Leena S. Nathan, MD
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
About
Dr. Leena Nathan specializes in comprehensive care for women including well-woman visits, obstetrics, and gynecology/gynecologic surgeries. Her focus lies in promoting the well being of women of all ages ranging from adolescence through menopause. She also believes strongly in patient empowerment through communication. Dr. Nathan's favorite part of being a doctor is helping women have healthy pregnancies and deliveries.
She received her undergraduate education at University of California, San Diego and her medical degree from Stanford University. She first completed a family medicine residency at Kaiser Woodland Hills and is boarded in family medicine. She then went on to complete a four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology from University of California, Los Angeles.
Born at Los Robles Hospital and raised in Thousand Oaks, Dr. Nathan is excited to be taking care of patients in her hometown. She enjoys spending time with her husband, who is also a local physician, and her three young children as well as her yellow labrador.
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Education
Medical Board Certification
Residencies
Internships
Degree
Recognitions
- First La Reina High School Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Resident Research Award, UCLA OBGYN 2010
- Resident Research Award, Kaiser Woodland Hills Family Practice 2007
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Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Interests
- Patient Education
- Cervical Cancer
- Preventative Care
Publications
- Rapkin AJ, Nathan LS. Pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea (2012). In: Berek JS (Ed), Novak’s Gynecology. (Chapter 16). Philadelphia:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Rapkin AJ, Nathan LS. Painful intercourse. In: Kandeel F (Ed). Female Reproductive and Sexual Medicine. In press.
- Five Minute Clinical Consult chapters on Contraception and Dyspareunia in 2008, 2009, 2010 Editions Nathan LS, Satmary WA, O’Connell TX. Non-neoplastic epithelial disorders of the vulva. Am Fam Physician. 2008 Feb 1;77(3):321-326.
- Jayaraman S, Song Y, Vetrivel L, Shankar L, Verkman AS. Noninvasive in vivo fluorescence measurement of airway-surface liquid depth, salt concentration, and pH. J Clin Invest. 107:317-324, 2001.
- Shankar L, Parks D, Herzenberg LA, Herzenberg LA. Western Student Medical Research Forum. JC-1 as an indicator of mitochondrial dysfunction in human lymphocytes. February 2002.
- Shankar L, Westberg C, Wong-Staal F. The novel relationship between spinal muscular atrophy protein and RNA helicase A in mediating retroviral mRNA transport. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology International Conference. May 1999.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- First La Reina High School Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Resident Research Award, UCLA OBGYN 2010
- Resident Research Award, Kaiser Woodland Hills Family Practice 2007
- Glamour Magazine Top Ten College Women
- Selma Silagi Award for Excellence in the Natural Sciences
- Magna Cum Laude
- Phi Beta Kappa