The 20 Best Acute Interstitial Pneumonia Doctors Near Me in Santa Monica, CA

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The 20 Best Acute Interstitial Pneumonia Doctors near Santa Monica, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 181 doctor with experience in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia near Santa Monica, CA. Of these, 135 are Experienced, 30 are Advanced, 12 are Distinguished and 4 are Elite.

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181 providers found
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365B-2, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    John Belperio is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Belperio is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

    Donald Tashkin
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine

    UCLA Department Of Surgery

    10833 Le Conte Ave, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Tashkin is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Tashkin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), and Lung Transplant.

    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine

    The Regents Of The University Of California

    200 Medical Plaza, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rajan Saggar is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Saggar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

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    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephen Weigt is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Weigt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Lung Transplant.

    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Sayah is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sayah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ariss Der Hovanessian is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Der Hovanessian is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
    Elite in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    8723 Alden Dr, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (7.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Paul Noble is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Noble is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Lung Transplant.

    Eric C. Kleerup
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine

    The Regents Of The University Of California

    2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 210, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Eric Kleerup is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Kleerup is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Bronchiectasis.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    UCLA Health Santa Monica Pulmonary Sleep Clinic

    1260 15th St Ste 600, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shailesh Balasubramanian is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Balasubramanian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pneumonia, and Lung Metastases.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    UCLA Health Santa Monica Pulmonary Sleep Clinic

    1260 15th St Ste 600, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Corinne Sheth is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Sheth is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    UCLA Health Santa Monica Pulmonary Sleep Clinic

    1260 15th St Ste 600, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Oscar Estrada is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Estrada is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Cholesterol Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    UCLA Health Santa Monica Surgery

    1223 16th St Ste 3400, 
    Santa Monica, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Malcolm Smith is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Bronchiectasis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Industrial Bronchitis, and Lung Nodules.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kathryn Melamed is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Melamed is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Pleural Effusion, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Lung Metastases.

    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine
    Distinguished in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Pulmonary Medicine

    Office

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Lynch is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Lynch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Sarcoidosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Yusaku Shino is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shino is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Metastases.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Olawale Amubieya is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Amubieya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Lung Transplant.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365530, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tisha Wang is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Wang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Lung Transplant.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 UCLA Medical Plz Ste 365B, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Airie Kim is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Sharon De Cruz is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Los Angeles, California. Dr. De Cruz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Central Sleep Apnea, Liver Failure, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
    Advanced in Acute Interstitial Pneumonia

    Office

    200 Medical Plz Ste 365, 
    Los Angeles, CA 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shelley Shapiro is a Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Shapiro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, and Blood Clots.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Acute Interstitial Pneumonia?

    Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is a rare and serious condition that affects the lungs. The signs and symptoms generally develop and progress rapidly. In the early stages of the condition, affected people may experience upper respiratory and/or viral-like symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and fever. This is followed by the rapid onset of respiratory failure and the need for mechanical ventilation in the majority of cases. The underlying cause of AIP is unknown. Most cases occur sporadically in people with no family history of the condition.

    When should I see an Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor near Santa Monica, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctors near Santa Monica, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Acute Interstitial Pneumonia doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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