Our Westlake Village Physicians
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Primary Care - Suite 207
Anne Mae Climaco, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Anne Mae Climaco earned her medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Dr. Climaco is dedicated to providing a comprehensive medical care to her patients. Her clinical interests are Preventive Care, Preoperative Medicine, Diabetes, Hypertension, and management of chronic medical conditions through effective collaboration with patients, specialists, and ancillary staff. She enjoys spending her spare time with her husband and two young children going to theme parks and trying different cuisines.
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Rauz Eshraghi, MD
Internal Medicine
Dr. Rauz Eshraghi attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she graduated with Honors and earned a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. She earned her medical degree from Chicago Medical School and then completed her Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is currently a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Eshraghi's clinical interests include preventative care and wellness. Dr. Eshraghi is also particularly interested in global health issues and is a member of 'Health for Humanity', a non-profit public health organization which provides healthcare to developing countries. More >
Sonya Heitmann, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Sonya Heitmann attended the University of California, Irvine where she earned a bachelor's degree in biology. She then received her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of California, Davis. After completing residency she worked as a primary care physician for Kaiser in Sacramento. She also enjoys teaching and became a clinical assistant professor for Drexel University. She is now a clinical instructor at the David GeffenSchool of Medicine at UCLA. Her clinical interests include preventative care and diabetes.
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Giselle Namazie, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Giselle Namazie has an ongoing interest in preventative health and patient education. Born in UCLA to two UCLA grads, she is a life-long time Bruin. She graduated from UCLA College of Letters and Science in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Psychobiology and from UCLA School of Medicine in 1994 with a medical degree. In 1997, she completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA and later worked at UCLA in both Santa Monica and the Iris-Cantor UCLA Women's Health offices. As a result she is familiar with the unique needs of women of all ages and the complex and constantly changing interaction between hormones and a woman's mental and physical health.
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Kevin Pimstone, MD Internal Medicine Dr. Kevin Pimstone is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Pimstone earned his undergraduate degree from University of California, Los Angeles with a BA degree in Psychology. He earned his medical degree from University of Minnesota, where he received awards for his research in liver diseases. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Pimstone comes from a long line of doctors. He enjoys practicing primary care medicine, with a special interest in preventative care and weight loss counseling. He has adult patients of all ages, from young adults to centenarians.
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Diana Sarkisyan, MD Internal MedicineDr. Sarkisyan pursued her undergraduate degree at UCLA, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Biology. Her passion for medicine led her to Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine where she obtained her medical degree. She then further trained in Internal Medicine at the UCLA Olive View Residency Program where she developed an interest in managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease as well as an interest in preventive medicine. She is passionate about effectively communicating with patients and empowering them with knowledge, customized treatment plans, and an integrated approach to complex health issues. More >
Dr. Anita Srinivasa is a primary care physician who practices in Westlake Village. She is board certified in internal medicine, and committed to helping patients of all ages achieve optimal health by focusing on nutrition and preventive medicine. She also works with her patients to integrate Eastern and holistic medicine into Western care.
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Specialty Care - Suites 100, 101A, 207, & 211
Ravi Dave, MD Cardiology / Cardiovascular Disease - Suite 211 Dr. Ravi Dave is Director of UCLA Santa Monica Cardiology and Imaging. He attended Shah Medical College and completed his internship and residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. He completed his fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at USC Medical Center. He is board certified in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease.
Yaroslav Gofnung, MDEndocrinology - Suite 211 Yaroslav Gofnung earned his Bachelor's in Science from the University of Southern California (USC). He then continued on at USC for his Medical Degree, Internal Medicine residency as well as specialty training in Endocrinology. He received Board Certification in both Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. For the last six years, Dr. Gofnung was in private practice in North Hollywood and Tarzana practicing Endocrinology, treating hormone related disorders, before recently joining the UCLA Health.
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Dr. Kagan’s clinical interests include General Nephrology, Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Dialysis, Hypertension and Proteinuria. He is also interested in EMR optimization and informatics. More >
Dr. Kind earned his medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He then completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in gastroenterology at Kaiser Sunset in Los Angeles, CA. After graduating, he returned to his hometown, Thousand Oaks, CA, where he was in private practice for more than 20 years. His clinical interests include general gastroenterology, eosinophilic esophagitis, celiac disease, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), microscopic colitis and inflammatory bowel disease. He is board-certified in gastroenterology. More >
Yuliya Krokhaleva, MD Cardiology - Suite 211 Dr. Krokhaleva earned her medical degree from St. Petersburg Pavlov State University in St. Petersburg, Russia. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the State University of New York in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Krokhaleva finished her fellowship training in Cardiovascular Diseases at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She completed fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Krokhaleva’s clinical interests include all aspects of arrhythmia management with particular emphasis on cardiac catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias as well as cardiac implantable devices. Dr. Krokhaleva’s patient care philosophy stems from the words of Dr. William J. Mayo that “the best interest of the patient is the only interest to be considered…”
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Masha Livhits, MDEndocine Surgery - Suite 207Dr. Livhits completed her general surgery training and endocrine surgery fellowship at UCLA. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Livhits has published widely in the area of improving surgical outcomes and quality of care. She is dedicated to combining knowledge learned through research with her experience as a surgeon to deliver the best care to her patients. Her clinical and research interests include parathyroid disease, benign and malignant thyroid tumors, adrenal masses, and familial endocrine disorders. She helped to pioneer the new technique of single incision retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in North America. More >
Roman Leibzon, MD Cardiology / Cardiovascular Disease - Suite 211 Dr. Roman Leibzon pursued his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. Dr. Leibzon returned to Los Angeles to complete his internal medicine internship and residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Leibzon completed his cardiology fellowship, and interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Leibzon is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Leibzon has been practicing interventional cardiology in the San Fernando Valley since 2005. Dr. Leibzon specializes in minimally invasive cardiology and performs coronary balloon angioplasty, and stenting. He also implants permanent pacemakers.
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Maryum Merchant, MDPulmonary - Suite 211Dr Merchant worked as a private practice hospitalist in Southern California for three years after completing her residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF-Fresno in 2007. She then pursued a fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Over the course of her fellowship, she has gained significant experience in managing patients with advanced lung disease, including transplant, chronic obstructive lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and interstitial lung disease. She is currently a Clinical Instructor of Medicine at David Geffen - UCLA School of Medicine. She is also a member of American College of Chest Physician (ACCP) and American Thoracic Society (ATS). More >
Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi, MDDigestive Diseases - Suite 211Dr. Nayeb-Hashemi graduated from Northeastern University before attending the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, from which he received his MD in 2007. He completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He then completed his fellowship training in gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. During that time, he was active in researching liver diseases and liver cancer. In the final year of his fellowship, he was named the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Teaching Fellow in Gastroenterology, in addition to being recognized for excellence in tutoring by Harvard Medical School. More >
Gabriela Sauder, MD Geriatrics - Suite 211Gabriela Sauder, MD earned her medical degree from the University of Medicine “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi, Romania, and her BS in Psychology from the University of Bucharest, Romania. Prior to coming to the U.S, Dr. Sauder was a board-certified internal medicine physician, and a clinical instructor of medicine. In the U.S., she earned a MS in Nursing from UCLA in 2012, and completed her residency in Family Medicine at the University of California, Riverside in 2015. Her interests are related to neuro-cognitive disorders, quality improvement of the transition of care, prevention of hospital re-admissions, rehabilitation approaches and interventions- with a focus on cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, geriatric education, and geriatric health care policy and advocacy. In addition to English, Dr. Sauder speaks Spanish, German and Romanian.
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Rimma Shaposhnikov, MD Digestive Diseases - Suite 211
Dr. Rimma Shaposhnikov, received her medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Shaposhnikov completed her residency in internal medicine, as well as her fellowship in gastroenterology at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Hospital. Dr. Shaposhnikov specializes in gastroenterology and hepatology. She is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology. Her interests include women's health, hepatology and motility disorders. More >
Andrew Shubov, MD Integrative East-West Medicine - Suite 101A
Dr. Andrew Shubov obtained his medical degree from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and subsequently completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center prior to joining UCLA to pursue fellowship training in Integrative Medicine at the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine. He now serves as full-time faculty at the Center for East-West Medicine, working both in the Santa Monica and Westlake Villiage clinic sites. Dr. Shubov believes that the integrative East-West approach is an excellent companion to the modern medical approach as it incorporates the treatment of the whole individual as well as minimizes side effects of common therapies. More >
Dan Silverman, MD Nuclear Medicine - Suite 211
Daniel H. Silverman, M.D., Ph.D., is Head of the Neuronuclear Imaging Section of the Ahmanson Translational Imaging Division at UCLA Medical Center, on the Executive Committee of the UCLA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and Professor in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles. He obtained his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry at Harvard University, and postdoctoral research training in Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School. He obtained his M.D. from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, subsequently completed post-M.D. training at UCLA, and then obtained certification from both the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. More >
Malcolm Taw, MD, FACP Integrative East-West Medicine - Suite 101A Dr. Malcolm Taw is Director of the UCLA Center for East-West Medicine in Westlake Village and Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He received his B.S. and M.D. from the Joint Biomedical Sciences program at the University of California, Riverside and the UCLA School of Medicine. He is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology.
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