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Diabetes is a condition that affects the bodys natural ability to convert food into energy necessary for daily functions. It is a chronic condition, and there is no effective cure for it. At best, ongoing diabetes treatments can help manage symptoms of diabetes and associated discomforts. This is done using a combination of oral medications and ins
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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
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914 south Robertson blvd suite 200b suite 200B,Los Angeles,CA
HouseCall MD of Southern California is part of a growing trend toward clinicians who provide quality management of patient care for homebound patients, including the frail, elderly, high-risk, disabled patients, and terminally ill patients. HouseCall MD offers a comprehensive range of services, from routine checkups to diagnostic testing, wound treatment, working with patients with single or multiple illnesses, and treating serious illnesses in the comfort of their home. After a patient is discharged from the hospital, Nursing Home or are referred by another physician, a HouseCall MD provider will see the patient in their home or facility to assess them for safety, proper management of illness, and medications. In addition, they will evaluate for home safety, counsel on high-risk behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and obesity.We provide in-home assistance with radiology, laboratory, nurse, and physical therapies. The benefit to the patient is that there is no waiting in the doctors office and if an admission is necessary, we can directly admit them to a hospital. We also provide direct communication with the patient's primary care physicians. HouseCall MD has a nurse on staff at all times.We begin with a phone questionnaire that helps us identify the individual needs of each patient, then a HouseCall MD provider will go to the patients home and provide comprehensive medical treatment to promote better health. Our HouseCall MD providers will be able to accommodate the time and place of the patients choosing. We also offer home health care outsourcing for families that need assistance with homebound patients.If a patients condition requires hospitalization, we will help expedite their admission process into a local hospital. With the patients permission, all necessary information will be discussed with the hospitals ER. In most cases, one of our physicians will be able to visit the patient for continuity of care.
(162) 676 - 5432
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1821 Wilshire Blvd Suite 301A,Santa Monica,CA
One of our greatest satisfactions is establishing personal relationships with each of our patients and proactively helping them to stay healthy. A family medicine provider will see patients of all ages, which can be a big help to families who may have someone navigating a health condition, establishing new nutritional goals or even maintaining their health through regular screenings.
(131) 040 - 0556
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