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Ernesto Ricardo Ojeda, M.D., is a board-certified family medicine physician at Baptist Health Primary Care. He provides comprehensive primary care, including routine health maintenance, preventive care and chronic disease management. His clinical interests include lifestyle medicine, disease… Ernesto Ricardo Ojeda, M.D., is a board-certified family medicine physician at Baptist Health Primary Care. He provides comprehensive primary care, including routine health maintenance, preventive care and chronic disease management. His clinical interests include lifestyle medicine, disease prevention and wellness optimization, with a focus on helping patients improve and maintain their overall health. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Ricardo was a family medicine physician at UCLA Venice Family Clinic and an urgent care physician with the UCLA Department of Medicine and DHS Mid Valley Comprehensive Health Center in California. Dr. Ricardo earned his medical degree from Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín in Holguín, Cuba, and completed his family medicine residency at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine in Santa Monica, California. He is board-certified in family medicine and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, National Hispanic Medical Association and California Academy of Family Physicians. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Ricardo views himself as a partner in his patients’ health journey. His approach emphasizes patient education, shared decision-making and evidence-based medicine to help patients better understand their conditions and make sustainable improvements in their health. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Ricardo enjoys working out, hiking, swimming in the ocean, watching movies and exploring local culture. Read more