Cedars-Sinai offers family medicine and primary care services for our patients in Sherman Oaks and the surrounding area.

Dr. Jonathan Barthelet is a primary care and extensivist physician who practices in Santa Monica. As a member of the UCLA Extensivist Program, a medical home that cares for high-risk, complex patients who are more likely to be hospitalized, he is particularly interested in clinical informatics and high-value, low-cost care. He is board certified in internal medicine. Dr. Barthelet received... Read More about Jonathan N. Barthelet, MD

Dr. Harutyunyan is a primary care physician who practices in Encino. She treats each of her patients as an individual and looks to provide the best care for all her patients. Dr. Harutyunyan is originally from Armenia where she spent most of her childhood until she moved to Los Angeles. She obtained her B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics... Read More about Nika M. Harutyunyan, MD

Dr. Livingston is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Following graduation from the UCLA School of Medicine in 1985, he completed a General Surgery residency at UCLA in 1992. He remained on the UCLA faculty, serving as Chief of Surgery at the Wadsworth VA Medical Center and was the first Surgical and Perioperative Care... Read More about Edward H. Livingston, MD

Dr. Lara Kose is a general internal medicine physician who practices in Encino. She provides comprehensive care to her patients, and her clinical interests include preventive care, heart disease and diabetes. She is fluent in Armenian. Dr. Kose received her medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. She then completed her internal medicine internship and residency at... Read More about Lara T. Kose, MD, MS

Dr. Michael Robinson is a board certified surgeon with the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in a wide range of general surgery, including hernia repair, appendiceal and gallbladder surgeries, anti-reflux surgery, and colon and intestinal surgery, among others. Dr. Robinson performs operations primarily at Providence Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, CA and Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, CA.... Read More about Michael W. Robinson, MD

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Dr. Pouyan Famini grew up in the San Fernando Valley and earned his Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He then went on to the Albany Medical College in New York for his Medical Degree and returned to Los Angeles to complete residency training in Internal Medicine and specialty training in Endocrinology at... Read More about Pouyan Famini, MD

Dr. Eshtiaghpour attended UCLA as an undergraduate psychobiology major. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Harbor UCLA Medical Center. He trained in gastroenterology at UCLA. During his fellowship, he did research with Dr. Dennis Jensen, associate director of CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center, looking at outcomes, prognosis and... Read More about Daniel D. Eshtiaghpour, MD

Dr. Philip Cohen is a primary care sports medicine physician who practices in Encino. He is board certified in internal medicine and sports medicine, and enjoys proactively working with patients to optimize their health and performance and prevent any injuries before they start. He is also an associate clinical professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at... Read More about Philip H. Cohen, MD

The Los Angeles Vein Center is a specialized medical office dedicated to the treatment of venous disease and minimally invasive medical and cosmetic procedures. Established by Dr. Larisse K. Lee, it focuses on the most up to date techniques for the treatment of spider veins, varicose veins, leg swelling, and venous leg ulcers. Dr. Lee performs radiofrequency ablation and microphlebectomy... Read More about L.A. Vein Center

Dr. Drell offers a different approach to primary care with conveniences like same/next-day appointments that start on time and a focus on preventive medicine. His MDVIP-affiliated practice is open to new patients, including Medicare and commercially insured, in Sherman Oaks. Dr. Drell sees fewer patients, which means he has more time to offer. Similar to concierge medicine physicians, Dr. Drell... Read More about Dr. Steven A. Drell, MD

Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the University of California Los Angeles. He is originally Polish and he graduated from the Medical School at Wroclaw, Poland. He moved to the United States to pursue research career in immunology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. He... Read More about Bartosz Chmielowski, MD, PhD

Dr. Steven Tsai is a physician-scientist who splits his time between clinical practice and laboratory research. His clinical interests include acute leukemia, bone marrow transplant, and non-malignant blood disorders. He is actively involved in translational research on engineered T-cells from various human stem cell sources. The goal is to develop novel cellular therapies for patients with blood cancers. Dr. Tsai... Read More about Steven C. Tsai, MD, PhD