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Pouya Shafipour MD

Pouya Shafipour, MD

Family Medicine

Phone: 310-400-5565
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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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Medical Service

Adult Primary Care & Pediatrics

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
  • 275 Reviews
  • 166 Comments
  • 5
05/31/2023

Very caring, professional and a great communicator.

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/26/2023

Dr. Shafapour and his staff are wonderful. I would recommend them to anybody that needed care.

Providence Patient
  • 4.93
05/16/2023

Great experience with Dr. Shaifpour and his staff overall. They are all very friendly, accommodating, and they do not waste their patient's time. I very much appreciate that. Scheduling an appointment was a difficult since the online system didn't seem to be working, and I didn't realize it since the online system still created an appointment for me. I tried scheduling it again, and I got the same result. I emailed Dr. Shafipour and his staff reached out to me and created an appointment for me right away.The problem with that is getting an appointment meant waiting months. Nobody wants to wait months! And scheduling the appointments through the online portal definitely resulted in waiting around for longer.

Providence Patient
  • 4.83
05/13/2023

No bad experiences

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/13/2023

I am so grateful to have such a wonderful provider!

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  • 5
05/12/2023

Fantastic

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/09/2023

I am always cared for and respectfully treated by Dr. Shafipour and his entire staff. And very pleased that Dr. Shafipour was recommended to me as a primary care physician.

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  • 5
05/06/2023

I drive all the way across town to see Dr Shafapour and his team as they are the best.

Providence Patient
  • 5
05/05/2023

A first time visit that went well. Couldn't have been happier.

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