Pouya Shafipour MD

Pouya Shafipour, MD

Family Medicine

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About Pouya Shafipour, MD  

Pouya Shafipour, MD, is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in both Family and Obesity Medicine. He strongly believes in the transformative benefits of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle when treating chronic diseases.   

Dr. Shafipour received his medical degree from the Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. Then he went on to intern at the University of California Irvine Medical Center in Orange, California, and he began his residency training in Plastic Surgery at the prestigious University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. However, during his residency, he had the opportunity to observe the obesity epidemic and its consequences firsthand. He was devastated by the medical issues he saw caused by obesity, including chronic pain, heart disease, diabetes, and a significant reduction in life quality. As a result, Dr. Shafipour decided to change the direction of his training to primary care. He wanted to get to the root cause of the obesity epidemic and its management. So, he added training in obesity and bariatric medicine and clinical research at Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers in California, which is where he completed his residency.   

Since he completed his residency training, Dr. Shafipour has spent the last eight years managing chronic diseases through lifestyle transformation, nutrition, and exercise. He is continually educating himself by attending conferences and keeping up with the most up-to-date journals. With his hands-on philosophy, Dr. Shafipour has personally followed every diet that he prescribes, and he coaches his patients every step of the way. He has led many exercise groups for patients in the local communities, including “Walk with a Doc Los Angeles,” and he has also been a regular guest lecturer in Santa Monica on obesity and pre-diabetes.  

Dr. Shafipour enjoys spending his weekends with his wife, children, and dog in his free time, mostly doing outdoor activities like hiking the local trails, going to soccer games, and basketball games. He also enjoys playing music.   

He’s terrific! I am pre-diabetic (runs in the family) and he has been as helpful and knowledgable as I possibly could hope my doctor to be.

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Locations

1831 Wilshire Blvd., Suite B,
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 400-5565

Education

Medical School
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA

Internship
University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA

Residency
Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers, CA

Languages

Farsi
Spanish

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  • 5
04/26/2026

Dr. Shafipour is the best. He's been my family's and my PCP for years. He is very knowledgeable and takes care of everything very promptly. His office is a well oiled machine. I can only highly recommend Dr. Shafipour and his staff.

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  • 5
04/24/2026

Very nice

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  • 5
04/17/2026

I can't express my gratitude to doctor Shafipour and his team enough. He is a blessing in my life God bless him for his knowledge and care and all of his work. Than you so very much.PS I am sorry that I am joining the on line thing that asked me on the end of Survey, unfortunately I don't know how!!

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  • 5
04/14/2026

Dr. Shafipour and his staff are great.

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  • 5
04/10/2026

Simply the best

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  • 5
04/01/2026

The doctor was very knowledgeable. He took time to listen to my medical history and concerns. He asked precise questions and made appropriate recommendations and referrals where necessary. He is a great physician and genuinely cares about his patients.

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  • 5
04/01/2026

The care my husband and I have received from Dr. Shafipour and his team has always been exceptional. We feel very fortunate to have him as our primary care physician.

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  • 5
03/30/2026

My first experience with Dr Shafipour was excellent. He was very attentive to my health needs, felt very confident under his care, and he provided excellent feedback on medical treatments to follow. I am very pleased to have chosen Dr Shafipour as my primary care doctor. His medical assistants were very courteous, informative, profesional and friendly.

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  • 5
03/28/2026

Dr. Shafipour is very knowledgeable about many aspects of healthcare. He never rushes you and is kind. I'm so glad that I found him.

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  • 5
03/26/2026

Dr Shafipour is stellar. He is extremely up to date on medical journals, very forthright with thoughts and suggestions, quick to respond online, thorough in his testing, nice office, great staff

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