Overview
Dr. Sepehr Lalezari, MD is a Bariatric Surgeon in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Lalezari completed a bariatric and minimally invasive surgery fellowship at Johns Hopkins Medicine.As a bariatric and minimally invasive surgeon, Dr. Lalezari, believes the procedures he performs is as much about the lives that are positively affected as it is about the weight loss or surgery itself. For instance, to take someone who has struggled with weight loss for their entire life, who are taking a multitude of medications, and then to see them be able to play with their kids, and go out and live a life that they could’nt before is very rewarding.Dr. Lalezari completed a bariatric and minimally invasive surgery fellowship (specialty training) at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Importantly, at Johns Hopkins, he learned the most cutting-edge procedures such as single-site surgery, robotic and endoscopic surgery truly incisionless surgery. As a result of training at Johns Hopkins he is in a unique position in private practice where he offers advanced cutting edge surgery to the community in a boutique style surgical practice.Born in Iran, Dr. Lalezari moved to California with his family at age 4. With the help of a highly influential primary school teacher, he overcame early difficulty with learning the English language to become a high achiever, eventually graduating magna cum laude – and two years early – from UCLA with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.As a result he has always been dedicated to education and after college he spent some time as a high school biology teacher. Subsequently, he set off on his journey to become a physician.After medical school, Dr. Lalezari trained throughout the United States, including Florida, New York, California, and at Minnesota’s prestigious Mayo Clinic. As a bariatric surgeon he noted his love for bariatric surgery and weight loss stemmed from the transformation in patient’s lives. He went on to say, “the relationships that develop with patients over time is why I got into medicine in the first place, and I wouldn’t trade that for anything!”.
Dr. Lalezari is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Umbilical Hernia. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Hernia, Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
12456 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 902, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- CholecystitisDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Gallbladder DiseaseDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Gallbladder Disease.
- GallstonesDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Gallstones.
- GastrectomyDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- HerniaDr. Lalezari isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia.
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- CellulitisDr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- ColostomyDr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Colostomy.
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- GastrostomyDr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- HemorrhoidsDr. Lalezari isExperienced. Learn about Hemorrhoids.