Monica L. Plesa, MD

Family Medicine
Accepting new patients
Primary Location
Family Health Center
1920 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90404
Phone
Fax
310-393-5659

Languages

English, Spanish

Education

Medical Board Certification

Family Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, 2012

Fellowship

Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2015

Residency

Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2012

Internship

Family Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 2010

Degree

MD, Albany Medical Center Hospital, 2009

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019

Hospital Affiliations

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Videos

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Meet Monica L. Plesa, MD
"I think I have a cold - can you prescribe antibiotics to help me get over the symptoms?" | Antibiotics and Colds
"What can I do for lower back pain?" | Back Pain

Research

Publications

  1. Sur DKC, Plesa ML. Chronic Nonallergic Rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2018 Aug 1;98(3):171-176. PMID: 30215894.
  2. Lee, D.T., Plesa, M.L. (2017). Anemia. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04414-9_132
  3. Sur DK, Plesa ML. Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Dec 1;92(11):985-92. PMID: 26760413.

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars 2019