Our Expert Team

Angela Chen, MD, MPH, FACOG

Specialty: Family Planning, Fibroid Treatment Program, Gynecology, Obstetrics
Practice Location: OBGYN West Medical, OBGYN Women’s Clinic, Westwood

Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division Chief of Family Planning and Medical Director of the UCLA OBGYN Clinic at West Medical Building.  Dr. Chen completed her medical degree at Boston University in the Combined BA/MD/MPH program, residency in obstetrics and gynecology and the Complex Family Planning Fellowship at the Boston University Boston Medical Center where she also completed the NIH K30 training program in clinical research.  Additionally, she completed the Medical Education Fellowship at the David Geffen School of Medicine.  Dr. Chen’s research portfolio includes nationally funded projects in maternal quality of care, reproductive health and the environment, contraception, and abortion care.  She has published in peer reviewed journals, authored book chapters, and partnered with community organizations to promote family planning access. Dr. Chen is passionate about creating opportunities for patients, families, communities, medical trainees, and clinical staff, as well as forging new pathways to a more robust health system by prioritizing Family Planning and Public Health measures.

Ram Parvataneni, MD

Specialty: Family Planning, Fibroid Treatment Program, Gynecology, Obstetrics, Robotic / Minimally Invasive Surgery
Practice Location: OBGYN West Medical, OBGYN Women’s Clinic, Westwood

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Dr. Parvataneni joined UCLA after residency at Baylor College of Medicine and fellowship at UCSF. Dr Parvataneni provides comprehensive gynecologic care. His practice is mostly referral based and emphasizes empathic, personalized, patient centered care. He is a member of the UCLA fibroid treatment program, with expertise in newer, minimally invasive options for the management of fibroids including robotic assisted surgeries. He is actively involved in clinical research for fibroids and has several clinical trials evaluating newer treatment options and outcomes. Dr Parvataneni is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the recipient of many teaching and patient care awards including the UCLA Exceptional Physician award.

Rajita Patil, MD

Specialty: Family Planning, Gynecology, Obstetrics
Practice Location: OB GYN, Santa Monica, OBGYN West Medical

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr Patil completed her undergraduate studies at University of Pennsylvania and medical degree at University of Illinois School of Medicine in Chicago.  She completed her obstetrics & gynecology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She has special clinical interests in the full scope of family planning services and obstetrics.

Radhika Rible, MD

Specialty: Family Planning, Fibroid Treatment Program, Gynecology, Obstetrics
Practice Location: OBGYN West Medical, OBGYN Women’s Clinic, Westwood

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Rible completed her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians/Surgeons, obstetrics & gynecology residency at Duke University Medical Center and obstetrics and gynecology fellowship at LAC + USC Medical Center.

Aparna Sridhar, MD, MPH, FACOG

Specialty: Family Planning, Gynecology, Obstetrics
Practice Location: OBGYN West Medical, OBGYN Specialty Suite, Westwood

Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Sridhar completed her medical degree at Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mysore Medical College, India, obstetrics & gynecology residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical Schooland obstetrics and gynecology fellowship at UCLA School of Medicine. Her unique experience in international and national settings gives her an in depth understanding of cultural influence on healthcare. Dr. Sridhar specializes in comprehensive and holistic prenatal care for low risk and high-risk pregnancies. She is an expert in normal and abnormal benign gynecological problems. Dr. Sridhar believes in treating a patient taking into account psychological, social and environmental factors rather than  just the symptoms and disease. Her research interests include patient education, technology in medicine and contraception.

Amy Stoddard, MD

Specialty: Family Planning, Gynecology,Obstetrics
Practice Location: OB GYN, Santa Monica, OBGYN West Medical

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital. Dr. Stoddard completed her medical degree at Saint Louis University and obstetrics & gynecology residency at UCLA School of Medicine.

Mya Zapata, MD

Specialty: Family Planning, Gynecology, Obstetrics
Practice Location: OBGYN Specialty Suite, Westwood, OBGYN West Medical

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Labor and Delivery Director at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. Dr. Zapata completed her medical degree at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, obstetrics & gynecology residency at UCLA School of Medicine and family planning fellowship at University of Michigan Health System.