served as a Director of the Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) since 2009. Listed among Castle-Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" and chosen by Town & Country magazine as one of the "Best Physicians in America," Dr. Ansell has a range of research experience relating to cholesterol treatment strategies in preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases. He has been principal investigator of the hs-CRP and HDL Effects of Statins Trial (CHEST), the Statins/HDL Increased Function Trial (SHIFT), and the Statin Anti-Rheumatic Activity (SARA) Trial. He is on the review boards of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The American Journal of Cardiology, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine, among others. He has delivered approximately two hundred invited lectures, as well as published 40 peer-reviewed papers in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation, Archives of Internal Medicine, and the American Journal of Cardiology, among others. His publications have focused on HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and inflammation, cholesterol management, stroke reduction, cardiovascular risk reduction in women, and national cholesterol guidelines. He has also been featured by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, Glamour Magazine, ABC World News Tonight, MSNBC, and Dateline NBC.

(131) 079 - 4488

100 Medical Plaza Suite 205,Los Angeles,CA

Vice Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Division of Digestive Diseases Program Director, UCLA GI Fellowship Program Co-Director, G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience Dr. Chang earned her medical degree from the UCLA School of Medicine and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She completed her gastroenterology fellowship training at the UCLA affiliated training program in gastroenterology. Dr. Changs clinical…

(131) 020 - 8540

325 E La Habra Blvd,La Habra,CA

With a combination of quality education, extensive experience practicing family medicine, and a patient-centered approach, Juan A. Alas, MD, has developed a reputation for providing compassionate and expert care to the families of La Habra, California. During his career, Dr. Alas has become an expert in handling all aspects of family medicine. A native of El Salvador, Dr. Alas attended the University of El Salvador in San Salvador before moving on to complete medical school at the University of El Salvador Faculty of Medicine. Following medical school, Dr. Alas completed his internship at the National Medical Center in San Salvador, El Salvador. He completed several residency programs, including internal medicine and family medicine and surgery at the General Hospital of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute. Dr. Alas moved to the United States in 1993. He completed the PGY-1 Residency Program for International Medical Graduates at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California, as well as family practice training at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine Fresno Medical Education Program in Fresno, California. Throughout his career in El Salvador and California, Dr. Alas has dedicated himself to providing the families of his community with quality and compassionate medical care. From setting up an inner-city clinic in San Salvador to serving the people of La Habra, Dr. Alas has the extensive experience to draw upon when serving his patients, emphasizing healthy lifestyle habits and a whole-patient approach in addition to conventional treatments. Dr. Alas speaks fluent Spanish and English. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, walking, cooking, music, and art.

(156) 269 - 1710