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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  • 4.9
  • 351 Reviews
  • 482 Comments
  • 5
02/07/2025

Always excellent.

Providence Patient
  • 5
02/07/2025

Dr Shafipour rules

Providence Patient
  • 4.66
02/03/2025

No bad experience so far

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  • 5
02/02/2025

Dr Shafipour is always friendly, thorough, and thoughtful.

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  • 5
02/02/2025

Personable, friendly, thorough, not much waiting time, ran blood tests, hands on physical. Fair amount of questions on general health, medications, paper questionnaire with inquiries about other possible ailments.

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  • 5
01/28/2025

Dr Shafapour is highly intelligent and Up-to-date on Current medical practices

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  • 5
01/27/2025

Dr Shaipour is my favorite doctor. Both my husband and I see him & have referred him to many friends. He is easy to talk with, full of knowledge and helpful suggestions. All around, seems like a great doctor and person. His staff is also friendly and welcoming and knowledgable.

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  • 5
01/22/2025

Great Dr and staff ,they are very good with their patients,

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  • 4.94
01/19/2025

Doctor communicates well, responsive to emails and listens to patient.

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  • 5
01/18/2025

Excellent doctor, very kind and efficient office staff.

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