Parisa Pourzand, M.D., is a board-certified OB/GYN dedicated to improving the lives of women of all ages at her practice, Parisa Pourzand, M.D. Inc., in the greater Glendale, Burbank, and Beverly Hills, California areas. She views her role as your partner in making the absolute most of your health and wellness and strives to build a relationship with each and every woman in her care.

Dr. Pourzand began her education at the University of Tabriz in Iran before coming to America to complete a residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California. She further refined her skills through a residency at Adventist Health Glendale.

Now in private practice in Glendale, Burbank, and Beverly Hills, California, Dr. Pourzand offers comprehensive OB/GYN services spanning the course of a woman’s life. Whether you need to bring your daughter to her first gynecology appointment, are in need of well woman exams, want to explore your family planning options, or have a complex gynecology need, Dr. Pourzand is here to help.

Dr. Pourzand is also honored to be the obstetrician of choice for many women in the Glendale, Burbank, and Beverly Hills, California, areas. Assisting you through this exciting time of your life is a privilege, one that Dr. Pourzand takes to heart. You’ll feel supported and well cared for from your very first prenatal care visit through your delivery and postnatal care.

Technology plays an important role at Parisa Pourzand, M.D. Inc. and enhances every aspect of your care. From state-of-the-art imaging and diagnostic tools to advanced surgical solutions, Dr. Pourzand relies on equipment that represents today’s best medical technology. She and her staff attend continuing education opportunities to ensure they stay abreast of the continuous changes in medical tech.

If you’re looking for a women’s health specialist who takes the time to get to know you and is always willing to listen to your concerns, book an appointment to sit down with Dr. Pourzand and learn more about her approach to women’s health.

Dr. Salceda has developed her practice on one simple premise: personalized patient care results in better treatment and positive outcomes. Dr. Salceda’s practice fosters a supportive and therapeutic environment, which is achieved through her efforts in building cooperative relationships and partnerships with her patients. This collaboration with her patients builds confidence and trust. She understands that trust must be earned and she builds that trust through her dedication to patient’s needs and concerns and by the quality of care that she provides.

A board certified obstetrician and gynecologist , Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA, Dr. Salceda’s practices specialize in, but are not limited to, high risk pregnancies as well as peri and post menopause. For over 30 years, Dr. Salceda has provided outstanding patient care and individualized treatment.

Dr. Salceda's many awards and appointments at several hospitals that attest to her prodigious experience and expertise. In her many years in private practice, Dr. Salceda has consistently demonstrated her dedication to her patients, her profession, and her community.

Jennifer is a women’s health expert with more than 20 years of experience specializing in gynecology and functional medicine. Jennifer takes a holistic approach to care, empowering and inspiring women throughout every stage of their lives. Jennifer began her career in healthcare as a doula and apprentice midwife at The Natural Childbirth Institute in Culver City, CA. After working in obstetrics for many years, Jennifer decided to pursue her role as a primary care provider and attended the Keck School of Medicine Primary Care Physician Assistant Program at USC in Los Angeles. She has worked in numerous clinical settings as a physician assistant and has extensive experience in obstetrics, gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, family and emergency medicine. At Thrive Wellness Center, Jennifer and the Thrive Team are dedicated to providing individualized care integrating the best of western medicine and alternative therapies into an effective, evidence-based care plan.

As a gynecologist and educator, I believe that my patients deserve to be heard and to understand their conditions and treatment options in a safe and respectful environment. Health care is a collaboration between the patient and the provider that takes into account not only physical but also emotional and social needs. Everyone is unique and should be treated as such. I am committed to providing that personal and individualized care to my patients.

As a physician, I believe that patients should be an equal partner in making decisions regarding their healthcare. That decision making should start with providing a comprehensive explanation of the condition, management options and ending with collaborative treatment solutions.

Rashida N'gouamba, MD is is a board certified physician practicing Obstetrics and Gynecology since 2006. She started practicing in Pasadena California since moving from New York City, where she was an assistant professor at Columbia University Medical Center. An alumni of New York University and Yale School of Medicine, she was won multiple teaching awards throughout her career and is a strong advocate for breastfeeding. Committed to superior medical care in a patient friendly environment, her practice offers a wide range of gynecologic care. She is proficient in Spanish and French. Her areas of interests include pediatric gynecology, adolescent gynecology, minimally invasive gynecologic procedures and sexual dysfunction.

Melissa Grier, MD, is an experienced OB/GYN providing patients in Pasadena, California, with patient-centered care. At her practice, Melissa Grier, MD Women’s Healthcare, she specializes in all areas of gynecological conditions and treatments, including minimally invasive robotic surgery.

A native of Michigan, Dr. Grier received her Bachelor of Science in zoology from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, in 1997. She earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor in 2001. While in medical school, she was exposed to all fields of medicine. She realized the need for providers dedicated to gynecology and decided to pursue women’s health. She then relocated to Los Angeles, where she completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology from the LAC+USC Medical Center, affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. During her residency, she conducted research on menopause, evaluating the normal range of estrogen levels in postmenopausal women. 

She began her career in private practice in 2005. At Melissa Grier, MD Women’s Healthcare, Dr. Grier offers a wide range of gynecologic services, including birth control, well-woman exams, and fat reduction using Venus Bliss™. She also specializes in minimally invasive robotics surgeries and provides advanced treatments for patients suffering from endometriosis, fibroids, and infertility. 

Dedicated to staying current in her field, Dr. Grier is a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is affiliated with Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.

To schedule an appointment at Melissa Grier, MD Women’s Healthcare, call the office or use the online booking tool. Telemedicine appointments are also available.

Ben Ha, MD, FACOG, is an OB/GYN at Pacifica Health who sees patients in the East Hollywood and Chinatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles and in Monterey Park, California, offices. He specializes in complete women’s health services

Dr. Ha graduated from the California Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He went on to earn his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. After medical school, Dr. Ha completed an OB/GYN residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

He is a member of numerous professional associations, including the Chinese American Medical Association of Southern California and the Asian American Medical Association. Dr. Ha is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

His research interests include the possible association between hormonal contraception and postpartum weight retention. Dr. Ha’s treatment expertise includes pregnancy testing, gynecological services, prenatal care, and annual exams. He also specializes in sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, cervical cancer screening, family planning, pelvic pain management, and birth control, including intrauterine devices (IUDs)

Dr. Ha speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and English. He is a compassionate physician who welcomes patients to Pacifica Health and looks forward to meeting their OB/GYN needs.

Alfred Hong, MD, FACOG, is an OB/GYN serving patients at Pacifica Health’s offices in the East Hollywood and Chinatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles and in Monterey Park, California. He specializes in complete women’s health services.

Dr. Hong graduated from the University of California Los Angeles, where he was awarded the Regents Scholarship. He earned his master’s degree in applied physiology from the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago, Illinois, followed by his Doctor of Medicine Degree. After medical school, Dr. Hong completed an obstetrics/gynecology residency at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and LAC+USC Medical Center in Los Angeles.

He received numerous honors and awards, including the Gold Humanism Honor Society Award, the Leonard Tow 2006 Humanism in Medicine Award, and the Nurses Choice Award for Excellence by LAC+USC Medical Center Women & Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Hong is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He has treatment expertise in prenatal care, pregnancy testing, gynecological services, and annual exams. Dr. Hong also provides cervical cancer screening, pelvic pain management, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, birth control, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and family planning

He speaks Korean, English, and Spanish. Dr. Hong welcomes his patients to Pacifica Health and enjoys helping them achieve optimal women’s wellness.

Jamie Lin, MD, FACOG, is an OB/GYN who cares for patients at the Pacifica Health offices in the Hollywood and Chinatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles and in Monterey Park, California. She offers the full scope of women’s health services.

Dr. Lin graduated from the University of California, Irvine, where she was awarded the Regents Scholarship. She went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. After medical school, Dr. Lin completed her OB/GYN residency at Long Island College Hospital, where she served as Administrative Chief Resident and received the Junior Resident Excellence in Surgical Skill Award.

She is a member of numerous professional societies, including the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York. She’s a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Lin offers prenatal care, pregnancy testing, gynecological services, annual exams, cervical cancer screening, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, and pelvic pain management. She also provides family planning, birth control, and intrauterine devices (IUDs) to her patients.

She speaks Mandarin, conversational Spanish, and English. Dr. Lin enjoys caring for all of her Pacifica Health patients and welcomes them to the practice.

Nicolai Foong, M.D.

Nicolai Foong, M.D., is a highly trained obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) specialist at his private practice in Alhambra and Arcadia, California. He and his team offer the full scope of women’s health services for women and girls ages 18 and older. 

They take a conservative, science- and evidence-based approach to care. Dr. Foong offers prenatal evaluations, labor and delivery, gynecological services, birth control, infertility treatments, menopause symptom relief, and medical weight reduction. 

Additional offerings include treatment for hormone imbalance and menstrual irregularities, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment, first trimester medical and surgical abortions, and minimally invasive gynecological surgeries. 

The office of Nicolai Foong, M.D., includes a multilingual physician and multi-ethnic staff. Dr. Foong is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Indonesian, Malay, English, and Spanish. The team offers same-day walk-in appointments, and Dr. Foong gives obstetrics patients access to his personal cell phone a month before their due date in case of an emergency.

After office hours, all patients can contact him through his exchange. Patients receive a return phone call within 5 minutes.

Dr. Foong and his staff offer exceptional patient care for women in a comfortable environment. They welcome patients to the practice and look forward to caring for them. 

Call the office of Nicolai Foong, M.D., to schedule an appointment or book one online today.

Essam Taymour, MD, FACOG, is a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist at Gynecology and Obstetrics Medical Group in Long Beach, California. Dr. Taymour has been practicing since 1981 and is a fellow of the American College of OB/GYN. He has full privileges at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Shoreline Surgery Center and Memorialcare Outpatient Surgery Center. Dr. Taymour uses his compassionate and personable manner to provide the most current and comprehensive care to women.

Providing a broad spectrum of women’s health services, Dr. Taymour focuses on laparoscopic services, pelvic reconstruction procedures, and an innovative, new radio-frequency ablative procedure for treating uterine fibroids called Sonata. He also has extensive experience with Hormone Replacement Therapy.  Since the ‘80s, Dr. Taymour has championed minimally-invasive gynecological surgery and remains proactive in exploring the latest treatment options and technologies for women’s health.

A graduate of the University of Alexandria Medical School, Dr. Taymour completed his internship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in New York. He finished his residency through the OB/GYN program at Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania and went into extended training during a fellowship in pelvic surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York.

Dr. Taymour has been honored by Long Beach Memorial Medical Center as Doctor of the Year in 2010. He is also the recipient of numerous awards for his work teaching residents at Long Beach Hospital. Dr. Taymour is happily married and a father to three daughters. He is also a doting grandfather to his five grandchildren. Dr. Taymour speaks Arabic as well.

 

Karie McMurray MD, FACOG, is a board-certified OB-GYN helping patients in her office at Conejo Women’s Medical Center, located in Thousand Oaks, California in the Conejo Valley area near Westlake Village. She’s devoted to serving all the health care needs of women in a warm and caring environment, including bioidentical hormone therapy, osteoporosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, incontinence, birth control, body contouring, and many other gynecologic needs.

Dr. McMurray has been involved in health care for over 25 years. She graduated from USC School of Medicine, received a master’s degree in nursing from UCLA, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Utah. Dr. McMurray is trained in general obstetrics and gynecology, family practice, and certified in da Vinci® minimally invasive robotic surgery. She is certified in MonaLisa Touch and SculpSure laser therapy. For more than 20 years of experience prescribing bio-identical hormones, she is a specialist in the hormonal needs of patients from adolescence through menopause.

She and her husband Dr. Kyle Himsl, live in Westlake Village with their two children. 

Nicolai Foong, M.D.

Nicolai Foong, M.D., is a highly trained obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) specialist at his private practice in Alhambra and Arcadia, California. He and his team offer the full scope of women’s health services for women and girls ages 18 and older. 

They take a conservative, science- and evidence-based approach to care. Dr. Foong offers prenatal evaluations, labor and delivery, gynecological services, birth control, infertility treatments, menopause symptom relief, and medical weight reduction. 

Additional offerings include treatment for hormone imbalance and menstrual irregularities, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment, first trimester medical and surgical abortions, and minimally invasive gynecological surgeries. 

The office of Nicolai Foong, M.D., includes a multilingual physician and multi-ethnic staff. Dr. Foong is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese, Cantonese, Indonesian, Malay, English, and Spanish. The team offers same-day walk-in appointments, and Dr. Foong gives obstetrics patients access to his personal cell phone a month before their due date in case of an emergency.

After office hours, all patients can contact him through his exchange. Patients receive a return phone call within 5 minutes.

Dr. Foong and his staff offer exceptional patient care for women in a comfortable environment. They welcome patients to the practice and look forward to caring for them. 

Call the office of Nicolai Foong, M.D., to schedule an appointment or book one online today.

Dr. Alija Ali offers a full range of rejuvenating services at Alija Aesthetics, Weight Loss & Anti-Aging in Whittier, California. Whether Dr. Ali’s patients want to diminish wrinkles, lose weight, begin hormone replacement therapy, consider a Vampire procedure, or regain sexual vitality, they can count on his expertise to guide their decisions and rely on his reputation for performing procedures that exceed expectations.

Dr. Ali received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internship at USC and residency at UCLA and the Kaiser Foundation. He’s a member of the American Osteopathic Association and currently an internist affiliated with Whittier Hospital Medical Center, in Whittier, California.

For more than 20 years, his practice has been dedicated to treating the whole person and promoting wellness and self-confidence. By combining medical training as an internist, with specialization in weight loss and anti-aging, Dr. Ali hopes to help each patient achieve their desired appearance, maintain a healthy body, and to realize their dream of a long vibrant life.

OB/GYN Dr. Maryam Ardalan of Women Elite Care, Inc. in Valencia, California, chose her life-long career path when she was only thirteen years old. Her passion for helping heal members of her community made her pursue medical training. She attended the West Azerbaijan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. During her medical externship, she began to love the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She was fascinated by how educating and treating women would help them live long and healthy lives.

Once she finished her externship, Dr. Ardalan completed four years of residency training as an OB/GYN. She graduated with honors and began working with diagnosing and treating infertile couples. Throughout the years she has participated in multiple research projects involving infertility.

Following completion of residency training in Iran, Dr. Ardalan began work in the rural areas of Northwestern Iran. She later had the opportunity to participate in an OB/GYN clinical rotation in Vienna, Austria for a year.

After finishing her rotation in Austria, she immigrated to the United States with her family. Her love and dedication to Obstetrics and Gynecology gave her the drive to successfully complete the Medical Board examinations and re-enter four years of residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Upon completion, she started a position at the University of San Francisco as an assistant professor in the department of OB/GYN for two years where she was tasked with instructing medical students and residents. Dr. Ardalan moved to Valencia, California, shortly after and has been working in the area since 2009.

Dr. Ardalan’s mission is to provide quality medical care in a professional, supportive, and loving environment.

She is a member of numerous medical societies including AMA (American Medical Association), ACOG (American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology), and AAGL (American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists).