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Specialty:: Medicine, Endocrinology - Diabetes and Metabolism
Department Affiliation:: Medicine
State License:: A114529
Phone:: 818-461-8148
Health Plans:: Accepted Plans

About Me

Dr. Pouyan Famini grew up in the San Fernando Valley and earned his Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He then went on to the Albany Medical College in New York for his Medical Degree and returned to Los Angeles to complete residency training in Internal Medicine and specialty training in Endocrinology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Following his training, Dr. Famini was in private practice for two years in Van Nuys practicing Endocrinology and treating hormone related disorders before joining UCLA.

His clinical interests include adrenal, bone (osteopenia/osteoporosis), pituitary, parathyroid, reproductive and thyroid disorders. He has a special interest in thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. His research interests have included pituitary disease. In his free time, he enjoys keeping up with his favorite sports teams, reading and traveling with his family. He also speaks fluent Persian (Farsi).

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Links

uclahealth.org/encino
uclahealth.org/weight-management
uclahealth.org/endocrinology

Primary Office: Encino Primary & Specialty Care
15503 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 170
Encino, CA 91436
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Phone: 818-461-8148
Fax: 818-461-8105
Secondary Office: Endocrine Center
100 UCLA Medical Plaza
Suite 310
Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Phone: (310) 267-7838
Fax: 310-267-8632

Medical Board Certifications: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
Certification 2: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014
Fellowship: Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2012-2014
Residency: Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2010-2012
Internship: Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2009-2010
Degree: Albany Medical College, MD, 2009

Research Interests

Pituitary disease
Thyroid cancer

Publications

Azizyan, A., Miller, J. M., Azzam, R. I., Maya, M. M., Famini, P., Pressman, B. D., & Moser, F. G. (2015). Spontaneous retroclival hematoma in pituitary apoplexy: case series. Journal of neurosurgery, 123(3), 808-812.
Famini, P., & Melmed, S. (2014). Pituitary apoplexy. In Endocrine Emergencies (pp. 175-211). Humana Press.
Famini, P., Maya, M. M., & Melmed, S. (2011). Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging for sellar and parasellar masses: ten-year experience in 2598 patients. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 96(6), 1633- 1641.
Streja, L., Famini, P., & Streja, D. A. (2007, June). Clinical inertia and GFR decline in patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. In DIABETES (Vol. 56, pp. A308-A308). 1701 N BEAUREGARD ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311-1717 USA: AMER DIABETES ASSOC.

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Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Award 2008
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Award 2005

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