Shatara V. Townes, MD

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October 30, 2025

Dr. Townes is a beyond 5-star physician. She is truly caring and always takes the time to listen to my concerns, making me feel valued as a patient. I really appreciate how thorough she is during each appointment; nothing ever feels rushed, and I know she considers all aspects of my health and history when offering advice. Her depth of medical knowledge is impressive, and she explains things in a way I can easily understand. I also feel confident knowing she remembers my patient history and provides guidance that is clear and actionable. I always leave her office feeling well-informed and supported. I highly recommend her to anyone seeking a dependable and compassionate doctor

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October 30, 2025

Love Dr Townes She is not only knowledgeable and smart but listens to me and my concerns. Truly a gem

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October 29, 2025

It was great. This was the first time I’ve seen her and I really liked her and make a good choice on selecting her as my primary care doctor

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October 27, 2025

She’s attentive, thorough, compassionate and competent

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October 27, 2025

She is a very concern Dr and listen

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October 25, 2025

Dr. Townes is amazing!

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October 23, 2025

She is very nice and attentuve to all of my health concierna.

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October 22, 2025

She is always assuring, and plesant..She answered and addressed my future appointments, as well as past visit follow ups, and referrals before leaving her office. My visit was addressed thoroughly. I am very pleased overall with each visit with her..

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October 13, 2025

She is a wonderful listener who is extremely knowledgeable about how best to keep all of my conditions in balance. She is so smart!!

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October 9, 2025

Dr. Townes is a phenomenal provider, and exhibits exceptional bedside manner. All my concerns were met with understanding.

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October 9, 2025

It was professional, nice and she really care about my medical needs

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October 9, 2025

Dr. Townes is excellent. Everyone should have a physician like Dr. Townes: appointments are never rushed; she listens to concerns and provides up-to-date information and is simply the best. Best PCP I’ve ever had.

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October 8, 2025

Dr. Townes is mindful thoughtful has an extremely personable manner and is clearly a highly skilled doctor. When I’m with her, I feel like a patient and not someone sitting on an insurance mandated assembly line. She’s terrific.

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October 8, 2025

As always she carefully listen to me and explained everything

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October 7, 2025

She was very patient kind thorough and attentive. I finally feel like I have a doctor who cares about my health.

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October 2, 2025

Dr Townes is very professional, thorough, kind and compassionate. I felt she listened carefully and took time to look over and discuss my health issues.

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September 30, 2025

I enjoy meeting with my doctor. She listens to my questions and provides complete answers. She explains things clearly.

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September 23, 2025

She's the best doctor I've had so far because she takes time and has a wonderful bedside manner

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September 17, 2025

Dr. Townes is very friendly and helpful.

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September 17, 2025

Dr. Townes may be one of the best doctors I’ve had at UCLA. She listens to all my concerns with patience, is very easy to talk to and always gives me enough time to ask what I need to.

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September 17, 2025

She’s the best doctor I have ever had. She kind and gentle and understanding. She is a true professional!

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September 8, 2025

Dr. Townes is the absolute best

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September 3, 2025

A consultation with Dr. Townes is always a breath of fresh air. She is thorough, clear, evidence-based and very personable.

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August 29, 2025

She was very thorough and personable. She listened. The whole experience was enjoyable.

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August 27, 2025

Dr. Townes is excellent. She listens and responds with meaningful help. She's the BEST!

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August 27, 2025

Dr. Townes is phenomenal. I finally feel not only seen but HEARD. She’s incredibly knowledgeable, professional and caring. Everyone should have such an excellent PCP.

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August 27, 2025

Dr. Townes wanted to see me after I wrote to her about muscle weakness in my Rt. arm and shoulder mobility. I really appreciate her concern and she and her staff’s efforts to be examined ASAP.

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August 26, 2025

Dr. Townes is fantastic! Warm, professional, caring, and prioritizes patient education.

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August 13, 2025

Quite pleasant

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July 31, 2025

Love her. Her manner is excellent

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July 22, 2025

Dr Townes spent significant time with me and made me feel very comfortable and heard. She was thorough and addressed all my questions and concerns

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July 21, 2025

I am not waiting too long, everybody.is friendly and work efficiently

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July 18, 2025

As I have experienced with Dr. Townes, since I started going to her as my primary care physician, she continues to be thorough, thoughtful, listens and relates in ways that I can understand.

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July 14, 2025

Dr. Townes really listens and I trust her to have the expertise to navigate my health concerns.

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July 10, 2025

Dr. Townes is compassionate and caring. She explains everything well and takes time to answer my questions

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July 10, 2025

Really personable and a good listener

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July 9, 2025

Dr. Townes was wonderful. I felt very comfortable with her and she was truly excellent.

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July 9, 2025

Dr. Townes is it good and kind doctor. She listens. She cares and she tries to work with me in any way she can regarding what my problems are at the time of the visit. She explains things in a way that I can understand. I feel lucky to have her as my primary care physician.

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July 8, 2025

I feel heard by my doctor and that I am receiving excellent care from everyone.

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July 3, 2025

Dr. Townes is the best. I’ve been very fortunate in having wonderful PCP’s at UCLA and Dr. Townes is right up there with the very best. Personable, while also being exceptionally smart- she knows exactly how to explain the most complex medical issues to lay people.

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July 2, 2025

I LOVE her! She is informed, kind, thorough, personable, and relatable! I feel lucky to have her as my Primary Care doctor.

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June 3, 2025

My visit with Dr. Townes was an exceptional experience. She had a great customer service manner. Even though I was her last patient for thr day, she was delightful, very engaging and took time to go through my chart history. I was ready to leave the UCLA group, but she definitely restored my confidence and decision to stay.

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June 2, 2025

Very close attention to detail. Highly experienced very kind completely up-to-date on hospital visits, etc.. trustworthy.

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May 30, 2025

Dr Townes is new for me. She was patient, she listens to my concerns and she carefully reviewed my chart. We discussed my health concerns, diet and have a plan. I feel very fortunate to have been able to change to Dr Townes, after my pcp left UCLA. Very happy with today’s visit

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May 30, 2025

I came to UCLA not knowing what to expect, especially when it came to finding a primary care physician. After doing some research, Dr. Townes stood out—so I took a chance. I’m so glad I did. Dr. Townes is exceptional: she’s thorough, personable, and truly takes the time to listen and care. I’m extremely happy with her care; she goes above and beyond. I highly recommend her!

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May 28, 2025

Provider transfer appointment. I felt like Dr. Townes listened well to my responses and she was able to get a good idea of my state of health.

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May 22, 2025

Professional, listened to my concerns, gave me treatment options, knowledgeable, caring, and thorough! I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Townes. I feel very fortunate to have her as my PCP. Thank you!

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May 21, 2025

She’s easy to talk to and provided very helpful information. Very knowledgeable about many different medical questions I had.

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May 21, 2025

Great experience with Dr Townes. She was very thorough and was thoughtful answering questions. I look forward to many healthy years working with her.

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May 21, 2025

Dr.Townes is excellent. The best PCP anyone could ask for.

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May 20, 2025

Dr.Townes is really an angel! She is very caring and compassionate. She doesn’t treat my daughter as another patient on her hectic schedule, she treats her with respect and true concern on her wellbeing. We are so blessed to have her as our PCP.

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May 20, 2025

My doctor was great. She addressed my concerns.

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May 19, 2025

Doctor was compassionate, knowledgeable and dedicated. She had a comprehensive understanding of my health history. She made me feel very comfortable.

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May 17, 2025

Very personable and engaged. Answered my questions.

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May 16, 2025

I felt heard

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May 16, 2025

She is incredible- I can’t say enough wonderful thing about Dr. Townes She is caring, compassionate and very attentive. She takes time to listen and never rushes through our appointment. She makes me feel like she truly cares for my well being. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a GP.

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May 14, 2025

Preop appt-MD was her usual efficient compassionate and prompt. Office staff was kind and helpful, too.

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May 12, 2025

Dr Townes is the best doctor I’ve ever seen.

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May 12, 2025

Dr Townes was very thorough and helpful. She went through all the next steps and took the time to help me with multiple scheduling and letters I would need for work. I’m very appreciative of her care

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May 7, 2025

She was thorough, kind, considerate and professional. I’m glad that she will be my new Primary Care Doctor.

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May 7, 2025

Dr. Townes has a warm and welcoming presence that put my nervousness at ease. She took the time to listen and encouraged shared decision-making, which made me feel empowered in my care. She is compassionate and attentive in a way that shows me she is dedicated to patient care.

5.0

May 6, 2025

Dr. Townes was attentive, patient, and kind. This is one of the best medical experiences I’ve had.

5.0

May 6, 2025

Very knowledgeable and caring. Understood my needs and set things in motion to help me. I feel lucky to have selected Dr Townes as my PCP.

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May 6, 2025

Dr booked sufficient time to review my case history in order to thoroughly assess and understand my medical health history.

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April 29, 2025

I enjoyed my doctors appointments with Dr. Townes because #1, I believe she’s extremely brilliant and she is in tune to her patience. She’s pleasant, she’s personable and by looking into my medical file, she educates me and explains from the results why and what can be done. I am so grateful to be her patient.

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April 23, 2025

Dr. Towns is always prepared with my chart and test and ready with good questions about the continuing state of my health and well being. She has unusually good interpersonal skills and invites trust. She is very responsive to concerns and offers helpful suggestions or indication that she will look into options or solutions, Always a very good experience.

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April 19, 2025

She was wonderful and answered all my questions and I am happy she is my doctor

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April 14, 2025

She’s amazing

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March 25, 2025

Dr. Tara is very detailed and a wonderful physician!

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March 19, 2025

This was my first appointment with Dr. Townes and she is wonderful, responsive, and empathetic.

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February 18, 2025

Dr. Townes was outstanding, asking clear questions about my past medical history and current health and giving complete, easily understandable explanations of what she thought.

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February 12, 2025

She’s amazing, very thorough

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February 11, 2025

Very caring and communicative

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February 7, 2025

Absolutely love this doctor. She listens, she hears you and she sincerely cares about the well being of her patients.

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February 7, 2025

Very thorough, listened, explained, patient, loved her!

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February 5, 2025

Dr.Townes is amazing! She went above an beyond to assist me. She’s very compassionate, so understanding.

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February 5, 2025

Timely - Thorough - Friendly

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February 5, 2025

I love my doctor. She has great personal skills and is very caring

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January 31, 2025

She listened to my concerns and gave me helpful and actionable feedback on some recent test results and what I can do to improve my health

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January 28, 2025

Dr. Townes was the best doctor I’ve encountered at UCLA.

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January 27, 2025

Dr. Townes was excellent. She had read my chart! She was attentive, kind, listened well, and answered my questions thoroughly. I am very pleased at the thought that she will be my new primary care physician.

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January 24, 2025

Dr. Townes is very relatable, caring & patient. She asks relevant questions to get a thorough understanding of the issues- I don’t feel rushed when I visit with her. Her concern seems genuine.

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January 23, 2025

She is not my regular Dr. but she was totally AWESOME! Explained everything well and was patient w me. Great bedside manners as well! Very very nice Dr.!

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January 21, 2025

Very professional and gentle. I really appreciated all of the explanations for the questions I had. Amazing bedside manner. If I didn’t already have a primary, I would sign up with her.

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January 10, 2025

Dr. Townes is very thorough with explaining the care needed and providing comprehensive care. I feel comfortable asking questions and getting the answers I need.

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January 8, 2025

I appreciated how helpful she was with all my questions and concerns

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January 7, 2025

Dr. Townes is personable and makes me feel wealth cared for.

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December 20, 2024

She was kind, welcoming, easy to talk to. Overall I will look forward to going to my annual checkups!

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December 17, 2024

She is very helpful, and reassuring

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December 16, 2024

Very good communication

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December 10, 2024

She was amazing! Listened to me and was really caring and helped me with my problem. I feel so lucky to have been seen by her today.

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