Sonya S. Heitmann, MD

Sonya S. Heitmann, MD

  • Internal Medicine
Average rating: 5.0
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
Westlake Village Primary & Specialty Care |
1250 La Venta Drive, Suite 207 Westlake Village, CA 91361

About

Dr. Sonya Heitmann completed her internal medicine residency at the University of California, Davis and later became a board-certified obesity medicine specialist.  She enjoys teaching and was a clinical assistant professor for Drexel University prior to joining UCLA Health.  She is currently an associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.  Her areas of interest include diabetes and obesity medicine.  She works closely with patients to help achieve their weight loss goals through the UCLA Health medically-supervised weight loss program PRO - Program for Reducing Obesity.  In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Languages

English

Education

Medical Board Certification

Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012

Residency

Internal Medicine, UC Davis, 2012

Internship

Internal Medicine, UC Davis, 2010

Degree

MD, UC Irvine School of Medicine, 2009

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2019-2021, 2023

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Areas of Focus

Insurance

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

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars, 2019-2021, 2023

Reviews

Overall rating: 5.0
Star ratings are displayed only for those physicians who participate in UCLA Health’s patient experience survey program and have received a minimum of 30 survey responses.
350 total ratings | 256 reviews
5.0
Always kind always fast and professional
5.0
Dr. Heitmann is excellent!
5.0
Dr. Heitman is always on time very efficient and a pleasure to visit with. She addresses all my concerns and is very thorough.
5.0
Dr. Heitmann conducted an exam far more extensive than expected. Her insights and suggestions were thorough and will lead to better next steps than I realized I needed. I feel truly blessed that she's my primary care physician. I can't imagine anyone better.
5.0
She gave me knowledge that my A1c was stable enough to not take medication but advise. Need to keep checking on my weight and gave me information about on how to do that plus she direct me to a specialist that can help with my other problems that I have.