Experienced in Bullae

Dr. Joanne Bando

Intensive Care Medicine
UCLA Health Santa Monica Surgery
1223 16th St Ste 3400, 
Santa Monica, CA 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Bullae
UCLA Health Santa Monica Surgery
1223 16th St Ste 3400, 
Santa Monica, CA 
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Overview

Joanne Bando is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Bando is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bullae. Her top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Chronic Cough, and Pneumonia.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
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Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Walgreens
  • MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

UCLA Health Santa Monica Surgery
1223 16th St Ste 3400, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Call: 310-449-0939
Other Locations
UCLA Health Santa Monica Pulmonary Sleep Clinic
1260 15th St Ste 600, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Call: 310-449-0939

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Revefenacin in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency in COPD (RARICO)
Revefenacin in Acute Respiratory Insufficiency in COPD (RARICO)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2

8 Total Publications

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Utilization Trends for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Utilization Trends for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Journal: Chest
Published: March 10, 2025
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