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Nora Vasquez, MD

Family Medicine

Phone: 310-829-8917
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About Nora Vasquez, MD 

Although born in Colombia, Nora P. Vasquez, MD grew up in Fontana, California, and it was her father’s medical problems and the lack of cohesive and accessible medical care that inspired her to pursue medicine as a career.  

Dr. Vasquez attended the University of California in Riverside (UCR) where she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry. Her professors at UCR encouraged her to participate in the study development of monoclonal antibodies, including some of the early research in osteoporosis treatment that is still relevant today. She earned her medical degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, and she is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.  

Although she loved her time in Chicago, Dr. Vasquez returned to Southern California to complete her internship and residency at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica in the Family Medicine Residency Program, where she served as Co-Chief Resident in her final year. Immediately after graduating, Dr. Vasquez joined the Santa Monica Family Physicians, and she has been here ever since.  

Growing up in an adventurous family, they have camped all over the Western United States, and they also traveled back to Colombia often. She developed a life-long love of nature and travel as a result of these experiences.   

Dr. Vasquez loves the Los Angeles Dodgers, and fondly remembers listening to Vince Scully call the games on the radio. Cooking, skiing, hiking, and travel are Dr. Vasquez’s other great passions. She loves to hit the slopes in Beaver Creek, Colorado and Mammoth, California whenever she can. And she is also happy to visit our local mountains when there is snow. She enjoys hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains and says that the Dolomites in northern Italy is her all-time favorite destination.  

Last Christmas, Dr. Vasquez and her husband brought three generations of Vasquez women together so they could teach their two daughters how to make her mother’s special Colombian Empanadas. She says her greatest passion of all is to enrich her daughters’ lives, opening their worlds, and allowing them to experience everything they can and want to do. “I practice medicine with a passion because I love it”, she says. “And because I also want my girls to be proud and empowered women.”  

Dr. Vasquez is always straight to the point explaining what is going on or what could be the problem. She fully explores the situation before referring me to a specialist. I never feel passed on or ignored. I trust her opinion totally.

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Medical Service

Adult Primary Care & Pediatrics

Locations

2701 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 118,
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Education

Medical School
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Internship
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA

Residency
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA

Languages

Spanish

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  • 4.8
  • 181 Reviews
  • 145 Comments
  • 4.09
09/10/2023

This was urgent care considering this I think Dr abd office did a great job and wait was expected as no appointment. Wait was not too bad.

Providence Patient
  • 5
09/06/2023

All good

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  • 5
09/04/2023

I was impressed with the ease to speak with Dr.Vasquez. I was able to start my care right away.

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  • 4.71
09/03/2023

All good

Providence Patient
  • 5
09/02/2023

Excelent

Providence Patient
  • 5
08/27/2023

Dr. Vasquez has provided for my medical care since 2005. Always very attentive!

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  • 4.94
08/26/2023

Dr Vasquez has always been very responsive and thorough with all my medical needs over more than 20 years. I have always been happy with her care.

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  • 5
08/22/2023

Would appreciate a little more time with provider, but overall it was very good.

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  • 4.94
08/21/2023

I have been seeing. This provider for many years. Not only she has been very professional at all times, but has always been accurate in all, her diagnostics.

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  • 5
08/20/2023

Dr Nora Vazques was very prompt, professional - she diagnosed the likely problem within 30 seconds and then referred us to Providence St John's ER for add'l treatment.

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