image: Ira M. Lesser, M.D., one of LA BioMed's 38 Super Doctors, as determined by a survey of 30,000 medical professionals. view more
Credit: LA BioMed
TORRANCE (Dec. 4, 2008) – In a statewide survey of medical professionals, 38 physician-scientists from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) are honored for being among Southern California Super Doctors, according to the December issue of Los Angeles magazine.
Key Professional Media, Inc. conducted a survey of more than 30,000 medical professionals to compile the 2008 list of Southern California Super Doctors for Los Angeles magazine. The medical professionals were asked: "If you needed medical care, which doctor would you choose?" Their answers, along with a review of Southern California physicians' accomplishments and recognitions, produced this year's list of Southern California Super Doctors.
The list includes physicians from 33 different specialties. LA BioMed researchers are represented in many of those specialties, including cardiology, neurology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, oncology, obstetrics/gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, surgery, orthopedics, pediatrics, psychiatry and urology.
"Congratulations to each of the LA BioMed Super Doctors for this well-deserved honor and recognition," said LA BioMed Interim President and CEO Carole Wagner Vallianos, Esq. "Each of these physician-scientists represents the wealth of expertise and dedication that are the hallmarks of LA BioMed. The institute has an abundance of talent, and it is gratifying to have it recognized by others in the medical profession."
LA BioMed's Super Doctors
- Elliot Abemayor, MD, PhD
- Sharon G. Adler, MD
- Thomas L. Anderson, Jr., MD
- Lilly M. Barba, MD
- Marie H. Beall MD
- Carol D. Berkowitz, MD
- Narender N. Bhatia, MD
- Matthew J. Budoff, MD
- Rinaldo F. Canalis, MD
- Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD
- Eric S. Daar, MD
- Christian M. de Virgilio, MD
- John E. Edwards, Jr., MD
- Terri A. Edwards-Lee, MD
- Viktor E. Eysselein, MD
- William J. French, MD
- Mark Goldberg, MD, PhD
- Charles S. Grob, MD
- Kenneth R. Huff, MD
- Eli Ipp, MD
- Sherwin J. Isenberg, MD
- Adam J. Jonas, MD
- Margaret A. Keller, MD
- Joel D. Kopple, MD
- Ira M. Lesser, MD
- Hugh B. McIntyre, Jr., MD, PhD
- Ronald J. Oudiz, MD, FACC
- Jacob Rajfer, MD
- Michael G. Ross, MD, MPH
- Lance Sieger, MD
- Bruce E. Stabile, MD
- Ronald S. Swerdloff, MD
- Hernan I. Vargas, MD
- Christina Wang, MD
- Rodney A. White, MD
- Mallory D. Witt, MD
- Kenneth M. Zangwill, MD
- Daniel M. Zinar, MD
LA BioMed is one of the nation's largest not-for-profit independent biomedical research institutes. It has more than 150 full-time researchers who conduct studies in such areas as cardiovascular disease, emerging infections, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, dermatology, reproductive health, vaccine development, respiratory disorders, inherited illnesses and neonatology.
LA BioMed is an independent institute that is academically affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The institute is located on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance. For more information, please visit our website at www.LABioMed.org