Payam B. Bokhoor, MD
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Payam B. Bokhoor, MD

  • Acupuncture|
  • Integrative Medicine|
  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 5.0
| 59 ratings
 
Center for East-West Medicine | 2336 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 301, Santa Monica, CA 90404

About

Payam Brian Bokhoor, MD, is an Integrative Medicine physician at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine. He is also a clinical instructor and internist for the UCLA Department of Medicine. He received his undergraduate education from UCLA, and obtained his Medical Degree (MD) from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency from Cedars-Sinai after which he joined the UCLA Department of Medicine where he served as an inpatient physician and educator for two years. During this time, he was motivated toward a more holistic and integrative approach toward patient care for which he embarked on a fellowship with the Integrative UCLA East-West Medicine Center.

Dr. Bokhoor's approach to care is to seek to integrate the best of Western research driven care in conjunction with well-established complementary practices to provide a better understanding of illness, healing and wellness. He has a focus how the mind, body, diet, lifestyle, emotions, and a person's unique background all contribute to disease processes. In particular, Dr. Bokhoor focus and research is on chronic stress leading to allostatic load and how unregulated stress contributes to a wide array of illnesses.

Dr. Bokhoor's clinical interest includes nutrition, modalities to reduce and better combat stress, medical student education and community outreach. His hobbies include traveling, sports, family, and learning about different cultures.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017

Fellowship

Integrative East-West Medicine, UCLA Center for East West Medicine, 2021

Residency

Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2017

Internship

Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2015

Degree

MD, UC Davis, 2014

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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