Overview
Kamran Samakar is a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Samakar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Sleeve Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 62 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Sleeve Gastrectomy.
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Locations
1450 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA 90033
1812 Verdugo Blvd, Glendale, CA 91208
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.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Miguel Burch is a General Surgeon and an Allergy and Immunologist in West Hollywood, California. Dr. Burch is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Sleeve Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Stomach Cancer, Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Scott Cunneen is a General Surgeon in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Cunneen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Sleeve Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Obesity in Children, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates
Dr. Billy is the leading Lap-Band, laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic gastric sleeve surgeon in Ventura and Santa Barbara County. Dr. Billy relocated his practice to Ventura in July of 2002. Prior to that he had established himself as one of the premier laparoscopic surgeons in the Sacramento and Sierra Nevada region of Northern California. Dr. Billy was instrumental in developing the bariatric surgery centers at Sutter General Hospital and Sutter Roseville Medical Centers. He is currently director of Bariatric Surgery at St. John's Regional Medical Center, a recognized bariatric Center of Excellence by the Surgery Review Committee, Medicare, Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Health Net. St. Johns Regional Medical Center is located in Oxnard California. Dr. Billy also serves as the Medical Director of the Community Memorial Hospital, a Surgical Review Corporation accredited Bariatric Center of Excellence, located in Ventura, California. Dr. Billy obtained his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He subsequently received his medical degree at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. Dr. Billy received additional training in the techniques of the Lap-Band system prior to its release by the FDA in 2001. He is actively involved as a teaching faculty member for placement of the Lap-Band® system and has educated and proctored dozens of surgeons throughout the west as part of their educational training. Dr. Billy has been a faculty member at numerous national educational events and surgeon training workshops. He has been a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and was a contributing author on the recently released SAGES Bariatric Surgery Manual published by the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Billy has an international reputation and has lectured and taught principles of bariatric surgery in Mexico, Taiwan and India.Offers high-quality, individualized care with compassion. Believes communication and collaboration with patients is the foundation for effective relationships. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health goals.In May 2022 Dr. Billy was elected to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Council, the largest and most prestigious National Society for metabolic and bariatric surgery.The executive council consists of 8 ASMBS members who represent the leadership of the National Society.The vision of the society is to improve public health and well being by lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases throughout the world. Dr. Billy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Sleeve Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malabsorption, Hiatal Hernia, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- HerniaDr. Samakar isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Hiatal HerniaDr. Samakar isDistinguished. Learn about Hiatal Hernia.
- Sleeve GastrectomyDr. Samakar isDistinguished. Learn about Sleeve Gastrectomy.
- Advanced
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Samakar isAdvanced. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- EndoscopyDr. Samakar isAdvanced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- GastrectomyDr. Samakar isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Gastric BypassDr. Samakar isAdvanced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- ObesityDr. Samakar isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- CellulitisDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Samakar isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
