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74 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL – CUSTOM CONTENTJANUARY 31, 2022LOI: TOP LOS ANGELES DOCTORSSHAUN SETTYDAVID SHAVELLEAMIR SOLHPOURKAROL WATSONMedical Director of Pediatric andAdult Congenital Cardiac SurgeryMemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’sHospital Long BeachMedical Director, Adult Cardiology & InterventionalLab, MemorialCare Heart & Vascular InstituteMemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterInterventional CardiologistAdventist Health GlendaleDirector of the UCLA Women’s Cardiovascular HealthCenter, the UCLA-Barbra Streisand Women’s HeartHealth Program, Co-Director of the UCLA Programin Preventive Cardiology, and Director of the UCLAFellowship Program in Cardiovascular DiseasesUCLA HealthCARDIOLOGYDr. Shaun Setty has experience in allaspects of pediatric and adult congenitalcardiac surgery including the tiniestneonatal baby to an octogenarian. He alsohas experience in robotic and transplantsurgery. He is currently involved in multiplebasic and clinical cardiac research projects.Among his many accomplishments,Dr. Setty has numerous peer-reviewedpublications and book chapters to hiscredit, including over a dozen presented atnational and international meetings. He isthe surgical section editor of a congenitalheart journal and has been invited to reviewnumerous manuscripts for many otherjournals.CARDIOLOGYDr. David Shavelle brought his extensiveleadership experience in cardiologyto LBMC after 20 years at Keck USC,and has provided leadership and strategicdirection for adult cardiology programs,as well as oversight for the interventionalcatheterization laboratories. MemorialCareHeart & Vascular Institute at LBMC isamong the most comprehensive centers fordiagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation ofcardiac disease. In addition to his hopes toexpand research opportunities, Dr. Shavelleplans on expanding the programs for heartfailure and structural heart disease. He grewand expanded the cardiac research programat USC, and plans to bring his expertiseand research to the greater Long Beachcommunity as well.CARDIOLOGYAmir Solhpour, MD, FACC, RPV is anadvanced structural interventionalcardiologist trained at the prestigiousTexas Medical Center. Dr. Solhpour hassix board certificates which is rare amongcardiologists. He is American Boardcertified in internal medicine, cardiology,interventional cardiology, echocardiography,nuclear cardiology and is a registeredphysician for vascular interpretation. Inaddition to extra training in lipid andcholesterol management, his subspecialtyincludes managing various cardiac andvascular conditions using minimallyinvasive catheter-based therapy. He alsotreats various life-threatening conditionssuch as cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shockand life-threatening pulmonary embolism orlarge burden thrombus in the arterial systemof the lower extremity.CARDIOLOGYDr. Karol Watson is an attendingcardiologist and a professor of medicine/cardiology at the David Geffen Schoolof Medicine at UCLA. She is directorof the UCLA Women’s CardiovascularHealth Center, the UCLA-Barbra StreisandWomen’s Heart Health Program, co-directorof the UCLA Program in PreventiveCardiology, and director of the UCLAFellowship Program in CardiovascularDiseases. Dr. Watson is a principalinvestigator for several large NationalInstitutes of Health research studiesincluding the Diabetes Prevention ProgramOutcomes Study and the Multi-EthnicStudy of Atherosclerosis.Where thetop doctorscome to work.From primary care doctors to OB-GYNs, oncologists to surgeons,you can choose from more than 1,000 expert physicians.Find your top doctor at:HuntingtonHospital.org/Docs071-92 TopDocsSUPP.indd 741/27/22 12:30 PM

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76 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL – CUSTOM CONTENTJANUARY 31, 2022LOI: TOP LOS ANGELES DOCTORSSANG W. LEERACHAEL MOOREDERMATOLOGYEAR, NOSE AND THROATDINESH CHHETRIMICHAEL JOHNS IIIProfessor and Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery,Keck School of Medicine of USCKeck Medicine of USCDermatologistPIH HealthProfessor-in-Residence, Department of Head and NeckSurgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLAUCLA HealthDirector, USC Voice Center Division Director,Laryngology Professor of Clinical OtolaryngologyUSC Caruso Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck SurgeryKeck Medicine of USCCOLON AND RECTAL SPECIALTYSang W. Lee, MD, is one of the nation’sleading experts in laparoscopic colonand rectal surgery and endoluminalsurgery. With more than 20 years inpractice, he has pioneered a non-invasivesurgical technique called CELS (combinedendolaparoscopic surgery), which removesthe large colon and rectal polyps notamendable for colonoscopic removalwhile avoiding bowel resection. Dr. Leehas invented a low-cost vacuum dressingto prevent surgical infections. Dr. Leehas edited four textbooks in surgery andpublished more than 85 manuscripts.Rachael Moore MD is a dermatologistand specializes in Mohs surgery at PIHHealth, a micrographic surgery whichis the most accurate and tissue-sparingtechnique used primarily to treat basaland squamous cell skin cancer. She isdedicated to providing excellent care to herpatients, and specializes in the diagnosisand treatment of skin cancer. Dr. Mooreis credited for starting the dermatologyand Mohs surgery program at PIH Healthin 2010 and continues to serve as chairof the department. Dr. Moore has servedas a member of the PIH Health PhysicianSatisfaction and Engagement committeesince 2017.Dr. Dinesh Chhetri is professor of Headand Neck Surgery and a laryngologist, aspecialist in voice disorders, swallowingdisorders, and airway (breathing) disorders.He graduated magna cum laude from BrownUniversity with a degree in biochemistry,then obtained his MD from UCLA Schoolof Medicine, where he graduated withdistinction for his thesis on vocal foldparalysis and laryngeal reinnervation.He remained at UCLA for his residencytraining in otolaryngology-head and necksurgery and fellowship in laryngology.Dr. Chhetri is known nationally andinternationally as an academic laryngologistand head and neck surgeon. He hasauthored nearly 100 publications related tovoice and swallowing disorders.EAR, NOSE AND THROATMichael Johns III, MD has dedicatedhis career to the advancementof care for people with voice,swallowing, and airway disorders. Thecareer accomplishments of which he is mostproud are twofold: 1) the development ofinterprofessional care centers of excellencethat have raised the bar for voice,swallowing and airway care; and 2) theadvancement of minimally invasive officebased interventions for voice restoration.He created the Emory Voice Center, aninterprofessional center of excellence inAtlanta, where he practiced for 12 yearsprior to being recruited to USC to developthe USC Voice Center, the first of its kindin the region.Barlow Respiratory Hospital congratulates our MedicalDirector, Dr. David Nelson with the distinction of beingselected as a 2022 Leader of Influence: Top LA Doctor.With 120 years of service to Los Angeles, Barlow Respiratory Hospital hasimpacted generations of patients and families.barlowhospital.orgLOS ANGELES VAN NUYS WHITTIER071-92 TopDocsSUPP.indd 76Our Campaign to ReBuild Barlow will bring LA a brand new state-of-the-arthospital to serve our community for generations to come. With visionaryleadership and a dedicated team of healthcare professionals, BarlowRespiratory Hospital is proud to be among healthcare leaders in Los Angeles.1/27/22 12:30 PM

JANUARY 31, 2022CUSTOM CONTENT – LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 77We’ve madeHope a science.We conduct approximately 1,000 clinical trials annually, are working on 130investigational new therapies and provide leading-edge cancer care at more than35 locations across Southern California. Because you shouldn’t have to go farFind a location at CityofHope.org/NearYouCity of Hope physician Fornati Bedell, M.D., M.H.S.005-91 labj20220131 fullpages.indd 77 2022 City of Hopefrom home to find world-class cancer care. Hope is here.1/25/22 3:02 PM

78 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL – CUSTOM CONTENTJANUARY 31, 2022LOI: TOP LOS ANGELES DOCTORSHOSSEIN MAHBOUBIEAR, NOSE AND THROATEAR, NOSE AND THROATMAIE ST. JOHNSCOTT BRAUNSTEINSERGIO HERNANDEZOtolaryngologistPIH HealthProfessor and Chair,Department of Head & Neck SurgeryUCLA HealthMedical DirectorSollis Health LAEmergency Medicine SpecialistEmanate HealthHossein Mahboubi MD is a board-certifiedotolaryngologist-head and neck surgeonwith fellowship training in otology,neurotology and skull base surgery, a subspecialty focusing on the diseases of the earand hearing, balance, and facial nerves.Dr. Mahboubi completed his residency inotolaryngology - head and neck surgeryat UC Irvine following a post-doctoralresearch fellowship at the same institution,which helped develop his passion fortreating ear and skull base diseases. Hethen spent two years completing a clinicalfellowship in otology and neurotology atHouse Ear Clinic and UCLA where headvanced his skills in cochlear implants,stapedectomy, and complex ear and lateralskull base surgery.Ahighly renowned surgeon, scientist,and educator, Dr. Maie St. John isprofessor and the chair of theDepartment of Head and Neck Surgeryand professor of bioengineering at UCLA.She also holds the Thomas C. Calcaterra,M.D., chair in Head and Neck Surgery andis co-director of the UCLA Head and NeckCancer Program. Dr. St. John’s laboratorystudies the mechanisms of tumor progressionand metastasis in head and neck cancerand seeks to identify and study novel genesand pathways for future targeted therapies,while actively incorporating the results oftheir laboratory-based research into thedevelopment of novel therapeutics.EMERGENCY MEDICINEDr. Scott Braunstein has been a leadingER doctor at Cedars Sinai, for the past15 years. In June 2020, he took overas medical director for Sollis Health, aprivate membership based ER alternative,which expanded from its home base inNew York. Sollis Health is the only facilityof its kind: a 24/7 medical center, staffedonly by trained ER staff, with advancedmonitoring and imaging capabilities (MRI,CT, ultrasound) onsite. Dr. Braunstein hashired an LA team, including emergencyphysicians, nurses, advanced care providers,radiology technicians, that has grown toover 50 employees.EMERGENCY MEDICINESergio Hernandez, MD, FACEP, is atop-performing emergency medicinespecialist and medical director atEmanate Health Queen of the ValleyHospital with extensive experience inhealthcare operations. Throughout thepandemic, Dr. Hernandez has been on thefront lines treating patients with COVID19. He is highly-skilled in leveragingbackground in patient care and treatmentto innovate strategic process improvements,enhance internal workflow, compliance,quality, patient success, and profitability.He has a proven ability in directing crossfunctional teams through daily operations,ensuring adherence to established strategies,policies, procedures, and best practices.JAN SHOENBERGERCHRISTIAN GASTELUMANTHONY HEANEYRAYNALD SAMOAProfessor of Emergency Medicine,Vice Chair of Operations and EducationKeck Medicine of USCEndocrinologistPIH HealthDivision of Endocrinology Co-Chief,Director of Clinical ServicesUCLA HealthAssistant Professor, Department of Diabetes,Endocrinology & MetabolismCity of HopeEMERGENCY MEDICINEJan Shoenberger, MD, FACEP has beenrecognized as an expert in the field ofgraduate medical education in emergencymedicine, and has given hundreds oflectures to all types of learners in emergencymedicine – students, residents, faculty,and practicing physicians. She is co-hostand co-editor of the most well recognizedpodcast in emergency medicine calledEM:RAP (Emergency Medicine Reviewsand Perspectives). She is a member of theaccreditation residency review committee inthe specialty for the national AccreditationCouncil for Graduate Medical Education.She was the residency program trainingdirector for 10 years and has been involvedin training hundreds of EM physicians.071-92 TopDocsSUPP.indd 78ENDOCRINOLOGYChristian Gastelum MD is a boardcertified endocrinologist who specializesin diabetes and metabolism. He isfellowship-trained to perform routinethyroid ultrasound and biopsy. When hestarted at PIH Health in 2009, Dr. Gastelumdeveloped the glucose management team(GMT) and has since been the directorof the inpatient GMT. He also served asthe endocrine medical director from 20092018. Dr. Gastelum taught as an associateprofessor of medicine for Loma LindaUniversity Medical School beginningin 2008 until 2015. Prior to joining PIHHealth, Dr. Gastelum worked as a physicianleader in the Diabetes Group Appointment/Class at Southern California KaiserPermanente Medical Group’s InternalMedicine practice.ENDOCRINOLOGYAnthony P. Heaney, MD, PhD is anassociate professor at the David GeffenSchool of Medicine at UCLA. Hisprimary areas of clinical and researchinterest involve the pathogenesis of pituitarytumors and exploiting novel moleculartargets to develop innovative treatments forpituitary tumors and other neuroendocrinetumors. Dr. Heaney received his medicaldegree from Queen’s University of Belfast inIreland, where he also earned a PhD degree.On completion of an internship in internalmedicine and surgery at Mater InfirmorumHospital in Belfast, Dr. Heaney completedhis residency and a research fellowship inendocrinology, diabetes and metabolism atRoyal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.ENDOCRINOLOGYRaynald Samoa, M.D., is anendocrinologist at City of Hope,specializing in diabetes, thyroid diseasesand pediatric endocrinology; he also servesas an assistant professor in the Departmentof Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolismand as the interim fellowship programsite director. In the time of COVID-19,Dr. Samoa added another position to hiscrowded schedule, that of clinical lead forthe National Pacific Islander COVID-19Response Team. As a result of his tirelessadvocacy, including testimony beforeCongress, in December 2021 Dr. Samoa wasnamed a commissioner to the President’sAdvisory Commission on Asian Americans,Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.1/27/22 12:31 PM

CUSTOM CONTENT – LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 79JANUARY 31, 2022WhereSohanjeet Bassi, MDtop doctorsJacqueline Bracy, MDJohn Lindberg, MDcome fromSergio Hernandez, MD Cynthia Chen-Joea, DOPaul Yang, MDRichard Young, MDEmanate Health is proud to honor these highly skilled, dedicated andcaring physicians. These integral partners help Emanate Health deliverthe best care by putting every patient first. Thank you for living ourmission to help people keep well in body, mind and spirit by providingquality health care services in a safe, compassionate environment.Learn more at EmanateHealth.orgInter-Community HospitalCovina005-91 labj20220131 fullpages.indd 79 Queen of the Valley HospitalWest Covina Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora1/21/22 4:17 PM

80 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL – CUSTOM CONTENTJANUARY 31, 2022LOI: TOP LOS ANGELES DOCTORSSTEPHANIE SMOOKE PRAWCYNTHIA CHEN-JOEAASHWIN ASHOKGASTROENTEROLOGYGASTROENTEROLOGYEndocrine Fellowship Program Director;Associate Clinical ProfessorUCLA HealthDirector of Inpatient MedicineEmanate HealthGastroenterologistPIH HealthVice Chief, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Divisionof Digestive Diseases; Program Director, UCLA GIFellowship Program; Co-Director, G. OppenheimerCenter for Neurobiology of Stress and ResilienceUCLA HealthENDOCRINOLOGYDr. Stephanie Smooke Praw is an associateprofessor of medicine in the Division ofEndocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolismat the UCLA David Geffen School ofMedicine, Fellowship Program Director,Director of Education for the Division ofEndocrinology, and clinical endocrinologist.After pursuing undergraduate studies atYale University and a master’s degree at theUniversity of London, Dr. Smooke Prawcompleted medical school at the UCLADavid Geffen School of Medicine followedby internal medicine training at UCLAHospital. Following her residency, sheserved as chief resident for the Departmentof Internal Medicine before completing herendocrine fellowship at UCLA. Dr. SmookePraw joined the UCLA faculty in 2009. Shesees patients in the UCLA Endocrine Centerand the UCLA Gonda Endocrine Center.FAMILY MEDICINECynthia Chen-Joea, DO, MPH, CPH,is board-certified in family medicine.She is the associate program directorfor the Emanate Health Family MedicineResidency Program and the director ofInpatient Medicine at Emanate Health.She practices a full spectrum of care bothin an inpatient and outpatient setting.Her patients include newborns, adults andthe elderly. She also offers osteopathicmanipulative therapy for her patients. Sheis also the chair of the Program EvaluationCommittee, leads medical studenteducation, and serves as USC ClinicalFaculty teaching medical students. Sheoversees several curriculum areas, includingPractice Management, and created theInpatient Curriculum and Procedures Clinicat the residency program.Ashwin Ashok MD joined PIH Healthin 2013 as a valued member of theorganization’s Digestive Health Servicesteam, a group of experts specializing ingastrointestinal health. He currently servesas section chief in Gastroenterology at PIHHealth where he oversees inpatient andoutpatient Gastroenterology/Hepatologyconsultation, general endoscopy andadvanced endoscopy. He derives the mostsatisfaction from caring for patients withdigestive and liver disorders. Trained inadvanced endoscopic treatments, Dr. Ashokmanages cirrhosis, chronic liver disease,hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease,irritable bowel syndrome, celiac disease,GERD, and other general GI issues. Dr.Ashok also offers his advanced training andexpertise in Endoscopic Ultrasound.LIN CHANGDr. Lin Chang earned her medical degreefrom the UCLA School of Medicineand completed her internship andresidency in internal medicine at HarborUCLA Medical Center. She completedher gastroenterology fellowship trainingat the UCLA affiliated training programin gastroenterology. Dr. Chang’s clinicalexpertise is in disorders of gut-braininteractions which include irritable bowelsyndrome (IBS), chronic constipation andfunctional dyspepsia. Her research is focusedon the pathophysiology of IBS related tostress, sex differences, genetic and epigeneticfactors, neuroendocrine alterations, and gutmicrobiome and the treatment of IBS. She isco-director of the G. Oppenheimer Centerfor Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience.LYNN CONNOLLYMARC EDELSTEINSOHANJEET BASSIDAVID DEL BELLOClinical Chief, Community Practices,Melvin and Bren Simon Digestive Diseases CenterUCLA HealthChief of StaffCedars-SinaiInfectious Disease SpecialistEmanate HealthInternist and Infectious Disease SpecialistPIH HealthGASTROENTEROLOGYDr. Lynn Connolly attended StanfordUniversity and graduated with a majorin biology and a minor in history.She earned her medical degree from NewYork University School of Medicine andcompleted her internship and residency ininternal medicine at Stanford UniversitySchool of Medicine. She then moved toUCLA for her gastroenterology fellowshiptraining. During her fellowship shecompleted a masters in clinical researchin the Biomathematics Department atUCLA. Dr. Connolly practices generalgastroenterology, with clinical expertisein functional gastrointestinal disorders(including irritable bowel syndrome,chronic constipation and functionaldyspepsia), inflammatory bowel disease(Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), andgastrointestinal endoscopy.071-92 TopDocsSUPP.indd 80GASTROENTEROLOGYMarc Edelstein, MD, FACP, FACG,AGAF, FASGE is a highly acclaimedgastroenterologist and is recognized asan expert in the diagnosis and treatment ofdigestive disorders and the performance ofendoscopic procedures. He completed hisfellowship in gastroenterology at UCLAMedical Center in 2001. Dr. Edelsteinjoined the medical staff of Cedars-Sinaiin 2003, where he now serves as chief ofstaff. Under the duress of COVID-19, Dr.Edelstein created new ways to communicateand amplify the outstanding work of hismedical staff and that of Cedars-Sinai’sleaders, and as a result, medical centercommunications will continue to evolvewell beyond COVID-19.INFECTIOUS DISEASESohanjeet Bassi, MD, is a well-respectedinfectious disease specialist withnearly 30 years of experience treatingpatients with a variety of complex chronicconditions. He is currently the chair of thePharmaceutical and Therapeutics/InfectionControl Committee at Foothill PresbyterianHospital. He is also a physician/partnerat Foothills Infectious Disease MedicalGroup, Inc., where he consults and deliversspecialty medical treatment to patients inboth inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr.Bassi attended the Armed Forces MedicalCollege (in India) before completing aninternship and residency at Grant Hospitalof Chicago. He also completed a fellowshipat the University of Illinois.INFECTIOUS DISEASEDavid Del Bello MD is an internalmedicine doctor who specializes ininfectious diseases, for which hecompleted a fellowship at Mount SinaiHospital in New York City. He enjoys thethorough process of medicine, which ismagnified in many ways in his subspecialty.He likes formulating thoughtful differentialdiagnoses, taking action based on hisinitial assessments and having results thatconfirm or challenge those assessments.As an internist, Dr. Del Bello counselshis patients on their disease processes andacti

Jan 31, 2022 · six board certificates which is rare among cardiologists. He is American Board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and is a registered physician for vascular interpretation. In addition to extra train