
Abie Mendelsohn, MD
Suite 550
Los Angeles, California 90095
About
Academic/Teaching Appointments
- Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Medical Staff Appointments
- Director, UCLA Head and Neck Robotic Surgery Program
- Faculty, UCLA Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program
- Executive Board of Directors, UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT)
Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies
- American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF)
- American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA)
- Amercian College of Surgeons (Fellow)
- American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Los Angeles Society of Otolaryngology
- Triological Society (Fellow)
Dr. Mendelsohn attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Yeshiva University in New York. Here at UCLA, Dr. Mendelsohn quickly focused on voice and throat disorders and ultimately devoted an entire year towards the in-depth study of voice disorders. He continued his training in the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery residency program at UCLA where he was ultimately awarded for his teaching in the role of Chief Resident.
Dr. Mendelsohn received fellowship training in the United States and Europe. Locally, he studied the treatment of voice and airway disorders at the UCLA voice center for the arts. Following this, Dr. Mendelsohn received fellowship training in Trans-Oral Laser Surgery (TLM) and Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS) at the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium.
Currently, as Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dr. Mendelsohn is enhancing a specialized clinical practice with focused research interests. Notably, Dr. Mendelsohn's research findings have been repeatedly recognized at the national level. By studying the underlying mechanisms of voice production in order to preserve its function, Dr. Mendelsohn is at the forefront of endoscopic and minimally invasive head and neck surgery.
Dr. Mendelsohn's surgical practice concentrates in Throat cancer (tonsil cancer, tongue cancer, laryngeal cancer, vocal cord cancer), Voice disorders (care for vocal performers and the professional voice), and Obstructive sleep apnea.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Fellowships
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018, 2019
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2018, 2019 See More
Locations

Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Areas of Focus
Videos
Research
Interests
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Robotic Surgery
- Throat Cancer
- Voice Production
- Voice Preservation and Restoration
- Gender affirming care
- Sleep Apnea
In the News
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2022
- Surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam's apple without neck scar (Science Daily)
- UCLA surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam’s apple without neck scar (EurekAlert!)
- Pearls from your Peers: Building Multispecialty Collaborations (bulletin - American Academy of Otolaryngology)
- Robotic arms aid UCLA doctors with invasive surgeries (abc7)
Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2021, 2022
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018, 2019
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2018, 2019
- Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, FACS, 2014
- Active Member, American Head & Neck Society, 2014
- Candidate Member, American Broncho-Esophagological Association (ABEA), Orlando, FL, 2013 Research Travel
- Grant, UCLA Academic Senate, Los Angeles, CA, 2012-2013
- Research Travel Grant, UCLA Academic Senate, Los Angeles, CA, 2011-2012
- Chief Resident Teaching Award, Division of Head & Neck Surgery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 AAO-HNSF
- Resident Research Grant, Annual Meeting of the AAO-HNSF, Boston, MA, 2010
- Resident Leadership Grant, American Academy Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Boston, MA, 2010 Best
- Resident Clinical Paper, American Head and Neck Society, Las Vegas, NV, 2010
- Research Achievement Award, William P. Longmire Surgical Society, Los Angeles, CA, 2010
- Resident Leadership Grant, American Academy Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2008 Award of Merit, UCLA School of Medicine Thesis Presentation, Los Angeles, CA, 2006